Guild Wars 2

So Sigil of Impact increases damage to stunned foes by 10%. Normally I have Sigil of Bloodlust on but when I get the full 25 stacks I want to switch for optimal performance. I was thinking Force would be the best option, just add on a bit more damage since I already have an on crit sigil in my main hand (Blood). But as I was looking for sigil’s to put into my offhand dagger when I have 25 stacks, I stumble uppon Sigil of Impact and remember reading somewhere that “Basilisk Venom can be broken by stun breakers”. Now, I know that its not a “stun” exactly but its own debuff “stone”, however, does it benefit from the bonuses of Sigil of Impact? If not it makes sense but I could totally see it being more viable than Sigil of Force for someone who uses Basilisk Venom like myself. I will actually try to test this with steady weapons.

Sigil of Impact does not exist in sPvP. nevermind the “testing it” bit.

no one have any insight on this?

According to wiki

“Stone counts as a stun for stun breaker skill purposes, but does not count as a stun for stacking purposes”

Well seeing as Sigil of Impact is neither a stun breaker nor does it have to do with stacking I am still not sure. I’ve done some testing and the benefit is minimal anyways so I would most likely use Sigil of Force regardless but I would still like to know. If it does work the damage boost isn’t much. Although that small boost can make or break things, who knows.

I tested 2 sigils of paralyzation that do +15% stun duration each. It had no effect on basilisk venom or tripwire’s knockdown. I would expect your sigil to have no effect with BV. So the only thing it would work on as far as I can tell is sword’s daze and the offhand pistol’s daze (though that wont last enough for you to hit seeing as it’s only 1/4 second long).

If I remember right Basilisk Venom was in its own class, not a stun. Then they gave you a way to breakout of it but it’s still not a “stun” class its a “Basilisk Venom” class.

nalovas.5961:

I tested 2 sigils of paralyzation that do +15% stun duration each. It had no effect on basilisk venom or tripwire’s knockdown. I would expect your sigil to have no effect with BV. So the only thing it would work on as far as I can tell is sword’s daze and the offhand pistol’s daze (though that wont last enough for you to hit seeing as it’s only 1/4 second long).

If I remember right Basilisk Venom was in its own class, not a stun. Then they gave you a way to breakout of it but it’s still not a “stun” class its a “Basilisk Venom” class.

This is kind of what I thought would be the case. I was being hopeful but it seems to be true. How unfortunate. It woulda been a cool option. =P

Basilisk Venom applies something called Petrify/Petrification. It used to be it’s own unikittenfect, and could even mitigate stability. I don’t know the current workings, but if it hasn’t changed then no it is not a stun. Stun breakers break more than stuns. They break essentially any sort of hard CC.

edit: here you go http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Petrification

Old thread, but since it’s still the highest relevant google result, I’m posting here.

Basilisk venom DOES proc the 10% damage on superior sigil of impact (tested 11/27/2014). Not sure if it was always like this or not (probably not when the venom was still uncounterable), and this may change in the future, but the numbers were solid. Can combine with sigil of force for a total of 1.15 (115%) damage.

Also, I don’t actually read the forums, just search things every now and then, so I’m not likely to see any replies, but if you don’t believe me, test it yourself! XD