Guild Wars 2

So, do you guys still think this build is valid? It’s pretty outdated but what do you think should be changed/improved? I am not interested in hearing that there are other builds that are better. This is a build I made and it would be fun to complete it!

Yeah ofc, it’s not a 100% solid tactic in anyway like that^^
Yeah, well I never said this is a new tactic Just wanted to post us doing that!

gennyt.3428:

Omg get better bags already! :P

Haha I know xD The necro is just a toon I haven’t played on for a while xD

Junkpile.7439:

Your zerg would be so dead in EotM. Skill level much higher there.

well, it was just a pug so yeah, probably :p

King Amadaeus.8619:

Nice screen shake.

haha yeah

Straegen.2938:

Looks like a pretty typical catch them from behind then pound them against the wall tactic.

Well, it kind of is :P
Works good nonetheless!

Howdie hoo guys!

We joined EB a couple of days ago and tried this tactic out and it worked out better then we could imagine!

Well, even if you think that is true you don’t get the perks that Trickery gives.
For instance, the + initiative and the boons.

Anyway, I am currently working on an update to this build (after the balance patch came). I hope you tune in when it’s up!

Haha, yeah no need to start arguing!

This video is made to hopefully put a smile on your faces!

Jarrix.8234:

Here’s another strategy for you:

Throw a ton of unbuilt siege on battlefield. Siege has priority over players, it will soak up a ton of AoE damage.

ooh hoo hoo! That one would be pretty cool!

PetricaKerempuh.7958:

Straegen.2938:

Funny but not “cool” camping N camp with a guild group if that is what you were doing.

when we got there, camp had 4 min buff and enemies were also already there at stairs. so when we entered camp from dawn’s side, one guy turned himself into tree and suggested we hide behind it. 10 minutes later, after carefully going from one tree to other, we managed to surprise them by jumping on them from the bush as seen in the video.

also we resupplied and left after… i hope you will be able to sleep today:P

Spot on!

Windu: Dang! Didn’t thought about that! Please don’t steal the tactic

But how will arena net nerf it when they don’t even know what’s going on?
We are too stealthy for them! Mohaha!

Hi guys!

Last night me and my guild went into WvW and teamed up with another guild and suddenly this brillant idea was invented!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE_xw1dG4o4&list=UUcqiwuss4JpROSnKWvyk8qA

I would like to claim the full rights of this tactic to guilds on Desolation!

We will dominate WvW from now on and you will never know what, when or how it happened!

True that, however, as I have stated before aswell.

I’m not here to get a comparison to the 25/30/0/0/15 build. I know it exists and I know it’s perks. I made this build because I don’t like that you can make an ultimate build that everyone should go with. I made it from skratch and just wanted some feedback and maybe some suggestions to improve it. Not to just skratch it and go with 25/30/0/0/15..

Karolis.4261:

I just cant stomach what does that valkyrie sword/shortbow and that soldier backpiece is doing there? Not that 80 vitality and 20 toughness gonna add you some survivability. And … where did that carrion come from?

Valid points, but as I stated in the first video. I did not have them at the time I made the video but I said what I would replace them with

After consideration I took away the soldiers backpiece and changed some other pieces out. I will do a 3.0 when the patch comes where you can see all the changes

I will do a 3.0 version when the patch comes!

Clumsy.6257:

This build never worked. Leaning on the generous side both it and 25/30/0/0/15 have the same +% damage and same survivability while 25/30/0/0/15 offers 150 more power. Realistically, 25/30/0/0/15 has about +5% more damage and 150 more power. Your trading that damage and power to maintain 58% up-time of fury and 1 stack of might. The trade-off just isn’t worth it when other classes can maintain permanent fury.
edit: In hindsight saying that 25/30/0/0/15 has about +5% more damage was wrong. Its probably closer to around 8%.

You keep saying that, but it did work, so don’t worry about that!
Thanks for the response. However, I just generally ask if this is a reliable and well-working build despite the fact that there are builds that are better. There is always better builds, this is just a build I made up and put up here for improvement.

Thanks for the feedback anyways!

So, after the balance patch, does my build still works? Or do you have any suggestions to change? I know that some traits are swapped out, just wondering if you had any good tips on how to upgrade this build.

I finally completed my updated version of this build!
If you think this build is good you should see the 2.0 version!
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXyqje_wBLA
If you like it and want to see more it would mean a lot if you wanted to subscribe to my youtube channel!

Clumsy; That’s why I put the “+” sign
Ahunba; Yeah, but it will consume more initiative with CnD. And PW does 9 stikes + stuns!

Yeah, but as I stated in the first video. I’m always going with my girlfriend that is playing a guardian. It isn’t that fun to show the clips of me running around killing mobs by myself, even though I put some of those clips in the first video and a few in the other. But this is to show the highest damage you can get

Hi guys!

Yes, this is a PvE build and not a WvW nor PvP build and this is an UPDATED version of my previous PvE video from 6th of july so I know that PvE isn’t that hot right now but I still got requested to do an update!

I made a high damage/good support build before and got great respons so I decided to make an updated version on it just to show you what I have changed/improved and so on!

Link to the 1.0 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkH7EMNMhVI&list=TLVF_zyfLfw7r0DOxXMjOkMsXNwLgWjp50

Link to the 2.0 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZBLVXxwd14&feature=c4-overview&list=UUOOSBPRW0cmq6a8PKCCwrow

I have managed to nearly double my damage just by switching some runes out for orbs and to get some better ascended gear! I can’t wait to make a 3.0 version when I get the ascended weapons!

Build calcuator: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYQQNAsaVlUmKNXcS4E95Ex2jeuTe69gsgdsaFoJA-jwxAYLQ8VgSeFRjtNUENW9CmGFR5Oo6YAyD-e
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The purpose with this build is to sustain high damage while you still contribute with boons to your party! You also got a lot of different slots to swap out, just to fit your playstyle better, and I will go through a couple of them!

Berserker gear
Valkyrie sword and short bow
Berserker pistols
Soldiers/Berserker trinkets
Sword: sigil of force
Short bow: sigil of bloodlust
Pistol: sigil of accuracy

2320 power
3334 attack
2063 precision
64% crit chance
98% critical damage

Utility skills/Elite skill
Hide in shadows
Skale venom
Assassin’s signet
Signet of agility
Thieves guild

Traits: 10/30/0/0/30

Deadly arts:
III (mug, do dmg when stealing)

Critical strikes:
I (furious retaliation, gain fury when the target is on 50% health),
III, (side strike, gives you 7% more chance to crit if you are behind the target)
XII, (execusioner, deal 20% more dmg when target is under 50%)

Trickery:
V (thrill of the crime, gain fury, might and swiftness when stealing),
IV(flanking strike, do 5% dmg when hitting from the side or behind),
VII (bountiful theft, give vigor to allies when stealing)
The main ability for this build is “Steal” because you got 3 trait slots with steal-required attributes! In deadly art you get “mug” which damage the target that you use steal on. In Trickery you got “Thrill of the crime” and “Bountyful theft”. “Thrill of the crime” gives you and all nearby allies fury, might and swiftness for 10 seconds and “Bountyful theft” gives you 10 seconds of vigor. The CD on stealth is 27 seconds, so after the boons disappear you only got 17 seconds left until you can use it again and regain all the boons!

Alternativ trait slots:
Instead of “Mug”[I] and 10 points in deadly art for 10 points in shadow arts and pick “Slowed pulse”[II] which will give you regeneration if you get 2 or more stacks of bleed.
Instead of “Side strike”[III] you can take “Practiced tolerance”[VI], 5% of the precision is converted to vitality.

Instead of “Execusioner”[XI] you can take “Hidden killer”[XII], which will give you a 100% chance to crit while in stealth (a tip is to use dagger then, so you can get “ambush”)

Instead of “flanking strikes”[IV] you can take “Merciful ambush” [I], which stealth you and an ally when ressing another ally. Or “Initial strike” [IX] which gives you a 7% chance to regain 1 initiativ per attack you do (you can only use skills 1-3).

Alternatively (if you think that you die too fast) you could also swap 10 points in Deadly art and 10 points in trickery (remove “flanking strikes”) and put 20 points in Shadow arts and take “Slowed pulse”[II] and “Shadow embrace”[IV], which remove 1 condition every 3 seconds while in stealth. You could also switch to “Leeching venoms”[IX], but only if you play with daggers or use the short bow, because you need to deal poison to get healed!!

Playstyle:
Always start with Steal, this will give you much more advantage!
As soon as you used it you press “Pistol whip” 3(sword) and if there’s a normal mob, you don’t need to do much more… Because it’s dead..
If you encounter bosses or veteran mobs you start with the same tactic, but you could also put up your thieves guild before you use stealth.
After you’ve used Pistol whip you dodge back and use “Infiltrator’s strike”2 (sword) just to have a plan B if you get low on health and.
After that you encounter the mob again and start off with “Blackpowder” 5(pistol off-hand) then you go with Pistol whip again (blinds them)!
Dodge and then Pistol whip again.
Then just repeat! Stealth should be ready by this time! If not, use Pistol whip once again!

Burnfall.9573:

As a Ranger, it’s always good to stop by to witness our Tryrant thief Outragous Powers.

Unfortunately,

my time is up;

to return to death valley to be merecissley killed by you.

Haha you just made my day! Laughed too hard xD

Let’s hope that they don’t nerf it anymore! xD

Thank you so much fo the feedback!

Galandil: Thanks for the tips! I will take them into consideration and try them out! I have tried the sigils you suggested but I felt that it was better to use these sigils because you don’t always attack multiple targets and therefore the sigils will be unecessary. I thought it would be better to take the permanent sigils just because they will always come in handy!

Stupendous Man: Done!

Buzzcrave: I could only use 45 letters in the Topic "/

DanH: That may be true, I did however make this build a long time ago, way before the new patches! This was directly after the new patch came along with the new traits!

Hi guys!

This is an old build but I was just wondering if it could work after the balance patch. If not, do you have any suggestions?

Yes, this is a PvE build and not a WvW nor PvP build and this is an UPDATED version of my previous PvE video from 6th of july 2013.

I made a high damage/good support build before and got great respons so I decided to make an updated version on it just to show you what I have changed/improved and so on!

Link to the 1.0 version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkH7EMNMhVI

Link to the 2.0 version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZBLVXxwd14

NO CHANGES from 15th october 2013 (Class balance patch)!

I have managed to nearly double my damage just by switching some runes out for orbs and to get some better ascended gear! I can’t wait to make a 3.0 version when I get the ascended weapons!

Build calcuator: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYQQNAsaVlUmKNXcS4E95Ex2jeuTe69gsgdsaFoJA-jwxAYLQ8VgSeFRjtNUENW9CmGFR5Oo6YAyD-e
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-

The purpose with this build is to sustain high damage while you still contribute with boons to your party! You also got a lot of different slots to swap out, just to fit your playstyle better, and I will go through a couple of them!

Berserker gear
Valkyrie sword and short bow
Berserker pistols
Soldiers/Berserker trinkets
Sword: sigil of force
Short bow: sigil of bloodlust
Pistol: sigil of accuracy

2320 power
3334 attack
2063 precision
64% crit chance
98% critical damage
Utility skills/Elite skill

Hide in shadows
Skale venom
Assassin’s signet
Signet of agility
Thieves guild

Traits: 10/30/0/0/30

Deadly arts:
III (mug, do dmg when stealing)

Critical strikes:
I (furious retaliation, gain fury when the target is on 50% health),
III, (side strike, gives you 7% more chance to crit if you are behind the target)
XII, (execusioner, deal 20% more dmg when target is under 50%)

Trickery:
V (thrill of the crime, gain fury, might and swiftness when stealing),
IV(flanking strike, do 5% dmg when hitting from the side or behind),
VII (bountiful theft, give vigor to allies when stealing)
The main ability for this build is “Steal” because you got 3 trait slots with steal-required attributes! In deadly art you get “mug” which damage the target that you use steal on. In Trickery you got “Thrill of the crime” and “Bountyful theft”. “Thrill of the crime” gives you and all nearby allies fury, might and swiftness for 10 seconds and “Bountyful theft” gives you 10 seconds of vigor. The CD on stealth is 27 seconds, so after the boons disappear you only got 17 seconds left until you can use it again and regain all the boons!

Alternativ trait slots:
Instead of “Mug”[I] and 10 points in deadly art for 10 points in shadow arts and pick “Slowed pulse”[II] which will give you regeneration if you get 2 or more stacks of bleed.
Instead of “Side strike”[III] you can take “Practiced tolerance”[VI], 5% of the precision is converted to vitality.
Instead of “Execusioner”[XI] you can take “Hidden killer”[XII], which will give you a 100% chance to crit while in stealth (a tip is to use dagger then, so you can get “ambush”)

Instead of “flanking strikes”[IV] you can take “Merciful ambush” [I], which stealth you and an ally when ressing another ally. Or “Initial strike” [IX] which gives you a 7% chance to regain 1 initiativ per attack you do (you can only use skills 1-3).
Alternatively (if you think that you die too fast) you could also swap 10 points in Deadly art and 10 points in trickery (remove “flanking strikes”) and put 20 points in Shadow arts and take “Slowed pulse”[II] and “Shadow embrace”[IV], which remove 1 condition every 3 seconds while in stealth. You could also switch to “Leeching venoms”[IX], but only if you play with daggers or use the short bow, because you need to deal poison to get healed!!

Playstyle:

Always start with Steal, this will give you much more advantage!
As soon as you used it you press “Pistol whip” 3(sword) and if there’s a normal mob, you don’t need to do much more… Because it’s dead..
If you encounter bosses or veteran mobs you start with the same tactic, but you could also put up your thieves guild before you use stealth.
After you’ve used Pistol whip you dodge back and use “Infiltrator’s strike”2 (sword) just to have a plan B if you get low on health and.
After that you encounter the mob again and start off with “Blackpowder” 5(pistol off-hand) then you go with Pistol whip again (blinds them)!
Dodge and then Pistol whip again.
Then just repeat! Stealth should be ready by this time! If not, use Pistol whip once again!

Btw, I upload some tips and builds on my youtube-channel from time to time if anyone is interested!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Killsforpleasure

Yeah, that poison is really nice!
Thanks!

Apparently a very similar build was made before I did mine, so I won’t take all cred for it!

I have a more builds and a guides on my youtube channel. Keep in touch/subscribe for more gw2 videos/builds!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Killsforpleasure

Right! Thanks! I am currently working on a shout build so keep in touch if you are interested on my youtube channel!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Killsforpleasure

You could also look into my youtube channel for more builds and guides!

Thank you for your feedback and your tips! They cleared a lot of things up reguarding what to think on while making a condition damage build

TakaEagle.9486:

panicbutton.1053:

Your traits are like an undecided teenager girl on her period — all over the place.

Couldn’t have been said better. Really, you know a condition build will be terrible when you’re taking 6 divinity runes or when you’re taking 4 trait lines as a thief.

Nice try though.

In my defense, I am suggesting the infiltration/Orrian one aswell.
And again, this thread is to get help with the build! ^^

Haha, thanks for the response! I know that my build lack here and there and that’s mainly why I posted it here! Maybe I wasn’t clear enough but the “please leave some feedback” is more like a shout for help. I made a video of it because I found it more fun than to write everything down

IMO I do like my traits even though I don’t have anything in tough/vit, but I was kind of hoping to get help with that part. Either runes or the trinket maybe.

Thanks again!

Hi guys!

I made a video for you on how I think the “Blenomous” build should work!

Hope you guys enjoy it and please leave some feedback on how to improve it!

Also make sure to subscribe to my youtube channel for more builds and tips!

The build is in an early stage and I’m here to discuss how to improve it! I would like to find a hybrid between fast burst (quickness) and with high condition damage!

Oh, that sounds great! Thanks for the tip! Will dive into it right away!

Harbinger.8637:

Only thing I would recommend is putting that five from Zeal into Radiance or Virtues.

I understand your thinking, since you’re traited heavily in symbols you’d like to get another one, but tbh creating a Symbol of Wrath when at 25% hp is rather lackluster compared to some of the other things you could get.

Justice is Blind is great for damage mitigation and you can also use it to guarantee a stomp. Or you could put it in Virtues and get an adept trait.

Thanks for the great response!
I will reconsider my 5 points in zeal! Thanks for the tips!

The main reason I put 5 points in it is because of how good the healing system works (included in the video). It helps a lot in that perspective but I understand what you mean!

Brutaly.6257:

Three posts in a couple of minutes and all of them are troll posts. Calm down.

EDIT:

This was directed towards an answer OP got but apparently it got moderated but my post wasnt removed.

It said “error” on my first post so I made a new one. Then both got uploaded but I tried to remove one and wrote “sorry for dublicate” but the moderators removed the other one and left the one with the sorry note on. Then both got removed and I made this one.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Hi guys!

I made a video for you on how my build works!

I am using scepter/focus and Greatsword and I’m going with a 5/0/30/30/5 build!

It is mainly focusing on support and team play yes!
Thanks for the tip! Haven’t looked too much into the “Fresh air” build yet but I will definately do it!

Currently trying to update my build further! Trying to add some shouts instead of all the banners. Any good tips to have in consideration before starting?

You mean in the build creator?

Hi guys!

I made a fairly short video on my slayer build!

Hope you guys enjoy it!
You could also look into my youtube channel for more builds and guides!

Hi guys!

I made a fairly short video on my slayer build!

Hope you guys enjoy it!

wow, thanks! I’d totally missed out that I wrote stealth instead of steal!
Hm, yeah I’ll loose 5% extra damage (if I stand in the right position) but I’ll survive longer/have a greater chance to survive with more vigor.

The thing with Sleight of hand is the recharge reduction which I do like, but maybe you’re right!

Thanks for great feedback!

So, any good suggestions to improve this build?

Btw, here is the rotation:

1. Start with the fire attunement, cast [Burning Speed] then [Ring of fire].
2. Switch to earth and take a few steps forward then dodge back.
3. If you are in mob range use [Earthquake] and then use [Arcane shield] while casting [Churning earth] (you will block 3 attacks while channeling).
4. Switch to water and use [Frost aura], [Frozen burst] and [Cleansing wave].
5. Switch to lightning and use [Shocking aura], [Ride the lightning] and [Updraft].
6. Switch back to fire and use [Burning speed] then cast [Ring of fire] while running forward a bit and use [Arcane wave] (Blast finisher) inside [Ring of fire] and you will get extra stacks of might.
7. Rinse and repeat!

Hm, that is something I could do! But I can’t remove “Powerful Aura” because it’s is one of the main traits of this build i’m afraid :/