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[Xaja]

So I know a couple of us were talking about necro builds in guild chat. Here is mine, it's mostly for PvP as I'm not sure how well it'd fare in PvE on it's own, I think it'd do okay, but I also think that you may have to swap out one of the weapon sets for a staff, probably the axe.

gw2skills.net/editor/?fQAQRBIhdu1IjWlemmoGDfCQSB28O9wbuHHSRu4C

This minion build might also end up being fairly powerful as well
I just wonder if the +50% to siphon applies to the minions too.
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[Fate]

Thanks Xaja. It took me a while to figure out that there are icons to see the traits and the armor. Death Magic I think is very important for Minions.

I really wish the skills would tell you which traits help them.

[Eldarion]

Yeah, I have a hard time correlating traits to skills. Requires too much reading.

My current ranger build is loosely based on on one I found at www.gw2db.com/skill-builds but I plan to switch it out for one at www.gw2build.com I'm learning to like the longbow in WvW.

[Fate]

I like the long bow on my wa esp in dungeons where the boss can kill you in 5 seconds if you get too close

[Xaja]

@eld, I found a ridiculous ranger build on your first link a while ago for sPvP... it gives you 52% chance crit with a bonus 47% damage to said crits. In 1v1 it usually takes a player's health down to 1/3-1/2 in the first barrage(Longbow/shortbow). Then the dps and stun from the shortbow keep them on their toes. I don't know how it'd work in PvE though, probably really well for dungeons. I can't remember where I found it... but I can recreate it and post it later if anyone wants it.

[Eldarion]

That's a crazy-sounding build. Very glass-cannon-y. I think I'll stick with something a tad more balanced.

[Xaja]

Actually it's pretty tough, especially with all the kiting you can go with it, that's why 10 points were thrown into vitality I assume, though for PvE, I don't really like shortbow that much unless I"m doing dungeons, it also doesn't have pierce either, which I think is an important trait for PvE as well
[Precision Crit Build]
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[Xaja]

So this Guardian build has been devastatingly effective for me in sPvP. I think I've died maybe once or twice since I've been using it and a major plus between this and other tank builds is the sheer damage this one can put out. With 2 blinds and 2 very powerful bursts, you can put another player down very quickly if they're not paying attention.
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