13

Scepter Catalyst Roaming Build

GW2. WvW Build. Scepter Catalyst Roaming Build. Scepter Catalyst. Elementalist World vs World.


Last Update: March 2024



Fire Variant (Celestial)


The Scepter Catalyst is a roaming elementalist build for WvW with ranged damage potential and plenty of boons to support sustained combat.

With Fire you can compensate the lack of “Air” burst with a more constant condition/hybrid damage. Without the superspeed from Air, taking Dagger off-hand gives better results for survival and mobility.

Basic Combos: Air 2 > 3 > 4 > Air Jade Sphere > 5 > Swap Fire 2 > 4 > 3 > 5

Fire 2 > Lightning Flash > 3 > Swap Earth 4 > Earth Jade Sphere > 5

Earth 2 > Earth Jade Sphere > 3 > 2 > Swap Air 2 > 3 > 4 > Air Jade Sphere > 5 > Swap Fire 2 > 3 > 4 > 5


Difficulty
50%

Equipment

ItemStatRune / Sigil
Helm
Celestial
Shoulders
Celestial
Coat
Celestial
Gloves
Celestial
Leggings
Celestial
Boots
Celestial

Primary Weapon Set

Scepter
Celestial
Dagger
Celestial

Optional Weapon Set

Pistol
Celestial
Dagger
Celestial
ItemStat
Amulet
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Backpiece
Celestial

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives:

  • Rune: if using Pistol instead of Scepter
  • Sigil: instead of Doom on secondary set

Skills

Scepter / DaggerHeal / Utility / Elite

Alternatives

  • Heal: instead of cleanse on heal
  • Utility: instead of Armor of Earth

Traits


Build Template

Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)

[&DQYfKSUbQx/+GgAATwEAAO8aAACQAAAA9xoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]

Gameplay

Updated Gameplay


Air Variant (Power)


Fresh Air recharges air attunement when critting outside of air attunement, allowing burst combos by swapping into air for many ferocity buffs and vulnerability application in the middle of any of the many high damaging skills in each attunement. Air attunement also gives superspeed, so using the longer ranged skills like the jade spheres that can crit can help to keep swapping in and out of air attunement to keep distance or keep up with enemies who move faster.

Try to use the augment utilities like Soothing Water in your Water Jade Sphere and Fortified Earth inside the earth jade sphere to get extremely low cooldowns on them which grant you extra blocks, cleanses, and sustain.

Skill Combos:

Earth 2 > 2 > 3 > Earth Jade Sphere > Swap Air > 2 > 3

Water 2 > 3 > Swap Air > 2 > 3

Fire > 2 > 3 > Swap Air > 2 > 3

Use the Air Jade Sphere at the end of any of these combos to give you quickness and allow you to speed up the next combo. Use any of your CC skills to ensure your combos land after pressuring out cooldowns.


Equipment

ItemStatRune / Sigil
Helm
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Coat
Marauder
Gloves
Marauder
Leggings
Marauder
Boots
Marauder

Primary Weapon Set

Scepter
Marauder

Dagger
Marauder

Optional Weapon Set

Scepter
Marauder

Focus
Marauder
ItemStat
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives:

  • Sigil: instead of Air
  • Sigil: for more cleanse

Skills

Scepter / DaggerHeal / Utility / Elite

Traits


Alternatives:

  • Arcane: for more damage

Build Template

Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)

[&DQYpKiUfQxv+GnUA7xr2AE8B6wCQAJAA9xr3GgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]

Gameplay

Credit to Vallun for the video.


13 Comments

  1. Are you going to change something about power variant after all the nerfs especially 18th of July nerfs?

  2. Hello! I love your builds. Ty and please keep doing it!
    Btw, i was thinking about use Adventurer rune instead balthazar rune (roaming). What do u think about it ?

    • I rather take Divinity, Catalyst gets more value of all stats. Balthazar is just good because burning is strong.

  3. Marauder and rune of infiltration give you 106% crt chance which is overkill, few dragon pieces would increase crt dmg and cap crt chance at 100% better?

  4. any tips for playing the scepter/focus version? and would you ever consider running additional sigils to get more use out of Written In Stone?

  5. Why Sigil of Energy as an alternative? Ele’s can’t swap weapons in combat

Leave a Reply