Guild Wars 2

So, many know me from back in the day with Faux and the RRR videos we used to put out, along with my daoc buddy Xsourus, old video links below. So Ive been a solo roamer since gw2 came out.

Im at a crossroads with my build and need some insight. I’m wondering if Fortifying bond is really worth it for the extra boons and boon sharing, 25 stacks of might sounds sexy, but I dont think the rest of the line is worth it, and I think Protective Ward may be a tad over hyped idk.

I usually use staff/gs. but sometimes Staff/lb so I guess im at a crossroads between WS, Marksmanship, and NM.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJARWnUqA1CitsA+CCctglMBDemmTHqNJrAwB4pGkqmYA-T1BFABppLYhLBwVKBRS5HAPBgEV/po9HIFQgTtA-w

Any insight is greatly appreciated!

WS seems like the right choice and the build seems fine as is.

My gear choices were different but I was running pretty much the same build right up until the latest round of pet nerfs.
You can pretty much laugh off condi builds but it’s pretty tough to kill anything that has some sustain. Don’t even bother with most warriors.
The only thing I would consider changing would be swapping shared anguish for refined toxins. Being able to cut down on their healing really helps when you can’t burst them down.

Hi @Furajir.3815,

I think NM is potentially the strongest, having tons of synergie opportunities.
It will work best with LB/staff as its a better source of burst damage.
Durability rune works realy good with NM as you can get 5+ sec of resistance with WHAO combo, 100% protection uptime, long quickness uptime and more. The 25 might is only a bonus and you dont have to go with the expensive dumplings.

somthing like – http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vNAQJATWnUqA1Ci9CCOsActglOBzpvFAKcPtgQ1CDelGT3pl8s0A-TFCFQBFS9HAcEAWwhAAJK/uiSQ19AAdBsb/BCeBAIFwXbtA-w

The more I looked at the build the more I thought. “How cool would it be on YouTube to go MS and use celestial shadow to surprise people with Moment of Clarity” But that would be more a full zerk build and you have lots of knights.

So WS is good for the minors and its adept in your current build and NM is good for fortifying and the rest of the line seems pretty balanced except the first minor is weak. You have an abundance of regen.

I would stick with WS as I believe its sustained reduction is overall better. I also agree with the poster above that refined toxins is probably your best choice. You have a stun break in your trait and on your utility bar. The poison will help you fight those other super sustain healin builds as well.

I think you are going to have an abundance of boons in this build anyway and most of the boons are shared between you and your pet. I think you overhyped fortifying bond in your mind.

oh I have a suggestion now that I realize you are wearing knights armor,

exchange ~200 toughness of knights gear for berserker,
change staff from berserker to nomads.