Guild Wars 2

So, I have been playing the Necromancer since launch. So you would think I would know how to make a good build. I don’t.

I have been running this weird slapped together condi necro build for a while, and I feel like I am not putting out enough damage, so I was wondering if you guys could suggest some builds and weapon combos for me to try out currently I use 20/30/20/0/0 and a scepter focus/staff setup. (I like condi necros. Just sayin’.)
I don’t sPvP at all. I do PvE for living story and 100% world completion (I will get it one day I swear) other then that I WvW a lot

Thanks in advance

I would recommend a set up like this 0/30/20/20/0 for PvE conditionmancer.

main weapon set would be scepter/dagger, second set staff.

take enfeeble, master of corruption and lingering curses in curses, either shrouded removal or staff recharge AND greater marks in death, take mark of evasion and possibly dagger recharge reduction in blood.

I used that build for soo long back in the day. you can actually do a lot of variations within the 0/30/20/20/0 spec and choose mostly what traits you want.

I would advise running consume conditions, blood is power, epidemic and the poison/weakness field OR spectral walk OR locust signet.

this will enable you to stack high bleeds and spread it to everyone around (up to 5 of course)

if this doesnt work for you try a wells build, will give a bit more utility and a different dynamic to condi necro game play, though a condi necro should never be seen without epidemic in PvE

and do you have any idea how it will fair in WvW? I’m guessing it wouldn’t be worse then my current build

From your description, i’d say staff is a must, whether you’re soloing or grouping. Putting 20 in death magic would be good, but not mandatory, except if you really want to use staff as your main weapon. Conditions would be the best when coming to staff, but power would also do good if you don’t care about damage so much / like to be in a zerg (conditions wouldn’t be so effective in a zerg except using epidemic, and you’ll be more likely to get credit for kills by speccing to power). You would also like to use wells as your utilities when in zerg, or use spectral skills for solo (they’re fun to use). When using wells, taking 10 in curses is a must, and even when not using wells, 10 in curses is good for the extra cond dmg and enfeeble on DS or other trait choice (Reaper’s Precision is good if you use DS a lot, since it also procs even when you’re on DS)

That said, your base build will be x/10/20/x/x
Put the remaining points wherever you like. Like support? put in blood. Like moar damage? Put in spite. Perhaps want to use DS? 30 in SR. Or just put more in curses, if you like the traits.

Warhorn is amazing in wvw, you should give it a try.
There are plenty of good wvw builds floating around here.