Guild Wars 2

So i have a dilema. Mostly im palying in wvw and i like the raw/bursty dmg style. Mostly using P/D and D/D…for now im using P/D coz is funny, but i dont have any intention to go for condition build, so no Dire or Carrion set.
To craft ascended armors is quite expensive and need alot of time, so i dont rly want to chose wrong.

zerk

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Give me the reason why is for u bether than valk?

It allows for more build variety. You have to build around valk, not so with zerk.

w8..u 1st told to go for zerk..now for what i can understand u are saying to go for valk coz has more build variety?

No, you misunderstood me. Sorry.

Go for Berserker gear: It allows for more build options.

Do not go for Valkyrie: It limits your build options.

edit: you could also go for a “perfect math” stat combo, where you get the most overall stats, or whatever. People were very passionate about this sort of thing back near release:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Post-Your-Build-Thread/page/3#post2426220

So basicaly the link u pasted me…there are bursty build created of mixature of diferent armors and jewelery to get the best stats?

Tyvm for helping me

I used to play a Valkyrie Hidden Killer Backstab build before crafting my Berserker Ascended gear.

I think crafting Berserker gear was a good choice for the following reasons:

1. PvE: I know this might not be a top concern for you but Berserker gear is the prime choice for all PvE content. And that’s always nice. It means you can go Fractals or just regular dungeons without gimping yourself.

2. Guard Leech devalues Vitality: Even with Berserker gear and Hybrid Accessories I still have about 18.000 HP when fully buffed in WvW. Valkyrie would have about 21.000. That’s only about 15% more and not as big of a deal as you might think.

3. More HP doesn’t make as big a difference in practice: Yes, in theory I’d pick 3000 HP over 15% Critical Strike chance too. But not if we already have 18.000 HP. I also play D/P most of the time where most mitigation comes from Blind spam. Having a big HP pool just isn’t all that useful a lot of the time.

4. Berserker gear will always be useful, Valkyrie gear is limited to a particular build and a particular play-style. You basically limit yourself to one build and one spec by choosing that gear.

my situation is pretty much exactly like OP, playing power p/d (executioner not hidden killer). no desire for condition build.

i did just craft ascended valk chest, legs, and am half way done with helm…

i’ve definitely noticed it helping but should i craft zerk for the other items?

i pretty much only do wvw or farm orr/fgs.

Im not playing D/P, im playing P/D…but u had a point there…but now what came up to me is if to do zerk or hybrid armor and jewelry to get best posible stats like Woaden told

edited my post. i meant p/d.

Duxis.4683:

if to do zerk or hybrid armor and jewelry to get best posible stats like Woaden told

I’d still recommend going full zerk in almost all thief situations.

Mixing soldiers/zerk gives you the best possible total stats. But I’d rather sacrifice hp/toughness for more damage.

So I guess you could say I like going “glass cannon”, and like Dee Jay said— when you gain enough WXP, the “guard stacks” will give you plenty of HP.

Well u all helped me alot..i still have time to think about it…coz anyway cant craft it in one day..but probably will go for full zerk…but u are telling me to go full zerk…armor, jewelery all zerk?

And one thing i dont understan how can u be able to have 18k hp with zerk?

Applied Fortitude (from WXP rank) gives 250 vitality, and 6 acro gives 300 vitality.

I personally run around 12-13k base HP, with 3 or 4 points into acro.

I “top out” with AF at 17k or so, but that will depend on your build.