Guild Wars 2

I’m looking for something along the lines of Dacromir’s build (S/D, regen health in stealth, stealth frequently with C&D, cc with Tactical Strike) or the Yaksman, but wondering if those are still current or have they been superseded by something better?

I have the karma and gold to put together a gear set, just not sure what to get. Advice appreciated.

hidden killer builds are still viable. first time seeing the S/D build you linked to, so not too sure about it yet.seems to be a little too lacking in offensive ability though. both give up damage for survivability. if that is the kind of build you want then by all means go with it. the yaksman build focuses on might stacking by dodging/stealth which may or may not be your thing though, so you may want to play around in the mists to find a more suitable hidden killer if it isn’t.

Thx, I already have a Zerker Mug/C&D/BS/Hidden Killer build and gear, just looking for the opposite now – a solo survivability oriented one. Dacromir’s worked well, just not sure exactly what his stat breakdown was.

well, for solo survivability P/D condition builds are amazing. full carrion with 0/0/30/20/20 works great. works on a similar idea as Dacromir’s, stealthing often for healing, cleansing, and the stealth attack, just uses a different style of damage dealing. with short bow, or dagger/dagger for the second weapon set, it is rather impressive. if you want to stick to power based builds, S/D or S/P work great.

Great thanks, sounds interesting, will look into it.

I mean it kind of depends, are you running with a small group capping stuff or just solo, killing people?

If you are running solo I’d say both the extra dodge and longer steal range are pretty much necessary. If you are running with a team I would drop at least the dodge and probably the steal range in favor of fury on steal.

S/D has given me great survivability while still using berserker’s stats. The tricky part is you aren’t “tanky” so much as you have the tools to avoid being hit at all.

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mzkmzc0M0MlvFombTvmaxx9MczaqVcq8khS7kir7kiH707kiG707kNb70V7ofD70m

That is the build I’ve been running for about 3 weeks now and haven’t found a situation where it is weak. It is a little selfish, as it doesn’t really offer any support outside of throwing a heal to allies inside my shadow refuge. I feel that the pressure I put on multiple enemies helps out the group a good bit though.