Guild Wars 2

Coming back to game after a loooong break. My 80 ncero is in full Rabid Gear. Was a curses, death, blood spec back when stats were part of the traits.

Is this a viable spec? I really enjoyed it at the time. But I’m getting the feeling no one does that anymore. From what I’ve read the condition cap was recently removed, so does that make this more viable?

Sucks to think that all that gear I worked so hard for is worthless now.
Any feedback is appreciated! :-)

I ran a Rabid-Torment build in HoT with scepter and minions. It worked all right. Greatsword needs power, though. If you camp out on scepter AA using sigils that proc on crit, the precision is good. Epidemic can sometimes be useful if mobs cluster enough. AoE dps is a lot lower with scepter than with greatsword running berserker, sinister, or rampager, for example, but the range of scepter is very useful.

Overall, Rabid seems less optimal but can be used.

I’ve been using Carrion gear with Rabid accessories on my Reaper. It seems like a good mix of damage and sustainability. You get the extra crit chance you lose out on from Decimate Defenses.