Guild Wars 2

A few minutes ago i tried to improve my casual skills and solo the Champion Risen Gladiator near Caer Shadowfain Waypoint.
The champ does a similar attack to the mesmer gs#3 skill, with a red aoe indicator and a 1-2 second windup animation, so its absolutely avoidable by running around.
My problem is, when i’m just ran around him, popped aegis, it got removed, even if i didn’t get hit.
Is this intended or some special bug to that mob?

If you “popped” aegis, I’d give a guess that you used your Virtue of Courage?

If so, the aegis from the VoC active only lasts 20 seconds, unlike the passive. Retreat! is also the same, if that’s how you popped it.

The mob attacks more often than 20 second and i’m aware of the duration.
However when i had aegis up from any of those skills, it blocked when the mob started(!) the animation and no aoe indicator showed up.
Mind you, the animation is so slow, that when you circle strafe you won’t ever get hit.
I’m trying to find mobs with similar mechanics to find out whats happening.

interesting. it made me think of alphard, who deals damage instantly with his bomb instead of a moment later at the end of explosion animation. maybe they did something wrong with certain special abilities? could explain why your aegis dropped on animation start. did the aoe actually do any damage?

Nope. Read my last post again please. If you just run from the mob, he can’t hit you, due to his slow cast animation. The aoe appears at your feet, but you run out from it meanwhile it finishes the casting.
However, when i had aegis up, it disappeared from me, block message popped up and no aoe showed up under me, when the champ started the animation.