Guild Wars 2

So i have finally three sets of armor that i want.

Got my Vitality and Condition Armor finished.

I just got my Power/precision/critical dmg set, and has no upgrade slots. Which Jewels or Runes, or combination of both would be the best for that set of armor?

I’m looking for Critical and Damage.

I will also be using different accessory trinklets for this set.
thank you.

Ruby Orbs, Runes of Divinity, and Runes of the Scholar are all great for Power/Precision/CritDmg builds.

• Runes of the Scholar will give you big opening strike, but aren’t so great if you’re taking lots of incidental damage (like walking through a bunch of low-grade area attacks, or stuck in a long fight where your health is generally hovering between 25% and 75% of full the entire time).
• Runes of Divinity give you the most net stat boosts, but a lot of the bonus is going into stuff that only benefits you a little tiny bit, like Condition Damage and Healing Power. If you cared about those stats you wouldn’t be speccing full-“glass” Power/Precision/CritDmg, you know?
• Ruby Orbs give you consistent bonuses to the stats you care about most.

Ruby Orbs are also way, way, way cheaper than the other two. So you can just buy a set now for nearly nothing and save 20+ gold. And if you want a different rune/gem/crest later, you don’t have to feel bad about overwriting them with another rune.

Gold isn’t an issue.

But i only WvW on my Thief, since he is my main. So that might narrow it down in between those three. I was thinking of the Orbs. But I’m not sure.

I don’t necessarily want to go “glass cannon” i want to atleast have 15k health. Unless i can take someone down really fast.

I like what you typed down, if you could tell me which one will be the best for WvW. It would be great!

Thanks for your help!

Loki.4139:

Gold isn’t an issue.

But i only WvW on my Thief, since he is my main. So that might narrow it down in between those three. I was thinking of the Orbs. But I’m not sure.

I don’t necessarily want to go “glass cannon” i want to atleast have 15k health. Unless i can take someone down really fast.

I like what you typed down, if you could tell me which one will be the best for WvW. It would be great!

Thanks for your help!

If gold isn’t a issue and you want to play WvW (being not 100% glass, which is mandatory if you don’t run a one in 45 seconds burst from 100 to 0 gimmick build) i would recommend using Divinity’s.

I also use them on my berserker backstab build, and I’m very happy with them.

Price point for a full set (6 Runes) should be around 40-50 Gold.

ASP pretty much nailed it. You did say you were looking for critical and damage… If you want 15k HP your gonna have to throw some VIT either with/on orbs/rune/trinkets. I have two full set; berserker and carrion for straight glass cannon (which I rarely run anymore) and condition. I W3 90% of the time.

The trinklets i currently have and use, have vitality in them. I could change some to have some more vitality.

but out of those three, which would be best for WvW?
My vitality set is more for when I’m using commander.

and I want to use my Crit, when I’m just following others or just messing around in WvW. I have a fellow guild member that has divinity runes. he takes down everyone pretty fast.

I just would like to know your opinions,

If your trinkets is VIT and the orbs are then you should be around 15K HP because I have 13K with straight glass cannon (berserker/ruby) everything.

If money isn’t an issue then Exquisite ruby jewels are a bit better than ruby orbs

Wasabi Kitty.8247:

If money isn’t an issue then Exquisite ruby jewels are a bit better than ruby orbs

But you can’t put those in your gear as they only go in jewelry.

Well, if you’re trying to “balance” stats, Divinity Runes are probably best. You get a bit of everything without neglecting Critical Damage. It’s the most overall bonuses you can get (at the expense of not focusing any one stat).

If you’re not just speccing for uber damage, there may be other runes that are worth your while. Look through the list and see if any have special effects that really appeal to you. I know some players like Rune of the Pack, Rune of Lyssa, or Rune of Melandru (combine with the similar food).

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Another thing when doing a “balanced” setup with some Critical Damage is to optimize which pieces have +CritDmg vs. other stats. Take a look at this chart (short version: jewelry gets +CritDmg disproportionately to the other stats, so if you want some CritDmg, it should always be in your jewelry).

Loki.4139:

but out of those three, which would be best for WvW?

There is no “best” in GW2. It’s simply personal preference and choices you have to make.

Ruby Orbs give you 60 more power and 40 more Precision than Divinity Runes, but 60 less Vitality, Thoughness, Healing, and so on.

So if you simply want damage, and nothing but damage and have a small budget, choose the Orbs.

If you have tons of money, and want very good damage, but also some of everything else (defesive stats), go for the divinity Runes.

Most other stuff is gimicky, or doesn’t really fit the Thief playstyle you described you want to go for (ASP already mentioned the choices, and explained them very well).

Go for what fits you the most.
If some one says “Thats the best”, all he is actually saying is “thats the best for me”.

What will be the best for you, is up to you.
The valid choices were, as mentioned, already listed by ASP.

Alright well thanks everyone!
I’ll see what will be the best for my playing style.

Thanks everyone!
Happy Holidays!