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(Lyssa’s Grimoire is 80% updated! While I add in the Chronomancer bits, I’ll work on mini-threads -that’ll eventually be merged into the Grimoire- to help get the info out as soon as possible)
So you wanna make a Chronomancer for PvP real quick, but not sure what traits work? Perhaps theorycrafting just isn’t your thing? Here are some quick notes for building your own Chronomancer.
TRAITS
SHATTER: (Dom/Dueling/Chrono) – Mental Anguish, Shattered Concentration, Deceptive Evasion, Time Catches Up, Illusionary Reversion
CONDI: (Dueling/Illusions/ Chrono) – Deceptive Evasion, Ineptitude, Maim the disillusioned, Malicious Sorcery, Illusionary Reversion
LOCKDOWN: (Dom/Chaos/Chrono) – Power Block, Chaotic Interruption, Mirror of Anguish, Delayed Reactions, Danger Time, Lost Time
PHANTASM: (Domination/Illusions/Chrono) – Empowered Illusions, Persistence of Memory, Phantasmal Haste, Improved Alacrity, Chronophantasma
SUPPORT: (Chaos/Inspiration/Chrono) – Chaotic Dampening, Bountiful Disillusionment Illusionary Inspiration, Shattered Conditions, Alls Well that Ends Well, Improved Alacrity, Chronophantasma
WEAPONS
AMULETS
POWER: – Marauder, Berserker, Celestial
CONDITION: – Rabid, Celestial
RUNES
POWER: Strength, Hoelbrak, Chronomancer, Lyssa, Melandru, Pack
CONDITION: Undead, Nightmare
SUPPORT: Altruism, Mercy, Pack
SIGILS
POWER: Fire, Air
CONDITION: Geomancy, Blood, Doom
GENERAL: Energy, Generosity, Purity
UTILITIES
STUNBREAK: Blink, Decoy, Well of Precognition
TEAM FIGHTS: TimeWarp, Mass Invisibility, Well of … Anything, really.
STOMPS/REZZES: Well of Precognition, Well of Action
MESMER-SPECIFIC GREATNESS: Portal, Gravity Well
SAMPLE BUILDS
Anddd you’re good to go. Any further questions feel free to post in this thread!
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Malicious Sorcery over Ineptitude?
All’s Well over Time Catches Up?
Improved Alacrity over Illusionary Reversion?
I dunno about that condition build, man…
Edit: also, left out Doom as an option for condi sigils (would replace geomancy).
Time catches up should be in the condi trait list as well. And carrion is an option for condtion builds that shatter more and pew pew with illusion less. Especially the scepter/torch +staff variant.
Don’t you sass me! The Condi build was total guesswork. xD
/edits
… Uh.. Can one of yall Condi players build-edit me a condi build? Can’t from phone.
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Don’t you sass me! The Condi build was total guesswork. xD
/edits
… Uh.. Can one of yall Condi players build-edit me a condi build? Can’t from phone.
Go find out the concentration to boon duration conversion rate. And only then may you find peace .
Don’t you sass me! The Condi build was total guesswork. xD
/edits
… Uh.. Can one of yall Condi players build-edit me a condi build? Can’t from phone.
Go find out the concentration to boon duration conversion rate. And only then may you find peace .
15 concentration = 1% boon duration.
It’s confirmed, I am the peace bringer!
I’ll be at peace when I have linked a Condi build that won’t make Embolism go set my house on fire.
In general, unrelated to the condi vs power, I do not think I would keep torch for a shatter build. Especially with the loss of PU, shield will probably provide enough defense (if I remember well, Helseth mentioned that too, but then again, he was already playing without torch for a little while).
Ether feast is probably a better heal for dueling, but the condi cleanse from the well is also quite attractive. So power would be something like this (note I didn’t change rune nor sigils)
and condi maybe something like this?
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAreWncfClph1qB2fCMrhlZjqMAqtkpeXD2jFdJipiA-TpRFwALOCAAeAAK3fIxJAIaZAFHCAA
though I actually may just stick to the duel/chaos/illusions for condis…
Don’t you sass me! The Condi build was total guesswork. xD
/edits
… Uh.. Can one of yall Condi players build-edit me a condi build? Can’t from phone.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQNAreWnsICNqhVoBOoBcrhlZjqMAqtkpeX/1hFd4ipjD-TJRHwA72fAZZABnCAAPBAA
maybe? This is adapted from my usual build, so unsure how others might do it, though we can do away with shield and Guardian Runes to go classic torch since stealth might be more reassuring, unless you want to go with Precog instead of Decoy. Over all, an Ok condi build right here for your analysis.
Edit: As Silvery said, I’d rather just use Duel/Chaos/Illusions for condi since Chrono isn’t really made for it. It’s just simpler for the end goal.
Tormenting runes are pretty nice tbh. Didn’t think I’d find them useful again since the MtD nerf, but it helps quite a bit for sustained pressure.
Torch has one benefit of condi cleanse, and the burns while pathetic are at least another cover condition/additional damage.
Yeah, the loss of cleanse on torch is rough. Eternity is probably a must-have, given the level of burns in an average match (even worse now with Berserker added to the mix).
I did play standard condi during the last BWE, and while I found it more competitive than expected, there were definitely times when I felt like I was bringing a knife to a gun fight (there was one revenant in particular that comes to mind—felt like I was hitting a brick wall…that then grew arms and squashed me like a bug). Chrono doesn’t bring a lot to the condi’s kit generally in terms of synergy, but the shatter cadence, illusion generation, movespeed and shatter speed all amp up the guns on the shatter condi a lot.
It’ll be tough to get the hang of it for sure, but I think chrono just brings more punch to the fight, which we’re really gonna need against those new OP tank classes :P
I tried Chaos/Illusions/Chrono with Scepter/Shield + Staff briefly, in order to have traited mirror, blink, bountiful disillusionment, chaotic transference and all the Chrono goodies.
Seems to work quite well although it is “slower paced” with the loss of DE. But traited mirror and blink with alacrity are great and I love the stability on shatter.
Anyway I still prefer Duelling/Illusions/Chrono with Sword because it’s faster, more mobile and more aggressive (but also more vulnerable).
Tough choice for sure between Chaos, Duelling and Chrono. Each one has its benefits and clear downsides.
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