Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone! Returning player from a few months break, and I’m finally abandoning the SA line in my roaming build. You just can’t beat the utility the trickery line offers.

Anyway, I notice a lot of people are saying they run full zerker while roaming. I’ve been used to full valk, and that combined with the passive/defensive traits of the SA tree, I feel like I’m a little short on constant damage.

Here’s the thing: I’m going to run D/P, and I’ll likely still stick with the hidden killer trait. So do I need to increase in precision from zerker gear to maintain damage while chipping away at blinded enemies, or should I stick with higher vitality from the valk gear knowing that my backstabs will still hit like a truck?

Frankly, the massive added defenses from the offhand pistol will likely let you utilize berserker gear better, as you’ll be dealing a lot with auto-attacks and Heartseeker. I don’t think there is too big of a difference, however, assuming you’re using Thrill of the Crime. I would slowly try to transition over and experiment, and see what works best for you. Not using a signet build can allow for the use of Practiced Tolerance, which will keep the difference in health smaller while retaining nice critical hit chance.

Good point. I’m not a fan of signet builds, I tend to include only one and it’s been the move speed signet, which I’m thinking about trying the power one, but that’s not for this thread. Thanks for your input, I’ll likely put on half zerker gear and see how it feels.

I like full zerker running trickery AND shadow arts

That’s where the moneys at IMO

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Narkodx.1472:

I like full zerker running trickery AND shadow arts

That’s where the moneys at IMO

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I may try it out eventually, but I like to play pretty aggressively, and that seems like a pretty drawn out fight.