Guild Wars 2

Hey all, I have been banging my head the last 3 weeks for a build that came up in my head. I tried it in PvP and it seem to do a nice amount of damage, but I am looking for some opinions if it would work in PvE especially in dungeons. The main idea of this build is minions and condition damage ( I am not sure if this build is from release or not). Here how it goes:

Traits: 30/0/30/10/0
Gear and trinkets: All of them with power/vit/cond dmg.
Runes: Anything with cond dmg.
Utility/elite: obviously with minions

Weapons: scepter/dagger- staff

I would like to see your opinions if it works or not and maybe a little twinking if you would like

Thanks!!!

1. Why 30 into Spite instead of Curses? What Major traits are you considering there that you think is better than, say, Weakening Shroud or Lingering Curse? I can understand 20 Spite for Training of the Master, but I don’t see the need to spend anymore in that trait line when you’re not using a mainhand dagger or axe.

2. Why 30 into Death Magic when you’re not gearing towards Toughness? You would be better off with 20 into Blood Magic for Vampiric Master if you’re running a minion build.

Here’s the base build I use for condi + minions.

Basically, Lingering Curse and Hemophilia are extremely strong for PvE (still good in PvP, but less so because of all the condi clear). Precision synergies with condition builds far better with condition damage than power because you can use Sigils of Earth (which are very strong) and Barbed Precision to turn crits into more conditions but power has no such synergy. Also, once you’ve tried Terror, you won’t want to run a condi build without it. It’s truly fantastic.

For dealing with conditions on yourself, you have the #4 skill in both sets, plus you can abuse Runes of Lyssa with your Flesh Golem. Both activating it and triggering its charge count for the #6, though it has an internal cooldown of ~ a minute so you can’t double-tap.

Finally, consider using Attunement Crystals and Veggie Pizza for your consumables, at whatever level you can afford (Rare Veggie Pizza is the best, though I’m a cheapskate so I usually run Super Veggie Pizza instead). Consumables give you a pretty big boost and while you won’t need it for open world PvE, it can really help you with tough dungeons.

Your minions won’t have as much damage in this build without Training of the Master, but your personal damage far more than makes up for it, plus you’ll be way safer with the extra health and healing power..