SoundWave.9154

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > Through feedback from other players and my own testing, I've increasingly recommended a fire/earth version of the build. It deals better damage as well as having stronger passive mitigation. With a longer attunement swap cooldown and less reliance on dodging, it should be a little bit easier to play than the fire/arcane build I use in most of my videos. > > Here's a sample clip demonstrating burst with fire/earth. I'm able to ramp up burning to over 20k in 4 seconds, peaking at 28k on a build with nearly 3.5k armor. > > Here's a link to the build: [Fire/Earth build](http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PGgAw2lZwmYXMJmJOKPnvaA-zRJYkRD/YkoA6kA6nFfd2A-e) > > > > If you're just starting out and trailblazer isn't on the menu, try this [inexpensive variant](http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PGgAw2lZwmYXMJmJOKPnvaA-zxIU8ohfQYz5SgEFgjZhKpN-e). > Doesn't this build have too much expertise ? Thought everything above 80% is wasted.

Did you post your rotation anywhere here ? Tried finding it but maybe I'm just skipping comments too fast. The DMG you do there is actually pretty good and I would be happy to have that. By the way, judging by the PvE solo DPS, how would this compare with other classes ? To my mind, my DPS in open world is pretty good but what if it actually sucks and a guardian can do way more with a solo build ? It's hard to tell with all these variables so I have to rely on other players experience.

Have you ever done a DPS test on the golem btw ? I'm asking cause earlier in the thread your DPS for Balthazar was around 15k I think and the Viper variant on snowcrows has like 38k which would imply a huge difference. I'm a bit bummed out cause my DPS is so low in Mists compared to other people, which I'm sure its in large part to the fact that I don't know how to properly play ele. The snowcrow rotation for condi weaver is just ridiculous, especially compared to other classes. Are there any more simple rotations and what kind of DPS does this trailblazer build reach "ideally" (aka golem) ?

I know you said you don't really use anything apart from sword but could you advise on a secondary ranged weapon ? I was thinking staff because it could be used on your mesmer trailblazer build as well but I'm not sure. Also, does it matter that I want to use a dire helmet and not replace my back item as you did in the build you cited earlier ? I know these things are hard to answer but what would you say is the DPS/survivability difference between your trailblazer mesmer build and the weaver one ? Mesmer is really the only other class I like but I hear a lot of complaints about it.

I actually saw that video but never made the connection :expressionless: I think I will stick to trailblazer. As a side note, how do you think sigil of doom compares to sigil of bursting ? I know the dmg system is a bit complex so I think I'm missing something here cause by my calculations they are similar in the dps benefit.

Could you please advise on a Viper build ? If you were to put it in %, how much DPS would you gain and how much survivability lose ? Are you even able to solo champions the way you do ?

A quick update, it seems that for me sword/dagger works better. Does that change things in any meaningful way that I'm not aware of ? Also, are there any other weapons alternatives that would work, like scepter perhaps or does that drop the dps way too much ?