Guild Wars 2

I’m considering trying out a condi warrior after having played power for quite a while. As of recently I don’t have a lot of gold to experiment with so I was hoping to collect some opinions before I go blowing it all. I’ve googled and researched through several guides but they all lack consistency when it comes to armor stats, which is what brought me here- does anyone have any input in this area? Viper’s? Dire? Rabid? What about Apothecary?

I play mostly WvW but I’m interested in all facets of condi warrior builds because it seems pretty strange. Any info or opinions is appreciated.

Essertia.8123:

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You have a budget in mind? I can help you with what I find to be the optimal condition warrior stats but it really is dependent on your desired type of play and what you want out of a build. Also do you have access to wvw badges for buying some of the gear?

Sounds lik you’ve done your research, but if you haven’t yet I’ll shamelessly plug my condition warrior videos, located in a thread further down the front-page.

Condition warrior has a few variations that are viable stat wise.

Helly.2597:

Essertia.8123:

snip.

You have a budget in mind? I can help you with what I find to be the optimal condition warrior stats but it really is dependent on your desired type of play and what you want out of a build. Also do you have access to wvw badges for buying some of the gear?

Sounds lik you’ve done your research, but if you haven’t yet I’ll shamelessly plug my condition warrior videos, located in a thread further down the front-page.

Condition warrior has a few variations that are viable stat wise.

I’m willing to save up and work toward something if the end product is worth it and many tiers above cheaper gear. I tend to WvW in small groups with the occasional zerg so survivability would be best in my case, however, I’m willing to forgo that if the hit to condi dmg is too much. I can adapt. What do you think of builds that use apothecary + viper trinkets?

Essertia.8123:

I’m willing to save up and work toward something if the end product is worth it and many tiers above cheaper gear. I tend to WvW in small groups with the occasional zerg so survivability would be best in my case, however, I’m willing to forgo that if the hit to condi dmg is too much. I can adapt. What do you think of builds that use apothecary + viper trinkets?

Depends what you want to do within the small group. If you’re looking for damage apothecary is not a good option since your abilities don’t scale well with healing power for the loss you take in damage. Viper would be good, though you might need to take one or two dire armour pieces to compensate for its squishy nature.

Helly.2597:

Essertia.8123:

I’m willing to save up and work toward something if the end product is worth it and many tiers above cheaper gear. I tend to WvW in small groups with the occasional zerg so survivability would be best in my case, however, I’m willing to forgo that if the hit to condi dmg is too much. I can adapt. What do you think of builds that use apothecary + viper trinkets?

Depends what you want to do within the small group. If you’re looking for damage apothecary is not a good option since your abilities don’t scale well with healing power for the loss you take in damage. Viper would be good, though you might need to take one or two dire armour pieces to compensate for its squishy nature.

How does viper compare to carrion and sinister?

Essertia.8123:

How does viper compare to carrion and sinister?

Going to be better than sinister for wvw condi build imo. Carrion is good, though in the end you probably dont need a ton of power. If you’re thinking solo up to three man roaming a mixture of dire carrion viper and rabid is what I would do. Imo it comes down to personal preference as to which stat targets you want.

My personal targets are very much dependant on the build I’m running which makes it difficult to make generic statements.

apothecary shouts is your best bet for 1vX. condi warrior doesn’t need power and you-ll get all the condi duration you need from runes, traits, food no need to waste stats on it. its also a great support build for small groups, lots of healing and condi cleanse for everyone close.