Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been hit by a lightning surge for 5.1k damage (Staff air 2).
Is that even possible especially since I have 2.4k armour and I have protection boon up 75% of the time (I had it up at the time).
Here a picture..

http://i45.tinypic.com/332tgrm.jpg

Note that I was wearing my daggers and they add another 128 toughness to what you’re already seeing there (I just used burning speed before i got hit), the total comes down to 2.4k armor.

Yes, it is. I’ve hit people for 6k with it. Takes an all Zerker gear setup and spec.

Yup, entirely possible. Also, I believe added damage, say from Sigil of Air, will be lumped in with the skill that triggered it (though I could easily be wrong). Lightning Surge is one of the heavy hitters on Staff.

so you lost to a staff ele?

It’s not the weapon, it’s how you use it ;P

Razor.6392:

so you lost to a staff ele?

Op is also a staff ele.

I’m a staff and D/d ele, I switch when I need to. And at that moment I was fighting 4 vs 10, (me being the 1 of the 4, woulda probably died anyway) and then bam I lost 5k health, that usually only happens when a super glass cannon person attacks me and only kill shot and a very lucky has hit me that much so far.
DO remember I had the protection boon on so if I hadn’t he would’ve hit 6.9k damage on me…

You could have had 25 stacks of vulnerability and your attacker could have had 25 stacks of might (or less of each, but hopefully you get the point). There are a lot of variables in WvW.