Guild Wars 2

Probably not the best idea in the world (since I hear it’s awful and other classes do it better) when I could just as easily jump on my Oprah Cancerspree condi thief or even roll the cliche condi mesmer but I want to try out condi rev – I remember making one sometime post HoT but I’m not sure what went wrong… anybody got a viable condi rev build I can try?

What: Condi Rev
Mode: WvW
Setting: Roaming/duel + probably small scale

I’m not very good at rev to begin with in terms of 1v1; I am most accustomed to playing the role of resist spam bot/healbot/hammer camping rev as required in a zerg.

From traits to runes + sigils.. no idea what stats I should use either – is trailblazers decent?

Throw me some ideas/help would be appreciated to help a rev noob out!

In the past was something like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vlMQRApX8sn3geNSuQvJRboHlsP0kS4I6SJ4EtrklTlJNgDWw+83nnNpmmC-TlyFQBmRzgCOCAhUJ460TsQlfH4ACgi9HO2DCYfq/AgTCw7gDgraVraVruKnd2Znd2ZNgVXd1VXVKgFVWB-w

…But with retribution instead of invocation. The typical stats were either viper (more agressive) or dire (more tanky). But overal was weak, and since the October nerf to the retribution traitline is mostly useless, because you have no ranged pressure, you have no condition burst, you have no sustain to slowly peel your enemies and you’re utterly frail vs ranged foes which can kite you at range (is waaaaaay way worse than the power build in terms of chasing enemies).

Thanks for the input, Buran.

YEs, one of my main gripes being sustain and dealing dmg.. rev has one ranged wep – power, which is a no go for condi builds. I’m aware I’ll be kited to death in the mix up; it really saddens me the lack of a viable condi build for rev but I’ll give it a shot.

Metabattle has a working condi build for zergs. Probably not nearly as useful 1v1 roaming, but depending on the size of your small group it could find enough use.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vlAQNApXmnfNuNSuJ7JRHlVlskyrS4SZWJorcskFOFK9CfIEtBoANw+fFMhA-T1CEQBA4QAIQ1fsoyDIqECgHBARs/g7OBA/SJyweAAyTfwIVCSKAFFbB-w

Is what I am currently running. I used to run rune of the undead which gives an ample amount of toughness in addition to more condi damage. Which I ran jalis with. I am also debating getting runes of thorns to ramp up damage while being kited.

Currently I am enjoy the mobility of shrio + mallyx in the current setup atm.

you can go for a apothecary/shaman build with ventari/mallyx but its for organized smallscale and blobs. You will get 9k-12k heals and hit quite good with your condi. But its not only difficult, its also quite annoying to use it even though it has ok-ish dps and a huge amount of heal. You will be as mobile as a fish on the rocks.

Hello,

Thanks for opening that thread because I’m in roughly the same concern.
I’m not so fond of power rev (even if I enjoy staff and hammer), but I don’t like sword so much nor do I like the legends.

I currently run a mixed damage build that’s not so bad, but I’m thinking of investing more into condis so that I become more effective.

That’s why I’m thinking of the Mallyx+Ventari legends. I’m also more of a small scale WvW player, as wall as generic PvE (open world, story, sometimes).

Here’re very specific questions :

• I’m seeing the apothecary stats as something really interesting. There’re also the settler stats, that are more toughness, and less healing, compared to apothecary. I suppose it eventually leads to more or less the same, but are there any big things to be expected from the change ?
• How about the seraph stats ? It seems like it’d fit with a Mallyx+Ventari build, but I don’t seem to find how to use them. The precision thing may be useful with condis on crit stuff.
• About the rune, I’ve got some choices :
  • Some rune that procs a condi on heal (so that it’d synergizes with Ventari), like Balthazar, Perplexity or Torment. The idea would be to keep some condi pressure even when using the tablet.
  • Rune of the undead, which would provide more sustain, while helping with the condi stat
  • Rune of the nightmare, maybe ? Always helpful in condi builds.
• Mace + axe is the usual stuff for a condi build, and I’m used to it (and I like them). There still is the usual issue : what alternate set ? Something like mace + shield for more sustain ? Any other weapon would be more of a trouble because of lack of power. Only staff, maybe, for the “toolbox” thing ?

Thanks for your answers !

https://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Herald_-_Condition_Mallyx_-_

This is a good place to start. Condi Mallyx rev’s have been coming about to both support the condi meta…and to provide the main counter to the condi meta…resistance.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vlAQNApemn3geNSuQvJRboHlsP0kS4I6SJ4EtrklTlJNgCewe93nXNjPOB-T1iBQB4RTg+0C4HdAJSJoCV/BAnAgm9AA2zhAYcHBg9t/QYU+FAABYmlZbezADdoDdoDdoN0hO0hO0hWIgFzBA-w

use mace/axe +staff and diabolic inferno in blob fights
use mace/shield +staff and pulsating pestilence in 1v1 small fights.

in 1v1 vs necro just keep spaming pain absorption. keep an eye on your resistance boon wait for the necro to use the well that removes boons (Well of Corruption), use pain absorption then switch legends (pulsating pestilence) and let the necro get a taste of their own medicine.

vs thief dodge roll for retaliation boon +spam banish enchantment and watch them kill them self(the good ones will run away).

the tactic vs necro can be used on all condi builds, you just need to learn the enemies condi bomb.

It is really fun when you kill condi classes with a revenant, when they see you they think you will be an easy kill due to the lack of condi cleanse