Great Sword/Shortbow Armor & Rune Choices

Great Sword/Shortbow Armor & Rune Choices

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Posted by: nEmM.3076

nEmM.3076

My build is 10/20/30/5/5. I mainly do WvW and I am debating on my armor and rune choices. Should I go:

1) Full Rampager + Superior Rune of Melandru
(1): +25 Toughness
(2): -10% Condition Duration
(3): +50 Toughness
(4): -10% Stun Duration
(5): +90 Toughness
(6): -15% Condition Duration; -15% Stun Duration

or

2)Full Knights + Superior Rune of Thief
(1): +25 Precision
(2): +17 Condition Damage
(3): +50 Precision
(4): +40 Condition Damage
(5): +90 Precision
(6): +10% damage when behind or beside your foe.

I have more toughness and crit damage with Knights but I am losing out on condition and stun reduction, is it worth it?

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Posted by: nEmM.3076

nEmM.3076

Any suggestions?

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Posted by: capuchinseven.8395

capuchinseven.8395

Melandru with condition duration lowing food is pretty awesome. Conditions just drop off you.

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Posted by: nEmM.3076

nEmM.3076

Yeah I figured, Im gonna have to farm up for rampagers since I only have full knights right now.

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Posted by: Feldorn.6873

Feldorn.6873

i don’t like rampager’s. i’d go with knight’s, unless you really want to do CD, and if that’s the case, look at carrion or rabid, bot function slightly differently.

not really sure about runes, i’d almost go knight’s w/ melandru, unless.

though, if you aren’t solo roaming in wvw, defense probably isn’t that much of a priority for you. for small scale and skirmishing, you want the defense, imo.

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