Best open world solo builds

[Billy.1879]

okay team I'm not talking a "this build is good because you can just run around and kill everything and not die"

I'm talking open world builds that you can the bounties solo.

I saw a video of a Mirage doing this, I wondered if anything else could do something along these lines

[Ashantara.8731]

Not that I am aware of, although I can think of Guardian or Necromancer being able to pull it off with practice and the right build. But probably not as easily as a Mesmer. There is a reason why Mesmers are still the tank class in raids.

P.S. The most common staff/staff open world PvE build for Mesmers, when played right, makes them nearly untouchable. I almost never play Mesmer, so I would have to practice first. ;)

[Shiyo.3578]

Necro no contest

[MokahTGS.7850]

I really like my Reaper/Valkyrie build. It isn't the greatest for damage but I generally don't go down and can bum rush crowds of mobs. It's great for tagging with shouts and reaper skills.

[Turkeyspit.3965]

Condi Mirage + Rune of Tormenting makes you practically unkillable. The built in defense of mirage cloak, rolling conditions that allow you to DPS while peeling off and the constant stream of healing from applying torment is pretty great. I'm running Axe/Torch + Staff, so I'm well equipped to jump into to a group of mobs or stand back and pew pew a champion. Been doing a lot of the events in Lake Doric lately, and you all know how gut wrenching those can be.

[phs.6089]

trailblazer scourge, hands down. This guy is in viper but that was long ago.

[kharmin.7683]

Maybe look around in the Players Helping Players forum

[Blood Red Arachnid.2493]

I've never tried to solo a bounty, but I've solod plenty of champs and legendary mobs (including the Mordy Wyvern in verdant brink) with the Power Herald. Full glass. It's pretty good, and has been buffed since I did these feats.

[bq pd.2148]

deadeye with m7 for perma protection/infinite ini, stealth on dodge for more flexibility in the utilities/rotation and invigorating precision. the invigoration precision lets you facetank ALOT and the damage being range + frequent short stealth lets you kite the mobs if needed. if you are fighting a mob that relies on projectiles (for example killing the champion avatar of balthazar in auric basin on range will make him only use projectiles), you can also keep up permanent projectile hate while kneeling with snipers cover.aside from 2 traits and situational utilities (i usually use binding shadows (vuln/CC), assassin signet + X depending on opponent) you can basically be in a raid build and keep yourself 25 might with insanely good sustain resulting in quite decent solo dps / survival.

weakness: basically no cleave so bosses with many of them can be difficult (use rifle 2 against those instead of 3 as pircing will ensure you hit your marked target to keep the m7 rotation going, m7 should provide enough might on its own)

[Quarktastic.1027]

@"phs.6089" said:trailblazer scourge, hands down. This guy is in viper but that was long ago.

I'm pretty sure Hizen can make soloing bounties and meta events look easy with any profession. Take a look at his most recent weaver video...and the spellbreaker video before that...and the firebrand video before that.

[gateless gate.8406]

Mesmer, Ranger, Necro are probably the most solo-capable classes.

[Despond.2174]

Mesmer and necro but a properly built minionmancer is most likely the king, soloing HoT mastery points with ease and dungeon paths. Then again there are videos of spellbreakers soloing PoF metas etc.

[Cyrini.1256]

@MUDse.7623 said:deadeye with m7 for perma protection/infinite ini, stealth on dodge for more flexibility in the utilities/rotation and invigorating precision. the invigoration precision lets you facetank ALOT and the damage being range + frequent short stealth lets you kite the mobs if needed. if you are fighting a mob that relies on projectiles (for example killing the champion avatar of balthazar in auric basin on range will make him only use projectiles), you can also keep up permanent projectile hate while kneeling with snipers cover.aside from 2 traits and situational utilities (i usually use binding shadows (vuln/CC), assassin signet + X depending on opponent) you can basically be in a raid build and keep yourself 25 might with insanely good sustain resulting in quite decent solo dps / survival.

weakness: basically no cleave so bosses with many of them can be difficult (use rifle 2 against those instead of 3 as pircing will ensure you hit your marked target to keep the m7 rotation going, m7 should provide enough might on its own)

Any chance you can put up your build? I've stopped using my deadeye because I feel really weak lately.

[aspirine.6852]

@"Ashantara.8731" said:Not that I am aware of, although I can think of Guardian or Necromancer being able to pull it off with practice and the right build. But probably not as easily as a Mesmer. There is a reason why Mesmers are still the tank class in raids.

P.S. The most common staff/staff open world PvE build for Mesmers, when played right, makes them nearly untouchable. I almost never play Mesmer, so I would have to practice first. ;)

Hmm staff/staff is incredible boring to me.

I am running this build from the mesmer forum:https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/30394/open-world-domination-mirage/p1

Works like a charm, even went from almost no playtime on my mesmer to doing all core + Living stories + expansions with this.

[Ashantara.8731]

@"aspirine.6852" said:I am running this build from the mesmer forum:https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/30394/open-world-domination-mirage/p1

Also well known, a different melee alternative to staff/staff, axe/torch as well: https://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Mirage_-_Axe/x_Infinite_Horizon