@curunen – yeah, scepter is interesting in a power/hybrid build. The condi’s don’t do so much, but I like the range. I need to get better at using the block (still.. after 1.5 years with this weapon set – it did help a lot with the guardian late in the second fight)
@msfone You’re right – the phantasms get crushed quickly. For sure, when I fight a mesmer using duelist or zerker, I try to kill them quickly. It’s funny how people say phantasm builds are all AI and “passive”. I find I put a lot of effort into getting the phantasms out (and hopefully distributed), so that they can get multiple attacks in. (And, I actually screwed up and cast the duelist out of range early in the second fight because I was trying to keep it away from the battle.) The problem for me with taking the signet is the utility slot. After all this time, I can’t live without blink and decoy. And I can’t find a way to set up the build I want without using one slot on handling condi’s.
The plus side is that you can create really nice burst if you have ether signet. Right at the end, I cast zerker as I jump off the cliff. Then I swap, interrupt the might stacking with magic bullet, cast duelist, use ether signet, cast duelist again, and can still swap back for one more zerker to finish it off – all in about 12 – 15 seconds.
Thx on the music
