Guild Wars 2

Imo Spatial Surge should be pattern how to make beams. Druid Staff aa seems be properly done also (don’t have hot so correct me).

Other beams that I am going to analyze are: Lightning Arc and Confusing Images(mes).

Lightning Arc: 3 stages of dmg from lowest to the heighest: x3, x3, x4 in total 10 hits.
Its 3 and 1/2s channeling, but full channel with pause between stages takes 3.95s.

Suggestion: Split it into chain of 3 attacks.
First: 3 hits and 3/4s.
You have 2s of breath to use second tier or it will reset.
Second: 3 hits and 3/4s.
You have 1and1/2s of breath to use third tier or it will reset.
Third: 4 hits and 1and1/2s.

+give previous animation of arc lighting (I didn’t play at that time, but saw somewhere video).

Confusing Images 6 hits each apply 1 confusion in 2s of channel.
I would part it into 6 attacks with each apply still 1 confusion and each have 1/4s cast time. Breath time between using next on is 3/4. It will go on cd after using all casts or if you fail to use it in those 3/4s.

6x 1/4s is in total 1and 1/2s. But it would destroy it too much. Also to much clicking.

So better two attacks that apply 3 confusion stacks in 1s of channel each. Breath time between 2and1/2s. It will go on cd after using two casts or if you fail to use it in those 2and1/2s.