Guild Wars 2

So, we have the Sand Lion and the Cheetah. The Cheetah having its F2 shadowstep to its target is great – but it provides swiftness.

The Sand Lion has a faster (half the time of Jungle Stalker’s) roar which releases a quick pulsing blind, which is neat, but falls a bit short with Go For The Eyes.

Since the first pulse and the trait will blind at the same time, Rangers are essentially losing out negating 1 extra attack, assuming rapid, multi-hit strikes.

I suggest 2 changes to both of these new Feline’s F2 skills, one of which is to bring synergy with the Soulbeast, and the other to utilize a new mechanic introduced with Path of Fire.

• Cheetah’s F2 swiftness is replaced with quickness.
  This allows synergy with Soulbeast’s Essence of Speed where acquiring quickness extends the duration of boons the Soulbeast has on them by 2 seconds. Better to reduce the duration since the F2 provides group quickness to 1½s for a combined 3s of quickness with both of its strikes.

• Sand Lion’s pulsing blind attack replaced with a non-damaging roar that provides nearby allies with a Sand Barrier.
  Let’s change this feline up and justify it’s lengthy F2 cooldown by altering it’s Blinding Roar into a Shielding Roar. A feline that can provide a defensive option, applying the new Barrier mechanic to negate some damage on you and your allies.