Help for 1v1 vs pistol-whip thief? (sPvP)
Somehow I had never encountered a good pistol-whip thief until recently. After getting beaten by one I spent the better part of tonight dueling another. I did not win once. Got close only a few times.
Right now I’m running s/s+gs shatter. Should I switch to something else?
I don’t understand how I’m supposed to survive the relentless burst! Any tips/help would be appreciated.
This is probably our WORST match up possible. Honestly, in this situation if you’re of equal skill level you shouldn’t win so don’t take it badly. Best thing you can do is just avoid the situation. Cloak and run
Edit: I run CI built. Though I have run Power Block and had a LITTLE success with them. If you can lock down their 2 or 3 then you’re in a much better position but I still suggest just running away. No shame in that, it’s PVP, not deathmatch. Go help your team and inform them of where the thief is running to.
(edited by KeyLimPi.9031)
Awe common it’s not so bad Pistol whip is like shatter Mesmer!
But without the set up. Or risk. Or damage gate based on travel time. Or resources generated by other skills, and cool downs. With added evade spam, stun spam, and harder to doge burst.
Surely this is a balanced spec. You just need to L2P. /sarcasm
Although after the 9th we’ll have a better chance at the setup… that is after you have 2 clones out.. or blow mirror images. aaaand guess what? he can do it again faster than you so make it count ;D
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Try clone death build with Krait runes. Get your crit chance to 68% using sword/torch & Staff. Be aggressive and up close at all times.
if you even want to have a chance at beating pistolwhip thieves with shatter build you need to go staff+gs with illusionary invigoration preferably over IE (pre-patch that is). Distort the first PW, then keep him dazed and set up a burst, stay in staff during the downtime when u have no dodges so you can phase retreat his burst. The most important thing when fighting thieves is to avoid getting hit by steal: if they miss it, that’s a lot of pressure off from you.
(edited by Smirgel.9460)