Guild Wars 2

Can you explain how full zerker with chest, leggings, and a ring assassin is the most flexible?

Thanks for the quick answer!

well, i have the money for one set, just not for two. I’m kinda an altaholic so it’s hard for me to spend more than 1 ascended set on a character :P.

For ascended weapon should I be getting berserkers?

For your questions:

1. mostly yes
2. solo
3. mostly yes, but i guess for this scenario assume not all the time (so assume no?)

I see on metabattle that mesmer has multiple variations and builds for raids depending on what raid it is.

I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations on what gear to recommend if I have only enough money so far for just one set? I like mesmer’s playstyle in pvp and am thinking of playing her more in PvE but can’t afford more than one ascended gear set. I’m hoping it’s something similar to tempest or PS war where one set’s enough for everything but so far it’s not looking likely

Thanks in advance!

Thank you that’s super helpful! I just got my berserker spec so will run the signet build as you recommended thanks

Yeah that’s what I looked at first, but it hasn’t been updated since 09/15. It’s what I’ve been using but since I’m so new basically I’m not really sure how much has changed haha

Well that was kind of my point: i went to metabattle, but all I saw were builds for spvp, wvw, fractals, and raiding.

I’m just looking for open world pve builds – one for core specialization, and one for when I get berserker spec.

Hi All,

Just got back to GW2 after a hiatus since…2-3 months after the original game launched lol. I bought HoT and am excited to get back into the game.

I tried to do some googling but found it actually hard to just find a PvE build to solo through HoT. I find all these optimized fractals, WvW, raiding, and spvp builds, but not just for pure solo PvE play.

The closest thing I’ve found is here:
http://dulfy.net/2014/06/28/gw2-comprehensive-warrior-pve-guide-by-retaliate-rt/#Solo_DPS_Builds

but that’s from 09/2015.

I’m sure I’ll get a lot of answers of “anything’ll work” and what not, but would anyone who’s actually using or used a warrior to solo through all of HoT mind just posting a link to their build?

Thanks in advance!

Haha well I just asked in LA and apparently it will not be recognized if you change it in anyway.

IT’s sad for me I guess because I was always told transmutation just changes the skin. Guess that’s not the whole truth at all. Lots of wasted effort on my part, just glad that I won’t be wasting more of my time on this game trying to get the legendary haha. Thanks again once for your help :P

haha no I’m asking because I used the guild staff on my precursor without realizing that transmutating a precursor basically makes it useless. I was hoping guild emblems might be different from using a transmutation stone but I guess not.

Sigh whatever, gave me the final push to stop playing gw2 hehe so I guess I should be thankful :P. Thanks for your answer!

bump.

Does anyone know the answer? Is using a guild weapon on a precursor the same as transmutating a precursor where I can’t use it anymore to craft the legendary?

I know the wiki says transmutating a precursor will make it so the mystic forge no longer recognizes the precursor.

But what about using the guild emblem weaponsmith thing? does it have the same effect?

Guys I’m desperate for some help with a good mix set of light armor for my sylvari male ele.

I just crafted the exalted set after hitting 80 and dear lord, I feel like a stupid plant man in a skirt lol. Does anyone know of a good looking mix for light armor for a sylvari male ele? really desperate here XD.

Thanks in advance!

Nope, I feel like ele is in a great spot right now.

skinnyb.5920:

I play a s/d crit damage.tank build that works great in high level fractals. It goes 0/30/0/30/10 with full knights gear, valkyrie weapons, and cavaliers accessories. I can put out 5k arc lightnings but still have 3000 armor with food and my rock shield.

Can you give complete run down of your stats (attk, vit, etc.)

I want to bump this topic back up because I still have a few questions:

1. full zerk or mix zerk/knight for high level fractals?

2. How important is a ranged weapon? Im definitely set on using a GS (100b + whirlwind too good, especially whirlwind), but is it okay if I run another melee set for all fractal stages or do I run a rifle (I have NO plans to switch using inventory in between. Sorry Im lazy guys :P)

3. Is the sonic boon shout build still worth it after 30+ fractals? Or should I convert to a more EP 100b warrior type.

Thanks!

So out of curiosity…is there a video up for this yet? :P

healing surge in wvw cause hammer build

mending in spvp. I run GS/axe-shield so no signet of stamina for me, and the condition removal helps way more in spvp.

imo conquest isn’t the problem at all.

Does changing conquest into tdeathmatch affect 4v5s/3v5s? no.

Does it affect solo queue vs. premades? no

Does it affect class balance? Maybe, but we don’t know.

So with changes to conquest, we MIGHT fix class balance. That’s a huge might, because I still don’t see wars having the same impact as a mes or ele regardless of conquest or team deathmatch or whatever mode you have. Class balance has to be fixed by nerfs/buffs.

Game mode also doesn’t change the fact for hotjoins, 4v5s, 3v5s, and solo que vs. premade is still going to happen.

The three common complaints I see on forums: ele/mes/thief qq, wars suck qq- general balance qq, 4v5s/3v5s qq, and solo q vs. premade qq. Out of those 3, 2 is completely unaffected. One MIGHT be helped.

Overall, yes having only conquest is stale. But is it the root of the problem? not really.

Does armor give aggro? huh I did not know that. So should I go with zerk instead of knight then or is there a better armor choice?

1. switch to axe/shield for offhand if you’re not using that yet. YOU NEED shield offhand.

2. you have mobility with warrior. abuse that to gain more map control. Warriors are generally not great at 1v1s. However, they are one of the BEST classes for 2v1s because they burst SO hard.

Find a 1v1, go in, kill in 2 sec, and use that to gain map advantage. The speed at which you can finish a target if they’re not focusing on you is basically why I love wars. Don’t try to 1v1 a mes or an ele and try to abuse numbers if you can.

New to warrior and just curious as to what most people run for endgame dungeons/fractal/pve.

What weapons do most people use? which traits, and what runes/armor?

Thanks in advance! Any links to good builds, etc. would be fine please. I tried looking in this subforum but there is a LOT of variety and I just want to get a general opinion of what works (as I don’t have too much funding for this warrior to experiment)

IMO they shouldn’t have visible rating until they can fix all the problems with spvp.

For example: 4v5’s, even 3v5’s are prevalent throughout spvp. You think people will keep playing when they see their rating droppign cause they’re in 4v5s?

YOu gotta fix the inbalance first. Visible rating’s feeds kitten and yeah, people will be trying to gain rating. But as soon as they start realizing its just 4v5s or against premades all over the place, they’ll rage even harder because now they can see their own rating fall down. Fundamental problems need to be fixed first. separate solo queue from premades. Fix 4v5s….then we can talk about visible ratings.

This entire argument is pointless.
@ OP: there’s a REALLY simple way to prove your point:

Get a group of all 35-40s. Attempt first with all blue gear. If you can do it, CONGRATS post the freaking video.

If you can’t, go on to green. IF you can do it, eh kind of congrats. Post the freaking video.

If you can’t, then yeah, imagining a PUG group with any gear higher than green at lvl 35-40 when they’re not alts (whole point of this thread) cannot do AC exp if you experienced people can’t even do it.

Until then, the community has a right to question what you’ve said. Everything you’ve said might be true, but until I see video proof it’s all laughable to me.

Yes AC is ridiculously easy with 80s. Seriously with 2 80’s AC exp becomes a joke IF you have a bug free run.

So prove to us that it’s do-able with 35s. I’ll wait for the video like everyone else is. Prove to me you can do it with full blue or some greens with an all 35 team and I’ll believe you

knight/pvt/cleric’s mostly for d/d.

Seriously, you can’t go wrong if you mix those 3 in some shape or form. Heck you can prob. throw valkyrie in there too (but i don’t recommend it)

Went from 0/10/0/30/30 to 0/0/10/30/30.

Didn’t like trying to extend boon duration after the nerf. Liked the armor of earth more and went mix pvt/cleric’s instead of trying to go for precision

Interpret Interrupt.3824:

This is somehow a profession hate thread because everyone is just going to claim everything else is easy.

Man I know this wasn’t my intention haha. I’m not looking for an easy op class, I’m looking for an easy “less buttons to click” class lol

All right guys, let’s keep the ele bashing down :P. I main a d/d ele right now and yes bunker build is way too strong.

However, with all the qq’ing about ele and NOT the build itself…I just don’t want ANet to nerf ele to release state pls XD. To be honest I always hated ele after I got to 80 and that was the reason I quit gw2 after a month. I’ve always loved the warrior playstyle so I made a warrior instead.

Ironically, now my warrior is a punching bag in pvp….while my ele is literally just a warrior with more button mashing. Sigh I’ll probably try guardian as it suits my playstyle more over thief. Thanks a lot everyone

Like others have mentioned, condition scales poorly and can get removed.

D/D ele’s most reliable form of damage will come from power above all else. While precision contributes, I think there are great debates on PVT vs. healing power (cleric) vs. precision (knights) and reasonable pros for each.

Power should give you most of the damage you need. D/D ele isn’t meant to do explosive damage anyways. Everything else goes towards your survivability through either vitality, toughness, or healing power while some opt for precision for a bit more damage

Shoutout to TSYM. I know SoS is outmanned and outgunned but man it’s a real pleasure watching your organization/coordination.

Yeah the whole point is I want to be able to spam literally 1-2 buttons (ok, maybe up to 3-4 if i HAVE to) and still be semi effective.

That knocks d/d ele out of the equation. Might consider a guard then or maybe necro. Thanks guys!

I guess mostly hotjoin. In terms of tournaments I guess my question can also be rephrased to:

What are the common team comps being used?
and
Out of those classes/roles they play, which is the easiest to pick up?

Similarly to how warrior is /faceroll on pve, I’m looking for a LAZY class for s/tpvp. I’m sure every class needs skill to play well in pvp, blah, blah blah. I’m looking for the one classes out of them all that is the easiest to play (needs less skills to be effective, aka I only need to focus on perhaps 4-5 skills instead of 8. Requires less positioning, aka I can just go in and start spamming one spell. Stuff like that).

Are all classes equally balanced or does a class exist like this which doesn’t completely suck?

I am confused on the guide. It says Air1 gives you perma swiftness, but how do you get auras on a d/d ele?

Am I misunderstanding something or is this guide outdated or what?

Much thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I’ve decided to run 0/10/0/30/30 with full zerk. Thanks everyone for their help

Hey guys,

I’m looking for some suggestions for some dungeon builds specifically tailored for a full zerk ele (zerk armor/weps, rubies, blah blah).

I’m trying to get back in gw2 after a 4month hiatus and well, with the new changes I am literally a complete noob with a lvl 80 ele in this game :/. I only have full zerk and I am wondering if anyone can be kind enough to provide some easy, generic, cookie-cutter full zerk pve builds that can help re-ease me back into the game.

Thanks in advance