Guild Wars 2

So, for a build I’m trying I’m going 30 into Virtues but for the Grandmaster slot I’m not sure which trait would work best…

Indomitable Courage:-

• Passive grants Aegis every 30 seconds (Instead of 40)
• Active grants 3 seconds of Stability

Shielded Mind:-

• Active is a Stun Break

So on one hand…

IC will provide better returns if not needed to use the active (Either for Protection/Stability/Stun Break) and will allow pre-popping to prevent control (Stuns/Fear/Daze/Knockdowns/Knockbacks those last 2 are important as stun breaks don’t work on them) it can also prevent Chain-CC from, for example, a Hammer Warrior.

On the other hand…

SM will allow for breaking of CC that hits, it promotes using it (Due to not boosting the passive) allowing for the Protection to be gained more often and doesn’t provide a boon that can be Corrupted by Necro’s (Turns into a Fear, which if Terror specced will do a lot of damage)

Does this come down to a “Skill based decision” where SM is better until you can reliably pre-pop the Stability before CC comes in (At least when considering CC, when doing content with little to no need to pop Virtue of Courage the passive boost from IC will be best)

Bearing in mind, I’ll be running with “Save Yourselves!” and “Stand Your Ground!” as utilities that also break stuns.

These traits come down to supplementing what build you are running with. For instance, a Guardian who is running 3 consecrations may want to trait Shielded Mind since they don’t have a stun break slotted on their utility bar. However, if you’re running shouts, especially 2 which also break stuns, then the added stability from Indomitable Courage is preferable, since it will stack with Stand Your Ground, meaning you can run it longer. You really don’t need 3 stun breaks, so taking Shielded Mind with 2 other stun breakers isn’t optimal.

Hope that helps.

Ultramatum.5162:

Hope that helps.

Well, that makes sense…

I hadn’t really thought about the lack of Stun Breaks on Consecrations, which would heavily favour SM for the ability to break CC.

I guess with my Shout build I won’t necessarily need 3 Stun Breakers (Though, ideally more Stun Breakers are good Stun Breakers if going against multiple targets and can’t get enough Stability out)