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Eng has become Op. Lets not pretend it’s not. Hits hard & tank as well. As for the thief, well true there biggest advantage is there almost infinite cooldown & speed on casting there abilities. I remember not to long ago when mesmer had for the very first time there power block trait. Thief players cried havoc cuz there initiative was affected by it!!! Boohoo! We cant down Mesmer in 3 seconds no more, we gotta use real strategy now instead of spaming number 2 all the time! boohoo! :/ Cry me a river…
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I like running full zerker with a few zerker/valk pieces and the speed runes to get over 20k health with guards stacks (The on hit swiftness helps loads with kiting or catching people). I’ve also found that running with air + fire on the GS is awesome with the quick attack rate, throw in omnomberry pie for even more on crit effects and some sustain. After that it’s all about using your abilities at the right time and not on cool down.
Honestly between the torch trait, mantra of resolve, high stealth uptime and a vitality cushion I don’t really have problems with condis unless I get locked up and take a full on burst to the face.
Also I’ll second what Mogar said.. If you’re not using the terrain to your advantage you’re doing it wrong.
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Great video, learned a lot from it and really appreciate the work that specifically you, Joe and Osicat put in to these tutorials. Them typos tho.. but I’m anal retentive so ignore me.
I’ve been having good results with this build in large groups (4/6/0/4/0):
I use this food when playing shatter and I can definitely tell a difference. If you run sigil of battle/energy, this food and with vigor on crits it just feels right.
I swear mesmer’s are straight masochists.. stop asking for nerfs to your own class, geez. You’re supposed to be QQing about thieves and warriors like the rest of the community.
Ohhh, it copies XD didn’t even put that together.. yeah I won’t run this then, I was looking at it like a more offensive Arcane Thievery. Sigh.
Is that 30 sec cooldown traited? I usually go for a strong blink and a 24 second boonstrip would be quite nice.
One last question. I really like Far Reaching Manipulations and am pretty set on it, but I see a lot of people recommending Phantasmal Fury. My question is, how much DPS does this actually add? I don’t really have much else in terms of Phantasm traits so I’m wondering if it’s worth it.
Ok, I’ve been fiddling around to see what I like using your guys advice.. I’m going to try out a lockdown / mantra build in light of the upcoming changes. I lose a lot of staying power but the best offense is a good defense right?
I’m just starting to experiment with it and I likey so far. Thoughts?
Point taken Fay, I could go with a bit more burst.. I’m still trying to find the sweet spot between offense and defense. I really like the sustain and synergy of this setup but I can’t decide on what to sacrifice for more damage.
That’s an interesting build Feaduin. Do you feel like you do more damage with a split between condi damage and power rather than just stacking one or the other?
I like my strong blink but I may drop the distance in favor of Fury and maybe torch for pistol to give me some more offense.
I’ve never been a fan of condi builds but I love the PU power build, it just feels right. I run a variation of osicats hidden cat setup and have had good success with it. Also another +1 for Traveler’s Runes.
I don’t know why it’s showing runes of the pack on your end.. it should be Traveler for the passive movement speed (plus the boon duration stacks with the chaos tree which is nice). I went with PU and the inspiration tree for the staying power. Phantasmal Healing, PU and Metaphysical Rejuvenation give good regen / protection up time. Not to mention the high stealth uptime from PU helps loads with the mantra casts.
Harmonious Mantras is a great trait but I feel like you get more out of Phantasmal Healing and Restorative mantras. You still get 3 heals off of MoRecovery and a bonus heal from MoResolve. Plus the instant gratification from the mantra cast can’t be understated mid fight (assuming no interrupt which can be a problem, just got to be careful; Distoration / stealth ftw) and for bonus points you heal nearby teammates. Also the #5 torch skill doesn’t feel like a waste due to regen. That being said you can’t deal with condi spikes as well as when you have Harm. Mantras, but I’m ok with this tradeoff since we have so many escapes.
I still do great damage and as long as I time my bursts correctly I can burn people down pretty quick. I play it more or less like a shatter build without relying too heavily on phantasm damage.
I don’t want to sound ungrateful for the input though, it’s greatly appreciated!
@Melvin Your sigil advice has been taken into account. I went with fire / energy and it feels much better. I lose some might stacking but whatever, I’ll just get a personal Guardian tag along.
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Completely agree with Feaduin. I will say that Helseth, while amazingly good, is a bit of a pompous kitten . I’m pumped for the iLeap, GS 3 and mantra buffs though. And while I don’t like the condi play style, I may have to give it a shot with the torment AA to see if it really will be OP.
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Just curious as to what you wonderful people think. It’s a PU power build with some mantra traits. I’m hitting 20k health, 2800 armor, 2k power, and 50% crit which is what I was aiming for. What changes, if any, would you guys make?
I’m still up in the air about weapon sigils and what I should be aiming for ferocity-wise since I’m pretty much sacrificing it for toughness and vitality.
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