Guild Wars 2

Norjena.5172:

Nemesis.8593:

Someone once said, every single video…

“There is no best damage build, there is only best at…”

You have to take into account the type of DPS you want: sustained or burst… and the area: single target or AoE. In general you can go for burst single target (since it has burst AoE incorporated, not as high as sustained AoE over longer fights but hey, it’s burst…) and AoE sustain (since it does sustain single target as well… small but it still counts).

Best at, what? Best at Condition dmg is best at beeing useless in PvE? Check!

Tell me 1, only one singel Trash fight in dungeons/fractals, were mobs are alive long enough to get the Hybrid/Condidmg a chance (only a chance) to deal more dps then 30/25/0/0/15?

Stack in a corner/pull and well+DS1(4/5) is enough. And this is by far more dps then a condimancer can deal, even AoE.
And for Bosses is suxx anyway. I tried your “Hybrid” (and my own version which get´s killed at 10. dec) and it was bad.

CoE subject Alpha (the 3rd), after i stacked the Bleeds up he was at 40%, and the group was Pug…25seconds fight.

With 25stacks, and food and potion 38 sec to kill a risen giant ist no “good dps” it´s mediocore not more, 25secs are possibel with a powerbased build selfbuffed. And it scales much better in gruops.

Sry, u do a lot of work. But to say Hybrid or Conditionmancer is a good or alternative option in pve is a lie (exept little few bosses with high toughness or shields). If some1 wants to play hybrid/zepter just for fun. Then your hybrid is the best way to do this.
But it can´t be onpar with the Zerkbuild.

Is there a build that you think is better that you can offer?

Nemesis.8593:

Someone once said, every single video…

“There is no best damage build, there is only best at…”

You have to take into account the type of DPS you want: sustained or burst… and the area: single target or AoE. In general you can go for burst single target (since it has burst AoE incorporated, not as high as sustained AoE over longer fights but hey, it’s burst…) and AoE sustain (since it does sustain single target as well… small but it still counts).

Heh, I watched your Necro hybrid video so I know that sentence
I’m looking for a build with as much action in mind as possible, always having something to do (Like I said, ADD playstyle)… I think that’s sustained DPS? I also like having AoE skills, I’m not much of a single-target person so I guess AoE skills are kind of important to me. Is there a build that’s best at delivering these things while keeping in mind that I’m going to be solo in PvE most of the time? (Preferably not with an axe, I don’t really like its animations but it doesn’t mean that much to me..)
Thanks

spoj.9672:

What dub said. Btw after the patch 20/25/0/0/25 will be best solo and group dps.

Anicetus.1253:

Dalanor.5387:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNBIhZakRrSPdzYjePBA9oXpdOmxxLTfocA-jwxAEEQ6DEVAI5VEN22QR0Y11YKXioapAiYMA-e

I hope it helps.

30/25/0/0/15 is the best option to go in a group, 30/15/0/0/25 is better for solo play (higher fury uptime). What can be achieved with that and some berserker equipment can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEjTqE--570
(Was 30/20/0/0/20 there but the 5% with >50% DS are worth more than the tiny corruption recharge).

Dalanor.5387:

Take in to account, that conditions in general, especially in PvE are really weak so try to stick with some power based build.

Err… I’m sort of confused right now…

Dalanor.5387:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQNBIhZakRrSPdzYjePBA9oXpdOmxxLTfocA-jwxAEEQ6DEVAI5VEN22QR0Y11YKXioapAiYMA-e

I hope it helps.

It does, thanks
I’m piling as many builds as I can up right now and later I’ll go through all of them and see which one suits my ADD playstyle the most.
Speaking of which, what race should I pick that would suit the Necromancer the most? If it’s irrelevant gameplay wise, then I’m also sort of interested lore-wise…
Thanks

Asche.5362:

I’d recommend watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcDOIgEGLU

It’s a bit long but has a lot of insight, especially if you are not too familiar with the class.
However, don’t run into PvP or WvW with this.

Thanks
Like I said, I rarely do any PvP/WvW but in the rare cases I do, is there something I can do to make this build effective? Or is it all or nothing?
Also, I noticed this video has been released before the July patch, is there something I should bare in mind?

Hey guys,

Today I decided to start playing GW2 again after a (long) hiatus. I always liked the looks and idea of the Necromancer, but when I actually got to playing it I was underwhelmed by its… well, everything. BUT, as I’ve heard, it’s been patched and stabilized, so I want to give the Necromancer another try.

I mostly (About 90% of the time) play PvE and I’m looking for a good solo (preferably DPS) build. Any weapons and such will do.

(Tl;dr: Recommend me good Necromancer PvE builds please)

Thanks in advance.

Well, my problem is actually kind of silly.
I really like the way staves look with my Necromancer, but it can be kind of hard to fight with my AoEs, as the enemy often gets away before I can actually cast it on him, and I was thinking, is there some sort of a “cast AoE on selected target” or anything like that? If not I guess I’ll just add it in the suggestions section :P

Thanks in advance.

*P.S: If there’s a way to make my scepter look like a staff that would also be good lol