Which combinations are meta right now?

ZDunlain · July 2023

Hi guys, I was wondering which combos are meta right now, in general sets and combinations for classes (specially templars).

I am actually playing a stamplar build with dual wield with blood craze and jabs and because of arcanist giving all minor evasion feels like I dont deal good damage, I mean, I dont do damage and they cant kill me either but their damage seems to be bigger than mine because I need to start healing myself and be deffensive while they dont.

I dont have necrom so idk about the new mythics and if they are worth for PvP.

Also I saw stamplars using two handed with wrecking blow/ dizzy swing instead of jabs so I suppose that jabs right now are not in a great spot (they werent in a great spot but now with arcanist they are worst). The thing is I swaped to two handed and in my opinion it feels like hit people with a noodle.

Any suggestions?

SandandStars · July 2023

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

Alharion · July 2023

Templar, certainly the most cheated class at the moment...

WreckfulAbandon · July 2023

The meta combinations are Arcanist, DK, or NB along with vampire.

You should swap to NB, we actually have a guy on the inside. Guaranteed buffs 💪

ZDunlain · July 2023

Alharion wrote: »

Templar, certainly the most cheated class at the moment...

Why? Stamplars?

ZDunlain · July 2023

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

The thing is now with arcanist and minor evasion the jabs doesnt deal good damage and with dual wield the spammable is jabs basically so... it doesnt feel great anymore.
I was using it but with arcanist I felt that minor evasion really well on jabs.

ZDunlain · July 2023

WreckfulAbandon wrote: »

The meta combinations are Arcanist, DK, or NB along with vampire.

You should swap to NB, we actually have a guy on the inside. Guaranteed buffs 💪

I like it and I played it but my real love are templars

xFocused · July 2023

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

It's on every class right now, lol. You look at builds online and this setup is on DK, Necro, Sorc, etc...

LittlePinkDot · July 2023

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

Twohothardware · July 2023

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

i11ionward · July 2023

Twohothardware wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

The hardest part of the normal Dragonstar arena is waiting for a vile voice to taunt you at the start of each round.

Turtle_Bot · July 2023

Twohothardware wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

normal DSA should be completely possible to solo, there's a spot at the entrance area in the second to last round that the chain enemies cannot pull you out from that will drag you across a portal to the bottom that resets that arena if you solo it (unless of course they decided to remove that) and as someone else said, the hardest part is waiting for the voice over to finish their unskippable jabbering so you can begin each round (even if you've already farmed it enough to have every piece in the sticker book collected...).

mmtaniac · July 2023

Too many proc sets. Too many effects. Too many too many too many. Purges cannot keep up with too many effects.

LittlePinkDot · July 2023

Twohothardware wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

If ZoS wants to make a group finder for trials.

LittlePinkDot · July 2023

Turtle_Bot wrote: »

Twohothardware wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

normal DSA should be completely possible to solo, there's a spot at the entrance area in the second to last round that the chain enemies cannot pull you out from that will drag you across a portal to the bottom that resets that arena if you solo it (unless of course they decided to remove that) and as someone else said, the hardest part is waiting for the voice over to finish their unskippable jabbering so you can begin each round (even if you've already farmed it enough to have every piece in the sticker book collected...).

I'm not DPS in dungeons. I have a healer and a tank. And a bunch of PVP characters..... And a *** Stam necro I do scrying and excavating with.
I recently just beat Vateshran hollows for the first time.....with my PVP bow Arcanist, almost all single target damage with snipe and poison injection. Only flail hits multiple targets.

DSA would have to be similar to Vateshran

Udrath · July 2023

I just went all damage on stamplar like it was played in the past. Medium armor, wild hunt and then tried out various sets to get 8k-9k spell damage and started using dizzy swing. It’s really fun but most arcanist are hard to take down, high hp wardens, and corrosive armor dks can melt me but outside corrosive they can be bursted down in a fast combo with power of the light. It’s fast paced but you can play it slow and tanky with markyn and back bar a shield/frost staff, I prefer 2h/dw or 2h/resto.

My heals are very high from all the damage stacking so it’ survivable. Never felt the need to slot honor the dead anymore after testing. Pretty much just trying to get the highest numbers possible on all abilities at this point.

BasP · July 2023

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

Turtle_Bot wrote: »

Twohothardware wrote: »

LittlePinkDot wrote: »

SandandStars wrote: »

every meta chaser on every class is using Masters DW front/Vateshran staff back. in pvp.

except nb, who is so overpowered it no longer needs to run a set.

I'm using Zaan on my crit NB.
I don't normally do group PVE as a solo player. I can't get masters weapons for any of my characters.
It was a miracle I got Zaan helm at all.
That was the most painful pug session I have ever done. And I was the Healer.
I rather stab my eyes out than do that again.
Balorgh would probably be better, but I don't have that and I feel I need to use my Zaan after all the work I put in to get it.

You should be able to find players willing to run normal Dragonstar with you to get Master weapons. Normal is incredibly easy and must easier than the vet dungeon you ran to get Zaan.

normal DSA should be completely possible to solo, there's a spot at the entrance area in the second to last round that the chain enemies cannot pull you out from that will drag you across a portal to the bottom that resets that arena if you solo it (unless of course they decided to remove that) and as someone else said, the hardest part is waiting for the voice over to finish their unskippable jabbering so you can begin each round (even if you've already farmed it enough to have every piece in the sticker book collected...).

I'm not DPS in dungeons. I have a healer and a tank. And a bunch of PVP characters..... And a *** Stam necro I do scrying and excavating with.
I recently just beat Vateshran hollows for the first time.....with my PVP bow Arcanist, almost all single target damage with snipe and poison injection. Only flail hits multiple targets.

DSA would have to be similar to Vateshran

If you beat VH, I'm pretty sure you'd be able to complete nDSA too. I think I even found nDSA easier to solo.

You could always try fitting Pragmatic Fatecarver somewhere on your front bar for some nice AOE damage, if you find that your character lacks in that department. I don't think lots of cleave damage is necessary for nDSA though (unless I'm misremembering).