Guild Wars 2

How do YOU manage to get rid of conditions (PvX, WvWvW)?

I’m still running Osicats napalm cat build (although I want to change it up so that I can have IE), so I have 3 mantra charges plus menders purity.

I’ve been running 6, 4, 4 with torch trait. Might sound silly but my approach is to not get plastered with them in the first place.

I play a lockdown/interrupt build with the only Condi clear being food.

If I want to really worry about counter condi builds I run HM (dueling 6) with menders purity (inspiration 2) and mantra heal and then some utility. Over the top would be mantra cleanse, but null field or AT also works. Whenever I run that condi builds are not a problem. With some builds I can’t work it in, but with most I can. You just have to give something up to be able to counter condi builds.

I’m using arcane thievery and one generosity sigil right now

AT is tricky – I find it can fail a lot. When I fight a condi thief, I cannot miss the AT and still win.

AT is nice because you can use it even if you have a non-condi opponent.

This might sound a bit radical, but I’ve been running mantra heal with only mender’s purity (no HM, running a tight build) and I’ve found that it’s good enough to deal with condi users, and not really compromising against power builds. It took a while to get used to though, and the aoe MoD buff really helps a lot with locking down your opponents while you recharge your heal.

I use Cleansing Inscriptions with a signet, (Midnight for my power build, Domination for condi) then Arcane Thievery or Null Field. If anyone is able to condi me to death after I use both, I deem them to be the better fighter.

adelaide.6213:

This might sound a bit radical, but I’ve been running mantra heal with only mender’s purity (no HM, running a tight build) and I’ve found that it’s good enough to deal with condi users, and not really compromising against power builds. It took a while to get used to though, and the aoe MoD buff really helps a lot with locking down your opponents while you recharge your heal.

Glad to hear that. I’ve been considering going without HM, I think I’ll give it a go. The extra charge on MoD is neat, but I can maybe take cd reduction to still give it a boost.

Sigil of generosity + Arcane thievery. Also lots and lots of boons to counter.

I don’t use any and try to avoid em int he first place. My backup plan is to scream at the bunker guards to cleanse ^.^