Guild Wars 2

Hi all,

I have recently gone back to using Corrupt Boon in s/tpvp since it was fixed. It used to not hit 100% of the time and would often be blocked by Aegis.

Since I started using it again I noticed that, although Aegis no longer blocks it, I still have a many situations where the skill does nothing at all except give me a debuff. Is anyone else noticing this? Just wondering if this is common or if I have just been unlucky.

Yes I noticed this, I don’t know when it “misses” but I hope this’ll get fixed soon.

I have noticed this aswell when doing WvW, first time I seen it was against a Guardian and thought I might have been mistaken. But then its happened a good few times after that were the skill fires off and I get the debuff but the boons have not been corrupted.

Ive also noticed a delay in some skills firing. The progress bar shows 100% cast but if you dodge a split second after it hits 100% you can cancel the skill and have to wait on the mini cooldown that dodge does when you do it whilst casting.

Hello,
the skill actually have an post-cast delay which prevent you from using in the middle of other skills. This means you can block it, with dodge or other things.
Also you require LOS while using it, not only it’s a LOS but it’s more a cone. I think is the same for the scepter: you must face your target to use it.
And anyway I’m not sure if the patch note of 22 october is correct: I fear that if you have aegis and other boons you still convert it (to burning) but not the other boons. You still have to remove aegis then use this skill.

Oh, so if the target has Aegis up then it will only corrupt Aegis? Erk. That’s really not great. So I would have to use Well or focus 5 first, then Corrupt Boon?

Yeah I think this has to do with the hidden cast time thingy.

They should just make it usable no matter what, no cast time, no interupt, completely usable even while stunned.

Would make it great against someone who stuns you for burst and has stability up.

Donedusted.9846:

Oh, so if the target has Aegis up then it will only corrupt Aegis? Erk. That’s really not great. So I would have to use Well or focus 5 first, then Corrupt Boon?

I can’t say what I told you is right or not. When I use Corrupt Boon I still get the “Blocked” faceroll message on warriors/guardians and they don’t get their boon corrupted.

Anyway a simple autoattack is fine before shoot Corrupt Boon.

Arcades Saboth.5139:

Donedusted.9846:

Oh, so if the target has Aegis up then it will only corrupt Aegis? Erk. That’s really not great. So I would have to use Well or focus 5 first, then Corrupt Boon?

I can’t say what I told you is right or not. When I use Corrupt Boon I still get the “Blocked” faceroll message on warriors/guardians and they don’t get their boon corrupted.

Anyway a simple autoattack is fine before shoot Corrupt Boon.

It works versus Aegis. Its just actual block moves where they say “blocks next 1-3 attacks” will stop it. And you gotta see them do it , so you dont attack them while they have that up. Also gotta watch for dodges and the range.

And the main issue i have with it, like said above is the fact it actually has a cast time associated with it, but its not listed.