Guild Wars 2

Did focus #4 recently get a life force buff? anyway thats kinda cool.
So, I think the best weapon sets for a DS/upkeep life-force would be D/Wh A/F right?

traits im looking at are 30 in SOul reaping (ii, iv, vi) I want spectral mastery for Spectral armor and the 50% hp proc too. I like unyielding blast and Vital Persistence is a definite yes. Though i might want to swap out U.B. for Near to Death….thoughts?

20 in blood magic (i, vii) vampric master just for blood fiend. (using minion master trait in DM too)
then i’m using reapers might, cuz, u know…or I can use Spiteful talisman, which i should use instead cuz it’s better overall. But might is nice for DS…anwyay…

utilities are of course Summon Blood Fiend, Flesh Wurm, Shadow Fiend, Spectral armor, and Lichform (or flesh golem)
I’m using FW and SF for life-force. I’m debating whether or not to use Shadow Fiend or Spectral Grasp. Grasp has more life force gain, but Shadow Fiend with minion master traited is on 24sec cd. Looking at Haunt is on a 20 sec CD

suggestions?

I’m running something of a cobbled together tanky hybrid build. Some Soldier, Knight, and Celestial while I figure out exactly what I’m doing. If it existed I’d love Precision/power/vitality gear as that would fit well with Knights. Its not quite as tanky as my old pure soldier well bunker build, but does much more damage, has more tricks up its sleeve, and is WAY more involved to play.

Dagger/Dagger + Axe/WH (I’ve found Focus to be less than useful outside of spvp)
0/20/0/20/30
Traveler Runes, Accuracy + Battle on both sets.
Weakening Shroud, Banshee’s Wail
Bloodthirst, Vampiric Precision
Path of Midnight, Near to Death, Foot in the Grave
Not locked into any utility type. Mix and match as the situation warrants. This is a major selling point IMO and I regret not going down this path sooner. For example, in WvW I love Well of Power + BiP + Spectral Armor.

DS is utilized for everything but Life Blast. Flash into DS for a quick Weakening Shroud/Foot in the Grave/Fury. DP/Doom combo on single targets as needed and Shackles + Life Transfer for AoE. Otherwise just flash in and right out again, unless you need to tank some hits. If you want a zerker offset you could easily swap out for Vital Persistence, Unyieling Blast, and Deathly Perception. If that’s your overall goal you’ll be better served with the traditional 30/0/0/0/30 +10 build. This build is meant to get the low hanging fruit from damage and tanking for overall performance on all fronts, rather than being a one trick pony.

This is the build I got from your post OP: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQRBIhdu1IhWvetm2GDfiYSR2AHUh3T9wdrDeA Not sure what to do with last 10 trait points. Anyways, I don’t know why you want to use minions with DS build. I am not saying it won’t be possible, just different.

This is the build I use in PvE: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQRBHbhG2IjWle6mxGDfCB6x7VLOTUBkh6h7sOfIA-jQyAY/ioRTUgILAEhQTFSWyrIasF3ioxqsxUuER1yAoPGA-e

It is modified version of Nemesis glass cannon build http://youtu.be/cG5fqtiP2x0

Idea is to come out of DS to only to load it again (see picture below for some rotations). DS auto attack hits 5k to 10k+ when you build might&vulnerability.

dang

Spectre of Death – http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/84336-specter-of-death-build/

Defora.3694:

This is the build I got from your post OP: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQRBIhdu1IhWvetm2GDfiYSR2AHUh3T9wdrDeA Not sure what to do with last 10 trait points. Anyways, I don’t know why you want to use minions with DS build. I am not saying it won’t be possible, just different.

This is the build I use in PvE: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQRBHbhG2IjWle6mxGDfCB6x7VLOTUBkh6h7sOfIA-jQyAY/ioRTUgILAEhQTFSWyrIasF3ioxqsxUuER1yAoPGA-e

It is modified version of Nemesis glass cannon build http://youtu.be/cG5fqtiP2x0

Idea is to come out of DS to only to load it again (see picture below for some rotations). DS auto attack hits 5k to 10k+ when you build might&vulnerability.

The second build 30/10/0/0/30 will work wonders in WvW as well. You can’t run as glass but a few extra Knights and cavalier items to buff your tankyess and its still quite useable. I ran it for a while, its not the best but it is quite fun.