If you are looking for a cozy mature Dutch guild (EU) let me know.
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Solo and group pve boon stack build
This is the build I run for my solo play. Haven’t had a chance to test it out in dungeons yet but I am keen to. I haven’t got any ‘real’ armor just a complete set of the vigils.
It allows you to keep boons up longer which I believe is more of a benefit in solo play. Each point in virtues adds to boon duration. Plus keeping retaliation up for a whole fight in solo play mean more dps without having to spec for it in your gear.
What is your goal in group play? DPS? Tank? Off Tank? Support?
I don’t much like the staff period in group play I would probably go for mace/shield or scepter/focus for range.
Stand your ground should be a mist equip. Regen, stability and retaliation plus a stun break are too handy in any situation. Solo or for groups.
The big question is though: Do you have fun with your build?
i’m kind of tanky support, staff is really good when using the buffs it gives (especially the might from empower, wich trough alt healing is a serious heal aswell. I tend to go for the recharge rather then the lenght of the buffs cause i want to spam them, and the more buffs i have the better the selfheal and tanking.
I did pick up stand your ground aswell sometimes.
And yes it’s fun, i can take on 10 enemies, a few veteran mobs, even tanking champions is ok.
If you are looking for a cozy mature Dutch guild (EU) let me know.
And yes it’s fun, i can take on 10 enemies, a few veteran mobs, even tanking champions is ok.
^^I really think this is all that matters in a build tbh.
You picked a fairly solid build. Any guard with 0/0/30/30/0 is solid.
I would look into the effectiveness of having the last 10 points in honor compared to spending it in Virtues, getting the extended boon duration bonus from the points, obtaining IX Absolute Resolution for the increased regen and the condition removal for virtue of resolve. With the extra 10 points in Virtues you also gain the retaliation boon each time you use a virtue, couple that with the elite renewed focus and its pretty tough to beat solo wise.
I see what you are sayin about the AH and the party boons through the staff. I just dont like it for anything other than running through a zone. That’s just personal bias though. personally if I was going to remove myself to a ranged support / heals role with your current skill allocation I would go with this build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUMQNApdWlcgqDnFyKEm4ESWBDE7BG9Rb01DKKiYIA
And yes it’s fun, i can take on 10 enemies, a few veteran mobs, even tanking champions is ok.
^^I really think this is all that matters in a build tbh.
You picked a fairly solid build. Any guard with 0/0/30/30/0 is solid.
I would look into the effectiveness of having the last 10 points in honor compared to spending it in Virtues, getting the extended boon duration bonus from the points, obtaining IX Absolute Resolution for the increased regen and the condition removal for virtue of resolve. With the extra 10 points in Virtues you also gain the retaliation boon each time you use a virtue, couple that with the elite renewed focus and its pretty tough to beat solo wise.
I see what you are sayin about the AH and the party boons through the staff. I just dont like it for anything other than running through a zone. That’s just personal bias though. personally if I was going to remove myself to a ranged support / heals role with your current skill allocation I would go with this build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUMQNApdWlcgqDnFyKEm4ESWBDE7BG9Rb01DKKiYIA
I run what the OP runs, generally, switching out the ten point trait in virtues depending on the fight. Retaliation isn’t always the most useful thing in dungeons.
A couple bonuses that haven’t been mentioned about the staff are the control of Staff 5 (which is just awesome in a narrow corridor) and the wide arc of the AOE. It’s not a weapon you bring into every fight, but it’s awesome for the situations it was designed for. Plus, there’s nothing more hilarious than mowing down large swaths of enemies before they even reach you.
Anyway, as for your build recommendation: Battle Presence is still bugged, is it not? In any case, losing both purity and Pure of Voice might not be the best choice. Retributive armor is what you’d switch out if you were making that kind of swap, since Empowering Might is the main reason you’re after crit in the first place.
But I question that swap in the first place, since Writ of the Merciful isn’t the best choice with a Staff/Mace combination in my opinion. The mace symbol will heal anyway, and the kind of fight where you pull out the staff for isn’t necessarily one where allies are going to be nicely stacked. With the hammer it might be a different story. The beauty of a 30 honor/30 valor build is that it’s so flexible in different situations.
I run what the OP runs, generally, switching out the ten point trait in virtues depending on the fight. Retaliation isn’t always the most useful thing in dungeons.
Anyway, as for your build recommendation: Battle Presence is still bugged, is it not?
Arrgh is it? I see it applying to people in situations? I wasn’t aware. ^.^ no matter! Thats the great thing about posting on a forum! people offer alternate solutions.