Guild Wars 2

I’m using duelist, berserker and disenchanter. Each one seems to have rules about where they appear when cast, but I’m not sure how much I can influence it.

They all seem to never be summoned on a direct line between me and my target. The duelists seem to appear directly right or left of me or possibly on a 45-degree angle right or left of the line between me and my target (and perhaps a distance of about 200 away from me).

Zerker and disenchanter seem like they also appear somewhat to one side or another.

Is there anything I can do that controls this specifically? I’m asking in particular to try to spread out the placement so that they are less susceptible to AOE. Sometimes I will cast a phantasm, use the signet and cast a phantasm again, and I’m trying to figure out what creates the best separation. Thx!

Just did some quick tests with iDuelist, seemed like it would spawn randomly around my position at the end of the channel with a direct LoS on the target. If I was standing on a location that did not have a path to walk to the target, it would spawn right on my position.

Also: if the channel ended in the air, the phantasm ends up flying.

iDuelist is actually the only useful phantasm for air summoning. It’s useful when jumping off of tower walls to drop on something like a staff ele. All other ones just bug out and do nothing when summoned in the air.

So phantasms have a general summoning point, and then it’s randomized around that location. Zerker and warden, for example, are centered on the target, while the duelist and warlock are centered on the Mesmer.

Thanks for the answers. I guess the only way to manipulate this is by line of site or pathing. I will have to try out the air summoning of iDuelist sometime