Guild Wars 2

I’m just doing some theroycrafting here but was wondering if it was possible to make a viable combination of the PU and Chronomancer builds. The idea being to create as much sustain as possible and still allowing for the stealth concepts. I’m not sure if shield would be worth picking up instead of the torch but I figured I’d try it.

Do you all think this build would be effective for WvW?

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It can certainly work. You will lack a bit of firepower in your burst damage.
PU will help you great deal with other bursty specs. But against sustainable opponents, you might suffer from a lack of damage.

Power PU works because Dom and Duel gave us most of our burst. Your third spec isn’t going to add much burst so using it for defence isn’t a big tradeoff.

If you’re going to use two non-offensive specs then that starts to break down. You’d be better off going Condi PU then as Condi only needs one spec, Illusions, for most of its offensive power.

If your going to do a pu chronomancer build, I think you’re better off going with conditional damage rather than power. Something like chaos/illus/chrono could work well. Some of the traits in the chrono line may help since you don’t have deceptive evasion anymore. I would still use staff and scepter/torch though.

That’st the thing though, I love the GS for the mesmer! I see what ya’ll are saying though about the lack of damage. Lemme go back and fool around with this build a bit…

Embolism.8106:

Power PU works because Dom and Duel gave us most of our burst. Your third spec isn’t going to add much burst so using it for defence isn’t a big tradeoff.

If you’re going to use two non-offensive specs then that starts to break down. You’d be better off going Condi PU then as Condi only needs one spec, Illusions, for most of its offensive power.

This would only work in wvw where power creep rules. But you can run now inspiration/dueling/chaos and be a pita when roaming. Full ascended, consumables, guard stacks running with power gear. It plays like a tank conditions held in check, pu to help cover openings or disengages and with almost 3k power once stacks maxed your shatters hurt. You have to give up inspirations so condition management would suffer but in wvw with all the open space to run and reset if condition overloaded I think could work.