Guild Wars 2

I see a lot of builds with the CS line maxed out but aren’t using Critical Haste. Is it not worth using? The wiki doesn’t state a cool down. Is there one?

It has a 30 seconds ICD. I use it on my S/D build. It gives me a nice little momentum especially against squishies where I can trade massive damage in little time, it throws them off most of the time.

There’s a 30 second cooldown, and people might be avoiding it because they can’t leverage it. It’s good with Sword/Pistol, though.

Oh that’s too bad. A non-existant CD would probalby make it OP’d though.

How would a D/D, SB do with it?

I think its pointless on d/d build. What are you going to do heartseeker faster?

attrail.8613:

I think its pointless on d/d build. What are you going to do heartseeker faster?

i lold XD

You’d be surprised at how many people still spam hs in pvp.

Critical haste has its good side. If it proc’s after a bs you can get a shot of endurance from the aa which also hits rather hard, with sb kinda meh, sword would be good since the chain is rather slow.

I always have practiced tolerance but if I have enough crit % from either build or fury, I’ll often take critical haste for that extra kick during a burst.

The problem with Critical Haste is it can go off at the wrong moments.

Not only that. It makes EVERY THING go faster. Had 4 seconds of stealth when it went off? You’ll only get 3.

Azure Prower.8701:

The problem with Critical Haste is it can go off at the wrong moments.

Not only that. It makes EVERY THING go faster. Had 4 seconds of stealth when it went off? You’ll only get 3.

It’s been a while since I used it, but if I remember correctly, it also shortens the distance of HS and speeds up the evade frames of weapon skills and withdraw, exposing you to more damage (which is why haste is a no go for a stun breaker).

Azure Prower.8701:

Not only that. It makes EVERY THING go faster. Had 4 seconds of stealth when it went off? You’ll only get 3.

How could you crit when already in stealth without getting revealed? It could proc on C&D itself though.

With the reduced cooldown it could be ok on Sword.

frans.8092:

Azure Prower.8701:

Not only that. It makes EVERY THING go faster. Had 4 seconds of stealth when it went off? You’ll only get 3.

How could you crit when already in stealth without getting revealed? It could proc on C&D itself though.

You answered your own question. Also heart seeker for D/P.

attrail.8613:

I think its pointless on d/d build. What are you going to do heartseeker faster?

Well, you still get the benefit on the autoattack, which hits harder than a lot of people give credit for (higher DPS than sword on single target).

But yea, you just have better options for your CS investment such as Signet Use, Side Strike, Furious Retalliation, and Practiced Tolerance. If you’re using S/D or S/P, then there’s also Combo Critical Chance.

Sword builds use it to increase burst damage. D/P uses side strike instead because it gives a better chance to crit on your backstab (pretty important for overall dps). All builds use practiced tolerance as the first choice in the tree.

My problem with Critical Haste is that it seems to lag. With only a 2 second duration is desyncs your animations from your damage. It is just really weird.

I don’t like it on S/P because quickened pistolwhip means shorter evade frame and netto more initiative use for the same defense. Of course you have a better offense but since it’s also rather random with the proc chance and ICD, it’s hard to really predict if it’s going to trigger when you’re going defensive or offensive.