gww>Dmitri Fatkin: A server with PvE builds collection larger than that of PvXwiki, utilized by about 1500 participants is considered not popular enough? It meets the first & second notability criteria.

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A server with PvE builds collection larger than that of PvXwiki, utilized by about 1500 participants is considered not popular enough? It meets the first & second notability criteria.

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A [[build]] is a collection of 8 [[skill]]s, an [[attribute point]] distribution and [[equipment]] to be used. The term "build" is synonymously used for general-purpose single player builds and team builds consisting of multiple specialized single player builds meant to be used together.

Since level differences are absent in high-end PvE and almost all forms of PvP, builds play an important role in Guild Wars. The outcome of any battle is decided by player skill and the builds used (not to mention a bit of luck). Builds for various tasks exist, the most important of which are prominent enough to be recognized by name by many players in game. A build will usually be named after the [[elite skill]] that it uses, a specific skill combo that it takes advantage of or what the build was meant to farm in PvE. Sometimes it will be named after an unusual characteristic that makes it unique.

Builds are often created and discussed on various fan pages. Successful PvE-[[Meta]] builds develop and spread slowly, and tend stay around for years before being rendered obsolete. Due to the nature of competitive gameplay, successful PvP-[[Meta]] builds rapidly evolve and adapt in response to builds countering other evolving builds, thus spread quickly; this may lead to a [[Flavor of the Month]] syndrome, where a huge proportion of builds run in one particular setting are identical. Such dominance by one family of builds often led to [[nerf]]s by ArenaNet.

==See also==
*[[Guide to making a build]]
*[[Template]]
*[[Balanced build]]
*[[Gimmick build]]

==External Links==
;Archives
*[https://gwpvx.fandom.com PvX wiki] is a wiki collection of specific Guild Wars builds for many kinds of purposes.
*[https://wiki.fbgmguild.com/wiki/Main_Page Speedclear Wiki] is a collection of Guild Wars builds and guides aimed at high-end speedclear tactics.
*[https://discord.com/invite/NhCCKVv6Gr Discord PvE builds collection server] contains high-end areas team setups & general heroes / mercenaries formations.

;Templates
*[https://memorial.redeemer.biz/pawned2/ paw·ned²]
*[http://www.gwteambuilder.de/en/about.htm Guild Wars Team Builder]
*[https://guildwars.magical.ch/ Online build maker]

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gww>Dmitri Fatkin: A server with PvE builds collection larger than that of PvXwiki, utilized by about 1500 participants is considered not popular enough? It meets the first & second notability criteria.