Guild Wars 2

i dont like using fear me with shoutbow because it’s my ONLY hard CC and pretty much everyone I ever run into has a stunbreak with a shorter CD than fear me.

it is good sometimes in team fights

but balanced stance for stomps and rezzes always seems to come in handy much more often.

are there some uses of fear me that maybe I’m missing, or is balanced stance just a better option?

im talking about pvp by the way

I use Fear Me only in Skyhammer, could be insanely useful and I love fear necros and make they fall. Also, fear me is useful to interrupt finishers , other than that I found Balance Stance more reliable because the long cooldown of Fear Me

It’s unblockable, so you can send the enemy guard’s heal (Shelter) on full CD without any healing recieved by your enemy. You can also mess up an engineer’s gear shield.

And ofc rupting stomps is always good.

witcher.3197:

It’s unblockable, so you can send the enemy guard’s heal (Shelter) on full CD without any healing recieved by your enemy. You can also mess up an engineer’s gear shield.

And ofc rupting stomps is always good.

I just ran tpvp last night and of course the number of shoutbows are stupid. I am 100% unimpressed with the build and i have not met 1 shoutbow so far that i havent killed with ease with my build.

Fear while unblockable does not mean the same thing as 100% hit always. Fear both necro,warrior, theif stolen or ranger pet ability can still be dodged/evaded, blinded, stabilitied and simply out ranged (though out ranging this is rare and hard to accomplish in most circumstances).

If anything i give this shoutbow build meta trend a 2/5.

Assassin X.8573:

witcher.3197:

It’s unblockable, so you can send the enemy guard’s heal (Shelter) on full CD without any healing recieved by your enemy. You can also mess up an engineer’s gear shield.

And ofc rupting stomps is always good.

I just ran tpvp last night and of course the number of shoutbows are stupid. I am 100% unimpressed with the build and i have not met 1 shoutbow so far that i havent killed with ease with my build.

Fear while unblockable does not mean the same thing as 100% hit always. Fear both necro,warrior, theif stolen or ranger pet ability can still be dodged/evaded, blinded, stabilitied and simply out ranged (though out ranging this is rare and hard to accomplish in most circumstances).

If anything i give this shoutbow build meta trend a 2/5.

Not a fan of the build either. It would probably fail in a power meta as mesmer/thief burst combo takes it out under seconds, but this hardcounters every condi spec with no effort and provides valuable party healing/cleanses.

witcher.3197:

Assassin X.8573:

witcher.3197:

It’s unblockable, so you can send the enemy guard’s heal (Shelter) on full CD without any healing recieved by your enemy. You can also mess up an engineer’s gear shield.

And ofc rupting stomps is always good.

I just ran tpvp last night and of course the number of shoutbows are stupid. I am 100% unimpressed with the build and i have not met 1 shoutbow so far that i havent killed with ease with my build.

Fear while unblockable does not mean the same thing as 100% hit always. Fear both necro,warrior, theif stolen or ranger pet ability can still be dodged/evaded, blinded, stabilitied and simply out ranged (though out ranging this is rare and hard to accomplish in most circumstances).

If anything i give this shoutbow build meta trend a 2/5.

Not a fan of the build either. It would probably fail in a power meta as mesmer/thief burst combo takes it out under seconds, but this hardcounters every condi spec with no effort and provides valuable party healing/cleanses.

You dont even need thief/mes. My pewpew takes it 1v1 just fine and without effort.

use fear me to set up pindown combo, send people over cliff, stop them from soft rezzing, get a small break to sustain, disengage from ganking or just as additional heal when all things fail. use balanced stance for.. stomp?

Use that utility slot for whatever your team needs. Lack of a tanky support stomper would make you having Balanced Stance an asset. In a well-balanced team where there is already a dedicated stomper, having Fear Me would be invaluable for clutch gameplays. Interrupt enemy stomps for clutch ally revives, interrupt necro heals so your conditions eat them away, interrupt blockers, mess up thieves Shadow Refuge, neutralize a cap point, etc.

Apparently Zerk stance also works instead of “Fear Me”

BlackTruth.6813:

Apparently Zerk stance also works instead of “Fear Me”

With Cleansing ire + warhorn cleanses + shout cleanses you do not need it. A 3rd shout at least brings additional AoE healing/condi cleansing. Or take Balanced Stance for the stability.

witcher.3197:

BlackTruth.6813:

Apparently Zerk stance also works instead of “Fear Me”

With Cleansing ire + warhorn cleanses + shout cleanses you do not need it. A 3rd shout at least brings additional AoE healing/condi cleansing. Or take Balanced Stance for the stability.

Obviously, just that when you’re fighting Path of Corruption necro it can really throw them off.