Guild Wars 2

Hello, so I have two builds which I have had saved for a while now till I had accrued the necessary materials to go ahead crafting (minus a few key ones mind you).

I would like to see which of these builds would be more suited for the following purposes:

. WvW roaming/ small party roam (3-5 pax)
. Melee zone/ Mid range
. Not be extremely vulnerable to either Condi, Power, CC [I understand certain areas will be lacking in being able to defend against it but most builds need to cover the bare minimum]
. Which of the two is cheaper [if the more expensive build is worth spending the extra coin then I’ll just have to farm a bit more]
. Not outdated or easily countered or so-old-it-hardly-works

Build #1 Celestial: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAndRnMbCVbiF3AubC0bilaBDKBEAaARht/VJIeLGGPjA-TlCEABap8j6jAAAnAgk2fAT1fm4BAIoSQ21E0meA3PEABAQAuZb2m3Mw5Nv5Nv5NP38m38m38mlCIwlRA-w

Build #2 ‘Boon Monger’: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNBhOD7kZTobTsaTwdTgeTsQNYUQKAMAGWxdwSYKE-T1SGQBmR3wdUCmElCl7BAcu9HGwFAogKDAk6PDRJ3BOIAA4IAQKgAHZB-w

skystorm.9280:

Hello, so I have two builds which I have had saved for a while now till I had accrued the necessary materials to go ahead crafting (minus a few key ones mind you).

I would like to see which of these builds would be more suited for the following purposes:

. WvW roaming/ small party roam (3-5 pax)
. Melee zone/ Mid range
. Not be extremely vulnerable to either Condi, Power, CC [I understand certain areas will be lacking in being able to defend against it but most builds need to cover the bare minimum]
. Which of the two is cheaper [if the more expensive build is worth spending the extra coin then I’ll just have to farm a bit more]
. Not outdated or easily countered or so-old-it-hardly-works

Build #1 Celestial: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAndRnMbCVbiF3AubC0bilaBDKBEAaARht/VJIeLGGPjA-TlCEABap8j6jAAAnAgk2fAT1fm4BAIoSQ21E0meA3PEABAQAuZb2m3Mw5Nv5Nv5NP38m38m38mlCIwlRA-w

Build #2 ‘Boon Monger’: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNBhOD7kZTobTsaTwdTgeTsQNYUQKAMAGWxdwSYKE-T1SGQBmR3wdUCmElCl7BAcu9HGwFAogKDAk6PDRJ3BOIAA4IAQKgAHZB-w

This could be a mix of your two builds:
-Celestial Armor, like your first build
-Condition management via Heal, Plague Signet and “Suffer!”
-2 possible way to break stun (not counting the passive one)
-Soft debuff with strong on demand debuff burst
-Easy resurrection and nice healing power buff for for your party (and your party members will not bleeding out when near to you)

Why have I posted this.. strange build?
Cause seems that your first build it’s better than the second for your listed purposes and if you want to give it a try to the blood magic supporter could you even like it!

And if you want to follow the meta ther’s Reaper – Shout Reaper build listed on metabattle, that make use of Celestial gear.

That first build looks like one I made and posted vid for. It’s changed since then some.

https://youtu.be/sxokOkIp6Mg
https://youtu.be/8bpfcVVOzQ8

The update build, minor tweaks but all gear stats same except gs which I changed to vigilant:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAndRnMbCVbi90AubC0bilaBLKs9vKBxbxyYaEKBEAaAA-TlCDABGqEEgTAAnq/cxDAwLlf1rJIO9ANt/ABHCgJOCABAQAuZb2m3Mw5Nv5Nv5NP38m38m38mlCAwlRA-w

I really like running this build and do so frequently. It just decimates if you play with a support character or even other people who can capitalize on the vulnerability (both literally and the condition) caused by boon corruption.

Oh and that metabattle build is garbage. It was clearly made by someone looking to make numbers on screen instead of being optimal for the current wvw environment.

Justine.6351:

Oh and that metabattle build is garbage. It was clearly made by someone looking to make numbers on screen instead of being optimal for the current wvw environment.

Metabattle’s build isn’t bad but clearly rely more on others help. I have posted it cause was a Celestial stats build, not because was the best build around.

Vitali.5039:

Justine.6351:

Oh and that metabattle build is garbage. It was clearly made by someone looking to make numbers on screen instead of being optimal for the current wvw environment.

Metabattle’s build isn’t bad but clearly rely more on others help. I have posted it cause was a Celestial stats build, not because was the best build around.

Not only does it rely on others help, it also gives no help in return. It is 100% selfish damage dealer build and nothing more. I actually question its ability to even do meaningful damage beyond “rofl I get lots of bags!”.

Justine.6351:

That first build looks like one I made and posted vid for. It’s changed since then some.

https://youtu.be/sxokOkIp6Mg
https://youtu.be/8bpfcVVOzQ8

The update build, minor tweaks but all gear stats same except gs which I changed to vigilant:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAndRnMbCVbi90AubC0bilaBLKs9vKBxbxyYaEKBEAaAA-TlCDABGqEEgTAAnq/cxDAwLlf1rJIO9ANt/ABHCgJOCABAQAuZb2m3Mw5Nv5Nv5NP38m38m38mlCAwlRA-w

I really like running this build and do so frequently. It just decimates if you play with a support character or even other people who can capitalize on the vulnerability (both literally and the condition) caused by boon corruption.

Oh and that metabattle build is garbage. It was clearly made by someone looking to make numbers on screen instead of being optimal for the current wvw environment.

I think so – my roaming reaper buddy sent me the link and if I recall she said that she had found it on the GW2 forums and loved it. She made some changes herself but since then I haven’t gotten around to fully investing in it since I am a massive fan of ranger/druid.

Thank you for the updated build though! I do look forward to trying this out.

Justine.6351:

Vitali.5039:

Justine.6351:

Oh and that metabattle build is garbage. It was clearly made by someone looking to make numbers on screen instead of being optimal for the current wvw environment.

Metabattle’s build isn’t bad but clearly rely more on others help. I have posted it cause was a Celestial stats build, not because was the best build around.

Not only does it rely on others help, it also gives no help in return. It is 100% selfish damage dealer build and nothing more. I actually question its ability to even do meaningful damage beyond “rofl I get lots of bags!”.

It’s better for zerg and less for solo roaming, but if roaming with supporter that keep it alive can do it’s job.

In the end survive and kill are the things that count and if ther’s cooperation between party members the build can work.