Guild Wars 2

I’m looking to play a Necro, with the ultimate goal being tpvp. I’ve played around with spvp a fair amount, and have done decently well with a few different builds. I’ve yet to get into tpvp though, as I have friends to do that with once they get off their lazy buttocks’.

Looking through the huge amount of build threads around the internet, it seems like staff is needed in every build that hopes to be competitive. I hate staff. I very much dislike terrain type abilities, such as ele staff spells and so on.

Does anyone do tpvp without staff, and do well? Give me hope T.T

Hmm well, Reaper’s Mark is a bit too good to pass up on tbh.

Staff is currently the best group utility weapon, as well as being an easy fit into both power and condition builds. It can generate LF quickly when traited, provide a full aoe condition clear, aoe fear, aoe regen, and the only weapon based combo field and blast finisher.

It’s hands down the best weapon Necro’s have. You can build without it, but you won’t be nearly as useful to a group.

Not only is Staff a necessity, but so is Greater Marks.

And I actually hate the animations on Staff across the board, dislike most of the weapon skins, and flat out DESPISE Jagged Horror (a requirement for Greater Marks). Despite this, I still use Staff because it is so much better than our other weapons in AoE, life force generation, and team support.

Wulf.5431:

Does anyone do tpvp without staff

Sure.

Wulf.5431:

and do well?

I wouldn’t think so.

Julius pretty much covered what I would say.

Simple answer would be no, and I main a mesmer.

power/Roamer Rambo doesn’t need a staff.

Everything else team oriented does.