Guild Wars 2

The (Cor)Rupter
When I thought of this name I tried to include the main aspects of this build:

• Conditionpressure
  Thats why I’ve choosen the part of “corruption” in the name of this build. It’s damage depends on conditions that are mostly created by your clones/phantasms.
• CC / Lockdown
  The reason why I choose this part is simple. It’s because it’s an interrupt based build for teamfights.

The Equipment:

• Weapons:
  Staff (of Energy) | Scepter (of Energy)/Pistol (of Accuracy)
• Runes:
  6x of the Undead
  *Accessory:
  Rabid Amulet / Settler’s Jewel (Thanks Sensotix! He mentioned that combination in one of his Videos.)

The Traits:
[30-20-20-0-0]

• Domination(30):
  5 — Vulnerability on interrupt
  VI — 20% faster signet recharge
  15 — Vulnerability on daze
  VII — Shatterskills remove boons
  25 — 5% more dmg against “inactive” foes
  XII — +25% dazeduration | 50% daze to stun (1s)

I decided to go 30 in domination to get a high controll effect for my build (Confounding Suggestions) also this matches with a high power so my phantasms do not only deal dmg through conditions the 30% of conditionduration I get are awesome for this build.

• Precision(20):
  5 — perma 6/10 uptime vigor (will be nerfed)
  II — phantasms have fury
  15 — illusions inflict bleed on crit
  X — clone on dodge

• Chaos(20):
  5 — regeneration when under 75% hp
  V — clones inflict vulnerability/bleed/weakness on death
  15 — gain protection when getting regeneration
  X — reduced staff cooldowns + 50 toughness

With Chaos and Dueling I had some problems deciding what traits I value more than others. (I had the ideas of playing 20/20 or 10/30 but noone of them were as effective as 15/25. (Before they buffed Chaos-25 I’d choosen 20/20).)

Dueling-II I picked because it supports the duelist from my pistol very good and also increases the dmg done by my warlock (sometimes =) ).
In the Chaos traitline I took V to get more conditions (especially weakness is great). This trait also increases the pressure on enemys when fighting on a point.
Chaos-X (Stafftrait) also was a hard choice because one could also use Bountiful Interruption (Chaos VIII) but I took it for my staff so that I can have more clones, chaosstorms/armors.

Slots 6-0

• Heal
  Signet of the Ether or Ether Feast (depends on your playing style)
• Utilitys
  Musthave: Nullfield and Mantra of Distraction
  Possibilitys: SoDomination>Portal>Blink>Illusion of Life>Mirror Images>
  (I wrote them I the order I’d choose them)
• Elite
  Moa -> Best lockdown skill we have.

The Role:

• The Roamer:
  When you want to roam and you’re using this build I’d switch the Signet of Domination with Portal. This helps you with mobility and is a great advantage for your team.

• The Defender:
  With this build you can actually hold points pretty easy. Eventhough you don’t have a stunbreaker. (It’s not a tank you deal enough dmg to get them down!)

Pros:

• heavy conditiondmg
• strong CC / Lockdown
• good pressure
• precice interrupts with pistol, mantra, shatter and signet
• many boon removals (shatters and nullfield)
• good defense (armor>2800 | perma 6/10 uptime vigor)

Cons:

• no stunbreak
• low hp
• pls write cons with your critique

I do not know how the skillcap of this build is but when I tested it it was quite easy to play
This build also doesn’t work for WvW-Roaming as good as for PvP because it’s specialised for onpoint fights

I hope for many suggestions and critique!
~ Me Games Ma

Update Notes 21.01.2014:

• Changed 30-15-25-0-0 to 30-20-20-0-0
• Changed Domination V to VI

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looks like it could be fun, tho i’d drop 5 points out of chaos and put it in dueling for deceptive evasion. It’s just too good especially in smaller team fights if you want to be able to shatter on demand really.

I had this idea too but I think 190 cdmg are mutch more viable than the clones…
Am I mistaking here? May be.
~ Me Games Ma

I think I know which Sensotix build this was inspired by, as I riffed on it myself. I’m still 20/20/30, though. High toughness + lots of stealth.

Also I dropped the staff in favor of sword/torch, and keep Signet of Domination handy. I have pretty decent stun/immobilize while keeping conditions up and staying alive.

I didn’t go for stealth because I want to hold my point. Like already said this build is made for onpoint fights.

Vuh.1328:

looks like it could be fun, tho i’d drop 5 points out of chaos and put it in dueling for deceptive evasion. It’s just too good especially in smaller team fights if you want to be able to shatter on demand really.

When I tested the build with this option and it really works a lot better with this. Thank you!