Guild Wars 2

Hey guys!
I’m kind of new to the game and would really appreciate if someone could point out the most popular builds for sPvP and WvW.
Tried to look for it on the forums but got a bit confused :P

Thanks a lot!

Anybody willing to help?

garythesnail.8475:

Anybody willing to help?

For SPVP, a pretty standard condition build is RABID amulet and 30/20/0/0/20 taking Dummfire, Terror, and master of terror.

There are some reasonably popular minion siphon builds that are 20/0/30/20/0 or 20/0/20/30/0 taking minon damage, death nova (death) or minons remove conditions (blood), and minons siphon on hit.

Power builds are generally 30/10/0/0/30 or 30/25/0/0/15, taking applicable damage skills, but generally don’t fare quite is well in the bunker and condition heavy PVP of this game.

I am pretty sure there is a sticky at the top of the forum for builds.

Rennoko.5731:

garythesnail.8475:

Anybody willing to help?

For SPVP, a pretty standard condition build is RABID amulet and 30/20/0/0/20 taking Dummfire, Terror, and master of terror.

There are some reasonably popular minion siphon builds that are 20/0/30/20/0 or 20/0/20/30/0 taking minon damage, death nova (death) or minons remove conditions (blood), and minons siphon on hit.

Power builds are generally 30/10/0/0/30 or 30/25/0/0/15, taking applicable damage skills, but generally don’t fare quite is well in the bunker and condition heavy PVP of this game.

I am pretty sure there is a sticky at the top of the forum for builds.

Thanks a lot!
One more thing though: what weapons and utilities does each build use?

dumbfire condi build
30/20/0/0/20 with scepter/dagger + staff Rabid gear

Dont really play power that much so I dont want to give incorrect or non up to date info.

Brando.1374:

dumbfire condi build
30/20/0/0/20 with scepter/dagger + staff Rabid gear

Dont really play power that much so I dont want to give incorrect or non up to date info.

Most power players accept Dagger/X as the best bet. Minon mancers tend to like axe, and sometimes other power builds use axe for range (such as WvW builds). Most builds like staff on swap for utility, especially in a pvp environment.

I personally like scepter in a zerker build (lol), even though it gets horrible scaling and is completely unconventional, it cannot be projectile reflected like staff, it is still 900 range, and it hits instantly. Plus the 3 skill can hit for 6k or so with a few conditions ( in WvW that is). I am still seeing auto attacks on scepter in the 1.5-2.2k range (with ascended).

What about utilities?
I’m honestly a bit lost regarding utility skills, there are many good ones (imo).

garythesnail.8475:

What about utilities?
I’m honestly a bit lost regarding utility skills, there are many good ones (imo).

Lots of people like spectral skills and wells, signet of the locust and spite are fine (for the passive). Some of the others are situational like corrupt boon, and then there are minons, which I don’t find appealing at all in WvW.

Rennoko.5731:

Brando.1374:

dumbfire condi build
30/20/0/0/20 with scepter/dagger + staff Rabid gear

Dont really play power that much so I dont want to give incorrect or non up to date info.

Most power players accept Dagger/X as the best bet. Minon mancers tend to like axe, and sometimes other power builds use axe for range (such as WvW builds). Most builds like staff on swap for utility, especially in a pvp environment.

I personally like scepter in a zerker build (lol), even though it gets horrible scaling and is completely unconventional, it cannot be projectile reflected like staff, it is still 900 range, and it hits instantly. Plus the 3 skill can hit for 6k or so with a few conditions ( in WvW that is). I am still seeing auto attacks on scepter in the 1.5-2.2k range (with ascended).

That is a nutty build. I gotta try it now… XD

garythesnail.8475:

What about utilities?
I’m honestly a bit lost regarding utility skills, there are many good ones (imo).

Seems like the standards are Signet of Spite, Corrupt Boon and either Epidemic of one of the lifeforce generating spectrals (at least for condimancer builds).

Wells are pretty handy too, especially if it’s one of those sPvP games that seems to always be about group fights. In a big scrum for a point where there’s a lot of action and confusion, bombing wells (damage, blind and boon strip) can melt a group of enemies. They’re also extremely hand to gank the plethora of Heart Seeker spamming thieves you’ll find.