Guild Wars 2

i was just wondering how heal/con builds are doing i am starting to play again after a year break from game

Condis got buffed enormously recently, and the old Nature’s Voice trait got combined with the shout CD skill and is a lot easier to make work in any build, even power. So it’s a good time for those types of builds.

in spvp, not well. damage spikes are too high, so even running x/x/6/6/x with 16k HP blows hard. any scrub Mesmer can pop you for 10-12k on your 3k armor, and someone else will finish you off. that’s been my experience in my mmr bracket running low vit builds. wish we had access to shaman stats. you can try carrion.

In tpvp not so much, in wvw yea

Hmm, wondering how Shaman stats would work in WvW on a condi/healing power build

The way everyone talks, toughness doesn’t count for much anyway.

for wvw, id go combination of dire/shaman

mistsim.2748:

in spvp, not well. damage spikes are too high, so even running x/x/6/6/x with 16k HP blows hard. any scrub Mesmer can pop you for 10-12k on your 3k armor, and someone else will finish you off. that’s been my experience in my mmr bracket running low vit builds. wish we had access to shaman stats.

Yeah, 16k HP is just too low, I sacrificed a little damage for more survivability by using cele http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQRAnf8YnEqA9CiVsAusAUtgBKhqDgSNC+fYzzcfyngLvkdVA-TJRHwABeCAAOJAh2f4YZAA
The axe might stacking and the bird damage really make a difference though.

Here is my WvW version http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQRAnf8YnEqA9CiVsAusAUtgBKhqDgGPC8JfCu8/H28MvkdVA-TVzCABAcEAO+BAAoOgX0OMpaAcpUYTVCm4kAolyoEVCmlSmZ2fwGVdIFwiitA-w

I haven’t lost a 1v1 yet and I only lost a couple 1v2’s (after being moa’d or something equally kittenty), 1v3’s get a little tougher because you start hitting the point where they can power rez and this build doesn’t have the best stomping potential.

puck I think u might be onto something. it seems ok, but too soon to tell. not with axe though.

carrion still felt too squishy, despite the high vit.

I am doing fine with settlers in spvp atm. I’ve only had patch for two days so things are liable to change.