Guild Wars 2

While I did the recording for my PvP Hotjoin Build I came across some weird behaviour of the Wind of Chaos when using Mirror. I never thought about that effect happening and I wondered if it is already known. And if so, is it considered a bug?

Klick here for the respective part in my video.

Basically, Mirror reflects the Wind of Chaos back to the next friendly target which usually should have been you. Not such a big deal when you are fighting among allies because they will benefit. Totally useless though, when your clones are hit.

I went to the Mist and did some testing.

• Wind of Chaos and Mirror
• Wind of Chaos and Masterful Reflection
• Wind of Chaos and Blurred Inscriptions
• Wind of Chaos and Wardens Feedback

Mirror and Masterful Reflection both will reflect your and your clones’ Winds of Chaos which really stinks. Even worse, this also happens with your Illusionary Mage and even the Illusionary Disenchanter which probably is the most annoying part.

Klick here for the video.

I know wonder if this already known and I just missed it?
Do you think this is intentional?

It might not concern many Mesmers because it is a niche problem but it really makes Mirror and Masterful Reflection even less appealing. I also wonder if this will affect other friendly projectiles (e.g. Orb of Light) which could really screw up group play. I personally feel that this is not working as intended.

Anyone got experience with that?

Nice catch. I’ll test it out.

Orb of light doesn’t target players so it should be okay. Do highlevel groups use the bouncing Focus skills?

Has anyone tested enemy reflection against WoC? Does it properly usurp ownership, or do reflected bounces still buff the original caster?

Also, what about that “swirling blades” elementalist skill used by oozes and such? Especially from the Temple of Dwayna Priestess event it seems as if you have to reflect on the return phase or the projectile deals no damage. Basically, Dwayna Priestess casts a cone of 5+ reflectable green swirls. If you simply Feedback her she takes no damage, if you put up the reflect after the swirls pass and they only touch it on the return path they deal damage, and if you stack multiple reflect effects it sometimes deals damage, presumably because you have to hit 2 reflects on each projectile. Very noticeable here because each projectile does over 10k damage to the Priestess when reflected.

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Orb of light doesn’t target players so it should be okay. Do highlevel groups use the bouncing Focus skills?

Has anyone tested enemy reflection against WoC? Does it properly usurp ownership, or do reflected bounces still buff the original caster?

Also, what about that “swirling blades” elementalist skill used by oozes and such? Especially from the Temple of Dwayna Priestess event it seems as if you have to reflect on the return phase or the projectile deals no damage. Basically, Dwayna Priestess casts a cone of 5+ reflectable green swirls. If you simply Feedback her she takes no damage, if you put up the reflect after the swirls pass and they only touch it on the return path they deal damage, and if you stack multiple reflect effects it sometimes deals damage, presumably because you have to hit 2 reflects on each projectile. Very noticeable here because each projectile does over 10k damage to the Priestess when reflected.

Orb of Light does heal you when it passes through. So, theoretically, it does “hit” you. Therefore, I was wondering if it would be reflected, too. Focus on Guardian might also be an issue, yes. Or the second skill of the Elixir Gun. Might not be gamebreaking but it is very annoying.

WoC is reflected by enemy reflects. At least I experienced that in PvP.

The other stuff you mention might be reflect related but I guess it is a very different issue.