Guild Wars 2

I have a sigil of bloodlust on my scepter, and all I have to do is tag a vet or lower to get the stack to increase. But I can solo an elite or do significant damage to a champ (without switching weapons) and the stack will not increase. Is this a known issue?

I might be wrong here, but I can offer a theory. A lot of elites that spawn, do so as part of events, and to prevent farming (yay?…) end up being enemies that don’t reward experience, and thus end up being enemies that don’t trigger any of the “on death” type of sigils (or food) including the ones that count kills such as the sigil of bloodlust. Much as killing white enemies doesn’t do anything.

If true, the question then is why do the Vets and lower mobs that also spawn as a part of events count for ticks?

The champs, is probably to prevent farming, the elites, who knows.

If it gives you exp it should gives stacks.
There is a problem with having the stacking sigil on both weapon sets.

It could be a couple of things.

1. You could actually be getting the kills with your offhand weapon instead of your main hand one.
2. You could be not actually getting credit for kills on the elites or champions, due to either the nature of the event or just the fact that you didn’t do “enough damage”.
3. You could have sigils that are conflicting with eachother.
4. It could just be bugged/broken.

You don’t need to kill with the weapon the sigil is in for sigils to take effect. In fact you don’t even need to use a weapon.

Khisanth.2948:

You don’t need to kill with the weapon the sigil is in for sigils to take effect. In fact you don’t even need to use a weapon.

For stacking sigils, you DO have to kill with that weapon.

RoseofGilead.8907:

Khisanth.2948:

You don’t need to kill with the weapon the sigil is in for sigils to take effect. In fact you don’t even need to use a weapon.

For stacking sigils, you DO have to kill with that weapon.

Not true. Go test it in game. I just did.

Khisanth.2948:

RoseofGilead.8907:

Khisanth.2948:

You don’t need to kill with the weapon the sigil is in for sigils to take effect. In fact you don’t even need to use a weapon.

For stacking sigils, you DO have to kill with that weapon.

Not true. Go test it in game. I just did.

Doh, you’re right. I stand corrected on that.

Since wednesday when I kill something with d/d I don’t get the stacks, with the other set p/d it works normally. I have been using this setup from months and never have had any problem like this with the stacks.
In my case is the sigil for 10 condition damage for stack.

RoseofGilead.8907:

It could be a couple of things.

1. You could actually be getting the kills with your offhand weapon instead of your main hand one.
2. You could be not actually getting credit for kills on the elites or champions, due to either the nature of the event or just the fact that you didn’t do “enough damage”.
3. You could have sigils that are conflicting with eachother.
4. It could just be bugged/broken.

I would wager that the most common cause is #2 here.

Some mobs seem to be ‘summon’ types and grant no XP as previously mentioned.

Also, the amount of damage required may be deceptively high. For the case of champions, if you did enough to qualify for a champ bag, it’ll probably count for a stack.