Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, I’d like to ask you for some comments on this Bloodthirst Dagger Build which I got from here (The author is Haider Khan).

I’ve just started playing GW2 yesterday, I’m new to the GW world, and for now I want more play, less study (not my usual habit, but I just want to taste the game as much as possible while I have a little free time).

It doesn’t seem that this would be a discussed build around here, but do you think it is currently playable at all? I’m level 14 and primarily investing in Power, started to fill up the Blood Magic trait tree.

My specific questions:
1] Do you think this build is viable for (mostly single) PvE? (complicated gameplay is ok, actually a plus, but is it going to work at all?)
2] Do you think Power is the right choice for a prime att? I was also thinking Healing Power (which helps me to leach more, right?).
3] Would you make any substantial changes while keeping the playstyle?

I take this as a semi-mobile very close-melee build (because of the daggers’ combat range), which is pretty fun, but it might be better if he could keep his distance for longer than 3 seconds (outside of Death Shroud), because couple times I got into situations, where it’s run away or die. It seems to be pretty close to a build that can manage to stay in a fight for a long time (unless he gets really badly hit) and I’d like to make it a sure thing.

Thank you for your ideas and comments,
Orlop

I’m not sure that siphon abilities for Necromancer Dagger weapon skills are working properly. They seem much too low to be viable.

Zero Neutral.7341:

I’m not sure that siphon abilities for Necromancer Dagger weapon skills are working properly. They seem much too low to be viable.

I’ve had a similar experience so far, I hoped it’s gonna get better with the siphon trait boosts. It’s been keeping me alive at least somehow, though.

Going melee as necro will get you destroyed in dungeons. Necros lack the defensive abilities of most other classes that allow them to survive in melee and the damage output of daggers isn’t exactly overwhelming even with a fully offensive spec. The lifestealing isn’t enough to keep you sustained against elite mobs.

Right now blood thirst is borked. It improves your general life siphon from 25 to 29.

What it does work about it, is it DOES increase your Life siphon #2 ability on MH dagger. So instead of siphoning 200 hp a pulse it will siphon 300 a pulse.

So that part about it works.

Your far better off with Life siphon on critical hits which will siphon for around 300.

i am a lvl 32 d/d necro and i have speced with power and pressision on most of my armor and traits in pve it does wonders and i can take on minions like nothing. although i just did a dungeon and i would recommend building on a little more def rather than straight dmg output since we use cloth we dont have much durability as a warrior would.