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Scepter Catalyst Roaming Build

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


Last Update: October 2023



Fire Variant (Celestial)


The Scepter Catalyst is a roaming elementalist build for WvW with ranged burst 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.

Besides Fire traits which are mandatory for cleanses and might, you can choose between Arcane or Earth.

With Arcane you gain reduced cooldown on attunement swap and many boons to rotate between elements faster. With Earth you gain perma protection and more on-demand auras from signets.

At the moment the default variant is Earth but check the alternatives below and adapt to your playstyle.

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

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

Basic Combo: 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

Scepter
Celestial
Focus
Celestial
ItemStat
Amulet
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Backpiece
Celestial

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives:

  • Rune: for more sustain
  • Sigil: instead of Cleansing

Skills

Scepter / DaggerHeal / Utility / Elite

Alternatives

  • Utility: for more stability
  • Utility: for invulnerability

Traits


Variants

  • Arcane instead of Earth

Build Template

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

Earth Variant:

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Arcane Variant:

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Gameplay

Earth Variant:


Arcane Variant:


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

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


Equipment

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

Primary Weapon Set

Scepter
Marauder

Focus
Marauder

Optional Weapon Set

Scepter
Marauder

Dagger
Marauder
ItemStat
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives:

  • Sigil: instead of Air

Skills

Scepter / FocusHeal / Utility / Elite

Traits


Alternatives:

  • Arcane: for more versatility on dodge

Build Template

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

[&DQYlPykqQx/+GnUA7xr2APYA6wCQAJAA9xr3GgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]

Gameplay

Credit to Vallun for the video.


8 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?

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