PVE - Sheild vs Focus
Common practice is Focus for PvE, Shield for sPvP to help save downed allies or control a point.
Focus is more useful for dungeons overall. Skill 5 helps you block damage against bosses, especially since most attack slow. On top of that, it works as a blast finisher, which can be used fo AoE heals (water field), might stacking (fire field), etc. Skill 4 gets pretty valuable as a way to stack vuln if traited.
I only use the shield for a rare situation where I need to push isolated mobs into a ball (i.e. a far cat golem at the end of uncategorized fractal; ball all 4 for AoE kill). I barely need the heal it provides, and skill 4 is pretty meh.
Focus is more useful for dungeons overall. Skill 5 helps you block damage against bosses, especially since most attack slow. On top of that, it works as a blast finisher, which can be used fo AoE heals (water field), might stacking (fire field), etc. Skill 4 gets pretty valuable as a way to stack vuln if traited.
I only use the shield for a rare situation where I need to push isolated mobs into a ball (i.e. a far cat golem at the end of uncategorized fractal; ball all 4 for AoE kill). I barely need the heal it provides, and skill 4 is pretty meh.
Thank you for the replies! What is the trait that effects focus skill 4 that you mentioned?
radiance: justice is blind + blind exposure
[qT] Quantify
radiance: justice is blind + blind exposure
^this
Especially when you’re up against a single boss, focus 4 will bounce between you and the boss repeatedly, blinding the boss multiple times, which, in turn, means a few stacks of vuln.