Guild Wars 2

Not that it was great before patch but now, with the low condition duration and the nerf to barbed precision, it seeems going hybrid is a bad idea.

First, we cannot reach the bleed cap like we could, so there’s no ‘swap to dagger and burst the target down while your bleeds are ticking so extra bleeds are not wasted’

Second, the bleeds fall off so fast that once you move back to scepter, you face another unproductive ramp up.

And third, the +condi damage of the trait line was now given to the scepter only, so if we swap to, say, dagger, not only do our bleeds run out, but they do so causing less damage.

I guess that the only use for hybrid necro now is to burst the target when it’s about to die (and to be able to damage doors), but i wonder if the loss of utility justifies it.

I’m still running around with my hybrid necro like a boss muahahahahhahahahahaha

my current build:
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-30;3kHFH0047JkJ0;9;467A;0136156146;4I3o3L;1m9fgm9fgA0FfYmVJ;3mcm7ncn7ococ0o-NF2m;5NYCwNYBwk2Ewk2Ew7YBm;9;9;9;6V6-7-F5a

thinking of dropping the spite line for death magic though…

I’m a Hybridmancer (Sinister gear) using something like this: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=V40;4IFJ0m37JVJ0;9;4679;0237138256;41_W04;1oIExoIExX0kI5Yp090;129394959697923XWc7B1z

I like it, but I noticed my playstyle has changed because of the patch. Before the patch, I would be swapping a lot between my weapons. But now, I stay in D/WH a lot and I only go to Scepter/D if it’s against a (long) boss fight, where I can build up my rotation or when I have to go ranged for some reason (like melee being too dangerous/not viable)

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer/Build-Hybrid-Acidic-corruptor-PVE/first#post5208904 i dont need any condi weapon with this build i play dagger dagger and my dps is 5-10k depending on rotation lazyness and party :P

DISCLAIMER! The gear stats in this build are not recommended, it’s just what I had at the time: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-30;3kHVB004BIkJ0;9;4A79;0148136258;4K-X4V;9;0FSVHP7Q

The other night, I literally just mishmashed these skills together to try and make a build that could carry a 4 person story dungeon with the gear I have. The idea was to have some good weakness up time so my friends who haven’t gotten too into dodge rolling at the right time wouldn’t go down so fast.

What I noticed from this set up is that you seem to be able to just pile conditions no matter what weapon set up you have on you. It’s a high variety of conditions too, which means that if I had a scepter equipped, skill 3 should hit like a truck.

Blood magic is only there because I was in a 4 person group, it was TA story mode, and one person was 3 levels below the recommended. If you are alone or with a more composed group, I recommend spite over blood magic.

Again, this is just something I cobbled together last minute to attempt to be a support person for my friends new(ish) to the game. I would not recommend taking it as I have shared it now, but totally try it out with different gear stats and maybe replace staff with scepter+dagger.

UPDATE: Here is what I have come up with for proper gear for this build
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-30;3kHVB004BIkJ0;9;4A79;0248136258;4K-X4V;1YEysYEysu-FSVHD2S;22V60BbG2D6S_0qVJc1iA

EremiteAngel.9765:

I’m still running around with my hybrid necro like a boss muahahahahhahahahahaha

my current build:
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-30;3kHFH0047JkJ0;9;467A;0136156146;4I3o3L;1m9fgm9fgA0FfYmVJ;3mcm7ncn7ococ0o-NF2m;5NYCwNYBwk2Ewk2Ew7YBm;9;9;9;6V6-7-F5a

thinking of dropping the spite line for death magic though…

what’s the hybrid part of your build? i mean, you can either try to apply condis with your scepter, or do some sort of condi+miserable direct damage with staff (it would probably be better to stay with scepter)… and then you are tanky because of vitality…. is this a wvwvw build? I was talking pve.

I am by far an expert Necro (started playing with mine after the patch), though I built a fun to use Condition/Sustain necro that is really useful in the Silverwastes (particularly when you have lots of enemies surrounding you, like in Copper or during a Fort Attack.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=V40;4IkI0G4-K-w2;9;497A;0256157246;4KZF4J;1wl6Uwl6UO0kTc6uWA0;1KeK9LeL9MeM97k0RN5a0e

Also, let me know if this build is completely insane and/or incompetent. Like I said, I’m brand new at playing a Necro, and just wanted to commit to a gimmick. That being said, it’s working pretty well for what I use it for.

Hybrid used to mean Dhuumfire or, maybe, Terror.

Any thoughts on those builds? I must admit to not running much of either from taking competing traits.