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Hi Osicat,
Been trying out the new shatter rotations and I have a question about shatter rotations in the 10/30/0/0/30 vs the 20/20/0/0/30 builds
In the 10/30/0/0/30 build I generally see you shatter1 then 3 then 2 in the basic burst. I’m guessing that’s because the might stack you get from 1 and 3 increases the condition dmg for confusion for 2, making the target unable to strike back.
But in the 20/20/0/0/30 build (with rending shatter) , which creates stacks of might as well as vulnerability, does it make sense to burst with shatter 2, then 3, then 1? My logic is that building vulnerability combines better with shatter 1 than shatter 2.
I tried starting out with a daze shatter a few times, I found it works best in those messy situations where my clones are everywhere (sometimes I have no idea where they are) and they charge in at different times.
ty so much for the advice osicat. I need to utilize my daze more so as to land my burst. my map knowledge is also poor.
btw, I’ve read through 19 pages of this thread and your english has improved so much! congratulations!
Hi Osicat,
Thanks so much for the build. I’ve been using it in sPvP (first time I’ve played pvp) because I haven’t got the money to buy all the gear I need for wvw. I’ve found the build to be give me a headstart in many match ups. For a beginner I’ve been able to land some good kills against other beginners.
From yesterday’s experience I want to ask how you deal with classes with a lot of stun breakers. It seems that I’m relying a lot on sword3 +swap to land my full burst accurately and moderately good players know this and will break stun as soon as they see it. In particular, enemy GS mesmers and condition engineers counter me quite badly by escaping and keeping at range.
I’ve adapted by trying to land a few stacks of shatter2 confusion if I can’t immobilise them (partial shatter hits) and chasing them with my duelist and pistol5 skill. Then I swap to staff and keep closing with them with chaos armor until I can land a good shatter1 when sword pistol skills are up again.
What other alternatives do I have?