what builds are you guys using? would like to see your setups for wow, i just cant seem to make anything work better than condo/terror or well bomber.
Trapper’s Expertise + Trap Potency
Vs.
Honed Axes + Rending Attacks
Looking forward to your feedback, thanks.
Hi,
Is Retaliation something necro can build on? I see its on Axe and then available in traits. Something like 30/0/20/0/20 would give retaliation:
1) Axe
2) Death Shroud
3) Heal
Thoughts?
Hi,
I have a necro and ranger as two classes I enjoy the most and want insight on what Ranger brings to WvW?
This is a link to a necro WvW video and I can instantly see Necro brings some really cool stuff, but not sure what Ranger brings?
90% AE mitigation…Just because WoW has it does not mean its taboo!
Cool thanks. What about Rune of the Mad King? 10% Condition Duration / 15% Bleed Duration?
Quick question, any one built or uses pet immobilise +torch 5?
According to builders that allow for gear and consumables the best is a mix of both, something like Carrion Weapon/Armour and Rabid Trinkets.
Working as intended, its a Trait that has so many down sides I doubt any one uses it at all…The one use I can think of is in sPvP as each kills adds 2 stacks and even then most ignore it.
Anet should have made the stacks player side not pet side!
I like the change of armour/trinkets but find myself with a question about Strength of Undeath + Foot in the Grave + 20% crit dmg + 20% Life Force Pool.
How do I put numbers to those? Power affects Staff and DS 1….DS 1 I might use once or twice in a fight so not an issue, Staff however, 2,3,4,5 is my burst chain opener then I pop DS and do my thing and off to Sceptre just until Staff is ready again.
15% Faster DS seems really nice, more fears = more burst!
Hi,
Just got my 2nd Necro to 80 -Asura FTW- and have been doing some dungeons and WvW, like the build and working my way to Nightmare Rune!
In WvW the survivability is really nice, I like to mess players up with fears and terror hurst! In zergs bleed and poison duration really don’t matter -even in small skirmishes to that matter or even 1v1- its all about corrupt boon and epidemic! Since I hardly auto attack didn’t seem wise to use earth.
According to the below builder -please correct me if I’m wrong- the sweet spot is a mix:
Weapon: Carrion
Armour: Rabid
Trinket: Amulet Rabid / Rest Carrion
Longbow + sword sheild… mass aoe face melt+ bleeds then block the incoming dmg, repeat.
Works for me.
How do you gear? Thanks!
Also your link says page not available.
Hi,
I have been asking friends about a Warrior build that can solo SUpply Camps (WvW) and Upgraded Supply Camps. Reason is I tend to gravitate to that sort of build and can do it on various professions.
The new Discipline 30 point Trait now combine burst CD and cost reduction by 20% -before sold separately. So, though to do a Rifle/Sword+Shield or WH build around that that is not glass for PvE and WvW:
Hi,
What can you do with a LB in PvE or WvW? Can you solo supply camps? Upgraded supply camps? Roam? Gear wise Pre/Cond/?
If you have a link to a solid guide would appreciate that too!
Any change in view about this build with bounce nurf?
Shortbow is better when you reverse the roles and you have your pet go condi while you go power, otherwise I feel it’s lacking.
Axe has perma movement speed reduction on enemy when paired with dagger, leaving them unable to escape your pet, has the spike bleeding with a much easier condition to be met, and has a better poisoning skill.
However if you, say have a lynx, with malicious training, expertise training, and rending training SB turns them into a freaking bleeding machine with that cripple and SB is quite a bit better at dealing physical damage than the Axe/Dagger.
Some really good points, thanks!
I play a BM power build with birds that regens endurance like a boss and a GS! This game is a combination of interlinked rings and should be viewed as such…
SB Cripple + Bird bleed + Maul = bleed that push your DPS to a good level.
I tend to read many critiquing specific weapon and few do so with regards to a set but this game goes much further than that…You can and should combine synergies to find a style you like and ones that works.
SB 5 (Daze) + Mesmer Rune (33% Daze) —→ GS 5 (daze or stun) and you just neutralised a melee attacker.
Get good at doing the above and now you can incorporate GS 5 stun after SB Daze with Raven F2+Maul and WHAAAAM burst city here we come!
This is just the surface, you can do much of the same with many more synergies…If Thieves are your bane, no problem, get used to LB and all of a sudden they have less than half HP in ONE burst sequence…
I’m testing various setups with Daze+Stun+Asura Racial+GS+SB+Sigil of Paralysation
Please share!
1) x6 Superior Rune of the Mesmer (+33% daze) with no Condi duration allows for SB 5—>Swap to GS—>GS 5 Daze/Stun before the initial daze wear off! I got into the habit of doing that when my target gets in melee range.
2) Superior Sigil of Paralysation (+15% Stun Duration) rounds up, so 1.5 sec Sun becomes 2 sec instead of 1.725. Add Moment of Clarity (not sure how game calculates the extra +50% stun and daze duration though).
3) Asura daze 2 sec racial every 45 sec: If math is correct I can get 7 sec daze every 45 sec without Mesmer Rune (with 33%?) RacialSB 5+GS 5 = ?? Its enough to gain those vital sec for heal to come back off CD or mess up a rotation against you.
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Hi Chopps, thoughts on moving 10 from Skirmishing to BM? Also, any other weapon sets you like?
How do you reset fights or address mobility?
Are warriors the kings of ranged damage, if so how exactly?
Not trying to derail the thread, but how exactly do warriors produce the highest ranged damage?
IMO condition build is useless in WvW where 30% of players are guardians.
But then again it depends on your server, who you run with, against what kind of team, etc.
Dont run a duration condi build instead go for a pressure condo build!
Better than other professions of course? What do they excel at? Because the last time I asked to some 80 Necros in game I was told they are not the best at anything. Other classes stack conditions better and Ele is better in AoE damage, they said.
Actually, we have superior AoE physical damage over time to any other class. The only class in the game that can beat us in overall AoE physical damage would be Shatter Mesmer. We also have a huge amount of AoE utility and combo fields.
We also can tank extremely effectively utilizing Vampirism in PvE and WvW better than any other class save Ranger.
We can bunker as effectively as a Guardian.
We do everything quite well, however, we are definitely not great with conditions compared to other classes.
Trying to understand what that means ‘/w conditions’ : I think -so asking here to see if I am wrong- that Necromancer is the king of condition pressure. I use a tPvP condition build converted into WvW (so just add gear and now its full Rabid but I have a feeling that is not the best setup + duration food to reach 100% fear duration).
I got into a comfort zone of maximising chill up time and I role fear pretty much on CD…So I like to do the staff 2,3,4,5 as I move into melee range then DS and fear and chill, get out for staff 2 again and switch, bleeding pressure and now I role weakness with dagger and cripple with Sceptre 2…DS 4 is so much fun with the other guy is in a fear!
In any case what I am trying to improve in is pressure…pure unadulterated condition pressure and keep fear+chill+weakness+cripple rolling as long as possible…
I know some of posted about Carrion Vs Rabid but looking for a bit more here from a spec POV…The other threads all dealt with the matter from an Effective HP POV.
Its a ‘fun’ entry point for T4 players just coming into WvW and PvP…Against better ‘tier’ of opponents, sorry not gonna hold water.
Why can I use the same gear and trait spread in WvW and PvE with my Guardian, Necromancer, Mesmer and Engineer but need new gear and a respec with Ranger?
That is your answer, some players really don’t like that! Its one thing to change traits and utilities and switch out weapon sets but needing a completely new set from A to Z and a respec just to play each part of the game!!! NO!
Not long ago these forums were filled with nay sayers about Bow’s and especially LB…Then came along this guy and kept testing and retesting various builds and gear setups…I played one of his earlier Cleric Power builds and could tank any single target be it a player of Vet Kraka!
I love his setup though I gain much more out of GS in this build but that is the beauty of this build, you can pretty much use just about any weapon set up!
I’ve noticed no one plays Spirit build, I mean since the game launched not a single player has ever posted about playing Spirit build….
Anet must not like that and the way they handle it is nurf every other build to the ground…Now they have players with Spirits!
OK, then Ill borrow a build a friend uses that uses some cleric and soldier with power runes:
How about now?
That guy might be on to something! O.o
Sup Cempa =)
Haha hi Sarlack -incase you all haven’t figured it out its his build!
Have you tried GS with stun sigil yet?
Ive been messing around with the SB+GS build and seems to fit really well as it adds a bit of fun as i try to time the gs+sig+f2 burst and the mobility is fantastic with swoop and birds as well as evade+dodge.
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OK, then Ill borrow a build a friend uses that uses some cleric and soldier with power runes:
How about now?
Hi,
WvW here, A or B?
A)
B)
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Like your build, have seen some play it with LB/SB, I play it SB/GS and use double birds, love the sigil on GS as its bugged and rounds up!
Edit: Ive also seen some use this build with x3 Signets, GS5 with Signet with F2/Maul
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Terror is my name and Fear you is my game! Same Trait lay for all aspects of the game, I use Blood is Power in some occasions…
Edit: Carrion Vs Rabid..open for input
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Oo me likeee this thread and imagine any necro looking to dabble with powaaa would!
@ Enferian.2705 I’ll discuss your trust issue, sounds fun!
What’s with the double dagger+wh? How about Axe+Focus?
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Cempa, you need to provide more details on what your tactics are going to be…what I mean is are you planning on trying Wellmancer, Zoomancer or Condomancer?
Fill in your slot skills to help people get a better idea of what you are looking at.
Thats the thing, I didn’t start with a ‘role’ in mind, though I play WvW and PvE dungeons solo and small groups with the odd zerg.
The slots are blank on purpose as not to derail any possible direction.
The question is looking at Necro Traits, we find ‘Staff’ specific talents spread around, can it lead to something or not?
I find that however direction I go (power or condo) I love opening with staff and love the mark mechanic…Staff to me is a perfect weapon as long as abilities are available other than auto which is just for life force.
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Yah, not sure what to say…Thing is, PvP wise, unless you wanna just hide behind a massive zerg and use LB Ranger builds are all 0/x/30/x/30 with healing signet and one or two more signets. Weapon choice with that build is completely up to you!
Can a ‘Staff’ build stand on its own two feet?? Other than bosses that are stationary of course.
Was thinking maxing out power line for 20% extra dmg below 50% and then using something like Eagle Rune for 5% extra dmg below 50% and with 10% extra mark dmg thats 35% extra Putrid Mark which should hit north of 6k!
Hi,
Looking for help finishing the linked build, basically I took every Trait that had ‘Staff’ in it. The build is general game play solo and group.
Is there something in it or not and why?
Thanks
Its a crappy minion until you have enough points to trait it for +HP and then your entire build will revolve around minion support. Also it likes to stand still bird watching most of the time :/ If this was Blizzard minion AI would have been hot patched ‘fix’ months ago.
I think you should call this really cool video: “Longsword 1”
One thing though it seems to me impossible to run the same build in PvE and PvP -unless you consider hiding behind a massive zerg PvP. Every other class I run the same build and gear -any change dose not require a re spec.
It seems to me that every build that was posted -guide and video- of a really solid build soon got nurfed, not saying that is the only way things get nurfed, just saying every time players have gravitated towards a build some one discovered Anet nurf it.
What do you guys think?
“Ranger’s dps by 33-40% right there. ArenaNet has designed the Ranger/Pet combo to provide equal dps to other classes. Remove the pet, and the Ranger’s damage output drops considerably.”