Guild Wars 2

I got totally rolled lol.

It’s funny because I have never been rolled so much in WvW before. The people in that game run some serious 1v1 builds and it figures that my WvW build is no match but still….extremely humbling.

Do you guys play in those games sometimes? How do you do?

I think the only way to win any 1v1 combat now is to use death blossom spam build (double D/D with 30 acrobatics for Quick Pockets, withdraw, caltrops, Hastened Replenishment, energy sigils, runes of Lyssa with basilisk venom for condition cleanse).
But once they realize you just can’t be facerolled like before (mainly warriors), after a few duels they will learn and you will be dead anyway. Also, necros and engineers are hard counter to it and you won’t be able to do anything.
You can also try something with S/D+D/P, but it will require very big focus from you to win, and a single mistake will kill you (as completely opposed to them).

So, if you like 1v1, reroll or wait for next patch.

10/30/30/0/0 — Zerker when fighting Condi builds, Solider’s when fighting power builds.

Take III in DA — III, VI, XII in CS — IV, V , XI in SA. Force and Air on d/p with Energy on SB.

Skills: HiS for heal, Shadowstep, X (w/e you like), Blinding Powder, Thieves Guild.

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I you lose any duels with this build you’re not as good as you once thought you were. This is the best duel build out of any duel build in the game. It, literally, cannot lose to anything.

The dueling scene can be especially fun. My favorite duels are when I am matched up against someone and wins go back and forth between the both of us. As duels go on, each of us is leaving “Let me change a couple things” and coming back “OK, let’s try this” in an attempt to one up the other.

Duels can highlight weaknesses in a build sure, but some builds do not do well against all classes and may not translate well to WvWvW. Think of “one-size-fits-all” for WvWvW versus “one-size-fits-this-size” for 1v1.

The best part about dueling is it can highlight weaknesses in a play style, prediction, reaction time, positioning, etc. Constantly duel a class you have problems with, over and over, across multiple players.

To answer Dagins.5163’s comment about winning using only D/D Deathblossom spam, that is simply not true. I have seen S/P faceroll Warriors, and I have had little trouble with most Warriors as P/D. Healing Signet Warriors can take more time, of course.

I have fought a few Thieves that have mixed things up unexpectedly. That’s what happens when you assume that your de facto sPvP or WvWvW build is suitable for the dueling scene. ;)

1v1s against one of my builds are unfair. It was built to fight multiple opponents, so unless you’re a ranger or a minion necro, I’m down (as I rely on multiple opponents to tick my SoM)

Dagins.5163:

I think the only way to win any 1v1 combat now is to use death blossom spam build (double D/D with 30 acrobatics for Quick Pockets, withdraw, caltrops, Hastened Replenishment, energy sigils, runes of Lyssa with basilisk venom for condition cleanse).
But once they realize you just can’t be facerolled like before (mainly warriors), after a few duels they will learn and you will be dead anyway. Also, necros and engineers are hard counter to it and you won’t be able to do anything.
You can also try something with S/D+D/P, but it will require very big focus from you to win, and a single mistake will kill you (as completely opposed to them).

So, if you like 1v1, reroll or wait for next patch.

You don’t need DB Spam to win, that’s silly.

10/0/0/30/30 Soldiers S/D Shbow wins the majority of my 1v1’s for me, usually with ease. Some necro and engi builds can be a pain, but then it comes down to skill and some luck. The only build I really have consistent trouble with is Stealth Spam Condi mesmer, and even then I fare fairly well unless I’m seriously outplayed.

Most of these fights I’m taking in the context of having to hold a point as well – if I don’t have to worry about giving up a point, those harder fights get much easier.

Iove.3902:

10/30/30/0/0 — Zerker when fighting Condi builds, Solider’s when fighting power builds.

Take III in DA — III, VI, XII in CS — IV, V , XI in SA. Force and Air on d/p with Energy on SB.

Skills: HiS for heal, Shadowstep, X (w/e you like), Blinding Powder, Thieves Guild.

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I you lose any duels with this build you’re not as good as you once thought you were. This is the best duel build out of any duel build in the game. It, literally, cannot lose to anything.

While its true this build cannot lose to anything it cannot win very many matchups either.

I hate when people that say ‘gf’ when they just schooled me lol. I mean like really you can’t tell that was a bad one sided fight?

I mean like I was 1v1ing this necro, and he basically chain feared me to my death and he says ‘gf’. I was like really? I got schooled hard, that was not a good fight at all.

HS spam + quickness haste ! GG!