Guild Wars 2

Morning all,

After much farming, I have finally acquired a full set of leadership runes for my chronomancer from Dragon’s Stand. I’m currently wearing full minstrel gear with the leadership runes, and my boon duration without food is at 51%. I know that I need to farm LS3 maps in order to get ascended minstrel gear, but I can’t help, but wonder if it’s better for me to go with the traditional domination/illusion build for raids?

I only ask because it seems that minstrel’s trinkets are expensive due to needing freshwater pearls.

I’m not sure I follow, what does your build have to do with your gear?

In order to reach 100% boon duration you have to:

- use minstrel/commander gear
- use platinum doublons
- use Sigil of Concentration
- use Leadership runes
- use Chaos trait line with Chaotic Persistance

combine enough of those points to reach 100% boon duration.

You already bring minstrel gear and leadership runes to the table, meaning with all minstrel (or commander) combined with buff food and leadership runes you’ll hit 100% boon duration without SoC. Using Domi/Illu in this case should be a given.

I also don’t get what you mean about LS3 trinkets, those are ascended and do not require freshwater perls since you buy them from the merchants for the LS3 map currencies.

Maybe you’ve mixed some stuff up?

EDIT: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQRAse8NWUNq6kdarWyAYEKOTA-TRx/gAgK/eVCCp+jw+DA6HIFwXTtA-e full minstrel ascended with leadership runes. If you don’t feel like using minstrel weapons, use berserker and slap a SoC on them. Once you have leadership runes+minstrel/commander there is absolutely no reason not to use domi+illu

Sorry I should have clarified, the exotic minstrel trinkets that can only be crafted with freshwater pearls? I’m using the minstrel build that Teapot uses in his youtube video if that makes sense? Sorry for not being clear with my post.

I was operating under the assumption that commander’s gear wouldn’t be viable with a minstrel’s gear? I assumed that the commander’s gear is more fitted for Dom/Illusionary build while minstrel’s gear is more for the minstrel’s build?

Never use exotic minstrel gear. Ever. It’s too expensive for absolutely no point. If you must use minstrel, get ascended.

Additionally, the mightyteapot build is just garbage. It’s useful for carrying at xera, deimos, and maybe Matthias, but literally every other boss it’ll do nothing except make life difficult for your druids. You’ll be better off learning to properly use distortion share to avoid attacks; that carries a team much better.

EnchantixAqua.5327:

Sorry I should have clarified, the exotic minstrel trinkets that can only be crafted with freshwater pearls? I’m using the minstrel build that Teapot uses in his youtube video if that makes sense? Sorry for not being clear with my post.

I was operating under the assumption that commander’s gear wouldn’t be viable with a minstrel’s gear? I assumed that the commander’s gear is more fitted for Dom/Illusionary build while minstrel’s gear is more for the minstrel’s build?

I’ll be honest, that’s exactly what I was expecting. I’ll not be quite as harsh as Fay since I have a full minstrel mesmer according to Teapots build too (the benefit of having multiple mesmers). The build is performance wise on budget mesmer level. In your case, definately don’t use the build since you already have the 2 difficult things to aquire (leadership runes and minstrel gear).

Exotic minstrel gear is an absolute no go at current prices. Get the LS3 trinkets (the ascended ones give 3% boon duration total which is close to 4% from a plat doublon) and run traditional mesmer domi+illu. It might take a couple of days of farming (more if you get the bloodstone stuff) but will be worth it in the longrun.

Minstrel and Commander gear both work for both types of builds (though it doesn’t make sense running Teapots build with commanders) because they both have boon duration and toughness (toughness being the smaller necessity because that can always be gained via some knithgs splash in).

Okay thanks, for clarification, I already have ascended minstrel’s gear, I was just asking for the trinkets part. I am already farming for the ascended trinkets in the LS3 maps. Your input on this is really appreciated and wanted.

So I can run the traditional domination/illusion build then even with minstrel’s gear?

I also wanted to ask if it was best that I take a SoC as I don’t fancy using foods/buffs that will expire? Will this hurt me in the long run or?

Yes you could use SoC instead of buff food, but here’s the downside:

- SoC is not up all the time meaning you need to be better at your rotation

- the boon duration buff food is one of the most valuable foods from a stat bonus perspective. 30% boon duration is worth a ton of itemisation (if you run 20% from food and 10% from crystal)

- use the character builder at the top, if you are fully ascended minstrel on all slots with leadership runes, you will overcap boon duration by 2.x% when adding 30% bd from food

In the end, it’s up to you. Personally I would run a different sigil instead of not using food, but that’s your choice. You could run extra healing I guess.