Ephen/PowerScourge

Overview

Power Scourge build guide for EBG. The primary role of a Power Scourge in WvW is boon strips and dps.

Skillbar

| profession = Thief | specialization = | set1 = Dagger/Dagger | set2 = Shortbow | healing = Hide in Shadows | utility1 = Shadowstep | utility2 = Blinding Powder | utility3 = Shadow Refuge | elite = Basilisk Venom

Gameplay

• The most important aspect of playing Scourge is ____
• Limited range

Weapons

Axe:

• Axe ___
• Rending Claws
• Ghastly Claws
• Unholy Feast

Focus:

• Focus ___
• Soul Grasp
• Spinal Shivers

Scepter:

• Scepter ___
• Blood Curse, Rending Curse, and Putrid Curse
• Grasping Dead
• Devouring Darkness / Feast of Corruption

Torch:

• Torch ___
• Harrowing Wave
• Oppressive Collapse

Dagger (variant replacing Torch):

• Dagger ___
• Deathly Swarm
• Enfeebling Blood

Utilities

• Sand Flare
• Well of Corruption
• Well of Suffering
• Trail of Anguish
• Ghastly Breach

Traits

Relevant Traits and Variants

• Reaper's Might

Relevant Traits and Variants

• Chilling Darkness

Relevant Traits and Variants

• Nourishing Ashes

BLOOD MAGIC VARIANT

Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Ring
Marauder

Exotic is fine until you are able to upgrade to ascended/legendary. Marauder and berserker can be mixed depending on the comfort level of the player. Generally players newer to the class or WvW will want to run more Marauder gear at the start.

• Marauder offers greater survivability through extra vitality and greater buffer for maintaining scholar rune uptime with a tradeoff of a small damage loss.
• Berserker maximizes damage but requires more skilled gameplay and support for survival
  • Wear full Berserker's if running the Blood Magic variant

Sigils & Runes

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Frenzy cooldown reduction on enemy kills
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Absorption interrupting a foe steals 3 boons from them
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Bloodlust stacking power damage sigil. An option if you can maintain 25 stacks. Only one needed per build. Equip one on your water weapon so stacks aren't lost upon entering water.
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy more dodges
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Force additional strike damage

Runes

• Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar best dps option, but requires that the scourge be >90% health to be effective
• Rune of Superior Rune of the Eagle budget option that does performs similar to Scholar runes and is less dependent on maintaining maximum health
• Rune of Superior Rune of Durability option if running full Berserker's

Consumables

Feasts are always preferable to personal food for the additional stat from the ascended herb. They also give bonus WXP.

• any power feast will work
• , , personal food options
• , , utility options