Guild Wars 2

Liquid.9672:

This question is asked quite often, with varying opinions on the subject. If you dig back through this forum a bit you’ll probably find some detailed discussions.

My views on the matter and general rule of thumb …

Solo/Small group = Condition Damage
Large group/Zerg = Power

Having played both, that’s also my take on it. I always wish I was playing the other build when the situation changes.

It sounds like what you want is very similar to the build I currently play in WvW.

It’s a power/toughness wellomancer with axe/warhorn and staff. Utility skills are spectral walk, well of suffering and well of corruption. You get perma (or 98%) swiftness between spectral walk and locust swarm, and 4 ground-targeted marks and 2 fast wells for pretty good disruption.

Build sucks at 1v1 and single target DPS though. And as pointed out above, you really can’t disengage well with a Necro, regardless of build.

Botinhas.2018:

40+ necros 80+ pets, enough to wipe 10 guys

40 necros sounds about right for the start of the event, but 80 pets? Please don’t insult us, were probably at least 150 :P

FWIW, I’ve found the discussion in this thread very interesting so far, keep it coming.

I’m thinking about trying a wells build in WvW, and this is really helpful.

I have no idea why this isn’t resolved yet. It gimps (yes, only to a small degree, but still) build choices that weren’t fantastically popular in the first place, and for no reason I can discern.