Guild Wars 2

I really like many of the changes we are getting. A breath of fresh air really. Some of them really good and I can’t wait to play them. But others really have me scratching my head and really wondering “Why?”. Spiteful Spirit is one of them. I mean with the Axe change making unholy feast boon conversion rather than just stripping this makes it a bit better. But at the same time I don’t feel its up to par with the other Grandmaster traits. I honestly don’t want to take this trait for anything even if I’m using axe all the time. It just isn’t appealing. Especially considering how much more powerful Signets of Suffering is. 2 boons, might and reduction in recharge? Not to mention signet of locus’s radius is being increased to 600. Also a few of the other traits that benefit from it. I just don’t see a place for it.

But what could it really do? Its not like Arena net is every going to be good on their word about necromancers having confusion or anything like that… You know… Similar to how Spiteful Spirit actually worked in GW1…. That build defining skills thats loved by GW1 necros everywhere… Nuh… never going to happen.

This trait is an insult to anybody who ever played necromancer in Guild Wars One.

All Axe skills need a big buff

That is all.

If it were a blast finisher this trait would be amazing, until then I think it is okay, its still boon corruption + retal and a nice AoE damage on a smallish CD, but not quite enough to warrant GM.

Bhawb.7408:

If it were a blast finisher this trait would be amazing, until then I think it is okay, its still boon corruption + retal and a nice AoE damage on a smallish CD, but not quite enough to warrant GM.

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With a blast finisher, the trait is good competition to close to death, and opens possibilities like blasting you well of blood for condition removal.

As is, The skill and trait actually got nerfed and isn’t GM worthy by a long shot.

On paper it’s the same, except the boon rip became a corruption (a buff), but the main use of Axe 3 was to peel, and the nerf to cripple changed that.

You will not be able to use the cripple to buy time anymore.

Maybe reapers can see use of this. Maybe you can also take withering precision with this to get 2 weak skill’s worth of damage a boon rip and 3 conditions when you enter shroud in melee range. Still pretty weak if that’s 2/3 of your grandmasters.

nekretaal.6485:

On paper it’s the same, except the boon rip became a corruption (a buff), but the main use of Axe 3 was to peel, and the nerf to cripple changed that.

How was the cripple nerfed on axe 3? Or do you mean the movment skill changes?

Supposed you are supposed to take it with axe traits and maybe withering precision. 6s retal per target, bleed, criple, up to 2 converted conditions and total damage coefficient of 2.6 applied per target.

Double enfeebling blood holy feast combo essentially aoe backstab. Not sure on effectiveness though.

Will apply enough bleed for less vamp signet trait blood bond to proc too.