Guild Wars 2

sooooo.

Very simple post, for a very simple question.

Using Spite/Soul Reaping

Reapers Onslaught orrrrr Blighter’s Boon?

I’ve been hearing both.

(I’m a rather tanky mix of knights/Soldier/Marauders)

Edit: I also have around 92% crit rate in shroud without the use of fury.

is there a power+toughness+Ferocity stat set that might be a little better to use than some of the precision I have?

is Toughness possibly a little more useful in maguuma than my ferocity will be?

I’m at 190% crit multiplier with scholar runes…should I use scrapper runes to boost toughness/ -7% from anything within 600 range? that might synergize well with anything chilled doing -10% damage, which means it’d be a total of -17% if something was close to me and chilled.

I’m wondering….always wondering.
bloop.

also what food should I use? something with ferocity? something with lifesteal on crit?
I have Force and Fire on my staff and Force/Bloodlust on my GS right now, and then I also have dagger/warhorn…the warhorn having bloodlust and the dagger currently having an open slot I might put the leeching into.

halp

both are mediocre traits for GM tier.

For what? For OwPvE onslaught is very good because of the cooldown reset/reduction.

If you go with Chilling Victory and the Spite line for Reaper’s Might, you’re going to have a very solid sustain build with the use of Blighter’s Boon. It WAS recently nerfed a little, which has made the forums here erupt into a frothing, teary, monkey-screeching rage. In truth, it’s still viable. Team with people who can grant Quickness like Mesmers and Guardians for best effect.

If you use Dhuumfire, you’ll definitely have impressive DPS with Reaper’s Onslaught. It will have less sustain than the Blighter’s Boom build, but all that burn is pretty nice.

Personally, I ran most of the new HoT content solo anyway. I’d built for rapid life energy gain when out of shroud with YAAW, BB, Spectral Grasp, Chilling Victory, and GS/Staff for multiple ranges and chill for proccing off Chilling Victory. It all worked pretty well. I ran it all with my old zerk gear and had few troubles.

PvP would be a different ballgame. I’d go with the Dhuumfire/Onslaught combo there.

Is Reaper Onslaught the best GM trait for MM zerker Reaper with BM333\DM111\Reaper11 traits ?

vicious.5683:

both are mediocre traits for GM tier.

Useful.

It depends. Blighters boon works I guess if you use spite, Onslaught if you dont, and deathly chill if you run condi.

BB with Chromonamncer runes and RS1 AA?

Sustainy burst or just lame?

I don’t think BB is ever worth running at this point, unless somehow has a secret boon spamming build I’ve missed out on. If YAAW didn’t have its BB synergy gutted I think it would be possible to run in a soldier shout build with YAAW and Spite, but right now I don’t think its enough. Onslaught is probably the way to go for power atm, though both are pretty bad for PvP bunkers.

Well when using BB, It’s been healing me a little every single time I gain might, which is constantly while in shroud.

There’s also Regen from certain staff skills, and then I think there’s probably some runes somewhere which proc a boon too? o.O not sure.

I’m definitely built for more sustain, and I’m power based…so I’m not sure how well Dhuumfire will actually work, given that I don’t really utilize conditions for damage at all. (I have no condi damage built in whatsoever.)

Although I was tempted at first to do a hybrid, I opted for power instead.

Blighter’s Boon for roaming.
Reaper Onslaught for large-scale battles. Permanent Stability + Spin for days.

On a side node, Reaper Onslaught is also good for general PvE if you’re running Dhuumfire. Over time, it adds +15% damage to Dhuumfire.

o.O but….Reaper’s onslaught only increases attack speed/recharge…it doesn’t seem to give stability. (am I missing osmething)

and is dhuumfire even worth it AT ALL if I do not utilize condition damage?

vanderwolf.7084:

o.O but….Reaper’s onslaught only increases attack speed/recharge…it doesn’t seem to give stability. (am I missing osmething)

and is dhuumfire even worth it AT ALL if I do not utilize condition damage?

Reaper Shroud’s Infusing Terror gives Stability, and it’s on a 20s cooldown. If four enemy players died right after you used it, it’d come off cooldown.

Dhuumfire is not worth it if your toon has little to no condition damage.

ohhhhh cool. so I can have pretty endless stab if I’m in the midst of a mass of mobs that are dying quickly?

would that also quickly rechagre my spin of DOOOOM?

and Mister/Miss Halcyon, what would be your suggestions for sigils? o_o I really like bloodlust but I’m wondering if the uhhh….leeching might be good.

vicious.5683:

both are mediocre traits for GM tier.

Agree fully atm they both are mediocre yet as Power Specc u have to choose 1

Ravezaar.4951:

vicious.5683:

both are mediocre traits for GM tier.

Agree fully atm they both are mediocre yet as Power Specc u have to choose 1

I don’t find them terrible. one is only really good if things are dying
The other is less overpowered because it’s not proccing from other people’s boons…but I think the effect still works.

also just a question…but is power Reaper useful without Spite?

Like is…soul reaping/death/reaper or soul reaping/blood/reaper viable? or do they just lack the punch?

vanderwolf.7084:

also just a question…but is power Reaper useful without Spite?

Like is…soul reaping/death/reaper or soul reaping/blood/reaper viable? or do they just lack the punch?

My current build is death/SR reaper but I use crusader amulet over marauder so I can have a bit more tankiness and the crit substitution to be able to hit like a truck without needing spite might to do it. Valkyrie probably works with this setup as well with even more damage, but less sustain, so I should try that out as well.

Without Spite, I feel there’s a lack of pop with power reapers. I’ve tried it before, thought it would work, but you just don’t get the big #‘s or big procs that you’re used to as a power reaper. Of course I’m talking about Chill of Death procs and Close to Death, as well as Might stacking.

If you’re going for a sustain/tanky build then you don’t need the pop. But if you want that power feeling, I’d suggest taking Spite.

vanderwolf.7084:

…would that also quickly rechagre my spin of DOOOOM?

…what would be your suggestions for sigils? o_o I really like bloodlust but I’m wondering if the uhhh….leeching might be good.

It’ll recharge all your Shroud skills by 5 seconds for each enemy death near you, including your “spin of doom.”

As for sigils, I personally prefer Superior Sigil of Strength over Force and Fire. Bloodlust is fine if you’re running Superior Sigil of Force.

I’m hesitant to say this, but I feel Spite is a necessity for all power-based Reapers. Compared to Death Shroud, Reaper’s auto-attacks are 100% faster. In other words, they can generate Might two times faster than a Necromancer while both are spamming auto-attacks. There’s also Bitter Chill – it has no internal cooldown, and it’s what enables Reapers to stacks up to 25 stacks of Vulnerability in 2-3 seconds on their foes. Try using Reaper ‘5’ then ‘4’. It’d whirl 12x times, applying 12 stacks of chill. With the Bitter Chill trait, it’d apply 36 stacks of Vulnerability over 3 seconds. If Anet wants to nerf Decimate Defense, I feel this would be the first spot they would look at. And yes, without Spite, Power Reaper would lack the punch.