Sick of hiding in the shadows like a cowardly thief?
Tired of letting your clones do your work for you?
Introducing MAN MODE — MANtras, MANipulations, and no pansy stealth.
Sword/Sword and Staff, 0/30/20/20/0.
MoR, MoD, Arcane Thievery, Blink, Moa.
Double-traited mantras and manipulations, both weapon traits, and Mender’s Purity.
Excellent duelist and strong team-fighter; built to counteract mesmers’ “traditional weaknesses” – lack of speed, and conditions:
- MoR can clear 4 conditions and heal you for ~9k every ten seconds, 2.6k of that in AoE.
- MoD for some lockdown power, can also be swapped for stability mantra if needed (Skyhammer), or MoP for crazy heal-spamming.
- Arcane Thievery for even more condition cleansing, but more for boon-stealing; MoR will already melt the conditions off like water. It’s also fun to wait for a nice big bleed stack and transfer it right back.
- High swiftness uptime from Air runes and heal mantra, and a double-traited blink for all those shortcuts means you can get around amazingly fast.
I’ve just started testing this in pvp, feels really strong so far. I haven’t played lockdown styles very much so my MoD usage is pretty sub-optimal, it should only get better with practice. Would love some more testing / feedback!
(edited by Valarauka.2719)