Dead state to Full alive
Well!
There’s no “dead state to full alive” gimmick, as far as I know.
He could have rallied at the last moment?
He could have been rezzed by an utility skill?
E.g. Elementalist Revival of Air / Water / Earth, Mesmer Illusion of Life, and so on.
Cheers!
I suspect you may have come across a warrior. They have a downed state skill where they can return to full life for a short period of time. After a while they die again unless they kill a foe in which case they fully res.
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OP said he stomped him and, if I read it right, 5 seconds later the guy was back up. The stomping will rule out downed skill revival mechanics.
The only thing I can think of legit is that it was someone else. The first guy wps out and a second guy he didn’t see shows up just then.