Guild Wars 2

When compared to mesmer’s blink?

Is it because it can do damage?

It would be understandable back then when it still was a stun breaker, right now it’s just inferior in every single aspect.

Blink 1________________________________Blink 2
40 seconds cd _________________vs______________ 30 seconds cd
no stun break _________________vs______________ stun break
does not go above obstacles ______ vs ______________it does
minimal damage _______________vs_____________no damage

Which one would you take?

Lightning flash.

Blink 2. 30-second cool down is beast.

LF and Blink have the same pathing, it seems. Everywhere you can blink to, you can also LF to.

For instance, in pvp, try using LF on one of the wooden bridges/walkways from underneath in Khylo or spirit watch.

In wvw, try using LF from underneath the bridge in ogrewatch (rather than run all the way around).

You will find more. Both, however, screw up and fail on most steps and many slight inclines. They could certainly use some work letting you know if it will be successful ahead of time.

? LF works everywhere that blink does. You can blink and lf onto the same obstacles.

Also Lightning flashes damage is not minimal it can do more damage than arcane wave it just isn’t guaranteed to crit but when it does it can hit for decent damage. Personally I get 1.5k+ up to 2.5k on squishy I have been using it alot lately making sure I actually hit with it to make use of it’s damage. The cooldown is a bit long at 40 secs but I always run cantrip mastery so it doesn’t bother me.

On it’s own merit most would take blink from mesmer but when you start factoring in traits I think LF beats blink.

Blink traited = Distance, CD reduction, stun break

LF Traited = Regen, vigor, remove a condition, might, damage, cd reduction.

What? I’ve see mesmers blinking up steep hills with ease, or above buildings like the forest of nifhel keep.

Lightning flash would fail in all of those cases.

Razor.6392:

What? I’ve see mesmers blinking up steep hills with ease, or above buildings like the forest of nifhel keep.

Lightning flash would fail in all of those cases.

Do some research, you’re probably just doing it wrong.

Used to main a mesmer, main an ele now. From my experience, except for the obvious differences (traits, dmg, etc), they work identically.

Actually LF still damages even if you don’t teleport.

I’d say its a plus.

LFlash is a skill that should be trait-able:

33% increase in damage and 300 increase in range, for 20 points in air or something.

clearly I must be doing it wrong…

can any of you guys upload vids where you blink above buildings with LF consistently? like a thief would with shortbow5.

Razor.6392:

clearly I must be doing it wrong…

can any of you guys upload vids where you blink above buildings with LF consistently? like a thief would with shortbow5.

Go to Khylo, stand under any of the wooden scaffolding on the outside of the building, look up, and lightning flash up from below. Works 95% of the time for me.

Same thing works for the wooden-slat bridges in spirit watch, and hopping up onto the ledges in Forest.

However, just like blink , there are spots that inexplicably don’t work (slight inclines, steps, etc.). You really do have to just keep kind of a mental map of the spots that work.

Lightning flash when traited = remove 1 condi, give 5s of regen+ vigor, 3 might stacks, and 32s cd.

Id take l-flash any day over blink. so no thank you.

• Use [Lightning Flash] preemptively to avoid damage.
• Even if you are stunned (poor form, friend), it’s still instant-activation and therefore can be used for quick maneuvers in emergencies.
• You can kill people with [Lightning Flash]. A critical hit does more damage than [Arcane Wave] when wearing full zerkers. It’s incredibly strong in pvp.

It’s not inferior, you’re just not using it properly. That said, it could probably use a cool-down reduction to 35 or 30 seconds.