Guild Wars 2

I forget the names, but there are three rune sets which have a 2-piece bonus of condition duration. For condition spec necromancers in sPvP, is it better to go with 3×2 rune sets to maximize condition duration, or go with a more specialized set and get straight condition damage?

If the better choice is 6-piece set, which one is the best choice?

I think it’s generally accepted that the best combination is 2×3 piece. That is:

+28 condition dmg
+15% bleed duration
+55 condition dmg

+28 condition dmg
+15% bleed duration
+55 condition dmg

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So 2 of: 3x Krait, 3x Centaur, 3x Afflicted

I’ve tried many combinations and even going up to 100…The thing you have to remember is that by stacking 2 × 3 pieces, you’re not getting +100 condition damage, you’re instead getting +83 and + 15% duration (~1 sec). So you’re losing 17 condition damage, which at 5% is less than 1 dmg per tick.

If you went with 3 × 2 piece you’d gain 15% duration but you’d also be losing out on about 90 condition damage which is about 4 per tick.

In the end, do what you want, you’re not going to lose a fight because you went 2×3 instead of 3×2 or 3×2 instead of 2×3, etc. And if you happen to enjoy gaining swiftness when healing, use that rune to 6 piece.

I personally prefer 4x Rune of Nightmare / Afflicted and 2x Rune of Krait. This way you have a little less of Condition Damage, but have +15% of Poison Duration or +10% Condition Duration if running Nightmare.

Rune of Earth x6 because it’s still OP as hell.

Personally I prefer 6 piece Undead, but I do a lot of WvW.

I also prefer 6 piece Undead runes in s/tPvP.