Guild Wars 2

Is there a new meta for the terrormancer or are people still trying stuff out since the FitG change?
I would like this thread to be a discussion about trait and utility choices, explain your reasoning behind certain choices and your experience.

I have settled on 04406 with hemophilia and reapers protection. Corrupt boon, signet of spite, spectral armour. I lack LF gain without SA and the signet is devastating when used on a thief or engi which are almost always present in a team. Honestly i dont miss wurm much with its buggy nature. Though i am unsure how useful hemophilia actually is, currently I find the build very strong with right positioning.

Hi

Its hard to tell whether people are still testing or not. As for me personally, i dont use it because of 2 reasons.

1.
I dont want an ability that forces me into DS. You get stunned and use DS, using the LF you have saved. Then you`ll take massive damage and youre pretty much screwed – no LF and even if you had, its on CD.
In that case, i would rather use an utility stunbreaker and save the DS for a situation I see fit and not my opponent.
2.
When i go 6 into Soul Reaping, i would rather choose Soul Marks as the 3. trait. I feel it gives me additional tank which is needed, especially as condi. More LF = more fear/Dark path/torment and as it is right now, i think necro needs to capitalize as much as possible on condi damage. Which is also why i always go 6 into Curses. With all the condi-cleanse, i feel i need to do as much damage as possible when i finally get some condi stacked.

With that being said, i never used more than one stunbreaker before. I know “meta” is FW/SW, but ive done pretty well with only one, mostly FW. I find most situations to be either sure death or manageable. A 2. stunbreak wouldnt have saved me and i would rather try not to end in those situation (although sometimes impossible) and instead slot condi damage utilitis such as Signet of Spite, WoC and such.

I doubt the new FitG is new meta, but i really dont know. I should however mention, that im only talking from a spvp point of view and not WvW, where i have 0 experience.

- my 2 cents

I really like the new FITG, it’s been so valuable breaking a few extra stuns and being able to cover my heal with stability, or getting a safe stomp without blowing other cool downs. Easy swap for me to go from greater marks to FITG.

As I’ve never used Greater Marks after they swapped that trait somewhere in 2013 to Master and I didn’t find neither Transfusion or RProtection that amazingly useful in current meta, I’ll probably remain in 0/6/2/0/6 for now. Also, not a fan of Soul Marks after changes to Mark of Evasion. Besides some bonus LF at the start of the match, I feel like it’s so marginal in my playstyle and does virtually not much at all. MoE change killed it for me.

FTIG Allows for safestomping which is a thing, makes it faster to deal with turret boredom plague, allows me to use my beloved Epidemic everywhere I go.

So yeah, that was a pretty cool change, although doesn’t make Condimancer suddenly 100% more viable for tPvP. Stupid Medi Tardians ;> .

Trait is 100% optional, viable, influences playstyle and rotations, has counters, has synergy but doesn’t force it and is up to personal preference. Imo, one of examples of well designed GM trait.