Guild Wars 2

I’ve been wanting to get a full set of Ascended Armor + Weapons for a while but I can never figure out which stats to go for. Given my limited time to play + the massive time investment to get a full set + my desire to play around with different builds from time to time I’m at a complete loss.

Should I go for whatever’s considered best and hope that doesn’t change? (I guess that’s Vipers now?)

Should I get stats I like even though they may not be great? I really like having toughness and like the idea of healing power but I get the impression they’re generally seen as wasted stats, especially healing power.

Should I just go Celestial and be sort of ok at everything but great at nothing? If it even works that way.

It’s quite easy to transmute ascended items if you need to, so problem isn’t that big.

If you play power build, go for Berserker. If you play condi, build whatever and transmute it into Viper – that thing is painful to craft proper way.

If you aren’t sure what to build, I’d suggest to go for Viper – while not min-max, it’s a pretty decent power set on its own.

Ooohh I didn’t know you could just change ascended stats, tyvm. Think I’ll go for Viper’s then one way or another. ^^

You can’t change it with transmutation charges. You put it in the mystic forge with a new insignia with the stats you want. Cheaper than another set, but not cheap

Yea, sorry, guess I’ve overwatched FA recently :P

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ascended_equipment#Changing_attribute_prefix

Still, it’s waaaaay cheaper than to build new ascended from scratch.

Wintermute.5408:

It’s quite easy to transmute ascended items if you need to, so problem isn’t that big.

If you play power build, go for Berserker. If you play condi, build whatever and transmute it into Viper – that thing is painful to craft proper way.

If you aren’t sure what to build, I’d suggest to go for Viper – while not min-max, it’s a pretty decent power set on its own.

Did u really said berserker ? O_o

#https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Decimate_Defenses

The armor is account-bound, not soul-bound so consider whether you might move it between characters.

Berserker is a good starting point. Viper’s is another 36-40 gold for a full set of black diamonds, though all light armor professions will benefit from it.

You can change stat’s in the forge cheaply but the old insignia and runes are lost

Sinzaku.2980:

Wintermute.5408:

It’s quite easy to transmute ascended items if you need to, so problem isn’t that big.

If you play power build, go for Berserker. If you play condi, build whatever and transmute it into Viper – that thing is painful to craft proper way.

If you aren’t sure what to build, I’d suggest to go for Viper – while not min-max, it’s a pretty decent power set on its own.

Did u really said berserker ? O_o

#https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Decimate_Defenses

What if he did ? Bers allows you to run solo with constant 100% crit chance thanks to this trait, instead of 4% outside and 104% inside shroud. Also you can add burning to the mix which in zerker gear ticks for 1200-1500/s (depending if you use blighter’s boon or reaper’s onslaught) which isnt so bad.

Decimate Defenses works outside of shroud, so it would be 4-54% outside of shroud and 54-100% inside, depending on vuln stacks.

This is also what I run for WvW roaming and general PvE
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNAW3djc0QzN2XDW2A7NOwFKZP017L9MajnF2mBQLA-TlCFABJq+zCHBgS2fAgHAgd6GE4CA4kyhHOIACqEcJlckCYstWA-w

It has toughness without sacrificing, in my opinion, too much firepower. You still hit fairly hard.

OanSur.4590:

Sinzaku.2980:

Wintermute.5408:

It’s quite easy to transmute ascended items if you need to, so problem isn’t that big.

If you play power build, go for Berserker. If you play condi, build whatever and transmute it into Viper – that thing is painful to craft proper way.

If you aren’t sure what to build, I’d suggest to go for Viper – while not min-max, it’s a pretty decent power set on its own.

Did u really said berserker ? O_o

#https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Decimate_Defenses

What if he did ? Bers allows you to run solo with constant 100% crit chance thanks to this trait, instead of 4% outside and 104% inside shroud. Also you can add burning to the mix which in zerker gear ticks for 1200-1500/s (depending if you use blighter’s boon or reaper’s onslaught) which isnt so bad.

Idk how u play this game but if u plan on solo then yes berserker is ur thing, otherwise u shouldnt aim for a self 100% crit since war banner fury boon and ranger buff will overcap it which is pointless.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNBHhF4kZTolGsmGg9GskLYQBgGwKgqMsGeWxVxu4YE-ThRBABP8EAWUJIAnCgr2fAP9BYp8jUA6J1C-e

This is a shroud build in valk gear with bers weapons u reach 30% base crit so 80 with DD (obvious) wells and gs 3 u insta reach it then keep it while in shroud.

U still can reach 100% on short fight alone if u care about consumable :

Medical Pack (small heal + swiftness & fury for 10s) – purchased in Snowden Drifts for 77 karma.
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Medical_Pack

Thats how i play my reaper shroud, we can still talk about Gs-D/W build or condi if u mind

There are builds that work without using Decimate Defenses. Chilling Victory is great for Shroud builds and Soul Eater is great for max dps builds.

Having precision from equipment or trinkets opens more build possibilities. Both Ele and Mes can use it, too.

Anchoku.8142:

There are builds that work without using Decimate Defenses. Chilling Victory is great for Shroud builds and Soul Eater is great for max dps builds.

Having precision from equipment or trinkets opens more build possibilities. Both Ele and Mes can use it, too.

For pvp DD is a waste yea but we were talking about pve since he wasnt sure about hes ascended stats =P