PvE / WvW AH Variation
To be honest , you do have a little bit better survivalbility vs your old knight/zerk combo on paper, but I doubt whether you can really feel it practically. The major suvivalbilty come from AH itself but not gears. I used to tried same trait with full zerk VS soldier+knight combo but guess what? — I can’t feel the difference for surviving.
Hey all. Been running the same AH build for pretty much the past year (knights armor with soldier runes and mix of knights zerk jewels). Everything just feels weak and outdated. I want to do more dps, but still be a rock in group play.
So, looking for a solid build that still allows for situational swapping based on type of play. Here’s what I have:
Any thoughts? Is dropping soldier runes too selfish in group play?
If you want more dps you can switch out the soldier gear for knights or berserkers but that will make you squishier.
Aside from that there’s very little you can do to have more dps but still be as tanky with AH. Very little has changed with AH build since last year.
If I simply replace the soldier armor for knights, my crit chance goes up by about 10%, but my power goes down by about 200. I don’t know the math behind comparing the two stats, but is the extra crit chance worth more from a dps perspective vs the higher power?
If I simply replace the soldier armor for knights, my crit chance goes up by about 10%, but my power goes down by about 200. I don’t know the math behind comparing the two stats, but is the extra crit chance worth more from a dps perspective vs the higher power?
Extra crit chance is worth it if you have +crit damage %.
It also depends on what you are planning to do and what your armor stat is already at.
It also depends on what your current crit percentage is at or if you have any skills or traits that can boost your crit percentage.
Warriors can get away with more soldiers gear because they have fury abilities and traits that grant them more crit % for example.
Guards will get fury with meditations next patch in oct but if you run AH the build is still the same.
If you run with zergs a lot I would say a mix of soldiers and knights would help.
If you solo roam a lot I’d probably spec more dps for quick bursts. Guards currently are not too good at solo roaming relatively.