Guild Wars 2

For Power Build.

I am trash as calculating damage figures vis-a-vis trait modifications. So help me out here:

Is it better to stick to Close to Death for the +20% damage or it is better overall to go Signets of Suffering with Signet of Spite which gives 90 more power for a total of 270 power?

If you have really low power values the signet would be better. The more power you have, the better % modifiers get. So, for all normal scenarios with full ascended gear and full might stacks Close to Death is much better.

If you’re actually a Power build, Close to Death is vastly superior.

Need to factor in how much might you build around as well.

Might-shroud reaper gains almost double the bonus damage from CtD over the signet.

Considering the fact it’s a waste of a util slot as well (SA and Suffer come to mind as being very strong picks), there’s really no upside unless you plan to play triple signets, which is kinda bad.