while walking in WvW…
Suddenly a shout! “INCOMING!!!!!!!!”
who!!?? where?!!? how many!??
HYBRID REAPER INCOMING
http://dulfy.net/gw2traits#build=AgQF7AKsBug~
Armor: Full carrion
Trinkets: Mixture of rabid/rampager/berserker/dire
Weapons: Scepter/dagger + staff (berserker)
Traits:
Curses
Reaper
Soul Reaping
Curses
Barbed Precision Minor Critical hits have a 66% chance to cause bleeding. Increases bleed duration by 20%.
Furious Demise Minor Gain fury when entering death shroud.
Target the Weak Minor Increases 2% critical hit chance for each condition on your foe.
Weakened Shroud Adept II Cast Enfeebling Blood when entering death shroud.
Path of Corruption Master V Dark Path now additionally convert boons into conditions.
Terror GM IX Fear deals damage; it deals additional damage if the target is afflicted with another condition.
Reaper
Reaper’s Shroud Minor Assume the form of a reaper and gain new skills
Shivers of Dread Minor Whenever you inflict fear, you also chill
Cold Shoulder Minor Chill lasts longer and chilled foes deal less damage to you
Relentless Pursuit Adept Reduces the duration of movement impairing conditions. Additional reduction while in Reaper’s Shroud
Chilling Force Master Striking a chilled foe grants might and life force
Deathly Chill Grandmaster Chill deals damage with additional damage to foes below the health threshold
Soul Reaping
Gluttony Minor Increase life force gain from skills by 10%.
Last Gasp Minor Gain Spectral Armor when your health falls below the threshold (50%).
Strength of Undeath Minor You do more damage while above the life-force threshold (50%). Max Life-force increased by 15%.
Speed of Shadows Adept III Increase 25% movement speed while in death shroud. Reduces 30% recharge on death shroud.
Vital Persistence Master V Life force drains 50% slower while in death shroud. Death shroud skills recharge 15% faster.
Dhuumfire GM IX Life Blast will inflict burning on your target.
I chose reaper mode because of the insane chill options.
However
The main drawback is that Reaper mode becomes melee. To compensate for that, Soul Reaping becomes very important. You get increased MS by 25% to get on your foe, you get faster reaper skill recharge to ‘spam’ your 600 range gap closer, and relentless pursuit in reaper trait will ensure that you don’t get stopped for long when you are in melee reaper mode.
It synergizes well with your other traits too. Every 4 second 600 range gap closer also means with path of corruption chosen, converting of 2 boons to conditions every 4 seconds.
Fearing on staff and chill on staff and Reaper’s aoe ‘melee’ range chill also gives you a pretty good chilling options.
The increase attack speed in Reaper mode also means that dhummfire procs faster and more regularly for some painful condi burns with your carrion armor.
I am totally ready.