Guild Wars 2

The more you play against them the easier it gets, but understanding their utilities helps a lot. There are three utilities that are probably confusing you. The first is Mirror Images, which is a stun breaker and summons two clones. The second is Blink which is just a teleport. I don’t think these two break your target though so these shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Decoy is the other utility which summons a clone and stealths the mesmer, forcing you to lose target. In this case, know that the mesmer will only be stealthed for 3 seconds, so wait a bit and the real one will pop back up again. Also, some mesmers spec for a trait that stealths them for 3 seconds when they reach 25% health.

Mesmers that choose to use the staff also have a stunbreaker that teleports them away from their opponent and creates a clone where they were. So if you are facing a mesmer using staff, when this happens, the correct mesmer is the one in back, furthest away from you.

Hey guys,

I’m looking for a PvP guild to start doing tournaments with. As I said, I am rank 22 and am willing to play any class. I prefer Ele but I can learn to play anything. I can use vent/mumble/teamspeak and I’m looking to start playing with people as soon as possible. Leave a message here or message me in game if you’re interested.

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Driz

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Driz.8230:

As someone relatively new to the D/D ele, I am genuinely curious what to do when a thief gets the jump on me and takes me down in less than 2 seconds. Do I just hit shocking aura and hope for the best? Suggestions?

I have one suggestion, always move, you can have perma-swiftness on, so a Thief coming and backstabbing you shouldn’t be a common sight. If he does manage to jump on you, it’s all about quick reflexes, to pop your “save me” skill before he finishes you off. I have Mist Form on mouse 4 so I can use it in an instant.

I do have swiftness on all of the time. Normally thieves aren’t this much of a problem since if they can do that much damage to me, they are going to die very fast as well. It was completely unexpected this time, however, and I was shocked at how fast I went down as I don’t think I have ever been downed that easily before. There are some good ideas here though; it’s pretty much what I had been doing, but I guess I’ll just have to react faster next time.

As someone relatively new to the D/D ele, I am genuinely curious what to do when a thief gets the jump on me and takes me down in less than 2 seconds. Do I just hit shocking aura and hope for the best? Suggestions?