Valkyrie is only worth taking in organised groups that will ensure 100% vuln up time and other precision buffs. I would always recommend berserkers for the majority of players and situations.
Valkyrie’s armor is going to slow you down significantly in many situations, though I don’t know that I’d go so far as to recommend Zerker for everyone. Mixing in some Valkyrie and Knights pieces will give you room to make more mistakes, so players interested in taking things a bit easier or player who aren’t as skilled might find that to be a better option for them. I know, usually zerker armor is better even for survival since killing reducing the duration of the fight also reduces the number of opportunities to screw up, but the Necromancer is a bit of an exception when it comes to that particular equation. Zerker stats don’t give you as much of a time advantage as durability stats give you a survival advantage.
Still, you’ll get better faster running Zerker stats, whereas durability stats will tend to breed complacency, so that’s another reason to run full Zerker. If you’re not particularly interested in improving quickly or if you’re willing to swap out pieces as the game starts to get too easy, a mix could be the best set for you.
And then Vipers is best for condi obviously. Currently it seems condi reaper is better in raids so this might be what you want to go for. Its a little disappointing for me as power reaper is so much more fun to play. But I guess i should just be happy that reapers are now finally in a decent spot for groups.
Yeah, though Viper gear is obscenely, hideously expensive. Sinister is still pretty close to Viper without being quite so spendy, and Rabid (or a Rabid/Carrion mix) is dirt cheap and perfectly fine for casual play.
I main Ele and Necro, though I have an alt of each profession at level 80.
How to Condi Reaper on a budget
Everything I say is only in reference to PvE and WvW.
