Guild Wars 2

hey guys I wanna ask how do I use parasitic contagion? it heals me for 5% of my condition damage…how do I use it well

1. Stack conditions
2. Epidemic
3. ???
4. Profit
Bonus: anything that helps you do more condition damage helps you heal more

Oswaldzl.3652:

hey guys I wanna ask how do I use parasitic contagion? it heals me for 5% of my condition damage…how do I use it well

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Arvid.3829:

1. Stack conditions
2. Epidemic
3. ???
4. Profit
Bonus: anything that helps you do more condition damage helps you heal more

This is pretty much it. I use it whenever I run conditions in PvP/WvW because I don’t like Dhuumfire and Close to Death is worthless outside of Power. It’s a decent amount of health that trickles back in.

For example, on my normal build http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQNArYWjc0UebtNW2webCchaqnA6DIAu3o/gJIfB-TlyCABnoJAgTAAe7PkiWAsUe4j6PZpETPdAjpEc6HAAA-w with 25 sigil stacks, here is the per-target healing by skill:
Dark Path: 176*
Tainted Shackles: 280-560, depending on enemy movement*
Scepter auto: 59/59/88
Grasping Dead: 242
Enfeebling Blood: 249
Mark of Blood: 281 (plus Regen)
Chillblians: 144
Enfeeble (traited Death Shroud): 72.1*
Mark of Evasion: 187 (plus regeneration)
Barbed Precision proc: 22

Plus sigils.
*: some healing is likely blocked by death shroud

I didn’t calculate Terror damage in there. No singular amount is that large, but it all adds up. Still, I wouldn’t be opposed to a buff to 7 or 10% to really make condition necros an attrition style.

I dont think the number are the problem with this trait. In my opinion the problem is like with all siphon traits in bloodmagic that they dont work in DS.

Imo if Anet simply allowd all healing/siphon traits to work in DS, i think we could get more to a attrition style with this.

I used parasitic contagion in the build I posted in this thread:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer/WvW-Attempt-at-Attrition-Necro/first#post4190168

I had a pretty good time with it.

WvW with a high condition damage build in large scale fights. Staff, wells and Plague form. If you frontline the zerg and tag a lot of people, your health will go up pretty fast.

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

NeXeD.3042:

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

True it may be the case and but be honest i prefer that over a DS that denies me of any healing. I find it simply stupid to have a profession mechanic that blocks healing. But i also would be fine if it was something like while in DS healing is reduced by 50% (or something like that) as long it doesnt deny healing completly.

NeXeD.3042:

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

Only need to make the necro traits (not Transfusion) and the Regeneration Boon work through death shroud. All healing would currently be OP, yes, but the traits the necro has would not.

And a Carrion necro wouldn’t play much differently if those things did work through death shroud. They hardly spend time in death shroud anyway.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

NeXeD.3042:

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

Only need to make the necro traits (not Transfusion) and the Regeneration Boon work through death shroud. All healing would currently be OP, yes, but the traits the necro has would not.

And a Carrion necro wouldn’t play much differently if those things did work through death shroud. They hardly spend time in death shroud anyway.

If they made a lot of our regeneration into some sort of necro soothing mist boon, it would work pretty well. Let the siphons and necro based healing work that way and it should be pretty ok. I bet if you could also help signet of vampirism work exactly how it does now but in death shroud (and probably with the same fix be able to see cooldowns on 6-10 skills), that would be an attrition necro right there.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

NeXeD.3042:

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

Only need to make the necro traits (not Transfusion) and the Regeneration Boon work through death shroud. All healing would currently be OP, yes, but the traits the necro has would not.

So that would mean the traits Parasitic Bond, Parasitic Contagion, Vampiric, Vampiric Precision, Vampiric Master and Vampiric Rituals?

Yes i think allowing those to work in DS would probably enough.

Muchacho.2390:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

NeXeD.3042:

If they let our siphons heals and all that other stuff work through ds they would have to nerf the living hell out of vamp traits, transfusion, parasitic contagion vamp food leech sigils, vamp runes. Could you imagine a carrion or rampagers necro with parasitic contagion and all vamp traits. God kitten . Yeah do it. Now.

Only need to make the necro traits (not Transfusion) and the Regeneration Boon work through death shroud. All healing would currently be OP, yes, but the traits the necro has would not.

So that would mean the traits Parasitic Bond, Parasitic Contagion, Vampiric, Vampiric Precision, Vampiric Master and Vampiric Rituals?

Yes i think allowing those to work in DS would probably enough.

Not certain about “enough”, but it would definitely be a lot closer.

Gather some good amount of conditions on your target and spread it to all other foes with Epidemic. After Epidemic continue to build conditions; if your priority is your main target select another target to cast Epidemic again and swap to original target, if your priority is AoE cast Epidemic on the original target. Rinse and repeat this for good damage and healing. Make sure not to camp Death Shroud as heals won’t work while you are in.