Dahkeus.8243 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 So, apparently S/P builds have been taking off for thieves thanks to the visibility the build has gained through Sindrener and it's got me wondering if there are any other off-meta builds out there that people may be overlooking. Posing this question to the community: Do you think there are any other builds that are very strong, but aren't commonly known about in the current meta or was S/P just a very rare case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar.3568 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 There are a lot strong builds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantheman.3589 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 There are hundreds of off meta builds that are perfectly viable. For instance you can play deadeye builds with say acro or crit strikes with either sword dagger or pistol and if played correctly in ranked you can accomplish much of the same thing and since people aren’t used to seeing it it can even beat meta builds in 1v1s many times. Sp build is basically this which by the way I’ve seen many top tier players do this for many seasons. What’s really different about it imo is it uses dash and the condi clear trait for a slight advantage in ranked over any other off meta builds. That’s my take on the sp dash build. Here’s a list of good off meta builds that I can think off the top of my head atm, besides the thief builds mentioned above- Marksmanship soul beast Bunker dh/core guard Condition Engi Bunker core ranger Full 1 shots builds ie. mantra core Mesmer or core dp Lots of variants of revenant ie Jalis or renegade Duelist thief builds like dp+staff Deadeye or any kind of of P/P Burn firebrands/harrier Firebrands Staff thief’s in general Tbh I think I could go on for hours about this as pretty much any thoughtful selection of traits with a proper amulet can have its own play style that will do just as good, and honestly a lot of the ones I put in that list are super op when played correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharan.9085 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Meditrapper is op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallic.2397 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Lightning Rod Ele is a cc machine. With paladin, you survive heavy bursts like these testy d/p theives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 i climbed from silver t3 to gold t3 with a minion-mancer that is one of most hated builds, i gotta back to "meta" power -reaper then im going get lots of losing streaks again. ... when silver t3 the minion mancer gives me near 20 winning streaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovark.2514 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 shot staff weaver is my jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugchriss.2046 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I am currently mid plat2 (UE) with boon-renegade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stand The Wall.6987 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 > @"Ovark.2514" said: > 1 shot staff weaver is my jam. arcane blast + wave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovark.2514 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 > @"Stand The Wall.6987" said: > > @"Ovark.2514" said: > > 1 shot staff weaver is my jam. > > arcane blast + wave? AB, piledriver, Lightning rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycura.1982 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Dagger lightning rod ele Support tempest Bunch of rev Jalis builds and a few Mallyx ones Certain Berserker builds are ok You can make most offmeta builds work to degrees of success but meta tends to be what is most efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxoglanis.1904 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Dagger weaver has a lot of cc and more mobility than sword. Herald can be as good of a bunker side noder as scrapper was. Dps condi mirage still has good damage and sustain. Boonbeast is still very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.5684 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thief is the only class that have some flexibility. Most other classes are locked into meta builds. If you are on the higher spectrum of skill level, you can take any synergistic build to P2. That is as far as viability goes. To go higher you either in the top 0.5% skill wise, get really lucky or heavily manipulate the match making. I have been playing DH lately. The gap between it and meta has decreased drastically since the beginning of the year. But still significant enough to render you inefficient in really difficult games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure The Heartless.3261 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 > @"Dahkeus.8243" said: > So, apparently S/P builds have been taking off for thieves thanks to the visibility the build has gained through Sindrener and it's got me wondering if there are any other off-meta builds out there that people may be overlooking. > > Posing this question to the community: Do you think there are any other builds that are very strong, but aren't commonly known about in the current meta or was S/P just a very rare case? -"VERY strong?" no. "Kinda strong?" yes. It's not a rare case.Them becoming commonly known is usually what gets them killed so forgive my silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes.4607 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 > @"otto.5684" said: > I have been playing DH lately. The gap between it and meta has decreased drastically since the beginning of the year. But still significant enough to render you inefficient in really difficult games. My feeling exactly. I hate feeling inefficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stand The Wall.6987 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PWwAEx7lRghwOYm4Ir0/sB-z5IeCCcA fb marauder spirit weapons. true meme worthy status. you barely have to dodge with your 7 SW charges plus weapon skills. its really funny I definitely recommend at least playing one unranked match with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharan.9085 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 DH is doing great, it barely has loosing matchups, but its only killing slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl.8924 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 > @"Dahkeus.8243" said: > So, apparently S/P builds have been taking off for thieves thanks to the visibility the build has gained through Sindrener and it's got me wondering if there are any other off-meta builds out there that people may be overlooking. > > Posing this question to the community: Do you think there are any other builds that are very strong, but aren't commonly known about in the current meta or was S/P just a very rare case? in my opinion druid hybrid healer, its a lot of fun and very intense. You got bow for escape and you got healing staff its very enjoyable and i recommend it if you main ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycoprophet.8107 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Aperantly s/p thief was lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardRider.2980 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 P/P burn/stealth Scrapper i'm finding in the right places are still good :P but it does have issues and isn't the best. But fun and surprising xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisty.4135 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Super fond of a tanky wells core necro build. Absolutely garbage to play against as it can 1v2/3 with ease! Only exception is double rev or double "1-shot" on the enemy team. You're tanky for sure but 60K damage in under 1s still takes the wind out of your sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falan.1839 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Bunker Rev with Shield is actually obnoxiously hard to kill, might become a factor if Water Weaver ever gets gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexanima.7851 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Mace/Shield + LB Dragonhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamble.4580 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 My build carry’s my to plat ez on reaper and it’s never or anything close on metabattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighead.3465 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Inf evasion life leech condi ranger. Unblockable dmg, dmg for every attack dodged. Beats every single build including its mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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