Guild Wars 2

My question is simple, the new heal skill “Antitoxin Spray” is good for the guardian?

Both for yes and for no, say when is yes and when is no for you. (and what it is better in that case)

thanks for the answers

Guardian Healing Skill Chart with 1000 Healing Power

	Self Per Cast	Self Per Minute	Ally Per Cast	Ally Per Minute
—-————————-	—-—————-	—-——————-	—-—————-	—-—————-
Shelter	5255	9482.71	0	0
Signet of Resolve	9400	13756.1	0	0
+ Signet Mastery	9400	17090.91	0	0
Healing Breeze	7525	10500	5325	7430.23
Antitoxin Spray	4520	8748.39	0	0
+ 1 condition	5201	10066.45	681	1318.06
+ 2 conditions	5882	11384.52	1362	2636.13
+ 3 conditions	6563	12702.58	2043	3954.19
+ 4 conditions	7244	14020.65	2724	5272.26

It heals for less than Shelter if you have no conditions on you. The only time it outperforms Shelter is if you cure two conditions with it, but you still miss out on the Blocking from Shelter. It does have some party utility from the group wide condition clearing but to be honest, it’s quite limited. I won’t be using it.

Its a decent option for zerg and group play if you are tank support build. Heals others like Healing breeze with condi removal and it can do it quicker on a lower cool down. Weak self heal, but I rarely use my heal in full support gear.

I have a feeling the heal is designed for when they release a new dungeon that’s condi heavy, but right now, I can’t find a reason to put it on my action bar. However, it’s not terrible for a Guardian.

Compare Antitoxin Spray to Withdraw on a thief. Withdraw has half the cooldown, heals for more, cures 1 less condition (although they are movement-hindering conditions instead of poison-like ones), and is an instant cast with an evade.

Mightymealworm.8409:

Its a decent option for zerg and group play if you are tank support build. Heals others like Healing breeze with condi removal and it can do it quicker on a lower cool down. Weak self heal, but I rarely use my heal in full support gear.

It doesn’t heal others.

You are half right. Turns out base heal only applies to caster, it does heal allies per condition removed though. So, less potent than originally thought.

Updated healing spreadsheet with Antitoxin Spray

How’s it compared to Signet of Resolve?

My problem with it is it only removes poison, torment and confusion. If it removed three of any condition. Then I might use it.

I’ll stick with Shelter.

Agreed – it’s basically good for the nightmare events and nothing else. If it made you immune to those conditions for 10 seconds after cast it might be worth it – a counter to perplexity

Its probably more beneficial in wvw than it is in pve outside of the nightmare events.

I tried it out for 2 days in WvW, kinda useless to mediocre at best. We already have far better ways to clear conditions + the ones not included in this heal. Only time I see it as usefull may be when you repeatedly fight an organized necro/mesmer heavy group, which is rare at best.

thanks for the answers.
I am also of the opinion that this skill is used up in the WVW, within a zerk.

Belonging to that case, I’d use it in PvE and not even in pvp …. so in the end not even the guardian is deriving benefit from this skill.

I chose the answer “Tarsius.3170” so as to put highlights in his work and the differences with the other heals ..

Gradierei anyway to know other opinions and tests carried out in person.