Guild Wars 2

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Three things:

You dodge randomly too often or right after weapon swap with no pressure.

You don’t use Feast of Corruption nearly at all, relying on SA to build up LF. If you didn’t start duels with nearly full life force, you would fall down rapidly. Especially in PvP.

You cast Enfeebling without any CC on the target. Try using Tainted Shackles (follow the target if you have to, immobilize and damage is nice) in combination.
Shackles synergize nicely with crucial skills like Putrid Mark vs. other professions, too.

But no bashing, helpful vid for Necromancers. I like that you’ve mentioned marking returning points!

Thanks for posting, yet another enjoyable watch!

I don’t play S/D thief to give extra tips to counter it aside from marking shadow returns on both shadow steps and sword skill 2. Also try fighting near the sword 2 shadow return point.
a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Oslaf Beinir.5842:

a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Slow casting speed? All you need to kill any thief build (DD, DP, SD, SP, PD) is a power-necro with a dagger (+staff) and a high sense mouse for fast camera rotation.

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Oslaf Beinir.5842:

a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Slow casting speed? All you need to kill any thief build (DD, DP, SD, SP, PD) is a power-necro with a dagger (+staff) and a high sense mouse for fast camera rotation.

The video is about Condition Necromancer.

Also, good thieves don’t tend to have problems with Power Necromancers outside of CoD proc from time to time.

Rym.1469:

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Oslaf Beinir.5842:

a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Slow casting speed? All you need to kill any thief build (DD, DP, SD, SP, PD) is a power-necro with a dagger (+staff) and a high sense mouse for fast camera rotation.

The video is about Condition Necromancer.

Also, good thieves don’t tend to have problems with Power Necromancers outside of CoD proc from time to time.

He generalized necromancers.

OK then show me these thieves. On an equal skill level, the powermancer will win 9 out of 10 matches. The key is to play aggressive as soon as the thief engages, what most people don’t do because they are afraid of the stealth mechanic.

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Rym.1469:

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Oslaf Beinir.5842:

a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Slow casting speed? All you need to kill any thief build (DD, DP, SD, SP, PD) is a power-necro with a dagger (+staff) and a high sense mouse for fast camera rotation.

The video is about Condition Necromancer.

Also, good thieves don’t tend to have problems with Power Necromancers outside of CoD proc from time to time.

He generalized necromancers.

OK then show me these thieves. On an equal skill level, the powermancer will win 9 out of 10 matches. The key is to play aggressive as soon as the thief engages, what most people don’t do because they are afraid of the stealth mechanic.

Join [Angz] some evening, will call Renna or Chozen, they’re playing often.

I’ve been playing Powermancer since Death Perception was released. I know stuff, too, you don’t have to explain.

Rym.1469:

Three things:

You dodge randomly too often or right after weapon swap with no pressure.

You don’t use Feast of Corruption nearly at all, relying on SA to build up LF. If you didn’t start duels with nearly full life force, you would fall down rapidly. Especially in PvP.

You cast Enfeebling without any CC on the target. Try using Tainted Shackles (follow the target if you have to, immobilize and damage is nice) in combination.
Shackles synergize nicely with crucial skills like Putrid Mark vs. other professions, too.

But no bashing, helpful vid for Necromancers. I like that you’ve mentioned marking returning points!

I hear you and agree in every single point you mentioned above. This footage is a bit “old”, i have improved a lil bit ever since that, like using feast of corruption often and stuff. I’ll try to implement your tips into my gameplay and keep improving.

Thank you very much for your feedback.

Oslaf Beinir.5842:

Thanks for posting, yet another enjoyable watch!

I don’t play S/D thief to give extra tips to counter it aside from marking shadow returns on both shadow steps and sword skill 2. Also try fighting near the sword 2 shadow return point.
a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Thanks, mate.

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Rym.1469:

KrHome.1920:

Oslaf Beinir.5842:

a good S/D would have a hard time losing to necromancers due to slow casting and slow auto attacks, the sheer mobility and being able to deplete your LF with hit and run tactics till you are stripped of defenses and cooldowns.

Slow casting speed? All you need to kill any thief build (DD, DP, SD, SP, PD) is a power-necro with a dagger (+staff) and a high sense mouse for fast camera rotation.

The video is about Condition Necromancer.

Also, good thieves don’t tend to have problems with Power Necromancers outside of CoD proc from time to time.

He generalized necromancers.

OK then show me these thieves. On an equal skill level, the powermancer will win 9 out of 10 matches. The key is to play aggressive as soon as the thief engages, what most people don’t do because they are afraid of the stealth mechanic.

I kinda agree on that. I play power necro in Tpvp because ya know, condi necros are kinda “weak” there and i almost never ever have issues with thieves. Unless are 2 or 3 of them and they decide to focus me at same time. :/

I also feel that power necros have it much easier against a thief.
Catch them with one good fear, two Life blasts and the thief is a goner.

back to OP, great video as usual.
In fact I consider your last duel with the thief your win. If they run, and that thief did run quite a few times, you already won.

Also I think you didn’t mention in the video, but you showed in many times in the duels, that when pressured, pop plague elite to get the thief off you. If the thief continues to engage you in melee range while you are in plague form, then that thief is not experienced enough.

Plague form = thief has to go range.

EremiteAngel.9765:

I also feel that power necros have it much easier against a thief.
Catch them with one good fear, two Life blasts and the thief is a goner.

back to OP, great video as usual.
In fact I consider your last duel with the thief your win. If they run, and that thief did run quite a few times, you already won.

Also I think you didn’t mention in the video, but you showed in many times in the duels, that when pressured, pop plague elite to get the thief off you. If the thief continues to engage you in melee range while you are in plague form, then that thief is not experienced enough.

Plague form = thief has to go range.

Thanks, bro. Yeah, good note about plague form. Let’s make necros BIG again!