Guild Wars 2

I’m thinking of making the switch from Soldier’s to Knight’s. Doing so means I’ll lose ~2000 and gain ~90 effective power. Do you guys think that’s a worthwhile tradeoff? Thanks.

You sure it’s only 90? That’s a lot of precision, assuming you’re also talking accessories too.

Anyway, it mainly hinges on whether you need the crit for on-crit effects. Do you run EM? Do you run on-crit sigils? If so, you should definitely consider it.

yes; vigor on crit alone will outweigh the survivability you gain from soldier

… also; youd be best stating what area of the game this is for; as accurate answers will vary depending on that variable

Thanks for the replies.

foofad.5162:

You sure it’s only 90? That’s a lot of precision, assuming you’re also talking accessories too.

Anyway, it mainly hinges on whether you need the crit for on-crit effects. Do you run EM? Do you run on-crit sigils? If so, you should definitely consider it.

Accessories are Valkyrie’s/Beryl. I don’t yet know what Sigils I’ll be running, but as far as traits go I’m not depending on on-crit effects. Though the overall effective power only increased by about 90, the critical chance almost doubled.

Linguistically Inept.6583:

yes; vigor on crit alone will outweigh the survivability you gain from soldier

… also; youd be best stating what area of the game this is for; as accurate answers will vary depending on that variable

My primary interest is open-world PvE. I run dungeons or and foray into WvW on occasion, but not nearly often enough to let them dictate my gear. And because I spend most of my time in open-world PvE Vigor isn’t exactly a necessity.

It massively helps when you do other things, though. If you don’t have Vigorous Precision, you’d better have a /really/ specific build in mind that doesn’t require it.

foofad.5162:

It massively helps when you do other things, though. If you don’t have Vigorous Precision, you’d better have a /really/ specific build in mind that doesn’t require it.

I run a mace and shield with a healthy does of defense and health. Vigor isn’t something I need to rely on.

You can always mix pieces of armor, that’s what I did. I have a few pieces of knights and soldiers so I get decent prec, power, and still have some vitality. And I think soldier’s gear has higher power stat than knight’s, but knight’s has a higher def stat,

Knight’s gives more raw DPS than soldier’s in all cases. See the numbers in my post at the bottom here (ignore the OP, I dunno what that guy is talking about):

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Berserker-math-and-gear-for-the-average-joe/first#post2265409

Also note that you can make knight’s slightly less anemic by mixing in ruby jewels on your accessories, although it’s still pretty bad, DPS-wise.

Linguistically Inept.6583:

yes; vigor on crit alone will outweigh the survivability you gain from soldier

… also; youd be best stating what area of the game this is for; as accurate answers will vary depending on that variable

^ Dodge/block/evade is king. 6 more dodges a minute, yes plz