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Just in case want to say that I'm not arguing, just I have another point of view based on my experience. I could be wrong, but I'm sure it's not best argument as many other players can say the same about their experience (e.g. "and Spellb just does it better. My Spellb never dies. Although I assure you, my builds in my Ren and Guard defintly die faster then a Spellb")

Sounds good on paper, but as I mentioned previously, Ren dies the same often than any other Spec. One of the strongest and I agree that it just isn't an easy Spec. If you have quite strong OW solo experience (Champ/Bounty) you should know, that there are enough Champions that more harder to fight with (and it also depends on Spec) than Legendary.

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If you really want to stick with being a mage I would advise you to listen AliamRationem opinion as, to my mind, one of the most experienced El player.

Seneb is soloable, sure, but not for every Spec (or Player`s experience if Spec is ok) and we need to take this into account.

With mobs, sure. But Reaper is too squishy in Champ/Bounty solo fighting.

No, you are totaly right about Scourge.

Renegade is one of the strong solo spec, nothing more ) Moreover, not the best option in high pressure combat (solo). Moreover, DPS is the lowest priority feature in such kind of content.

Maybe on some kind of tests, but in real GW2-life (I mean OW PVE) it dies the same often than any other prof ) Comfort playstyle + Right build + Diligent practice + not any Power Melee Spec More safe option (resistant to high pressure fight): Herald, Mirage, Scourge. More damage (the lowest priority option): in test out of combat I think Elementalist, Firebrand, Renegade.

For common OW PVE I think you should choose prof/spec that you like the most (in terms of playstyle). The more specific options make sense only for Champ/Bounty solo content.

Well done, thank you!

Most versatile in solo champions = Most versatile in general, as we have not option "Most versatile in killing mobs" ) And yes, I mean Open World PVE including Bounties hunting.

Mirage. The most versatile choice.

In a high pressure solo battle (Champ/Bounty) Power Reaper will be killed very fast despite all this "sustain", "high health pool", "perma quickness".

Each prof has strong build against multiple mobs. It is not champ solo build where you really have not many options to choose from. That is why you should take one you most like in sence of playstyle. Reaper will be DPS strongest.

One of the best, but not the best.

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Power Scrapper is one of my favorite Spec for fun gameplay, but as for Champ/Bounties - it is not the good option (overall, Condi builds are more suitable for this kind of content). But if to choose Condi Engineer - I think it will be more reasonable to prefer Holo over Scrap.

Just now I use Dire (but want to compare with Trailblazer in future).

Based on my experience, Staff/Staff Mirage, mentioned by you, is the most versatile choice.

Easy to use (rotation) + good survivability + good damage + versatility (mobs + champs + bounty) + not expensive to equip + condi_cleans/reflecting_projectiles/stability (highly desirable capabilities with bosses fighting) in a single build = Condi Mirage | Staff Once again, I not say that it is the best build in general (say, Renegade will be more damaging prof), I say instead that from my point of view this is the simplest from strongest one. The other two safe and strong options are Herald and Scourge, but I think they have a little bit more complex rotation and, the main - they have not reflecting_projectiles abilities. Other options (say Renegade, or Firebrand, or ...) will be more complex and are more demanding on getting the best result.

CR - more Damage. CH - more Defence.

There is no any silver bullet. But the recipe is: Kill Champ Solo = knowing your Profession mechanic + knowing target Champ mechanic + Experience + any Condi build. Moreover, following this you will be able to kill some of Champs even with less than 50lvl character.

During the battle Sigil of Severance icon appeares as Sigil of Impact: https://imgur.com/2utO1Ce https://imgur.com/PxgHq4d https://imgur.com/oztQPg8