Im definitely interested.
Since you asked, this is the build link:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsaBlknpRNmphbtRaNmTn0RNRqAK9FZUNA-TlTDwAvVDonSMKnCg87PATlCBmQqqUAqSiuKDApPYhSQAmok8EAipqCpAeaBA-w
Basic strategy is to “play” with your Phantasms and your opponent’s reaction to them. If he doesn’t care about them, he is going to melt, unless he is full zerk (in which case try not to get hit and use your teleports to AVOID damage rather than as stunbreaks).
If he tries to kill them, which a good player should do, you have to be “creative”: your main damage comes from your phantasms, but YOU can still do a lot of damage, so be ready to use all your skills, and don’t just try to kite while your phantasms do all the work.
In order to avoiding your Phantasms to die, there are a few tricks you can use:
_Avoid grouping your phantasms. The iDueler will spawn right next to you, while the iZerker will spawn next to your enemy and will do a Whirlwind. Wait until the Whirlwind animation is over, then cast your iDuelist as far as possible from the iZerker. If you cast iDuelist first, chances are the iZerker will do the Whirlwind toward you (because your enemy might be charging at you), with the result that both the iDuelist and the iZerker will get hit by the same AoE attacks, dying together and crippling your damage by a lot.
_lure your enemy into a trap. This is my favourite, but very risky: try to look desperate, staying at low HP but with your utilities ready (so you can escape whenever you want). This will lure your enemy to attack you rather than your phantasms, but since you have all your utilities ready you will not die (assuming you planned everything in your mind); meanwhile, your Phants will do a lot of damage to your enemy.
_Try casting your Phantasms together: this will confuse your opponent as to which Phantasm to kill first, while the other one (and you) will be free to deal his damage.
Other intersting things you must know about this build:
_If you are finding lots of condi classes, consider picking the Healing Mantra as your heal. Between the healing mantra AND Shattered Conditions, you have an amazing condi cleanse potential. The only class you will somewhat fear are P/D thieves, but only because of their sustain thanks to CnD your illusions. All other condi classes are a joke with the healing mantra and SC.
_Use your shatters. If you have 2 phantasms up and you have 2 phantasms off CD, shatter your illusions. With the increased Mind Wrack damage, your Mind Wrack will hit for a lot. Also, if you see your enemy going after your phants, consider shattering your illusions to get a free burst on a unaware enemy (most people who go after Phants do not expect to get a sudden 3-4k burst from a Mindwrack). Also, if all your Phants are dead, feel free to use F1 or F2. F3 should be used only to interrupt a key skill (heal on a low HP enemy which you can finish by yourself).
_Shattered Conditions is an amazing condi removal. But it has a drawback: aside from your F4, all other Shatter skills do not take place as soon as you press the key, as your illusions will need to get near your target (and you need to be close to the shatter point too, otherwise you won’t get any cleanse). Which means, use F4 when you are condi loaded and you need a cleanse ASAP.
_The third utility can vary. Arcane Thievery is great against D/D Eles (use when they have 15+ stacks of might). Mantra of Resolve is another good source of condi removal if you are having troubles with condis but you don’t want to take the Healing Mantra.
Veil is another good option for extra survivability, which in open field can mean a lot.
Daze Mantra is godlike against D/P thieves. Even Portal can be a good choice if you are good at planning ahead.
_Don’t get waste your phantasms when you are blinded. Missing a single Phant means death against a good opponent.
_General rotation should be: Start with GS, #4->#2->#3->Swap to SW+P->#4->#3->(swap with #3)->#2.
Save GS #5 for thieves when they get into refuge. Pistol #5 takes too long to be a reliable interrupt, so I’d suggest using it for setting something up (either do #4->#5, to ensure that all the bullets from iDuelist hit, or use it to cover your heal).
_Since you have Deceptive Evasion, you will never have more than 2 phantasms up: if you cast a third phant, as soon as you dodge the oldest of your phantasms will get overriden by a clone: shatter your illusions instead than having them die a meaningless death.
_Last trick: if you end the casting animation of iDuelist when you are jumping off a cliff, the iDuelist will spawn in the air. This will make it very difficult to be killed, so try to keep this in mind when you are fighting in open field: use the terrain to your advantage.
