Guild Wars 2

I’m wondering what would be more effective for PVE. Either a Hybrid Might-stacking Build using both scepter and axe to both apply all of our various conditions and still put out great burst damage (using strength or hoelbrak runes for might duration and epidemic for extra AoE), or a wellmancer build taking advantage of focused rituals’ new place in curses and the reduced CD times.

The trait set up would probably be 30/10/0/0/30 for the hybrid build, and 30/10/0/20/10 for the Wellmancer Build. Marks really don’t fit my playstyle so both builds will probably use axe and then either scepter or dagger in the offhand set.

And if so, what type of gear arrangement would be the best for each build? I’m close to 30 laurels and I want to buy an amulet I can be content with for a while, and I’m also starting to run dungeons to start getting exotic armor.

TheMightyAltroll

Pestilence (Versatile Condition/Power hybrid) (Very effective post-patch)
30/30/0/0/10
IV, X, XI(or XII), IV, IX, X, IV
6 Runes of the Thief
Carrion Amulet
Scepter (Sigil of Air) Dagger (Sigil of Agony)
Dagger (Sigil of Air) Warhorn (Sigil of Accuracy)
Consume Conditions, Spectral Grasp/Well of Corruption, Spectral Walk/Corrupt Boon/Spectral Wall, Signet of Spite, Lich/Plague form/Flesh Golem

Potentate (Wellmancer) (Most effective burster available)
30/20/0/20/0
I, X, XII, III, VIII, I, VIII
6 Runes of Divinity
Berserker’s Amulet
Dagger (Sigil of Air) Warhorn (Sigil of Air)
Axe (Sigil of Bloodlust) Focus (Sigil of Bloodlust)
Consume Conditions, Well of Suffering, Well of Corruption, Well of Darkness, Lich Form – * Potentate was originally theory crafted by Nihlatek Remortis, and improved/modified by Altroll

Those are tPvP builds but could be adapted for PvE. However, honestly the most effective builds for Dungeons/PvE roaming are Vampirism wellmancers. To be honest, there are three ways for a Necro to tank, Vampirism, CC-based Toughness, or Minionmaster.

Minionmaster sucks in PvE, so that brings it down to two choices, and for sheer usefulness in dungeons, Vampires have it in spades. I wouldn’t use many Vampire builds in tPvP though.