Guild Wars 2

Latest pvp movie I made. Instead of different clips of pvp its two full games, speeded up the dead time between and added music. As the description say its vs Guardian and Warrior. 2 vs 2 battle and a 1 vs 1, got some audience in the 1 vs 1 but they dont interfere, arena need to sort dueling maps. I practice vs this 2 classes as I find em hardest to beat kittenter spec.

Post questions and if any criticims about gameplay etc ofc. We all trying to better and better at our favorite class.

Specc is S/P – Staff 10-30-0-0-30 with reflection on skill nr 4 and longer range on blink (manipulation). rest is basic burst shatter traits.

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Just sorted the vid so it work if full HD now

Nice video, thanks!

Few questions/critiques:

- I run a 20-20-0-0-30 build; why do you go 30 into dueling? I personally use the “Shatter removes a boon on hit” trait in 20 Domination; plus vulnerability when dazing is nice with using pistol and having the daze shatter.

- Always have a focus with you so that, if you have your “hero” key set to a close hot-key, you can quickly hit your hero key, switch to focus, use increased run speed, and switch back to whatever weapon you were using.

- Have you tried null field? I find it useful with having an extra chaos armor, and of course dispelling. Do you find mirror images > null field?

- Is there a reason you start with staff over S/P?

- Personally what do you find to be the best way to use your shatters? Do you hit F1 and F2 together whenever you’re going in for the attack? (Side question: if you have 3 illusions up and you hit both F1 and F2, do both trigger with having 3 illusions up, or will F1 trigger with 3 illusions up and F2 trigger with just you?) I guess I’m still pretty new b/c I haven’t been taking advantage of F2-F4 (I forgot that Illusionary Persona counts you as an illusion!).

Obviously I’m nowhere near a pro (only rank 10) but I talk a lot with a rank 40 mesmer who is 20-20-0-0-30 build and I basically follow his strategy a lot, so that’s where most of my questions/comments come from. Thanks!

Hi Kaaji and thank you for your questions.

I dont claim to have al answers and if anyone on forum dissagree with me I open to critisism. I will answer out of my oppinion and experience thu. Alot of my playstyle is eather things I learned by watch and read Winterfells posts and vids, also alot is own testing and experimenting.

I use 10-30 instead of 20-20 of several reasons. Fist is that a 10-30 build let me get both pistol and sword on cd reduction. As this build leav al your survivability to your cd,s and nothing to thoughtness and vitality, less cd on sword skill 2 and stun on pistol give more room to manuver thru enemy attacks. Second the cd reduction + longer range on pistol give alot betetr gap closing abilitys and ways to control your enemys for the big boom. Third in my experience and opinion (im well aware that other might think different) extra crit and crit dmg from 150 precision and 10% crit dmg outdmg the 100 power and vurn. The higher crit you have the better you use the bleed on crit form your illusions + burst. The dmg get a bit more spikey with focus on crit dmg and crit, but for a urst build imo its a good thing.

Yepp usualy always carry a focus with me especialy in wvwvw (60% of my ppv is in a tight wvwvw team of 8 ppl). Correct of you

Yepp null field is a winner, in some fights. If i after 1st encounter with enemy team see they are wery condition heavy based ( unicorn thief for example) I switch portal for this. Still Portal is corrwect used a mele destroyer.

Best way to use shatter… wery situational but simplifyed i do like this in a perfect world.

1 target enemy, summon phantasm, dodge, pistol stun, sword leap (now 3 clones up for 9% dmg, enemy crippeled and 1 sec stun) BF + waith 1 sec of bf then shatter MW (1), intantly hit a 0 clone diversion for mess with hes escape from the horrible mesmer, summon 2 illusions with mirror immages, dodge + cry (can skip dodge and do a 2 clne cry here 2 if enemy have alot of movment (blink, stealth etc). After this its change to staff, use disortion if he go offensive. This shatter setup often leav enemy with 11-12 confusion the 3 sec after your burst, eather they die if they attack or you get room to setup chaos filed and go offensive.

I start with staff if i feel that my enemy A, have huge burst, B have big survival aka cant get killed with my shatter burst setup unless nibbled on some 1st with staff.

Ps vs thief you want to start staff and in 90% of teh cases have eather portal or decoy.

Working on a mesmer vs thief movie. Will post in the comming days.