I propose a location change and rework for some traits in shadow arts line to better synergise with weapons and improve survivability.
Firstly make Shadow’s Embrace the adept minor and Merciful Ambush a adept major. Reason for this is ma is situational and does not benefit you if you are alone (wvw) and se is mandatory and always picked if you go in to shadow arts (this same logic was used to make reaper’s might the adept minor in spite for necromancers and Elemental Attunement a master minor for eles).
Secondly take away the 20% venom recharge from venomous aura and put it in leeching venoms (give venomous aura another functionality apart from sharing). Reason for this is if you run 2 venoms (basilisk and devourer) you might want the reduced recharge, but as it stands it is attached to a trait that is team oriented, so if you are solo (wvw, or spend most of a pvp mach decaping) you have to pick half a trait.
Thirdly merge Cloaked in Shadow with ether the master or grand master minor but reduce its effectiveness. Make it blind on entering stealth (rather than on gaining stealth), reduce the radius to ~140(melee range), make the blind last 3 sec down from 5 and make the max number of targets 3 in stead of 5.
Reason is this trait also follows the reaper’s might logic in that makes d/d and s/d viable (not the flanking strike spaming plays style, but the tactical strike one), and for those sets it is too mandatory.
This would also mean that a new grand master major is needed to fill the empty slot, perhaps something like: blinds you apply can stack up to 3 times. idk get creative
Any thoughts on the suggestions are welcome.
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