Guild Wars 2

So, let’s assume we’ve about to approach a group of people and we have 3 necros in our group. If everyone spams conditions on a single target in the enemy group, can the 3 necros then cast epidemic on the enemy with conditions and stack the conditions 3 times over to the rest of the group?

Yes they can. Good luck getting that kind of cooperation though.

Thanks – coordination is no problem

I have been wanting to try this for some time. But I haven’t managed to pull some friends together and do it.

Let us know if it goes well?

Little hint, casting the second epidemic on another target will let you refresh the conditions on the first making for longer chains.

Yerffejy.6538:

I have been wanting to try this for some time. But I haven’t managed to pull some friends together and do it.

You could sign up for the BoC all-necro tournament

Haldunius.7864:

So, let’s assume we’ve about to approach a group of people and we have 3 necros in our group. If everyone spams conditions on a single target in the enemy group, can the 3 necros then cast epidemic on the enemy with conditions and stack the conditions 3 times over to the rest of the group?

Casting epidemic on different targets is more effective. Especially if you all run staff because you can instantly apply 3stacks per necro on all targets on the mark. So 9 stacks with 3 necros that get doubled up every time you epidemic different targets, that means: 2 sec into the fight and all enemies have 25 stacks. And as Andele pointed out, very long chill and poison duration if you through some Chillblains into the mix.
But yeah, that would take some good coordinating of course (and luck.. with the current missfire-rate of epidemic)

The problem with stacking 25 bleeds on someone is getting off the ridiculously long cast time of epidemic before they die! :p

And if they have an Elementalist, the entire party is cleansed of all it’s sins and conditions from birth to death just by being urinated on by the Elementalist’s water set.

Yeah, it sounds great, and worked fairly well in WvW before the last patch. After this most recent patch, your going to have at least 1-2 of those epidemics fail to connect because of dodge, immunity, block; and the one that does connect is likely going to hit a target that has actively or passively cleared off its conditions, or gone into the downed state already, meaning you get no spread from that.

If I think back to the “money” epidemics I have landed in the past, I can only think of one, since the patch, where I was very satisfied with the result. 20 bleeds, some confusion, chill, poison. That was a feeling I used to get every night.

Still hoping that Anet post in here about rolling back epidemic wasn’t a troll. I have more or less resigned myself to a wells build with rampagers/zerker, as it just works far better now, requires less skill, and is less dependent on what my opponents do.

It is a shame all the whining about epidemic got it nerfed to the ground.

manveruppd.7601:

The problem with stacking 25 bleeds on someone is getting off the ridiculously long cast time of epidemic before they die! :p

flow.6043:

Yerffejy.6538:

I have been wanting to try this for some time. But I haven’t managed to pull some friends together and do it.

You could sign up for the BoC all-necro tournament

I couuulllddd. But I don’t do much sPvP and such. :P

We had a guy last night that had never done a tournament before (I think), and 2 people were only level 11 or so. Not really a big deal to be new.

TheMightyAltroll.3485:

And if they have an Elementalist, the entire party is cleansed of all it’s sins and conditions from birth to death just by being urinated on by the Elementalist’s water set.

ROFLMAO!

The good news is, ele cleansing is getting a nerf with the next patch.