Tools vs Defiance Bar in fractals?
Reaper’s Shroud can do a number on Defiance bars. Chaining RS 5, 4 (only following 5), 2, and 3 in some combination takes a few seconds, but does a very hefty chunk of the bar. Lead with RS5, though, to let the ice field run its course while the rest of the skills go off.
Other than that, Staff/Greatsword 5 works.
Flesh Golem/WH skill4/Reaper Shroud Skill5+Skill4 and Fear. And few soft CC conditions in between.
I take a staff as my secondary so staff 5 will help. Or you can just go warhorn for the daze too. Reaper shroud 3 when pressed twice and skill 5 will also help. You don’t run Flesh Golem as a Viper Horror Reaper so forget about him. The wiki has a list of the conditions that will eat away a defiance bar: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Defiance_Bar