Guild Wars 2

Awesome guide, thanks for sharing!

been playing with this for a while now and a big fan of this over x/30/30/x/x, which is still a great build as well. this DPS variant allows for more sustainability, a tiny bit of added group support through aoe condi cleanse, and still hits like a truck. great for on points and very very strong in 1v1.

also, lot of room for choices regarding sigils and runes imo.

can i use it also in solo pvp queues? is it same effectivness?

It works well in solo que. I did change it a little though. Dropped 5 out of Radiance and put into virtues to get another damage multiplier. Then also using Unscathed Contender. Yeah I know that’s gimmicky, but it’s a huge help with your initial burst.

Nice DPS build with a lot more sustain then the standard med builds.

Unscathed Contender, what does it mean

sportman.7329:

Unscathed Contender, what does it mean

It’s a trait that gives you 20% damage increase when you have Aegis.

Harbinger.8637:

It works well in solo que. I did change it a little though. Dropped 5 out of Radiance and put into virtues to get another damage multiplier. Then also using Unscathed Contender. Yeah I know that’s gimmicky, but it’s a huge help with your initial burst.

I’ll have to take Harbinger’s word on it in solo q, as I can’t stand Skyhammer or playing what feels like a team game with little to no coordination. Grabbing Power of the Virtuous is something I’ve thought about, but against a coordinated team, Justice is Blind is too key a tool for stomping and blinding big attacks. Unscathed Contender is a fun option, although personally I don’t find it reliable enough. I do think Power of the Virtuous would synergize better with the high retaliation uptime from Vengeful. That’s not to say it’s ineffective how you have it, you just become more burst-oriented at the expense of some of your other strengths.

Pretty good build, i’ve used it as a base for the one i’m using now in solo q which is more tanky but still does good damage. Took 10 out of zeal and put into radiance for more crit chance, reset on justice and vuln on blind (i kinda felt that if u have to rely on yourself only burning is not always present on you enemy). Also using barbarian amulet with zerker jewel and runes of melandru to be able to use the big retaliation uptime with a small direct damage loss. I’m low ranked though so don’t take it too seriously, anyway i wanted to say thanks for sharing, it’s been quite helpful to me ^^

awesome guide, thanks for sharing it, mate!

This deserves a bump. Still an awesome guide!

Just curious if anyone has tested the +10% dmg from fiery wrath vs traiting inner fire for more fury up time? Reason being I could redistribute those 10 points from zeal to get bubble on rez and fury on burning?

FausT.5482:

Just curious if anyone has tested the +10% dmg from fiery wrath vs traiting inner fire for more fury up time? Reason being I could redistribute those 10 points from zeal to get bubble on rez and fury on burning?

I’m not sure how you could test that since in Inner Fire is so conditional, but I can’t honestly see how it would be worthwhile to get 3 seconds of fury that only occurs when one specific condition is applied to you. =P

Besides, Fiery Wrath is something that helps you against every class. Inner Fire only helps you when you’re fighting someone that inflicts burning regularly.

Dahkeus.8243:

FausT.5482:

Just curious if anyone has tested the +10% dmg from fiery wrath vs traiting inner fire for more fury up time? Reason being I could redistribute those 10 points from zeal to get bubble on rez and fury on burning?

I’m not sure how you could test that since in Inner Fire is so conditional, but I can’t honestly see how it would be worthwhile to get 3 seconds of fury that only occurs when one specific condition is applied to you. =P

Besides, Fiery Wrath is something that helps you against every class. Inner Fire only helps you when you’re fighting someone that inflicts burning regularly.

Basically this, it’s not really something you can test effectively, but Fiery Wrath is a consistent increase in damage, and not a trivial amount. Inner Fire is inconsistent, and more than likely a smaller damage increase than 10%.