Guild Wars 2

Can’t wait for Banshee ^^

DrArmature.4619:

Hey man. I literally watched your video the other day on youtube and thought, “man this guy creates some fun videos and I hope he does more.”

Do you mind if I PM you for some advice when playing terrormancer? Rangers eat my lunch. XD

~Necromonger

Haha, feel free to PM me anytime
(I will make more video

EremiteAngel.9765:

wow amazing skill
you make me look weak!

Nahhhhhh…. I haven’t beat Gladomer, yet

Fellow necromancers,
we have to endure lots of neglect from anet, especially now, with the minor trait buffs buffs coming with HoT. Being a necromancer is hard, but sometimes it really pays off

To show some more awesome things a necro can do, and maybe cheer up some ppl who are still down from the mesmer copycats/HoT traits, I made another montage which I haven’t done for a while. THIS TIME I have added clips from all my builds, both in PvP and WvW

I hope you enjoy and feel free to ask questions/leave advice/etc.

Video:

BUILDS USED:

1. Spectral Powermancer WvW(2/6/0/0/6): http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNBIhZakjmebrtx4G2bTcLUQFARPCpwJQ9bMHRLA-TFjDABScEAaUFiQ0HYwDAAATcOp8AhTAoEkRVC2Z/BfUiFxhAAG1VIDQ1YA-w

This is the most mobile of all the builds, and has crazy LF regen. Even though its still quite squishy, the jukes with Swalk/wurm, 22k HP and permanent swiftness allow it to sustain quite decently.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVLorU0Q5og

2. Spectral FitG Terrormancer WvW(0/6/2/0/6): http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNBmWDbkjmeb7px4G+bTEMIS1K6GBmQd1oNB-TViHABloKBH6GWRtFAeIA2pE0Ilfgs/QAXAAgPCABAQAYmzcmzcmzsMAVrB-w

This is the tankiest of the builds. A good amount of HP and toughness will make you able to survive focus fire and bursts. Fear chaining, together with everlasting bleeds will melt your opponents. Also, tons of protection ^^ [NOW WITHOUT PERP RUNES]
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Rme2QGDTY

3. Regular Burst Powermancer PvP (6/2/0/0/6): http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNAodWjc00SbfNG3whbCchC63MAahoCBqbjz4ZB-TpBFwACOBAMOCA12fYxhAoaZAAPAAA

The most offensive (power) build, bursty and decent LF regen. Pretty mobile with wurm and Swalk too. You can also take warhorn, but focus just gives that instant burst You need quite some skill to play this properly.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHSLIemBI8I

4. Regular FitG PoC Terrormancer PvP (0/6/2/0/6): http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNBmWDbkjm+aLvx4G+bTEMUS1CRfABw5S9XEFNBA-TZhHABBt/AAPBgjKDEwFAA4DCAA

More offensive than the WvW version, but with less LF regen. Offhand dagger instead of the warhorn is also an option, but then you’d also lose quite some more LF.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0j9o19OWbY

Be sure to let me know what you thought of this montage! I put quite some work into it, and Movie Maker crashed on me again while I was making it -_- I really need to get a better editing program…

Thanks for reading this wall of text, if you did :P I hope you enjoy(ed) and have a good day!

-Hollts

oEnvy.3064:

you throw away your steal too much, try comboing it with an immob or basi venom. your condi management could also be a lot better, poor use of infil return. I guess not bad gameplay but it just looks like button mash without purpose honestly.

These are exactly my 2 biggest problems with teef atm, but I’m working on it
Do you recommend just using inf return whenever you have bad condi’s on you?

Jayden Ennok.3687:

Currently you get no 10% dmg from improv unless you grab ele’s conjures or some other enviromental weapon, stolen items don’t proc it.

Didn’t know this, so combined training would be a better choice?

Player.8373:

Lightsbane.9012:

honestly i really enjoy running into perplexity engies on my necromancer. they love plague signet.

You don t rly need plague signet for that, you could also use your other transfers. Or just corrupt boon their insta elixer B minor trait, free confusion stacks too :F

We all know how badly cond necro hardcounters cond engi xD

Player.8373:

Holl.3109:

Best at using confusion has to be either mesmer or engi

(Player.8373 deleted his comment………..)

Strange I didn t do it on purpose…

I can t remember the comment completely , but it was like; “Thanks, now I habe better insight which profession can utilse confusion the best.”

Edit: I know what happend; I always visit the forums on my cellphone, and I got a graphical glitch, while posting this; it showed up as I posted the same post twice, so I deleted the first one…

Oh weird.

Best at using confusion has to be either mesmer or engi

(Player.8373 deleted his comment………..)

Heyo Engi’s,
I swapped my perplex runes from my necro to my engineer and it’s sooo much stronger on engineer. I have gotten 3k+ confusion ticks, and by myself can stack up to 22 stacks ^^

Therefore I thought I’d share some roaming footage, all the clips were recorded yesterday. (The 23rd) Enjoy :P

Vid:

BUILD link is in the description of the video Feel free to leave advice/questions… ENJOY

-Hollts

I WANT THEM ALL!

On a more serious note,+1, this is what death magic should be like. All of them are good traits, with some usefulness.

#anetreadthisPLZ

Dankjewel

/15charzzzz

Hello teefs,
back with more thief videos! (kitten , I really do like teef >.>) Well, this one is actually on Sword/Dagger, with my own, more offensive S/D build. That is because I take two 10% dmg modifiers (improv and exposed weakness) and gain more power through the trait line.

I completely gave up on might on dodge and strength runes, I just don’t like that meta build >.> Pack runes ftw!

Anyway, I’m still new to thief, so for my SD video I’m just starting of with some duels. Let me know what you think

Without further ado, the vid:

Build: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAsYVl0Mp7pVOx0J8PNBNB5dY+SZ0NAzuvoA-TpBFwACOBAEOEA12fYxRAoaZAAPAAA

Feel free to give advice/tips, (but have mercy) I can still learn a lot
-Hollts

Hello warrior,
some of you might remember me from my ‘axe or sword’ build question thread, after that I chose sword and so far I really like it Therefore, i recorded some roaming and made a small montage! Let me know what you think

Montage:

Build: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAseRjMdUFaZHmhQKaAmgCdnPBfwx0OAU+EfOA-TVCIwADOCABOBAAeAAZ0HsUJIPlfcU/RwhAI0+DBAQA4m38m38m3sMAMLA-w

Feel free to give me advice/tips (but have mercy) because I can still learn some
-Hollts

Well guys… anet did it again. Moved some stuff around, didn’t really address major issues, but kept things interesting xD So far I like what I see trait wise, adds new build possibilities and buffed some things.

My thoughts on:
SOUL REAPING -
Well kitten , this trait line is s-ex-y now Will become a standard trait line I think… awesome skills for both power and condition builds. Great for spectral builds and condi necro’s will finally get some more LF! Overall quite like it.

BLOOD MAGIC –
Still sucks. The things they merged didn’t change much. The only thing worth mentioning are that all the well traits are combined now ^^

DEATH MAGIC –
A must for MM builds, as always, but now it is barely worth going into as any other build. Maybe for the staff trait… or shrouded removal…. but overall this line has been limited >.>

CURSES -
Not sure what to think of this. Will become a must on Condi necro, but for power only really worth going into for Banshee’s Wail >.> Can’t believe they moved terror… again. kitten you anet!

SPITE –
Meta for power now… but we’ll still take chill of Death, close to death and then reaper’s might/vuln in DS. Minor traits got awesome buffs though :O But we’re pretty much pigeonholed into builds >.>

Overall:
Me likey, gonna try new builds and trait but anet could have done WAY better. It just feels like they are trying to make necro feel fresh, without realizing we are dark deathly ping pong balls >.>

#anetPLZ
-Hollts

(copied from necro forums)

Wow, thanks for all the compliments! Seems like I need to play teef more

@Noha, yup thief is completely different compared to my main, necro. The quick bursts and combo’s need my full attention, which I often don’t have since I’m checking where the enemy is/watching CD’s/etc. I’ll practise

@Neph Thanks

@Vernollo haha, thanks! It did indeed help to know that a GS warrior’s weakness is range I might indeed go thief actually. I REALLY do like it. Should have played it earlier then my dark green ping pong ball (necro) xD

@Mompen Was fun indeed! I have a thief now for WvW, so we can do even more roaming :P

@Lumaness keep trying! Eventually the starts will align!

Well guys… anet did it again. Moved some stuff around, didn’t really address major issues, but kept things interesting xD So far I like what I see trait wise, adds new build possibilities and buffed some things.

My thoughts on:
SOUL REAPING -
Well kitten , this trait line is s-ex-y now Will become a standard trait line I think… awesome skills for both power and condition builds. Great for spectral builds and condi necro’s will finally get some more LF! Overall quite like it.

BLOOD MAGIC –
Still sucks. The things they merged didn’t change much. The only thing worth mentioning are that all the well traits are combined now ^^

DEATH MAGIC –
A must for MM builds, as always, but now it is barely worth going into as any other build. Maybe for the staff trait… or shrouded removal…. but overall this line has been limited >.>

CURSES -
Not sure what to think of this. Will become a must on Condi necro, but for power only really worth going into for Banshee’s Wail >.> Can’t believe they moved terror… again. kitten you anet!

SPITE –
Meta for power now… but we’ll still take chill of Death, close to death and then reaper’s might/vuln in DS. Minor traits got awesome buffs though :O But we’re pretty much pigeonholed into builds >.>

Overall:
Me likey, gonna try new builds and trait but anet could have done WAY better. It just feels like they are trying to make necro feel fresh, without realizing we are dark deathly ping pong balls >.>
#anetPLZ

-Hollts

Phobos.2879:

If you hadn’t used all your endurance on auto attacks you could have dodged my comment.

Such savageness xD

Genesis.7693:

@Hollts we were in the same guild for a bit [SwAg] but we couldn’t queue together since you were on EU and I was on NA xD
Though I disagree about the utils, signets provide so much offensive pressure that in turn they provide defensive utility. Though Utilities are mostly preferences I’ve found that for my playstyle these 3 utils just work far better than any others.

@Tim as for my sigils they’re Rage/Accuracy on Dagger/Focus and Air/Energy on Axe/Wh.

Ah yes of course… now I remember, I might get an NA account sometime so we could qeue together one day maybe.
Also, I think ~30-50% more LF from Spectral Armor will help you more than a full condi transfer, but that’s just my opinion

EDIT: Can’t type for kitten

+928372049204 for that thread intro xD

I have a DPS guardian build with 20k HP, and still all the proactive defenses if you’re interested

ER MAH GAD HE kittenING SIGNET OF SKILLED ME – Gladomer xDDDD

Good fights eremite, and interesting build! If I wasn’t so poor I’d try it out myself…
Kinda hybrid-is but still does good power damage. Have you tried Magics paradise’s hybrid necro build with axe/focus + staff? Also does surprisingly well…

#HybridNecroNewMeta2016

As shown in the video, this build can be extremely devastating. Signets with the trait in a power build, is one of the most offensive power builds a necro can make.
Everything hurts a lot…. but it also hurts on you. A necromancer build will never be viable/optimal/whatev without either Swalk, Sarmor or wurm. Those are just great utility skills that are hard to miss out on.

That’s why signet power necro’s barely exist, because you will want at least 2 signets, WoS and wurm/walk/armor. That’s 4, and we only have 3 spots :O

Still an awesome video though! Always like seeing them big red numbers
Btw, your name seems very familiar, but I can’t seem to remember where I know it from…

-Hollts

Try house or DnB, way better than death metal

Hello teefs!
I’m a necromancer main, and a YouTuber and always looking to play new things. I currently have (played) all the professions except for ele. That will come later, but first I wanted to hone my thief skills. So far I quite like the mobility (something you don’t have as a necromancer) and the assassin role it has in PvP. I have recorded some fights and put it in a tiny montage, all I’m asking is for some advice because I’m always looking to get better.

The montage:

(These were of course the fights I won, since no one likes to see people losing, but I’m pretty sure I still could have still done things better/faster/preciser. Feel free to say anything that comes to mind, but have mercy)

Enjoy!
-Hollts

People actually listen to GW2 music?
Mhh, well if you really don’t want to listen to your own music you can just download the music from a YouTube video (just search GW2 music) and play it in your media player. I don’t know how you can enable it in DS >.>

(but seriously, listening to your own playlists is better)

Thanks for all the tips, I’ve been slowly getting my gear together for the sword build and have most things ready. I’m still too poor for hoelbrak/pack so I’m running with ogre for now. Have had a few fights where that extra savage leap has saved my life

Thanks again

(sorry for super late reply, I’m lazy and don’t check the forums too much)

Anyway as long as the leaderboard for PvP ‘skill’, is still farming and playing the most matches it doesn’t prove kitten. I’m currently ~90% with ~60% mmr and 55 games… but again that says nothing.

Sagat.3285:

I’m disturbed by your condi build but get rid of Master of Terror ,Nightmare Runes are enough to give 2 procs of terror even if not full 2 secs.

Are you sure about this? And also, why are you distured? :P

NeXeD.3042:

Rolisteel.1375:

you use sa wurm and cb as power nec or condi?

It’s not unheard of. Ryms been playing a necro for quite some time so he tailored a build for himself.

As far as subbing something in for wos…. that’s the only well I almost never change out for anything else Too much deeps.

(Yay I’m not banned from forums anymore, I seem to have a fan that really enjoys
reporting every single one of my posts)

Wow, you were banned? You are quite opinionated sometimes though xD
Glad you back, and same here. WoS is so nice to have on any power necro build.

I’ve tried the range trait, and really do like it. It’s very useful on rifle but I’m not sure if it’s worth it. You do lose some CD reduction. Overall, I think i’m sticking to hair trigger because it has better synergy with rifle mod.

I have also been trying out other utilities, like elixir S and goggles but I like the sustain on EG too much to give it up >.>

Currently I’m still debating between reapers might and downed state trait. RM adds very little damage, but at least its usable in every fight. You really do notice tons of extra downed dmg though with the trait, so when you go down you’re not done yet.

I’ll probably take the extra dodge Rav, torment sig does too little. Thanks for teh tip.

Even though I’m currently hooked on playing GS zerk warrior and D/P teef… I still love my necro

Necromancer 4 lyfe <3

wurm, WoDarkness, Swalk, SoCorruption, SoPower, SoSpite, Swall, Sgrasp.

Would depend on team/enemy comp

Hello warriors,
I’m new to warrior but would really want to do some WvW Roaming with this class. So far I’ve come up with 2 builds that I would want to roam with but haven’t yet decided on which on yet. I’m currently testing both builds in PvP before I buy everything. I would appreciate some feedback on which one would be better

-Sword build: (0/4/6/0/4)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAseRjMdUFaZHmhQKaAmgCdnPBfwx0OAU+EfOA-TZBIwADOCAAOEABOBAp2fIZZAA

-With sword you have more more mobility and set ups with immob from burst skill. Final thrust also does tons of damage, have gotten 9k with it today on a teef. Does it do more or less damage than evis? This build is also more defensive because of defy pain trait, which has saved me quite some times.

UPDATE:

I have everything and now have this build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJEQNAseRjMdU2ZVImhQKaAmgCdnPBfwx0OAU+EfOA-T1yHwAEOEACOBCBeQAa0HwUJYPlfdU/ZwRAwhGGR7PA4AGEAABgbezbezbezSBwkwI-w

Fricking love the -93% movement condi’s reduction heheheh
Thanks again, and leave any last feedback/tips you might have

(also, I’ve seen warrior claim they have 3k power. How is that possible? :O)
-Hollts

Heyo fellow necro’s,

Guessing most of you know me from my videos, and I often get great responses about them, but often I hear nothing about the build. Therefore, I just wanted to make this quick thread about my 3 main builds for PvP (where I play necro the most) and would appreciate some feedback. Now these builds are still fairly meta but with my own little twist on each of them.

So if anyone could just take a look at everything, from the weapons to the sigils I would really appreciate any feedback since I’m always wanting to get better. Without further ado, the buils:

1. Offensive power necro (6/2/0/0/6)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNAodWjc00SbfNG3whbibhC6AYAehoGBqfj0IaB-TpBFwACeAANOCA12fYxhAoaZAAnAAA

-Sigils are what i’m not 100% sure about, and also downed state trait… lol

2. Defensive-ish tanky-ish spectral necromancer (2/6/0/0/6)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/fRAQNBIhZakjmWartx4GOcTgMUQ9kRHAFwBQdTEFvKA-TpBFwACeAANOCA12fYxhAoaZAAnAAA

-No wurm… :/ but awesome LF regen.

3. Tanky-ish PoC/FitG conditionmancer (0/6/2/0/6)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNBLhZakjmyb7rx4G+bTEMUS1CRfABw5SdSEFNBA-TZhHABBt/AAPBgjKDEwhAA4TAAA

-Sigils again not sure about…

Thanks for taking the time to look at them, always appreciate feedback!
-Hollts

ukuni.8745:

how beautifully does SD deal with cele builds. also nice video but i think that given alot of the fights you were in you should take bunker down over power wrench, yes i understand that the defensive/utility argument but you can drop so many of those mines in a fight its redic and the damage is impressive.

Bunker down…? I haven’t ever seen it been used in any of my matches. Are you sure? I just tested it and the extra damage it can do is pretty good but losing a 3 sec block on a 16 sec CD and everything else from toolkit seems like too much of a loss to me :/

Any other changes you would make though?

As a YouTuber, PvP’er and Necromancer I can answer this question pretty well i think :P

If you are looking just for PvP, as far as I know, I’m the only one out there who is still pretty active. I post both power/condi necro videos and sometimes post some troll build vids or funny necro stuff.

Looking at WvW necro gameplay (which is basically PvP without the nodes) you have a lot more choice. People like Choxie, VGR and Marin Methane all come to mind.

Feel free to just browse through the youtoobs though and look for yourself, I’m pretty sure I forgot a few >.>

Helloooo fellow engi’s,
Some of you might remember me from other engineer videos, but those were all condi/cele. I’ve decided to revisit my engineer and switch it up to a SD burst engineer and have been having tons of fun/kills with it

The build: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fdAQFAUlUUpmqlcxdLseRCdBN6pEmuAyFUBRtwPFAA-TJBFwACuAA12foaZAAPAAA

Because this build is so squishy and easy to pin down I take 2 defensive/sustain kits to heal/block/move around more. They can still pack quite a punch with Acid Bomb and Crowbar though!

Having permanent swiftness and 60-100% vigor uptime (depending on if you land EG #2) together with jump shot and acid bomb will give you some decent mobility and harder to pin down. So far I’ve not had issues with any particular class other than DPS gaurdian and ofcoarse necs.

The video:

I’m still new to this quirky engineer build, so I made this video just to demonstrate some awesome combo’s and cool bursts. As you can see in the video I still mess up sometimes and don’t hit the right buttons at moments >.>

Feel free to leave tips and enjoy
-Hollts

Pretending that every1 in your team is a noob made me win quite some a lot, and also receive whispers like ‘Shuttup fag8 I knw wht I’m doingz lel’.

Just a pro tip

Small tip: against D/P teefs, use DOOM at the end of a pistol 5 > heartseeker to make them waste lots of initiative, time, and time/duration of the smoke field. It really interrupts their control and can sway the fight in yo favor

…other then that just sacrifice your soul and prepare to lose.

aspirine.6852:

Holl.3109:

Phobos.2879:

Really appreciate the thoughtful responses. Going to mull this over with the group.

I’ve always wanted to try EU but that might have to wait for another 75% off sale. And sPVP is a no go; capture the point is crazy boring (imo of course).

Thanks!

Haha, I find it funny that you say this since I think (I play 75% PvP and 25% WvW Roaming) that endlessly running round and getting ganked/zerged is less fun. IMO there are just more frequent fight in PvP, but yes, the points also play a role.

On the other hand if you look at how pvp-ers play(you are more of a solo guy I think)they group up and zerg other players in pvp too. Atleast the streams I watched were almost more zergy than WvW, 4-1 all the time. Sometimes 4-2 but that was rare

Idk what streams you are watching, but pvp is currently about matching numbers and letting your cele monkeys make the fight boring xD

On a more serious note, if there is one turret engi camping: avoid that node.
If there are 2: gg. (well maybe burst them with shatter/teef, but even taht might not work…)

Jurica.1742:

I was ok with it yesterday but TWO… TWO! engi dailies in a row. I’ve no clue why arenanet didn’t nerf this already when people have been complaining so much. It blows my mind. I’m mad right now because any game that I play that I queue with someone BOOM, two turret engis.. I tried being polite about it yesterday but come on already! I’m tired of not being able to play the game because of this friggin AI cancer 24/7 the past 5 days.
Do something about it!
I proposed something I think would help, make sure that you don’t put 2 engis in the same team and simply don’t allow people to duoq with two turret engis or just nerf this into the ground because it makes the game really, really annoying and effortless, you’re basically punishing us for spending more hours on the game and enforcing brainless AI play because why would you spend a thousand games learning thief or mesmer when you could just choose these magical traits, get some other dumdum to come with you with the same dumb build and win while stuffing food in your face and barely touching the keyboard.
This has gotten so bad that I ragequit today, I’ve not ragequit ever in my gw2 experience. I did rage (but not quit because of it) when I was getting close to rank 80 and I lost games due to other peoples stupid mistakes and I wanted the rank bad, but since and before then not even once. I think I may even pause the game until this stuff is taken care of because its just not ok and seriously unpleasant. If only anet said something on this subject but all these threads are left unresponded do. Probably they are read but at least tell us ‘Hey, we’re gonna fix this’ or something. This way it seems like nothing will change and its really sad.
I know I am being rude but how can you not be after so many hours wasted to be frigging outplayed by two PvEers every friggin game and not getting any response from devs? Really demotivating.

You admitted that you raged Jurica! Remember our bet?
That’s gonna be double the gold that I borrowed you^^

Gryph.8237:

K. Think I’m going to try out warhorn like in your vids. Like the mobility and cripple plus lf gain. Dagger 4 is good for condi transfers and blind but I can reserve staff four.

Exactly, LF is more needed on condi nec.

Nightmare, perplex, krait mostly

pffffffffttt stop bragging with those amazing legies >.>

Guapo.1624:

Wile.5024:

gj putting copyrighted content on the vid, can’t even view it

jenzie.4083:

I can’t even see it with Hola. Fay, which country did you choose in Hola? I’ve tried UK, US and Germany.

To prevent this inconvenience from happening again could you guys please inform me on how to check if the song will block the video aside from actually uploading it to YouTube as that takes forever to do.

As a YouTuber, just use https://www.youtube.com/user/NoCopyrightSounds. It has quite some good non-copyrighted music, and tons of it! Won’t get your vids blocked

0/6/2/0/6 with SA and Swalk/Swall/Sarmor is so strong in WvW. Now with the FitG buff it’s my go-to condi build. Was running it be4 and will be running it now too
(for PvP just take PoC instead of SA)

Phobos.2879:

Really appreciate the thoughtful responses. Going to mull this over with the group.

I’ve always wanted to try EU but that might have to wait for another 75% off sale. And sPVP is a no go; capture the point is crazy boring (imo of course).

Thanks!

Haha, I find it funny that you say this since I think (I play 75% PvP and 25% WvW Roaming) that endlessly running round and getting ganked/zerged is less fun. IMO there are just more frequent fight in PvP, but yes, the points also play a role.

Fire necro OP plz nerf

But teefs can’t take a burst since they are squishy, I can, because i’m tanky-ish (#)_(#)

Lazze.9870:

Well played. I know you’re new to ranger, but you might wanna work on your pet management though.

Working on it

hyjaxxx.1584:

I’d imagine with a build like that and your play style you’d be better served with a spider and a wolf. The spider would poison and root and the wolf would fear. Unless you’re using the drake to blast finish some of your traps.

Well that, plus I need a pet with some vitality to be a condi sponge. All those dogs/hounds and spider/ravens die too fast :/

Rolco.6319:

Best PVP vid I’ve seen. Love your work man!

Thanks for the big compliment!