Guild Wars 2

In your experience, what has been that one skill that changed the flow of the game (whether in PvE, PvP or WvW)?

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I suppose Epidemic, not that I ever use it.

chilled to the bone can turn fights in pvp.
… assuming there isn’t the usual stability and aegis spam… or duration blocks. Or straight up invulns.
And everyone is a moron and just doesn’t hear “CHILLED TO THE BONE” or see the massive ice particles point to your direction as you scrunch up and prepare to blast.

On a personal note, I’d say Dark Pact for wvw. Immobilise can be a killer if timed right and the 2 boon corrupts are great for resistance/stability spammers.

well of corruption

I like to commander snipe with another condi necro and a mesmer.

down someone in the sub squad of the enemy commander’s (can tell by movement) and when he goes for a rezz double gravity well and double well of corruption will do the job of either getting them killed or run over by the allied melee train. poor commander does not see it coming.

necrocopter

I’d say :
- It used to be spectral wall in wvw.
- It used to be mark of horror in PvE
- It used to be… wait no, I’m not experienced enough in PvP for saying anything.

I think, a skill that can still change the tide in a fight is corrupt boon. Plague signet can be pretty nasty as well.

Grasping darkness over ledges. Makes people wet the bed in spvp.

Chilled to the Bone. PvP

Chilled to the Bone is -the- necro defining ability in PvP.

Aside from using it to bait dodges, some of the best time to land it is downed cleave. Corrupt Boon, force those CDs with a CttB and cleave like no tomorrow.

I’m nowhere near some of the good necros, but when you do it right, a CttB that lands in combination with Reaper Shroud has so much pressure there’s usually no way to save that corpse.

For all the times you get trained down, getting the ability to be rough with downed bodies (ogod) only seems fair.

Of course you have the blocks and invulns and stuff going on, but it’s not just you trying to cleave like crazy (when blessed with good team), and if someone blows their CDs it’s a great time to capitalise on that.

Corrupt Boon for style points.
Plague Signet because transfers are fun.
Mr Wurm of course. Wurm stomps!
Well of Corruption for dirty cleave.

Just from my experience.. pve – either epidemic or spectral walk. wvw – reaper’s mark or flesh wurm. pvp – n/a.