Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, after going from condition to minion and then back to condition and then back to minion, I finally found a build that is fun for me. It is the Death Shroud & Bleed build that focuses on entering DS to Life Blast enemies to pieces with solid bleed support.
It is a 10/30/0/030 build with Scepter & Dagger/Focus with the traits
VI
II VI XI
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II VI IX
and the utilites BiP,Epidemic and the signet that generates Life Force.

I notice that I tend to be squishy, although I’m not sure if that’s because of my gear or this playstyle (I do jumping puzzles all the time and I accidently deleted some of my good gear; my scepter right now is some karma thing from Metrica Province -_-)

The main issue’s I have are with the Fear related traits. I couldn’t think of any other reason to pick other traits, and since I realized that fear lasts maybe 2 seconds (and is applied rarely since I’m not using a staff), they’re kinda wasted. Any advice would be appreciated.

I’m thinking of getting Speed of Shadows for mobility for better kiting while in DS, but then I feel like a change for Terror would be necessary, since I got both Terror and Master of Terror to compliment one another.

And I’m going to be stacking Power, Condtion Damage and Precision. How’s that sound?

Thanks for the advice

And I’m going to be stacking Power, Condtion Damage and Precision. How’s that sound?

I notice that I tend to be squishy

You answered your first question there. Stacking Rampager’s means you have zero additional defensive stats. This will affect how you use your Death Shroud, especially, because enemy damage will not receive mitigation, forcing you past your 50% Life Force threshold much quicker.

I’m not using a staff

build that focuses on entering DS to Life Blast enemies to pieces

Life Blast damage also factors in weapon damage, i.e. you deal more damage with Life Blast (and Deathly Claws) when you have a Staff equipped.

I would pick up the staff instead of the focus and then take “soul marks” instead of “vital persistance”, that might even free up the utility slot that your signet holds right now.

On a DS centric hybrid a 0/30/10/0/30 would probably do more taking Weakening Shroud (on every third entry of ds aoe weakness and bleed) , Terror, Lingering Curse, Shrouded Removal (removing BiP bleed instantly and other conditions-can be swapped for 20% off staff for same reason as path), Path of Midnight (more fear and life transfer crit bleed procs), Master of Terror, Near to Death (more ds hopping while Doom and Transfer on Cooldown).

Actually the first question that should be asked is what are you using this build for? PVE, WVWVW, or PVP and then ask yourself what do you want to do with the build.

Bas.7406:

Actually the first question that should be asked is what are you using this build for? PVE, WVWVW, or PVP and then ask yourself what do you want to do with the build.

This shows you are blind (do not stand in necro wells) because it was in the title…

Bas.7406:

Actually the first question that should be asked is what are you using this build for? PVE, WVWVW, or PVP and then ask yourself what do you want to do with the build.

Read the tittle. ^^

Edit: Andele said it all.