Guild Wars 2

I’m wondering if anyone has tried something like this and can tell me how it works. Money is tight and I’d like to “theorycraft” this before spending the gold on those expensive runes.

I’m thinking a 4/6/4/0/0 build with Longbow and Greatsword. With consumables + gear/traits I think I could get to 90% confusion duration, and 6 (maybe even 7) ways of applying it. But I also know that confusion damage is halved in wvw right now, so I’d like to know if this is viable.

I like running Rampager’s for Power + Precision + Condition Damage. This way I can use Air/Fire Runes on weapons for increased damage, although I’m wondering if Earth is better on one of those for the occasional bleed stacks I’ll get from Sharpened Edges? Anyway, crit chance should be around 70%. Yes, its fragile, but in WVW I’m just thinking 2-3 man grouping and not zergs, where frankly nothing will keep me alive. I think Dire gear would add a little more cond damage and be much more survivable, but at a loss of power and crit chance.

Weapons are Longbow and Greatsword. This gives me 3 interrupt opportunities, as well as a stealth, a block, a “distance closer” (or even extender) and 2 evades. With Moment of Clarity Hilt Bash does a 3 sec daze or stun, on a 20 sec cooldown. Counterattack and Point Blank Shot (my 2 other weapon interrupts), are on 12 sec cooldowns when traited.

For utility skills, because of Asuran race and Moment of Clarity, I’m actually thinking about using TWO racial skills. Pain Inverter gives 3 stacks of confusion, and Technobabble creates a whopping 6 sec daze (which would also apply confusion with runes). For the 3rd Utility slot I’m not really sure. I hate to see so much cond damage go to waste, so maybe a trap? SOTW would provide good burst damage, and for roaming I’d definitely need SOTH in there for 25% movement speed.

Runes would of course be Perplexity, which would cause confusion on hitting me (25 sec cooldown) and also when I interrupt a foe (15 sec cooldown). If I did my math right, in theory I could have them permanently confused, as the 8 sec from the runes would be extended to 15.2 sec, and Counterattack and Point Blank Shot on 12 sec cooldowns.

As far as the Pet goes, I’m really not sure. I usually use spider’s or dogs for CC. Would reef drake’s confusion attack help this build, or make it worse?

Anyway, thanks for letting me know if this would work well one on one or in small groups.

Anyone have any input on this idea? I’d really like to hear if anyone has tried this before I make the commitment in gold for the Perplexity Runes. Thanks again.

Its not updated but you can get the main idea. SB/LB can both work, each have their on pros and cons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-tG34sEKcg&list=UUXpX7JMwRXtczc5GTrIYRIw

Try to mixman Rampager with celectrial for extra survivebility.
Dont take the confusion recial, lots of better utilities.
2-6-6-0-0 might be better.
It worth mentioning that xsorus later changed perplexity to traveler because he argued that the confusion is not as good with the daze effect from techno+moc, both prevent player from preforming actions, its like cripple and chill combo. He also argued that the free utility slot(the soth slot) is much more important that the confusion bonus from perplexity. But, things have changed and it might be very good right now.

Why not use knight’s and go power or rabid and go condi?

Also, confusion and daze don’t really work together because daze prevents them from using skills and they need to use skills so that confusion can deal damage.

Daze neutralises Confusion. It would be a better idea to make a confusion build and focus on evades/protection/weakness because you need to keep the enemy attacking for confusion to deal damage. But then I’d probably use Sword + Whatever with Axe + Whatever.

Also, rampager gear have been shown before to not be as effective as other stat sets. I don’t have any source on that, unfortunately.

1 tip: dont go full rampager… go a mix between carrion and rampager. Also if you can, you still can go for some celestial trinket for the extra crit dmg!