Guild Wars 2

Not sure if it’s a bug or intended but when you activate either Facet of Chaos or Energy Expulsion, Diabolic Inferno is not cast.

Not sure why Diabolic Inferno wouldn’t work with Facet of Chaos when it does work with Embrace the Darkness seeing as both drain upkeep. It does work however with Chaotic Release. But on a 45 second cooldown it serves next to no purpose with the Diabolic Inferno trait which should be used as frequently as possible to actually serve as a benefit.

I have not used Diabolic Inferno with either of these elites, so there may be a bug. However, also remember that Diabolic Inferno seems to trigger on your character after the elite is activated (e.g. at the end of the cast time for Chaotic Release). Diabolic inferno has a 360 radius whereas Chaotic Release has a 450 range on top of a 360 launch. So there may not be enemies in range of you when it does trigger.

But again, I haven’t used Diabolic Inferno with these skills personally, so it may very well be bugged anyways.

fluidmonolith.3584:

I have not used Diabolic Inferno with either of these elites, so there may be a bug. However, also remember that Diabolic Inferno seems to trigger on your character after the elite is activated (e.g. at the end of the cast time for Chaotic Release). Diabolic inferno has a 360 radius whereas Chaotic Release has a 450 range on top of a 360 launch. So there may not be enemies in range of you when it does trigger.

But again, I haven’t used Diabolic Inferno with these skills personally, so it may very well be bugged anyways.

That’s right. Diabolic Inferno is not bugged. It’s applied AFTER the launch by Chaotic Release so it misses the target.

This behavior seems counterintuitive. Imo, they should change it to trigger on Facet of Chaos use for the sake of consitency with other “on elite skill use” effects.

Kabbal.2819:

… It does work however with Chaotic Release. But on a 45 second cooldown it serves next to no purpose with the Diabolic Inferno trait which should be used as frequently as possible to actually serve as a benefit.

I’m wondering why it doesn’t work with casting Facet of Chaos. We are activating our elite, it’s costing us upkeep, and according to Diabolic Inferno “Burn nearby foes when using an elite skill”.