Guild Wars 2

I haven’t done CM in a long time, but the recently I’ve done the butler path twice.

Both times I used reflects on Whalen’s grenades and both times the reflects only absorbed instead of reflecting. But his description in gw2dungeons implies his attacks are indeed reflectable — under “exploit” tab (off topic: I don’t feel that should be called an exploit) — so I don’t think it’s my memory that’s failing me.

When was this changed? Is it a bug or intentional?

Exploit = reflecting with the Rifle.

Other than that the projectiles are indeed absorbed.

Interesting question though. If something reflects then everything should reflect.

Can someone verify whether Air Gun turns grenades into rockets or if normally reflected grenades just deal no damage?

I can confirm that grenades reflected using traditional means (WoR, feedback, etc) do in fact deal damage, but due to terrain issues may not always hit Whalen. It’s always appeared as though the Air Guns are actually more of a damage multiplier since their damage scales off your ferocity.

Grenades can be reflected normally and deal damage. The reason why Air Rifle does so much damage because Air Rifles absorb the projectile then shoot it back as ROCKETS with their own damage multiplier.

The rockets act as though they are your own attacks. So they benefit from might and other buffs.

sartanman.4710:

I can confirm that grenades reflected using traditional means (WoR, feedback, etc) do in fact deal damage, but due to terrain issues may not always hit Whalen. It’s always appeared as though the Air Guns are actually more of a damage multiplier since their damage scales off your ferocity.

Wow. I must have been pretty unlucky. I did this fight twice and both times reflects completely failed (fought in the tunnel leading to his room). Are there specific locations where it’s known reflects will fail (or succeed)?