I am running these days a condi shatter build in WvW and I am having a blast, so I wanted to share it with you guys.
Last week I tried to create a build, that uses chaos armor as much as possible… but I ended up making a MtD shatter build: click me
This is how I am running in WvW scouting, roaming and killing stuff in no time.
I compared it to the build on metabattle.com and I must say I find the one metabattle very weak. I prefer sword even in a condition dmg build. Blurred Frenzy and iLeap (when it works) are just such powerful skills. And iLeap makes it so much easier to hit your shatters. I sometimes switch Cleansing Conflagration with Shattered Concentration, but I did not really notice a difference in performance other than the cool down reduction makes it often easier to escape danger.
Obviously this build is weak to condition builds (in theory). But most of the times, when I I fought another condition build, I wasn’t really in trouble. This build just has so much condition pressure, making it easier to out dps the enemy.
You can also use it offensively and defensively. Sometimes with 3 staff clones my foe takes quite a lot of damage so that I just finish them off with F3 shatter (to interrupt healing). And the 3s stun from signet of domination in the right moment can spell doom for anyone.