shifftie.9601 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Afternoon,Im looking for some advice on a possible build. Im not fussy on the Meta im someone that would rather enjoy the game than worry to much on the Meta that i will sort at a later date. Right now im looking for some tips/advice on running a FireBrand A/SH and GS. I like to be tanky and support for the guild runs and PvE content.Not to worried about killing fast but i am building towards Condi. What is working for you guys Do you have any gear i should look at getting along the way?Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvous.6340 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Personally I wouldn't bother with shield on a FB. The tomes they get are more than adequate. Shield offers a bubble and aegis. Tome of courage offers both of those to a much greater extent and not to mention that if you need more you can simply slot shield of the avenger and/or wall of reflection. To not have torch is to lose out on some significant amount of damage. Taking some of the fire away from firebrand as it were. Having torch and that trait that gives you the ability to spam zealots flame is amazing if your tome is on CD as it keeps your dps up. I know that isn't a priority for you but having it there means you shouldn't find yourself floundering as much.If you really want a tank off-hand I'd suggest focus over shield for the skill 5. Skill 4 also blinds and provides regen so it's not to be sniffed at either.Hope this helps a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldarion the Warden.1437 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 If u dont want to go meta and want to be tanky go full wanderer with 30% boon duratation runes and concentration food/utility. Then u can go perma/fury/25might/quickness/regen/protection. With 22k up and 3.5k armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeolus.3615 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Korvous.6340 , shield of the Avenger Spirit weapon is still bugged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerus.4350 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 @Korvous.6340 said:Personally I wouldn't bother with shield on a FB. The tomes they get are more than adequate. Shield offers a bubble and aegis. Tome of courage offers both of those to a much greater extent and not to mention that if you need more you can simply slot shield of the avenger and/or wall of reflection. To not have torch is to lose out on some significant amount of damage. Taking some of the fire away from firebrand as it were. Having torch and that trait that gives you the ability to spam zealots flame is amazing if your tome is on CD as it keeps your dps up. I know that isn't a priority for you but having it there means you shouldn't find yourself floundering as much.If you really want a tank off-hand I'd suggest focus over shield for the skill 5. Skill 4 also blinds and provides regen so it's not to be sniffed at either.Hope this helps a bit!The real benefit to shield with FB is the aegis which means quickness as well. Paired with mace you can get perma quickness pretty easily (not much boon duration needed) by rotating your heal/quickness mantras then either mace3 or shield4. Of course the mantras and shield aegis requires cooperative positioning from the team which is not usually the case. But, if you properly land and rotate that setup you'll have an aegis every 6s and perma quickness for the group, that's pretty huge. 6s rotation of Aegis can make your team near invincible to a lot of enemies. But, yes, losing torch is a HUGE damage loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandtomatoe.2045 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 @Korvous.6340 said:Personally I wouldn't bother with shield on a FB. The tomes they get are more than adequate. Shield offers a bubble and aegis. Tome of courage offers both of those to a much greater extent and not to mention that if you need more you can simply slot shield of the avenger and/or wall of reflection. To not have torch is to lose out on some significant amount of damage. Taking some of the fire away from firebrand as it were. Having torch and that trait that gives you the ability to spam zealots flame is amazing if your tome is on CD as it keeps your dps up. I know that isn't a priority for you but having it there means you shouldn't find yourself floundering as much.If you really want a tank off-hand I'd suggest focus over shield for the skill 5. Skill 4 also blinds and provides regen so it's not to be sniffed at either.Hope this helps a bit!What is the trait used to spam Zealots Flame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yLoon.5289 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Shield is absolutely viable, it is very useful if you combo it with Purging Flame due to its AOE push. Greatsword is not so viable in a Condi build, as Scepter works better with its frequent usability of Symbol, and Symbol can cause Burn if traited. While Torch increase damage from the spam of Zealots Flame (Radiance- Radiant Fire), Focus provides more tankiness.If the damage is not of your concern, try Trailblazer gear then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syktek.7912 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 When you rotate your Tome of Justice for burst hit 2 and 4 before you hit 5. Five takes some time to go off compared to those two and is not immediate damage.You may see people using Virtues with their builds instead of Zeal (Radiance is a no brainer) in their Raid, FotM or oPvE builds. Do not copy them. Despite losing the easy proc and AoE burst, you're gaining a lot more damage guaranteed damage over potential damage. Thanks to FB (Guardian in general) having a Symbol on all main hand weapons and Tome of Justice you're not going to miss out on tagging things in oPvE and in content that focuses on single target fights; your single target DPS will be quite a bit higher.Use Grieving stats on everything except your helmet and shoulders if you can afford them right now (Sinisters work very well if you cannot). With the way FB works this stat set is extremely good.Right now, for firebrand, carry Scepter / Torch as your main damage dealer. In the other slot carry whatever you wish (GS and Sword work great, I personally use Axe because of how efficient it is at hitting things and its CC).You can get 100% Burn Duration with traits, sigils, runes and food. And 120% Burn Duration when you have Tome of Justice out.http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQRAnf7fnkICVChdBDGCBEEhl4BzaD8CeUVBgtU9aPmeT7pA-jBiAQBA4JAYWlfcVlHYs/Q1UHAanEApqfYtKBJFAPLrA-eThis is my current personal build (Makes more sense anyway, same stats, but instead of helm/shoulders as Sinister, I have my offhand torch as Sinister. Same exact stats).With this build use your heal skill offensively. Power signet increases your condition damage, but don't forget its a very, very powerful CC on an okay-ish cooldown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolanda Hardass.8045 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 @Grandtomatoe.2045 said:@Korvous.6340 said:Personally I wouldn't bother with shield on a FB. The tomes they get are more than adequate. Shield offers a bubble and aegis. Tome of courage offers both of those to a much greater extent and not to mention that if you need more you can simply slot shield of the avenger and/or wall of reflection. To not have torch is to lose out on some significant amount of damage. Taking some of the fire away from firebrand as it were. Having torch and that trait that gives you the ability to spam zealots flame is amazing if your tome is on CD as it keeps your dps up. I know that isn't a priority for you but having it there means you shouldn't find yourself floundering as much.If you really want a tank off-hand I'd suggest focus over shield for the skill 5. Skill 4 also blinds and provides regen so it's not to be sniffed at either.Hope this helps a bit!What is the trait used to spam Zealots Flame?Radiant fire, part of the Radiance trait. Ossom in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardid.7203 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 To give context, I'm fairly new to Guardian, and mostly use "general purpose" builds to play mostly solo in open world, were I spend 70% of the time. Then I adjust them for fractals, wvw or pvp.Right now I'm using something very similar to the QT Condi FB (https://qtfy.eu/guildwars/guardian/condi-fb-build-guide/), only I use Axe/Torch more than the Scepter, and slightly different utilities.The lacking CC is what I miss most from my engie: I'm used to breaking bars fast. So my question to the experts:What is the better way to improve CC for a solo Firebrand? I was thinking on adding hammer as the second weapon set only for this purpose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terimac.5871 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 @Ardid.7203 said:To give context, I'm fairly new to Guardian, and mostly use "general purpose" builds to play mostly solo in open world, were I spend 70% of the time. Then I adjust them for fractals, wvw or pvp.Right now I'm using something very similar to the QT Condi FB (https://qtfy.eu/guildwars/guardian/condi-fb-build-guide/), only I use Axe/Torch more than the Scepter, and slightly different utilities.The lacking CC is what I miss most from my engie: I'm used to breaking bars fast. So my question to the experts:What is the better way to improve CC for a solo Firebrand? I was thinking on adding hammer as the second weapon set only for this purpose...Sanctuary will melt any breakbar very fast if the target isnt moving, the cd is quite high tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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