Guild Wars 2

Just wondering if I should go Berserker for a pure damage + crit build or should I use Knight’s, Valkyrie or Soldiers (Power, vita, tough) instead to up my survivability.

I’ll mainly be using my Mesmer for WvW but would probably dabble in PvE from time to time (mainly dungeons when I get bored of my Warrior or Guardian)

Would toughness be worth it seeing how I’m already squishy as it is? or should I just focus on damage. I’m using Greatsword, Sword and focus and make use of glamour slot skills the most so the only real condition I’ll apply is confusion so condition damage stats are wasted on me.

I’ve got a long way before hitting 80 but I’m just planning in advance.

Also any advice or recommendations for jewelry, runes and sigils would be much appreciated.

if you plan on using that weapon set, then go all berserker. you make up for the lack of toughness and vitality with blink, decoy, mirror image, etc.

and for dungeons, it’s a little trickier, a more supportive build often is more desired from mesmers, but its adequate for all dungeons, and you can get to level 20 fractal np.

although i’d wait for the next patch and see what they do to the outstanding bugs, before you spend any money on buying gear.

Zerker all the way for max results.

However, if you want more survivability, there’s a particular order of replacing zerker gear. The key is the crit damage ratio. For some pieces it is 1% for 16 stat points. For other it is less. For exquisite rubies it is 1% for 5 stat points. Always begin replacing the 16’s first, etc.