Shortbow Vindicator Is Overpowered - Guild Wars 2

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Overview - 00:00
Build - 02:20
How It Plays - 03:40
Conclusion - 04:48
"Keep Em' Comin" - 05:23

[@mandodelorian4668]

Enemy player: Vindicator isn't fun to play against. Vindicator: I missed the part where that's my problem.

[@spudzie9117]

Great meme 👍

[@nadine5616]

This is why I've always believed in the Revenant as it's a jack of all trades. My main for whatever I need. Awesome

[@RobGale]

I've been playing Vindicator since I saw Preach playing it and how much fun he was having. It's great. Definitely going to try this out.

[@nerdcoregaming6468]

Does this work in sPvP? I am working through Year of Ascension.

[@ClayWB]

HI, Spud. I am the willbender of the MUTT guild. It was a great fight, I also try to record content for KZbin. Anyway, my build has no chance against yours, it's very broken and you're very good! haha

[@spudzie9117]

Thank you! sorry yours had to covered up by an equipment template

[@ClayWB]

@@spudzie9117 lmao

[@ThiagoSilva-dv3ri]

Anything like it for PvP?

[@TheScrublordsPrayer]

As a newbie to gw2, I've been loving all your videos and am trying to make this my first wvw build! Do you have any substitution recommendations for the leadership runes and cleansing sigil until I can get those?

[@spudzie9117]

Thanks :)! Divinity runes are good. Can run sigil of vision or hydromancy instead.

[@bulkathos5207]

That core necro at the end was pretty durable lol

[@Aborteds0ul]

Hey man, just wondering what consumables you use? (food, enhancers etc.) and if all your accessories were also celestial stats?

[@spudzie9117]

Hey it’s all celestial. I prefer orrian truffle meat stew ( something like that) it gives endurance regen. Superior sharpening stones.

[@dollarbr]

since the launch of soto i was running that (except for your relic choice, good tip by the way), but i really liked 2h sword herald two, rev is in a good spot right now,i hope the dont nerf it like crazy again

[@spudzie9117]

Yes that relic is absurd on vindicator. I hope it doesn’t either. At least while Akeem berserker still exists.

[@RobGale]

@@spudzie9117Did you see the Nov 28 preview notes? "We've made piercing part of the short bow's base attacks to make it more appealing to non-renegade users."

[@spudzie9117]

@@RobGale yessir. I made a video on it :)

[@RobGale]

@@spudzie9117 cool, I'll check it out

[@ThorDog81]

why would celestial gear be a problem?

[@EljuViMusic]

I can't decide what to pick i have my first 3 ascended gear what stats would be better power or celestial?

[@spudzie9117]

What game mode do you enjoy most?

[@EljuViMusic]

WvW then PVP and then Open World

[@spudzie9117]

@@EljuViMusic defiently celestial then, as you can play plenty of builds with that in both open world and wvw

[@hunthealthy1018]

Hey, I'm pretty new to GW2. I'm not a PVP guy, can this build work in a PVE setting?

[@spudzie9117]

For open world yes. For PvE like raid/strikes def opt for something else that is more streamlined.

[@gangrel1234]

❤

[@bilaliqbal4012]

Wow.. Just wow. Yeah it seems like the build just has absolutely everything doesn't it?

[@abela6073]

What amulet do you use with this build? :)

[@ieatyoulol]

its all celestial stats so the amulet should have celestial as well :)

[@petrpucik]

What food use?

[@spudzie9117]

Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat stew

[@LudvikKoutnyArt]

"Imagine everything that makes the shortbow on Renegade Amazing... - The shortbow..."

[@dvergrmort6334]

How about explaining the piano?

[@Xeinacl]

Is this viable in PvE? Woulf you suggest different Legends? And what would the typical skill priority or rotation be?

[@vekk134]

What do you think about hybrid Gs/ mace+axe ? Can it worked out?

[@spudzie9117]

That sounds spicy. It might be able to work. I’ll test it out. On vindicator right? If on herald, I could make it work.

[@vekk134]

@@spudzie9117 as long as its gs/mace & axe lol Edit- and cele!

[@spudzie9117]

@@vekk134 with cele. Can definitely make that work:

[@vekk134]

​@@spudzie9117quick question, first, i sorta suck, so i was thinking if swapping relic of evasion for durability, and double using sigil of energy+cleansing sound viable to increase survivability while only losing sigil dmg ?

[@erjikkzon]

Is there some unkillable build with ofensive GS ?

[@spudzie9117]

I’d say this is the closet thing to it. Could trade off an energy sigil for vision sigil so you can have Guaranteed greatsword 5 crits on swap.

[@erjikkzon]

@@spudzie9117 one more question ... is this build viable in spvp too?

[@spudzie9117]

@@erjikkzon I’ll have to play around with it. Shortbow In general is just easily countered in SPVP at higher ranks. And celestial stats aren’t in pvp

[@erjikkzon]

@@spudzie9117 Thanks for the advice...overall I don't want to make builds from mettabattle ... if celestial stats are not in spvp ... can you advise me some build that is more tankier but at the same time can do some dmg ?... some build that has a chance to handle for example an outnumbered fight?

[@timothycain8639]

I hate fighting this build. It takes so much effort and patience to kill this (some profs cant even do it)

[@katherinedobrev7775]

when i equip shortbow its has no skills hows is this possible

[@wigs5623]

You need to have the Guild Wars2 Secrets of the Obscure expansion pack to be able to use Shortbow with the vindicator build

[@keithdaniels700]

Good. That means it's working 😊😅. Instead of nerfs. Let's get'em to work on underperforming skills and traits.

[@mech3840]

Dude... build!! Lol Yes I'm lazy!

[@pacorabanne7518]

subscribed..want to play Vindicator but bought wrong Expansion..i should have bought EOD sigh^^..

[@jakeh762]

You must have felt like a god during that 1vX 😂 its definitely a broken build but gg mate 👍🏻 its all about the fun, and pissing off as many people as possible is an added bonus 😜

[@spudzie9117]

They were definitely a bit upset.

[@En3ka_]

but SB is not condi damage?

[@spudzie9117]

It is.

[@En3ka_]

is vindicator nerfed in this patch?@@spudzie9117

[@XuanbinLor]

noooo now its gonna get nerfed T-T

[@ArtRyd]

You're lucky a DareDevil Staff Glasscannon didn't show up and kill you with 3 skills off Guard xD. I currently use one that simply kills any Build very quickly if the target has active debuffs. Staff skill 5 has even hit for 20,000 damage in a single hit xD

[@neoliticus2199]

What makes you tanky and bursty is STATS, CELESTIALS ONES, build, weps nothing matters, cele gives you perma boons, perma 25might, you end up with more power tha power build...its so dsgusting

[@spudzie9117]

It’s quite literally shortbow just being a good weapon