Guild Wars 2

Ok so I’m just returning from a long break and I’m enjoying the experience so far. I had just hit 80 before leaving so now I’m trying to figure out what build I want to go with. My gear is all Carrion at the moment, largely because I’m floundering through different builds to see what I like. I’ve been running a wells/marks build the past few days that seems ok but has some problems. My idea had been to deal decent damage while offering support to the group. To that end, my utilities are all wells and I use the Ritual of Protection trait in combination with good Well of Darkness and Well of Blood placement to support the party. I have two major issues with the build right now though. Firstly even with the cooldown reduction the wells don’t come back quick enough. Every other fight I might as well be afk in dungeons. Secondly the build works great in zergs for WvW, but if I have to cross the map from a waypoint to meet up with them I better hope I don’t run into anyone. I can’t fight on open ground or escape from an enemy. Even if it is just one person, they’ll probably kill me because I effectively have no utilities against them.

So basically, I’m looking for a clean slate. A new build that I can use for dungeons, fractals (which I haven’t started yet), and WvW (both zerg and solo/small group). Some of my favorite things I’ve found on the Necro are Unyielding Blast, Terror, Axe #3, and Bone Minions. If there is a way to combine some or all of those into a coherent build then I’d love it.

What sort of builds are out there that seem to fit what I’m looking for? There used to be a lot of build threads when I left, but I don’t see many of those now.

For example, suppose I went with a build like this – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNAW3djMat7lbOb87JApCXD9oXddO6RwGzMA-j0xAIMBZaBMVJQpwioxWRLiGr6GTHTEVLEwiFA-w

What might I want to change about it?

No one answered this poor guy yet?
Could you find a good build on the forum in the mean time?

@ your link:
In WvW take Corrupt Boon instead of CPC.
Signet Mastery just for Plague Signet… meh. Spiteful Marks, weak trait in general.
Since you use a focus you could use Spiteful Talisman instead, and either Spiteful Spirit or Reaper’s Might.
Also, depending on how often you use the staff, you might want to take Gearter Marks instead of Staff Mastery.

Awesome thanks for the reply! Do the stats look ok or should I be going for a different mix of gear?

I’m not to familiar with hybrid builds but it seems like you are focusing a lot on conditions so i’m thinking A/F wouldn’t be useful to you. S/D would probably work better as the sceptor hits hard with power and drops conditions. Axe is really only good as a secondary weapon.

I agree with Flow and taking corrupt boon instead of cpc (cpc is kinda useless). Signet mastery is also not very good either and I would rather take spiteful spirit over that. If you are using a staff, greater marks is mandatory imo. Unblockable fears is just too good to pass up.

I’d like to make a suggestion to grab spectral walk or locust signet, as mobility is our biggest weakness. If you have no way to get swiftness or juke you will be a sitting duck considering most people will be faster than you. It’s personal preference to use either, as some like the constant speed and others like the swiftness.

I can tell you this though, locust signet is underrated imo and if you are fighting in a zerg you will heal to full without any healing power. If you are solo, it can still heal for a decent amount, especially when you fight a mesmer with full clones.

Wells if with group
small group or solo blood is power and corrupt boon + signet for speed or Spec walk
for condition 0/30/20/20 thats what i use
S/D + Staff the other weapons are for raw dmg they lack condition stacking

Axe has been hitting pretty hard actually and working great for finishing off targets that I hit with my marks.

I do, however, probably need to change my sigils from Earth to some thing else. The precision just isn’t there. Geomancy perhaps? I have found Signet of the Locust to be awesome for moving around. The heal hasn’t come into play yet but I’m sure it will at some point.

My final debate is between Plague and Take Root. Both have been very good against enemy zergs.