Guild Wars 2

Greetings forum. I’m here to show my current builds I use for PVE. I typically love glass builds, as I know when and how to retreat. So far, I have no issues taking on mobs a few levels higher than me and like to switch between GS/Rifle with Axe/Mace/Rifle.

These are my 2 builds. Tell me what you guys think. Any advice and or suggestion is greatly appreciated. I’m not hear to argue or to shove my build in anyones’s face. I just want the opinions of other experienced players and maybe help me see something I don’t.

Each piece of armor, other than sub armor (earrings/rings) has one of these: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Talisman_of_Penetration

I like the added Precision and have, without buffs, over 50% Critical chance. Each set of armor I buy always adds Power and Precision. My weapons typically always have +Precision/Condition Damage. I used to go for Power/Precision but I like the look of the +Precision/Condition Damage weapons. Plus I get plenty of Power from buffs, runes, ect.

Greatsword/Rifle:
http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mcRM0o0MzoRNomoRNomGG9cVsVa

PVE Strategy: If I’m facing simple mobs, even groups, I’ll activate “For Great Justice” and “On My Mark”. I don’t need to do anything other than that and choose my approach carefully. I have damage, and a lot of it, but I lack that defense. At times, I’ll switch out “For Great Justice” for “Endure Pain”.

For Champions, I have me a little strategy. I pop every buff, 6-9, than with my rifle, I use “Brutal Shot”, switch to Greatsword, charge in with “Rush”, followed by “Hundred Blades”. Once the combo is over, I step back, rinse and repeat. This has been effective for quite some time now.

Build 2

This build is self explanatory. I’m just not a fan of double axe. I prefer the Mace offhand for the extra -Vulnerability and Tremor.

Axe/Mace/Rifle

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mcRzMo0MzoRNomoRNomGG9cVRVs

So yeah, please feel free to throw at me any knowledge. Just please don’t say, “change this”. I need a reason. I want to know why I should change something before I just do it. Will it benefit me? How so?

Once again, I’m only level 50, so bear with me. This is a full out attack build. I don’t care much for defense, I just want high numbers. Thank you.

The only thing that sticks out to me is a flavor difference. OMM is a great single target skill, but if you spend most of your time fighting groups of mobs, you may do better with Signet of Fury or Signet of Might. This will give you more damage to all mobs instead of just the one.

Vulnerability is a great group support condition, but make sure you keep it in perspective if you solo a lot. If you are hitting for 1000, vulnerability is only contributing 10 damage per stack. Not a whole lot.

Hmmmm. Your right dude. I might switch out “On My Mark” for something along the lines of “Fear Me” or “Endure Pain” for that “just in case I get surrounded OMFG” moment.

Thank you.

Yeah ditch on my mark. I would say go with endure pain as it doubles as a stun breaker just in case, nothing is worse in PvE than complete stun lock while surrounded, as well as it being a good oh **** moment button (fear me is more a PvP skill in my mind and doesn’t do as well in PvE). Also maybe picking up signet of stamina instead of might, more dodging while running glass cannon is helpful at higher levels not to mention the condition removal.

On a side not your next skill points will do you really well in crit damage, as this will up your dps quite a bit I think. When I was a GS glass cannon I ran 20/30/0/0/20 and hit pretty dang hard.