Guild Wars 2

From the skill description, for every 5 critical hits you do, the next hit applies 2s of slow to the target.

Isn’t this a bit OP? Considering how easy is would be to get 5 critical HITS with spartial surge alone. We would be applying permanent slowness. Couple that with Danger Time, now we even get permanent +30% crit chance

Perhaps there’s a CD for this trait that we haven’t seen yet?

There’s a 0.25s ICD for the trait.

It’s been modified for BWE3 with essentially a .25s ICD on gaining stacks, specifically to break the interaction with Spatial Surge.

Even without that, it wasn’t a noticeable factor in BWE1 or BWE2. In theory, permaslow is super powerful, but in practice it doesn’t matter that much compared to the more direct forms of lockdown we have access to, nor is it as much of a game changer as Chronophantasma.

tobascodagama.2961:

It’s been modified for BWE3 with essentially a .25s ICD on gaining stacks, specifically to break the interaction with Spatial Surge.

Even without that, it wasn’t a noticeable factor in BWE1 or BWE2. In theory, permaslow is super powerful, but in practice it doesn’t matter that much compared to the more direct forms of lockdown we have access to, nor is it as much of a game changer as Chronophantasma.

Speaking of which, can dazed phantasms still Shatter?

Triflux.8027:

tobascodagama.2961:

It’s been modified for BWE3 with essentially a .25s ICD on gaining stacks, specifically to break the interaction with Spatial Surge.

Even without that, it wasn’t a noticeable factor in BWE1 or BWE2. In theory, permaslow is super powerful, but in practice it doesn’t matter that much compared to the more direct forms of lockdown we have access to, nor is it as much of a game changer as Chronophantasma.

Speaking of which, can dazed phantasms still Shatter?

Yes.

Embolism.8106:

Triflux.8027:

tobascodagama.2961:

It’s been modified for BWE3 with essentially a .25s ICD on gaining stacks, specifically to break the interaction with Spatial Surge.

Even without that, it wasn’t a noticeable factor in BWE1 or BWE2. In theory, permaslow is super powerful, but in practice it doesn’t matter that much compared to the more direct forms of lockdown we have access to, nor is it as much of a game changer as Chronophantasma.

Speaking of which, can dazed phantasms still Shatter?

Yes.

Shatters are instant skills. Daze only prevents the use of skills with a cast time.

Permanent slow sounds good though, doesn’t that indirectly halves your target’s DPS by half?

Triflux.8027:

Permanent slow sounds good though, doesn’t that indirectly halves your target’s DPS by half?

ish. Permanent slow isn’t really possible unless you’re focusing on that to the exclusion of all else, and your target has no condition removal.

Daniel Handler.4816:

Embolism.8106:

Triflux.8027:

tobascodagama.2961:

It’s been modified for BWE3 with essentially a .25s ICD on gaining stacks, specifically to break the interaction with Spatial Surge.

Even without that, it wasn’t a noticeable factor in BWE1 or BWE2. In theory, permaslow is super powerful, but in practice it doesn’t matter that much compared to the more direct forms of lockdown we have access to, nor is it as much of a game changer as Chronophantasma.

Speaking of which, can dazed phantasms still Shatter?

Yes.

Shatters are instant skills. Daze only prevents the use of skills with a cast time.

And in this case since it is an AI the clone/illusions from moving to the target. What does this imply if I shatter with dazed clones they will shatter in their position?

Daze still permits movement.