WvW Badge armour
I am getting it, just not with badges. Not worried about the damage just yet. I might gem for damage, not sure, I will have to try pure defensive first. I think in the end you will have to balance.
But, before you spend those badges, note that you can get the same stat gear elsewhere for Karma. So those hard-earned badges don’t need to be used unless you just want the looks, or save them for the weapons.
The WvW armor is a bad fit for a condition build; there is no way you can rune it with “enough” condition damage to be as good as a proper set.
Get Karma gear from Orr, dungeon gear, or (better) crafted gear.
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