Guild Wars 2

Hey, guys. I came here to ask what you guys think about rune of Ogre and Rune of Rage for revenants in pve? Which one is better as cheaper option compared to strenght?
PS.: I don’t like scholar runes because you raids/high lvl fractals you are never above 90% hp, at least not the majority of time.

Thanks for you time.

Lynnie.7213:

PS.: I don’t like scholar runes because you raids/high lvl fractals you are never above 90% hp, at least not the majority of time..

In raids you are >90% for virtually the whole fight against Gorseval and Sabetha. Against VG, it depends how good your team mates are removing the seekers. I have a rev but am currently the druid in our raid group – so I have probably the best view of other classes HP.

Our revenants all rerolled and are still learning the class but they do not struggle to stay above 90% – our team skill level is just above average. Good enough to beat the raid at least.

Scholar’s for rev’s in raids is a definite imo, not being able to maintain the >90% hp shouldn’t be an issue. Furthermore, Scholars unlike flame legions or strength, add ferocity as their second stat, not might duration (which is unnecessary in raids). That results in an even bigger dps boost over the two.

If you cant afford scholar’s, then consider flame legions (assuming you have one condi with burning). They are very cheap and offer a bigger dps boost than strength in raid scenarios.

On a side note, the only class I have seen struggle with maintaining HP are elementalists on Gorseval (because of retal and stray hits from trash/ Gorseval while trying to clear orbs). Outside of that, pretty much all classes will be getting their scholar bonuses and a decent druid will always top people off to make sure they are.

I second Terra on this. There is no reason to lose your scholar buff in raids for an extended period of time unless you aren’t paying attention. Hopefully the goal is to pay attention better, position yourself better, and maintain the buff better and DPS harder. Looking for half-measures in gear to cover a weakness is a lot worse than just fixing the weakness IMO.

To directly answer your question, I’d take Rage anytime I’ve got Invocation slotted. It’s more useful in more areas of content imo.

If all you’re asking is for raids however, then your question has been answered.

Thanks, guys. Guess i’ll give scholars a go!