Guild Wars 2

Currently, shield far outweighs the sword offhand. Crystal hibernation is strong and Envoy of exuberance is alright.

To improve sword offhand, Delist’s preparation should be extended to 2.5 seconds, and shacking wave should cost 5 energy and perhaps daze the target.

Grasping shadow needs a major buff. It has potential but the aim of this skill is to be a “pick target skill”
make it a 600 range shadowstep.

Shadow step to your foe and stab them, connecting them to you. Shadowstep backward and pull them towards you. Removes 2 conditions.

Damage: 275 (1.23)?
Pull: 600
Initial Shadowstep range : 600
Shadowstep Range: 600

This makes it a much more viable pick target skill and allows it to be used to get in and out in a flash. It is also an extremely strong cc to add to the set. The condition removal is especially vital as revenant lacks condition removal, especially on zerker (like shiro legend or devestation trait line).

If you want condition removal, don’t play Glint/Shiro.

I think in order to fix Sword, the range of sword 5 really need an enhancement.
I’d say 600 is fair. Pulling/ Teleporting a target foe from 600 range to you and dish some damage.

Sword 4 is alright though.

Also I think shield 4 protection duration really need a slight buff.
3.5 seconds are more usable. Currently it’s just too lackluster compare to Guardian’s shield 4.

Misguided.5139:

If you want condition removal, don’t play Glint/Shiro.

But the thing is all the other stances are bad at dealing with conditions too. (Except Ventari maybe, which is clunky when used in roaming)

My biggest issue is Mallyx, the supposedly condition manipulation spec of Revenant, does not remove a single condition on himself…

At least one skill on Mallyx need to transfer conditions to the target.

Mallyx Heal need an overhaul.
The new function is, in addition to bonus heal, Mallyx heal now grants 3 seconds of resistance to self, and 2 seconds of bonus duration per condition on yourself.

This would punish people who just mindlessly blow all conditions on Revenant, and instead grant Rev a long duration resistance. This heal can be countered by boon strip, so I wouldn’t call it OP.

Aomine.5012:

My biggest issue is Mallyx, the supposedly condition manipulation spec of Revenant, does not remove a single condition on himself…

At least one skill on Mallyx need to transfer conditions to the target.

Yeah, I’m no Mallyx expert, but think that made a lot more sense with the earlier version when you wanted to keep conditions on you.

The only real problems I have with off hand sword is that grasping shadow is incredibly unreliable. I have a really hard time landing that thing and when I do, sometimes it doesnt even pull the target all the way towards you. Second is that shackling wave needs a range increase. The shackling wave effect makes it appear further than it actually is so it’s often hard to judge where you can immob a guy or not.

I was almost choked when I read “remove 2 conditions”. For an offhand, 1 condition if enough. I agree with the skill 5 on Sword, it is extremely unreliable. The range is abysmal thus it barely meet the definition of “shadowstep”. It only works in minimal melee range.