Is ascended celestial gear a waste?

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Is ascended celestial gear a waste? - Lemmy.world

Basically the title. Long time player who mostly does casual open world content. Celestial gear can be pretty fun for open world content, and I like the of having only one set of armour per character. Though I believe the fact that celestial armour has toughness somewhat negates its usefulness in endgame content? This is mostly on the context of a celestial firebrand. Thanks for any insight!

It depends on the profession/build how much you can benefit from Celestial Gear. Obviously Hybrid builds benefit the most. In Open World and Story Misssion builds suited for celestial gear provide a lot quality of life. Another area where celestial gear/builds shine is WvW (roaming).

And even in so-called endgame content, e. g. Raids, (CM) Strike Mission and (CM) Tier 4 Fractals, I would suggest to find other people to play with, if your group complains about you running a celestial build. Assuming of course that your build is suited for celestial gear and you know what your are doing.