Guild Wars 2

What are you guys running? Are you even using Mantras?
I’ve been trying Radiance/Virtues/Firebrand but I think Im not getting the most out of it
Would like to hear what do you guys run

Apparently, stand your ground + the 2nd master tier trait can give you perma quickness off of just that shout alone. Haven’t tried it myself, though.

SlayerSixx.5763:

Apparently, stand your ground + the 2nd master tier trait can give you perma quickness off of just that shout alone. Haven’t tried it myself, though.

You need increased boon duration and/or alacrity for that though, otherwise it essentially is permanent.

I wonder if Arenanet realized this interaction was possible, and if not will it be nerfed in the near future?

Trailblazers all the way. Rune of the traveller
Valor (communal defense and AH, smiters boon would be in there as well but is bugged with mantras)
Virtues (Permeathing wrath, absolute resolution and master of consecrations)
FireBrand (Archivist of whispers, Legendary Lore and Loremaster)
Mantra of solace (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Lore (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Potence (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Purging flames
Renewed Focus (Elite mantra sucks big time and RF recharges the tomes)

The mantras has 0 use as support in the current iteration. The three i use adds self sustain though.

I have also tried with honor and traited shouts and valor with AH and FB. This would be a power setup and its pretty neat with mace and. Retreat and Stand your ground is super nice with traited quickness in FB. But you need to drop axe totally and go for power based weapons instead.

Brutaly.6257:

Trailblazers all the way. Rune of the traveller
Valor (communal defense and AH, smiters boon would be in there as well but is bugged with mantras)
Virtues (Permeathing wrath, absolute resolution and master of consecrations)
FireBrand (Archivist of whispers, Legendary Lore and Loremaster)
Mantra of solace (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Lore (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Potence (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Purging flames
Renewed Focus (Elite mantra sucks big time and RF recharges the tomes)

The mantras has 0 use as support in the current iteration. The three i use adds self sustain though.

I have also tried with honor and traited shouts and valor with AH and FB. This would be a power setup and its pretty neat with mace and. Retreat and Stand your ground is super nice with traited quickness in FB. But you need to drop axe totally and go for power based weapons instead.

Any idea for a high condi damage build? Kinda like burn guard but at a Firebrand iteration?

SrebX.6498:

Brutaly.6257:

Trailblazers all the way. Rune of the traveller
Valor (communal defense and AH, smiters boon would be in there as well but is bugged with mantras)
Virtues (Permeathing wrath, absolute resolution and master of consecrations)
FireBrand (Archivist of whispers, Legendary Lore and Loremaster)
Mantra of solace (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Lore (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Potence (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Purging flames
Renewed Focus (Elite mantra sucks big time and RF recharges the tomes)

The mantras has 0 use as support in the current iteration. The three i use adds self sustain though.

I have also tried with honor and traited shouts and valor with AH and FB. This would be a power setup and its pretty neat with mace and. Retreat and Stand your ground is super nice with traited quickness in FB. But you need to drop axe totally and go for power based weapons instead.

Any idea for a high condi damage build? Kinda like burn guard but at a Firebrand iteration?

Well FB has huge burst pontial but lower sustained burning compared to the vanilla guard. But what i posted is a burning guard. Sure you can swap valor for radiance and get even more but i need the sustain from AH in zergs.

Dont even try to roam with a FB, its useless and even a noob can kite it to death. Just let the FB burn the tomes and its game over.

SrebX.6498:

Brutaly.6257:

Trailblazers all the way. Rune of the traveller
Valor (communal defense and AH, smiters boon would be in there as well but is bugged with mantras)
Virtues (Permeathing wrath, absolute resolution and master of consecrations)
FireBrand (Archivist of whispers, Legendary Lore and Loremaster)
Mantra of solace (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Lore (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Mantra of Potence (selfish use impossible to hit the team with)
Purging flames
Renewed Focus (Elite mantra sucks big time and RF recharges the tomes)

The mantras has 0 use as support in the current iteration. The three i use adds self sustain though.

I have also tried with honor and traited shouts and valor with AH and FB. This would be a power setup and its pretty neat with mace and. Retreat and Stand your ground is super nice with traited quickness in FB. But you need to drop axe totally and go for power based weapons instead.

Any idea for a high condi damage build? Kinda like burn guard but at a Firebrand iteration?

As the other guy said, firebrand has almost no sustained burn option (not that guard had much to begin with) because of how lack luster the passive effects of the virtues are. With that being said, I’d replace his suggestion for virtues with radiance and valor for honor with all shout utilities.

Mind you, a lot of trait interactions are currently bugged, so you STILL wouldn’t be getting as much mileage as your normally would if the bugs were ironed out.

A valor/honor build (direct damage) is also an option with SyG and Retreat and trait for quickness in FB. Use only shouts besides the heal. Shelter gives blocks which valor converts to quickness:. Add in trooper runes and SA and your 4 shouts remove 8 condis, Teo stun breakers, and 3 of them give quicknes. The heal grant quickness when and when you block.

This is miles better compared to the mantras. Say hello support guard.

I also played virtues/honor/fb with all shouts (besides heal) but it gets a bit to fragile on my skill level.