Guild Wars 2

One boonstrip is enough to rekt Mallyx rev.

Actually I rarely use Embrace. Typically speaking 10% attributes isn’t good to just run around with considering the more important uses for energy (for example, Unyielding Anguish, Pain Absorption, heals, Rite of the Great Dwarf, etc) and really only flip it on when looking for a small duration burn period. I find the energy better spent on other abilities so energy management isn’t an issue at all.

If you use Pain Absorption as intended and pull plenty of conditions from nearby allies you actually have plenty of resistance with Demonic Resistance especially with a heal shortly after giving you around 10s of Resistance (3s base+5s pulled+2s from heal) and if you want to blow all your energy you can grab another stack with a follow up Pain Absorption. In WvW in fact I found this hugely beneficial.

Boonstrip is less of a concern in larger scale WvW and honestly only a very few classes really have ample access to Boon strip in the first place. Both the classes notorious for it (Thieves with Steal and Mesmer with Shatter) largely will be doing this in a 1v1 scenario where Malyx is likely going to underperform regardless because you’re bringing a Condi character to a burst damage fight where something like Shiro/Jalis would ultimately be better.

But you agree that any Mallyx conventional use (= condi stacking and almost no EtD) requires Jalis.

I think every spec requires Jalis because Jalis is the only source of Stability on the Revenant currently. While I would want to say Shiro will work as well due Riposting Shadows (evade back, clear immob/cripple/chill and break stun) the problem is without the lack of Stability you’re just leaving yourself open for a follow up CC so “just” stun breaks aren’t effective in a scenario like WvW where you’re facing down multiple CCs at once.