Guild Wars 2

A rather silly build I made, pretty much just for laugh. Still theorycrafting and no testing yet. Not sure if I’ll really test it haha. I’m also can’t be sure if this is for roaming, duoing or zerging.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJARWl0ApZo97wVIEENxARldUkgLo1BwA0mYNgA-TFyCABAcIAEa/hjfCAacBA8R9nEVC+iugsU+FAABgZOzZOzZOzSBMp0I-w

With the Radiant Retaliation trait and 2000 condition damage, you can deal about 500 damage to your opponent each time they hit you, as well as dealing 800hp/s burn on your opponent every 3 attacks. Burning is actually an interesting condition. It scales really bad with condition damage but 1s burn usually wears off so fast that opponent aren’t even bother to cleanse it.

I put quite a bit of emphasis on various retaliation application. 4.75s retaliation from each virtue and heal (with aegis in virtue of courage giving another 4.75s); 8s retaliation from stand your ground and 16.25s retaliation from save yourself; 20s retaliation from elite tome of wrath and 7.5s retaliation from symbol of wrath (GS4).

I have 2×3 condition management (virtue of resolve and purging flames) against high condition stacks and spikes, as well as micromanagement like purity sigil and signet of resolve. Not an ideal situation I know but should be sufficient. 2 stun breakers and a stability application.

Elite is where this build really gets offensive, as you’ll have 20s retaliation and skill 1 applies 2s burning (that is if you can hit them lol). Feel free to spam 1 on yourself when you have a melee opponent sticking on you.

This build is useful against fast attacking opponents such as mesmer (blurred frenzy x8 = 4000 retaliation) and thief (stealth pistol x5 = 2500 retaliation, pistol whip x9 = 4500 retaliation), but weak against opponents who can apply condition (condition necro) or stun (ham war) constantly. It isn’t effective against slow attacking opponents as well.

I think staff is also changable with sword/torch or scepter/torch.

Unfortunately you’ve forgotten the reduced retaliation damage by 33% for sPvP & WvW so in PvE you might get 508 dmg but in sPvP & WvW your only going to do 340 damage each tick.

Well that’s a shame lol. Pretty much make retaliation hit like wet noodle. Thanks for the update!

Sadly true, I feel the boon & condition need some work for more engaging play & counter play.

In truth I feel retaliation needs to be punishing, it should buy you time, give you a breather, time to think and reassess your situation. Having this on should make the attacker stop and think, should I attack. But it needs a easy identified tell other then looking at the boon symbol. The other problem is in WvW zergs where retaliation meant basically instance death.