Guild Wars 2

Hi,

I’m currently working on a pure condi build for WvW: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vlIQNAS5nn3geNSuQvJRboJlsP0jS4I6SJ4EtrklTlRNjQOJNgEWwe93vH-ThyCABOcQAlgAcBAO+IAkiuBsUeYsJOh2fwH1fo4BAckSMSBAzcA-e

I think direct damage (Zerker) is a better choice for the zerg but i like Mallyx more then the other legends

Now I have some questions

• Does it make sense to use a condi build at the WvW-Zerg (Front Line)?
• Are ~3200 Armor and ~19k HP too much?
• Do you have any suggestions to optimize my build?

regards
mav

Condi is great at smaller scale encounters because targets, generally, lack enough Condi cleanse to deal with the amount of Conditions that can be pumped out. However once you scale the numbers up, the amount of Condition Removal outscales the amount of Condis generated. There are a few exceptions to this, and it’s usually “Rat Wells” (Necromancer Well + Venom Share Thief).

To put it another way, after hours of running with -60 Condi duration (Hoelbrak + Food) in WvW in Front Line parties on the class with the absolute worst Condi management tools in the game I still never noticed Conditions at all on my Revenant.

You will likely get way more mileage either taking that build solo/roam or switch it up for large scale.

To answer your questions I usually like to aim for 3k armor with buffs and 20k Hp with Guard stacks.

mav, my plan is to use Hammer and Mace/Axe with a focus on power, condi dmg and toughness for wvw with Herald and Shiro.

for huge fights hang back with hammer until you find some people split from the melee and then teleport to them and go nuts with Mace and Condis. I think you’ll have a tough time trying to run with the frontline and condis, but using them away from the melee train should work.