June 2022

Core Revenant

Revenant is only unlocked with Heart of Thorns expansion, it also comes with Elite Specialization, which will always be superior to Core build. But since you only onlock last (elite) trait line at level 71, this build was designed to help you during your first playthrough and leveling. Become a speedy assassin when invoking the legend of Shiro (Legendary Assassin Stance), or a tough brawler after calling Jalis for help (Legendary Dwarf Stance). This Revenant build provides very solid damage, vast amounts of Crowd Control, great self-sustain from Battle Scarred, and access to very decent Might, permanent Fury, and on-demand Stability. It leads perfectly into playing the end-game build Power Quickness Herald. Power Quickness Herald Offensive support Select difficulty Sword & Sword Staff August 2022 Legendary Assassin Stance gives you an incredible amount of damage and mobility via Impossible Odds and…

Core Engineer

Following build is designed to guide you through your first playthrough, or simply offer you a decent and reliable Core build if you are on Free to Play account. Core builds are not advised to use later in game due to superiority of elite specializations. Engineer is a versatile Core profession whether that’s dealing damage using your Rifle, weapon kits, and turrets or proving you and your team boons drinking and throwing powerful elixirs. This build provides good damage, inflicts high amounts of Vulnerability to enemies, and has very high uptime of Vigor and decent Quickness and Fury. You’ll also have access to a small amounts of Might, Protection, Regeneration, Swiftness, Stability and even Superspeed. Core Rifle Engineer leads into playing the end-game builds Power Rifle Mechanist and Power Rifle Holosmith. Power HolosmithRifle Dps Select difficulty Rifle August 2022 You’ll…

Core Mesmer

Following build is designed to guide you through your first playthrough, or simply offer you a decent and reliable Core build if you are on Free to Play account. Mesmer is very unique profession, being master of illusions and deception they will try to disorient an enemy with their clones while dealing massive damage both from afar and at close range. This build is oriented around summoning powerful Phantasms enhanced with boons and buffing your own damage in the process with very good Vulnerability application and high uptime of Fury, Quickness and extremaly good Might generation. Mesmers can summon up to 3 Clones that can later be shattered with skills F1-4, more illusions you have, the better effect of the shatter skill will be, and your shatters are: Mind Wrack Cry of Frustration Diversion Distortion Use Mind Wrack for damage…

Core Ranger

Following build is designed to guide you through your first playthrough, or simply offer you a decent and reliable Core build if you are on Free to Play account. Core builds are not advised to use later in game due to superiority of elite specializations. Ranger is a powerful Core profession orientated around keeping your enemies at the distance when needed with your Longbow, and punishing them in mid and melee range with Axes when forced to. This build offers solid damage and self-applied boons such as Might, Fury, Swiftness, Quickness, and Stability, it also has a lot of the fundamentals that lead to the end-game build Power Soulbeast, which should be next on your path to unlocking strong build. Power Soulbeast Dps Select difficulty Longbow Axe & Axe November 2022 This build combines lots of passive damage increases from…