Guild Wars 2

It’s with great pleasure that i come here today to present you the new version of the shout trooper build for druids in wvw roaming. I’ve been test it for a month now and after the patch its still holds with some buffs to warhorn, that are very welcome, btw.

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rrj4qyDVA
Build Calc: https://goo.gl/FkYaA4

Do you have a link to the build? We don’t want to see you killing random idiots we want your ideas.

Fluffball.8307:

Do you have a link to the build? We don’t want to see you killing random idiots we want your ideas.

My bad, i forgot to make a gw2skills link for it. Also in the video now has a (skip to build) button that will go lead you directly there.
Here is the build calc link: https://goo.gl/FkYaA4

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

Stop making kiddies Cry…Too stronk Donee =D

(waves from Ochit/Kalo)

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Sarlack.4096:

Stop making kiddies Cry…Too stronk Donee =D

(waves from Ochit/Kalo)

I am pretty sure its the opposite, right? You made me cry on thief today in spvp, kay?!

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

We are still in a good place. Whenever you think we are in a bad place, remember of all necros’s nerf since day 1. lol
We can setup some duels for practice if you feel like doing it. Are in against JQ ? Msg me in-game whenever, better than we flood this post.

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

We are still in a good place. Whenever you think we are in a bad place, remember of all necros’s nerf since day 1. lol
We can setup some duels for practice if you feel like doing it. Are in against JQ ? Msg me in-game whenever, better than we flood this post.

I was facing JQ last week but all I found was zergs.

With the build, do you think that the sigil I chose is a good enough reason to keep it or do you think that endurance or another one is better suited for the set up?

Was also debating this…closer to yours but a bit different:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CiVsAmsAUtglZBzZqNnyaPBg603C+fWQfolI9zA-T1xIQBO7JAsFdB2Y/BEqEEAXCA7o+z+U+RKgyVGB-w

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

We are still in a good place. Whenever you think we are in a bad place, remember of all necros’s nerf since day 1. lol
We can setup some duels for practice if you feel like doing it. Are in against JQ ? Msg me in-game whenever, better than we flood this post.

I was facing JQ last week but all I found was zergs.

With the build, do you think that the sigil I chose is a good enough reason to keep it or do you think that endurance or another one is better suited for the set up?

Was also debating this…closer to yours but a bit different:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CiVsAmsAUtglZBzZqNnyaPBg603C+fWQfolI9zA-T1xIQBO7JAsFdB2Y/BEqEEAXCA7o+z+U+RKgyVGB-w

Aw, missed by 1 week.
Honestly if it was me running that build, i’d still swap the incapacitation over something else. Probably air or blood.
Regards the build, i think the survival one is stronger since you are running with 0 boon duration.

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

We are still in a good place. Whenever you think we are in a bad place, remember of all necros’s nerf since day 1. lol
We can setup some duels for practice if you feel like doing it. Are in against JQ ? Msg me in-game whenever, better than we flood this post.

I was facing JQ last week but all I found was zergs.

With the build, do you think that the sigil I chose is a good enough reason to keep it or do you think that endurance or another one is better suited for the set up?

Was also debating this…closer to yours but a bit different:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CiVsAmsAUtglZBzZqNnyaPBg603C+fWQfolI9zA-T1xIQBO7JAsFdB2Y/BEqEEAXCA7o+z+U+RKgyVGB-w

Aw, missed by 1 week.
Honestly if it was me running that build, i’d still swap the incapacitation over something else. Probably air or blood.
Regards the build, i think the survival one is stronger since you are running with 0 boon duration.

I usually use blood and air. I may just use something for now and see if I need more DPS or healing. Thanks for your input and I will look ya up. (may have met ya in Auric Basin and already have ya in my list lol).

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Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Lynnie.7213:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

How do you think a shout/survival hybrid would fare (dual ranged options)

I understand that the boons are better on the wh and there is 2 forms of stealth with sword/wh vs. LB only having one. Still good condi cleanse and despite the vine surge removing immob, its the hard CC’s I come across a lot so I replaced Guard with Lightning Reflexes. If CA coodlown wasn’t touched I wouldn’t care so much.

Please let me know what you think? (I swap between Entangle and SotP pending on what I go up against)

I also realize that the stealth from LB isn’t as realiable, however 1500 range is too much to ignore and where I can get a good 10k+ rapid fire burst, I can’t swap.

Although the defensive part of Wilderness survival is def welcoming to Druid right now.

Please look/help my build senpai

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CilsAusActglMB7pGkqmYwz0c6QtJZFAOAl8s0A-T1xIQB7T5HAuCA2Y/Bn9IAWn6PbTXACVCSKAMXGB-w

You have a pretty solid build there, man. Living the life on zerkstyle!
You have more condition cleanse than my build due to Wilderness Knowledge, pretty solid.
The only change i’d make there is the sigil of incapacitation. I really don’t see a reason to have those since you are running both ranged weapons, so you won’t have any issue hitting your targets and is not like they can runaway from you on longbow since you can trigger ancient seeds anytime you want once they are on the run. I’d swap those sigil for air or blood, tbh.

Longbow is a great weapon, i use it sometimes also. My only beef with it is that its a projectile weapon and everyone run reflects in WvW and i don’t know why.

Keep up the good roaming, man.

Heya and thanks for taking a look at it (im the dude who commented on your YT vid about going staff/lb and asked for your opinion there but ist easier for me to ask here, lol).

I chose that sigil do to other druids/zerkers and anything that stealth that have more mobility than I to help keep their speed down so I can stay ranged as much as possible as I do best at range. I was thinking endurance instead for the protection on dodge, however if someone does run (as lots of people do, especially those durned teefs, I want to be able to slow them down so I can catch up and kill em (where I don’t have sword to go ballerina to catch up).

I personally hate dueling druids (prior to this build) as it always ended up in a stale mate and I wanted to be able to 1 up them. I don’t know many good druids to spar against tho so I don’t have much practice. I see other classes more in WvW.

Ah ic, so you do have a purpose behind the incapacitation sigil. So keep it on, for sure.
Strange, i run mostly into druids and mesmers nowsday.

I see lots of them as well. Usually get 3 out or 4 wins with them. Hopefully some day I can run into ya and learn from a druid that I know is better than me so I can fight ya and learn. Druid isn’t in the best place but I will be darned if I let mine die.

#Druid4life

We are still in a good place. Whenever you think we are in a bad place, remember of all necros’s nerf since day 1. lol
We can setup some duels for practice if you feel like doing it. Are in against JQ ? Msg me in-game whenever, better than we flood this post.

I was facing JQ last week but all I found was zergs.

With the build, do you think that the sigil I chose is a good enough reason to keep it or do you think that endurance or another one is better suited for the set up?

Was also debating this…closer to yours but a bit different:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CiVsAmsAUtglZBzZqNnyaPBg603C+fWQfolI9zA-T1xIQBO7JAsFdB2Y/BEqEEAXCA7o+z+U+RKgyVGB-w

Aw, missed by 1 week.
Honestly if it was me running that build, i’d still swap the incapacitation over something else. Probably air or blood.
Regards the build, i think the survival one is stronger since you are running with 0 boon duration.

I usually use blood and air. I may just use something for now and see if I need more DPS or healing. Thanks for your input and I will look ya up. (may have met ya in Auric Basin and already have ya in my list lol).

Cool. Send me a msg whenever you feel like.

Lynnie.7213:

Sarlack.4096:

Stop making kiddies Cry…Too stronk Donee =D

(waves from Ochit/Kalo)

I am pretty sure its the opposite, right? You made me cry on thief today in spvp, kay?!

I switched teams next match to run with rather than against you =D I was testing another build idea this morning, didn’t mean to kitten in your cheerios lol

Sarlack.4096:

Lynnie.7213:

Sarlack.4096:

Stop making kiddies Cry…Too stronk Donee =D

(waves from Ochit/Kalo)

I am pretty sure its the opposite, right? You made me cry on thief today in spvp, kay?!

I switched teams next match to run with rather than against you =D I was testing another build idea this morning, didn’t mean to kitten in your cheerios lol

Ah ic. I was running the glorious and only build worthy playing sword/dagger on my thief. I just enjoy that so much.

ewww, 23k hp for roaming?

Dump marauders for berskers or something. That’s just shameful.

oh wait, I take that back, you kite people to death so dmg isn’t too important I see. Disreguard my post.

Nice original build you got there. Using HOT stats is always a good thing since you get more stat points in total. Personally I would prefer Evasive Purity since you get rid of annoying cover conditions and poison but your choice makes sense with this build.

I’m pretty sure that you can kill everybody who wears offensive stat combos ( kitten stunbreak-heal warriors might take some time ). Since I tried out a lot recently with druid I’m pretty sure you will have trouble killing tankier builds. Maybe equipping more offensive stats could help and sigill of doom to cripple enemy heals.

For outnumbered fights this setup is fine except if you deal with boon corruption – but let’s face it, Reaper is just pathetic in WvW.

The recent Warhorn buffs are ok, but I hate the fact that the birds destealth you. I would still go with GS. Or honestly I would not equip melee weapons at all since they are underwhelming compared to every other class with melee options( but thats just my opinion).

Maybe I will try out your build but I will probably go back to my rampager-cele-hybrid crap since it kittens on nearly every class in 1v1.

Keep it up!

Justine.6351:

ewww, 23k hp for roaming?

Dump marauders for berskers or something. That’s just shameful.

oh wait, I take that back, you kite people to death so dmg isn’t too important I see. Disreguard my post.

Yeah i like high health for roaming because i always get into trouble and in JQ 1v1’s always turn into 1 v many, also high hp make your life easier when dealing against condition bombs.

The quickness uptime make up for the the low crit dmg %, together with the nearly permanent 25 might stacks.

On a note, people doesn’t need specific follow the build’s choice, its just an idea, they can play with status for a more offensive approach or even a more tankier with full soldier/knight, idk.

beatthedown.2651:

Nice original build you got there. Using HOT stats is always a good thing since you get more stat points in total. Personally I would prefer Evasive Purity since you get rid of annoying cover conditions and poison but your choice makes sense with this build.

I’m pretty sure that you can kill everybody who wears offensive stat combos ( kitten stunbreak-heal warriors might take some time ). Since I tried out a lot recently with druid I’m pretty sure you will have trouble killing tankier builds. Maybe equipping more offensive stats could help and sigill of doom to cripple enemy heals.

For outnumbered fights this setup is fine except if you deal with boon corruption – but let’s face it, Reaper is just pathetic in WvW.

The recent Warhorn buffs are ok, but I hate the fact that the birds destealth you. I would still go with GS. Or honestly I would not equip melee weapons at all since they are underwhelming compared to every other class with melee options( but thats just my opinion).

Maybe I will try out your build but I will probably go back to my rampager-cele-hybrid crap since it kittens on nearly every class in 1v1.

Keep it up!

Thanks, mate.
I can kill tanky builds just okay, since if they are tanky they don’t have a great dmg output, so i’ll pretty sure outlive them.
But warriors are a different beast these days. They can get up to 3~4k armor with +25k hp, nearly 3k power and high crit chance/dmg in theirs “tanky” build, on top of that tons of boon sustain and crazy heals on stunbreak. Tbh only builds who can actually win that are condi builds, otherwise it will end up in a draw or the fight resetting.
On that topic, i just lost to a tanky warrior in this build, i guess, yesterday. I think it was the first defeat to a warrior i had using this updated version of build. Usually i win most of fights or then we just give up and accept the draw.

About the weapon choice, yeah people are welcome to change their weapons since they don’t need to copy the entire build and use, you just gotta use what you are comfortable with. But i still believe in a fair comparison, sword/wh is stronger than gs, because the gs burst is so unreliable and hard to land.

Anyways, thank you very much for the comment, man. I like to talk about build, choices and stuff.

I tried out something similar the day they buffed WH but I just couldn’t get into it.
It works great when people are willing to fight but I spend so much of my time chasing after people that it doesn’t work for me. I would rock the kitten out of this build if they would just re work sword 2 into forward or directional leaps.
Great video.

Already 45% of my is commanders stats and I use a mix of zerk and muarder so I decided to your your sigil of rage ideas and holy smokes I feel like I’m cheating it’s pretty op. Even tried a variation in PvP that used the seekers amulet.

What peeps aren’t realizing that when you can abuse quickness like that your celestial form skill 4 heals for so much even with out healing power simply because it cycles throw really quickly. Plus your CA form spikes up too. Having an easy time against everything cept burn guards and Condi traiblaizers warriors.

Seriously though this build is quite powerful

Incapacitation is a good sigil, I’ve used it on my Druid (Zerk) and also Guardian. I was actually expecting it to be nerfed a while back.

OP – Solid build (not that I’m an expert, but it looks solid ). Good video, fun. Tasteful music.

Jim Hunter.6821:

I tried out something similar the day they buffed WH but I just couldn’t get into it.
It works great when people are willing to fight but I spend so much of my time chasing after people that it doesn’t work for me. I would rock the kitten out of this build if they would just re work sword 2 into forward or directional leaps.
Great video.

Thanks.
I feel you. When people just doesn’t want fight me i pop those 25 sec quickness and start to attack with staff. Usually they burn all theirs cds trying to escape or just turn back and fight me because their hp is going down really fast.
But yeah, if a thief or warrior decides to run there is nothing you can do about.

Eleazar.9478:

Already 45% of my is commanders stats and I use a mix of zerk and muarder so I decided to your your sigil of rage ideas and holy smokes I feel like I’m cheating it’s pretty op. Even tried a variation in PvP that used the seekers amulet.

What peeps aren’t realizing that when you can abuse quickness like that your celestial form skill 4 heals for so much even with out healing power simply because it cycles throw really quickly. Plus your CA form spikes up too. Having an easy time against everything cept burn guards and Condi traiblaizers warriors.

Seriously though this build is quite powerful

Exactly! You get so much stronger with quickness on top of those 25 might stacks. Your CA skills are executed faster, healing faster, attacking faster.

Crapgame.6519:

Incapacitation is a good sigil, I’ve used it on my Druid (Zerk) and also Guardian. I was actually expecting it to be nerfed a while back.

OP – Solid build (not that I’m an expert, but it looks solid ). Good video, fun. Tasteful music.

Thanks.

Just came back to the game after year and a bit away, and I have to say this build makes me very tempted to finally buy HoT

Can see a few changes I’d make to suit myself better, but it does look a lot of fun, mostly because of the Quickness up time lol.

Cufufalating.8479:

Just came back to the game after year and a bit away, and I have to say this build makes me very tempted to finally buy HoT

Can see a few changes I’d make to suit myself better, but it does look a lot of fun, mostly because of the Quickness up time lol.

The quickness up time will definitely be nerfed unfortunately. People already complaining about it in PvP.

I really hope it does not get nerfed, in PvP you have to run glass (for the boon duration anyways) it’s strong but I wouldn’t say it’s as strong as menders or any other meta build in PvP. (What makes it so strong in wvw is you can build for survivability and still maintain the high quickness uptime)

Regardless it’s a fun bursty build

Cufufalating.8479:

Just came back to the game after year and a bit away, and I have to say this build makes me very tempted to finally buy HoT

Can see a few changes I’d make to suit myself better, but it does look a lot of fun, mostly because of the Quickness up time lol.

You should buy it, its worthy.

blitzkrieg.2451:

Cufufalating.8479:

Just came back to the game after year and a bit away, and I have to say this build makes me very tempted to finally buy HoT

Can see a few changes I’d make to suit myself better, but it does look a lot of fun, mostly because of the Quickness up time lol.

The quickness up time will definitely be nerfed unfortunately. People already complaining about it in PvP.

People complain on everything, that is why meta keeps changing non-stop. But if they nerf it will be pvp/wvw only, i guess. THey can’t nerf quickness even more in pve.

Eleazar.9478:

I really hope it does not get nerfed, in PvP you have to run glass (for the boon duration anyways) it’s strong but I wouldn’t say it’s as strong as menders or any other meta build in PvP. (What makes it so strong in wvw is you can build for survivability and still maintain the high quickness uptime)

Regardless it’s a fun bursty build

Thanks. xD

Hey donee I have a challenge for you! Make a good sb druid/ranger that’s decent all around fights (wvw roaming/pvp/1v1s). I’ve tried to make one but i can’t seem to make one that’s okay (has decent cleanse and mobility yet does enough pressure)

Just a humble request, I’m hoping that wizzo dude dusts off his asruan ranger for the ability buffs

Eleazar.9478:

Hey donee I have a challenge for you! Make a good sb druid/ranger that’s decent all around fights (wvw roaming/pvp/1v1s). I’ve tried to make one but i can’t seem to make one that’s okay (has decent cleanse and mobility yet does enough pressure)

Just a humble request, I’m hoping that wizzo dude dusts off his asruan ranger for the ability buffs

Hey, buddy. I’ve made a quick build in calculator but i don’t know if it will work. Its taken the shout trooper build as base but i think it will have a great result.
You’ll have 100% boon duration to stack might, regeneration and protection, also some good condition duration 30%ish. High health and armor, the armor is really high which i don’t like much since at 3000 you start to not get much of it, but that is what gave me the best health/condition duration ratio.

I think it will work but need to be tested. All trailblazers can be swapped into dire if you don’t have them.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQNAV8fnUqA1sg9CCusAUtglMBrJZFAOAOHuTVjDemmTHqA-T1hHQByT9HBqMrgKNE3+juhKqEUfPBAAcRAIFQgTjA-w

hi Donee, I am glad you came up with this original build. Instead of sword/wh, do you think GS also a viable option for burst/utility/cc?

beezarre.4710:

hi Donee, I am glad you came up with this original build. Instead of sword/wh, do you think GS also a viable option for burst/utility/cc?

Yeah, man. Any weapon set is viable, either gs, longbow, dagger or axe off hand.
Sometimes i also swap weapons depending on situations, i just release the build with sword/warhorn because its what i think its the most effective nowsday.

If i had to rank it with current WvW state, i’d say: Sword/Wh > Longbow(but tons of reflect) > Greatsword > Sword/axe > Sword/Dagger.

Any chance of a similar PvP build to test out?

You’ll be super glassy but you could try going seekers amulet for the feel

I miss GS; but sword/WH is > GS. STILL – preference sure. One thing – I love the direction you took this; but I will say the pre-patch shout trooper was A LOT less expensive to run. It was actually very appealing because of that and how fun/successful it was. This plays differently too with the boon style and weap changes. I still think the soldier version is good in this meta, but you really thought this through it’s almost a new type of build tbh it imo drastically changes the previous shout trooper.

Basically; I am poor and cannot get all these new stats and sigils :P But do you still think your older build maybe w/ a few adjustments is viable this meta? Maybe a poorman’s shout trooper :P

Heya, can I get your opinions on this build? Its similar, but slightly different stats (I started to appreciate the fried golden dumplings).

Its a little less Boon duration based, but added more damage. Stuck the capacitation on my LB only for chasing

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CitsAmsActglMBDemmTHqP1gU1ErJZFAOAl8g0A-TVCGQBTUJ4CuCAlQdgLoLgEq8ktHAgBV+Fk9HAwhAgUABO0C-w

Thanks

Celestia

I respect the build and that a lot of people run like this, but honestly I think it’s a tad overkill.

Even post patch, between Druidic Clarity, slotting Signet of Renewal, and the single cleanse from CF2 if needed, you should have more than enough cleanses.

With that in mind, you could dedicate much less of your gear to maintaining your boon duration, starting with swapping the runes to Durability Runes. Between them and running Nature Magic (the bonus of which doesn’t appear in the stats on the builder site btw, but is 20% boon duration at all times), you’d have 40% boon duration. Now swap your trinkets to exotic trinkets of your choice and throw platinum doubloons in them. That’s another 20% boon duration, excluding the backpiece, and if you add in the backpiece, that’s 24% boon duration. Combined with the concentration sigil procs alone, that’s already 97% boon duration, so when you factor in food, you’d hit cap easily.

That just freed up all of the stats on your armor, weapons, and trinkets by doing that. And if you’re still dead set on running with Trooper Runes, you’re still at 97% boon duration with food and concentration sigil procs by going that route.

You wouldn’t even lose your builds identity, you’d just open up a very wide range of new gearing possibilities to gear out towards whatever your preference is (for a lot of people in the thread, this would be the way to go to pick up zerker/damage stats without losing the concept of the build).

Which is more or less what I’m doing JC, since I’ve not yet decided on HoT I don’t have access to most of the stuff in this build I just fiddled something simular together with the armour sets I already have to make this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQNAV8YnUqA1Ci9CCmsActgBKhyf8J4y7AYBSg/Hm1OuEnnG-TFCFABGqujVK/K4CAI3+DUqSgfKBB4BAkmuBSBE4UL-w

Doesn’t get up to 100% boon duration, but gets to 65% at the minute. Would rather have Durability or Leadership runes but right now that’s not possible, and clearly the lose of the druid line and all that brings changes the build quite a lot.. but I’m still finding it huge fun and am starting to win fights again which is always nice when you come back to a game and realise you’re terrible again haha. And it lets me use my favourite weapons. I just can’t get enough of SB+S/D, not matter what anyone says about them haha

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQNBmYD7kSFoWQsXQwkFgrFsMLYPBg603yJqNnyaw/zC6DtEnnG-TlSGQBA4gAAk9HgoSQF8AAGnuhBq8aeqB8vrAQ9U9pgKRIFQgLjA-w

Made a quick Build calc. Swapped a few gear pieces of Donees build. This seems much more appealing to me since you will reach around 80% crit chance instead of 60% while only sacrifying 3k health. Like Donee said – play whatever you want, but this one seems more effective in theory. Also: More Crit = More might

I notice a lot of mix and match with the gear (mainly Maurader) and accessories. I suppose I could play around with stats when I get home from work…but could this build be mirrored using gear with Minstrel prefix?

Roamed a bit tonight.
Druid still feels the best duelist out there even after the nerf.

I didn’t take trooper rune but took signet of renewal for the extra condition clear. 15 sec Avatar is fine since you need some time to do damage anyway.

PlagueParade.7942:

Any chance of a similar PvP build to test out?

When i spvp with it, i run Diviner’s amulet.

EriskRedLemur.7153:

I miss GS; but sword/WH is > GS. STILL – preference sure. One thing – I love the direction you took this; but I will say the pre-patch shout trooper was A LOT less expensive to run. It was actually very appealing because of that and how fun/successful it was. This plays differently too with the boon style and weap changes. I still think the soldier version is good in this meta, but you really thought this through it’s almost a new type of build tbh it imo drastically changes the previous shout trooper.

Basically; I am poor and cannot get all these new stats and sigils :P But do you still think your older build maybe w/ a few adjustments is viable this meta? Maybe a poorman’s shout trooper :P

yeah, man, the build’s old version is still great and more of a budget option also. The new version is just an upgrade, but not mandatory ofc.

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Heya, can I get your opinions on this build? Its similar, but slightly different stats (I started to appreciate the fried golden dumplings).

Its a little less Boon duration based, but added more damage. Stuck the capacitation on my LB only for chasing

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1CitsAmsActglMBDemmTHqP1gU1ErJZFAOAl8g0A-TVCGQBTUJ4CuCAlQdgLoLgEq8ktHAgBV+Fk9HAwhAgUABO0C-w

Thanks

Celestia

Seems a pretty solid build. I just don’t see the reason in running sigil of rage in staff since you don’t have high boon duration. Instead i’d put it on longbow so you can proc quickness rapid fire every 30 sec.

beatthedown.2651:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQNBmYD7kSFoWQsXQwkFgrFsMLYPBg603yJqNnyaw/zC6DtEnnG-TlSGQBA4gAAk9HgoSQF8AAGnuhBq8aeqB8vrAQ9U9pgKRIFQgLjA-w

Made a quick Build calc. Swapped a few gear pieces of Donees build. This seems much more appealing to me since you will reach around 80% crit chance instead of 60% while only sacrifying 3k health. Like Donee said – play whatever you want, but this one seems more effective in theory. Also: More Crit = More might

It seems a more offensive approach to the build and its ofc looking good. Whatever suit your playstyle.

I notice a lot of mix and match with the gear (mainly Maurader) and accessories. I suppose I could play around with stats when I get home from work…but could this build be mirrored using gear with Minstrel prefix?

Sure, you can swap some pieces for minstrel, specially the wanderer’s one. Swap pieces until you feel comfortable with the status you wanna play.

What people don’t realize is that you have thanks to the additional boon duration a safestomp with 15 sec cooldown by using Natural Convergence. (Stability usually wears out before you stomp and you can be interrupted). This is actually pretty neat in teamfights and outnumbered fights.

But yeah…I better go with my power Mesmer again that I can’t play. Dueling wit druid is just pain right now because of a certain zerker Warrior build that can outheal you. WvW is really a joke. After the latest balance patch I’m 100% certain that Arenanet does not know, what to do with Druid and what it is supposed to do…but thats not the point of the topic.

beatthedown.2651:

snip…

But yeah…I better go with my power Mesmer again that I can’t play. Dueling wit druid is just pain right now because of a certain zerker Warrior build that can outheal you. WvW is really a joke...snip.

only warrior? Just yesterday i fought for 20 minutes running in circles for an very annoying and pretty bad ultrabunker meditrapper with sword\shield and scepter\focus (so you can decide how bunker he was going) until i could burst him down.
Completely lack of skill should not be that rewarding, F1 , circle trap, pull, symbol, and shield bubble to push you off while healing.

like a typewriter and impossible to burst down simply because it can heal better than the druid.

And chrono bunkers? with enough confusion output just walking around to kill anyone and immunities to walk thru an enemy zerg.

scrappers with tonics are also bunkerish as a nightmare. Hell even dire DDs full stealth mode can melt anybody just jumping around.

The only difference between a Druid and any other bunker build is that the druid don’t have enough burst and have to wear down enemies. People complain about the pet, but all those other classes can go full bunker still do double our dps even with the pet.

And it is not because the druid it’s just healing, that it should be fine, but it’s because the ranger base it’s in pretty bad state.

The pets needs to be a reliable source of damage or they should became our burst and utility and buff the ranger damage all across all the weapons. In any case i’m not asking for going full damage, but at least being better balanced with thw other classes.

anduriell.6280:

beatthedown.2651:

snip…

But yeah…I better go with my power Mesmer again that I can’t play. Dueling wit druid is just pain right now because of a certain zerker Warrior build that can outheal you. WvW is really a joke...snip.

only warrior? Just yesterday i fought for 20 minutes running in circles for an very annoying and pretty bad ultrabunker meditrapper with sword\shield and scepter\focus (so you can decide how bunker he was going) until i could burst him down.
Completely lack of skill should not be that rewarding, F1 , circle trap, pull, symbol, and shield bubble to push you off while healing.

like a typewriter and impossible to burst down simply because it can heal better than the druid.

And chrono bunkers? with enough confusion output just walking around to kill anyone and immunities to walk thru an enemy zerg.

scrappers with tonics are also bunkerish as a nightmare. Hell even dire DDs full stealth mode can melt anybody just jumping around.

The only difference between a Druid and any other bunker build is that the druid don’t have enough burst and have to wear down enemies. People complain about the pet, but all those other classes can go full bunker still do double our dps even with the pet.

And it is not because the druid it’s just healing, that it should be fine, but it’s because the ranger base it’s in pretty bad state.

The pets needs to be a reliable source of damage or they should became our burst and utility and buff the ranger damage all across all the weapons. In any case i’m not asking for going full damage, but at least being better balanced with thw other classes.

The build can kill all these you mentioned, but that super boon tanky warrior, although it’s a pain and slow af!
I had a duel with one of these warriors and the fight lasted about 8 minutes until he finally get me down. I managed to get him below 20% hp several times but just didn’t had enough burst to kill, then he kept healing to full. We are helpless! >_<