Guild Wars 2

Hey, I’ve been playing a lot of WvW lately and one thing I’m having trouble with is pvping. I just lost a really long fight to another necro where he had full health at the end of it. I don’t know how he survived so long. I Just feel like I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to pvp.

I find I do better in groups but sometimes I run into these smaller skirmishes where it’s 1v1 or 2v2 or something like that.

Do you have much experience with PvP at all as a necromancer? Also, what is your build? Perhaps it isn’t able to adapt to the needs of small group fights? Post a bit more information.

I change my build quite often. Right now I’m doing 0/2/2/0/3 traited for using spectral skills and death shroud. I use axe/warhorn and sceptre/focus although I sometimes swap that one out for the staff.

The biggest issue I see, is that you’re not committed to a damage style, but at the same time you’re not a hybrid spec.
As for your weapons: Use scepter is a condition weapon. You can’t use it as a power weapon. Focus is a power weapon, you can’t use it as a condition weapon. This means the two don’t mix. The best off hand we have for condition specs is dagger offhand.
Axe war horn can work, but it’s tough because you have to be in melee range for warhorn to be effective.
My recommendation for weapons set is the following:
Power:
•Axe/ Focus- both are ranged, and focus compliments the axes ability to stack vulnerability.
•Dagger/War horn- The war horn is strongest in melee, and dagger is our only me lee weapon, so naturally they work well when paired together.

Condition:
Scepter/OH dagger- 2/3 of the scepters skills apply conditions, while the third does more damage based on conditions. Dagger off hand’s 4 skill allows you to give any conditions on you to your enemy (more damage on scepter 3) and dagger 5 applies very long conditions (more scepter 3 damage).

See how each of these sets synergizes with each other? That’s how you should plan your weapon sets.
Staff is an oddball here. It’s our only 1200 range weapon, and it can be used in power and condition builds. Condition builds utilize it’s conditions AND it’s utility (fear and Regen), while power builds can only effectively use it’s utility. This leads most condition users to use scepter/dagger and staff. Power builds tend to use axe/focus and dagger/war horn.

That being said, find what you like. In my power build, I use axe/focus and staff. I use these because I like them. And my trait setup allows me to gain Life Force with the staff at extreme ranges, which is useful for bosses like Lupi in Arah.

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