Guild Wars 2

How does a reaper fight a revenant in PVP? Just seems like endless stream of blocks, followed by their massive dps and stuns. I dont get it..

Well you have several options for unblockable cc to get them out of their possible 2 shield block heals. The other block is tied to staff so when he’s whirling it around dont throw big blockable skills at it.. Most use glint, to avoid giving them a full heal learn to recognize infused light and stow weapon while it’s going to completely rob their best heal.

Revenants are weak to boon stripping and soft cc and conditions, all of which Reaper is good at.

The stupid stuff:
- precision strike , 5k+
- uncounterplayable assault + leech heal, usualy has it precharged, another 5k+
- swap sigils + staff 5 , another 5k+
- if they burst u low enough with above, they can auto+quickness you to death

Try to avoid as much of the big hits as possible, to avoid getting quickness farmed to death. Double dodge if necesary and immediately gain some range to avoid getting precision striked.
You just need to be lucky with an interupt not getting blinded or maybe he dodges away from you..

Unblockable interupt on the shield always helps, not for time but for not giving them 3second of free energy recharge.

IF youre power, youre heavily favored to lose. You can only get lucky with some last ditch suicide yolo shroud attack on him and hope he tanks it.

If youre condi, you need to survive the first 20seconds of his zero counterplay dodging around, with enough hp left. After that he will drop fast than you. Still watch and dont eat any of the big hits if possible.

2 tips of the day:
-corrupt the might and stab, be ready to stow corrupts if he uses twelveth dodge in a row
-load him with condies while he is using glint heal, especialy in the last half of it. The thing lasts for 3s and most poeple will intentionally tank during it. Put all 10s long condies on him, hell heal for 1s then die in next 9.

Rev is a sellout class.

Never, and I mean NEVER engage a revenant with 0 lifeforce. Use boon corrupts, try to stay out of their range while out of reaper shroud, since you have 900 and 1200 range weapons while they have full melee. Use shroud to tank their cc+burst. Rise! is a great utility against revenants especially in teamfights since it renders unrelenting assault basically useless. Also they have very little condi clears so if you can survive their burst you have already won if it’s 1v1.

Necro/reaper has a serious class advantage on revenant. I’ve fought them on a condi necro in spvp and power necro in wvw and they are seldom an issue.

Their biggest advantage is their boon generation, which necro can remove using utilities, an axe, a scepter, or a focus.

You won’t beat a Revenant that is as good as you are and thats perfectly fine. People get way too caught up with x vs x this is a team game.

Having more luck against them with foot in the grave, lets me get momentum back easier. Also more stuns and chill in build. Not a given by any means but at least not a cakewalk for them.