Hello Everyone. I have been away from this game by one month, and back in the days there was a build called “Juggermancer” that some people reported to be quite fun. So with the recent patchs i want to ask if that build is still viable? I already have an Engi full cond dmg so im thinking on trying a Necro full PTV.
Juggermancer was a tank build, I believe, though I don’t know if you are referring to PvP or PvE. In PvP condi builds are probs top competitively, but if you want there are several ways to build glassy/crit-power necro builds as well. No clue as to the viability of that particular build, but if you are looking to tPvP message me in game and I’m sure I could help you build something you would enjoy.
Ah cool, yeah unfortunately I have not delved into that aspect of the game much. Thankfully forums are littered with guides/tutorials to help you out with WvW/fractals.
I have a variation of the juggermancer build and it is still effective in WvW. You can take a beating and still dish out decent damage. As I said though, I tweeked it to fit my playstyle. Definitely a good base line though.
DPS is what you want on fractals and dungeons. Im guessing the juggermancer could be ok in WvW but not too sure about that. PVT builds are generally for casual solo pve content. Having a low dps group in dungeons or fractals actually makes them so much harder. So id recommend beserker or rampager gear for dungeon and fractal running. Possibly knights aswell if your not that familiar with the mechanics.
for a power necro, pve wise (dungeons etc) where did you find the balance between power/crit/crit dmg / vit / toughness?
I run full beserker in dungeons because its more efficient and often safer to kill things fast. All big damage can be avoided by proper use of dodges or team strats so theres no need for any vitality or toughness. In high level fractals you die in one or two hits anyway, so theres no point taking toughness or vitality either. You can run knights gear until you get used to dodging and avoiding damage while learning the dungeon mechanics.
Lots of power is always good and you can get about 112% crit damage with beserker gear and 30 points in soul reaping. Which is awesome. Precision is the only stat you dont really want to go overboard with. 50% crit chance is what you should be aiming for. Going to about 60% crit chance is also fine but you need to be careful not to lose out on too much power.
