DH vs Guardian (wvw/zerg)
Shield of courage blocks all frontal damage, not just projectiles and according to tooltip still applies Aegis to 5 allies.
Overall really like the bow and more importantly I like the set-up of DH traitline. Every tier feels like there are some interesting options that have a real impact in gameplay (especially compared to a trait line like Valor).
(edited by Indure.5410)
@Indure agree the new courage skill is pretty good and is probably better for zerging than before, at least in some situations
I haven’t used the bow because I play guard when frontline is needed, maybe it could replace staff on swap?
The bow is rather good for chasing down groups of people or defending things from ramparts/high spots.
In the case of the former this is especially true due to the cripple spam when it can bounce to a secondary target.
No matter how much cleanse they have if they are within bounce range of an additional target you will just keep throwing cripple back on them.
In the case of the later its good because of the good damage, the fact the projectiles have a good speed & the fact that #2 can be quite nice for sniping people.