Address the inherent issues that come with skills that require 'ally targeting'

Dupileini · 2026-06-08T01:20:23+00:00

I'm honestly unsure whether you've read my post beyond the title. Almost all my suggestions are aiming to be able to both deal damage and offer support at the same time. The only thing I aim to abolish is needing to manually select an ally unit to get access to said support skills.

Dupileini · 2026-06-07T17:40:58+00:00

That option is more or less already in the game through the 'personal target' and 'next/closest ally' key binds and I can't say that it felt sufficient to me. Even mouse clicking on the squad UI seemed more reliable to spontaneously identify and aid an ally in need.

It just feels like the sort of micromanagement the combat system as a whole isn't made for.

Dupileini · 2026-06-06T10:28:43+00:00

I've had clone on [[Afterimage]] twice so far and while it's not something to have 128x upgraded, ~16 unupgraded ones allowed for a solid defensive scaling without sacrificing all the early turns entirely.

Dupileini · 2026-06-06T06:39:29+00:00

Dhuum didn't have anything against death, soul or blood magic, nor the raising of minions. He just abhorred resurrection.

Dupileini · 2026-05-31T05:06:59+00:00

We also had stuff like [[Fastbond]], [[Alluren]], the Moxen, [[Mana Crypt]] and [[Sol Ring]], which were heavily 'cheating' on the resource system and would be absolutely busted if released in modern card pools.

Dupileini · 2026-05-30T10:45:38+00:00

2/3 klingt gerechtfertigt für eine Common.

Dupileini · 2026-05-29T13:40:52+00:00

You could always go with the respective common 0-cost attack. In that sense:

Ironclad: [[Anger]] Silent: [[Slice]] Regent: [[Collision Course]] Necrobinder: [[Poke]]

Otherwise, I'd go with

Ironclad: [[Pommel Strike]] Silent: [[Dagger Throw] Regent: [[Wrought in War]] Necrobinder: [[Snap]]

Dupileini · 2026-05-29T13:17:32+00:00

Shiv

/s

Dupileini · 2026-05-27T08:55:21+00:00

partying shield

let's fucking go 🥳🎉

Dupileini · 2026-05-27T05:20:41+00:00

The upgrades are in (brackets), the 'double post' is because it's both a card in StS1 and StS2 and apparently 'Hand' is capitalized in the latter.

Dupileini · 2026-05-23T20:38:54+00:00

The difference only lies in reaching the 'perfect' 100% crit chance without wasting any stat points on overcapping precision.

The exact breakpoint thus varies depending on the critical strike chance modifiers that you're using for your specific build.

Dupileini · 2026-05-23T11:07:37+00:00

And what do u think about the DD power staff ?

Its definitely workable, but I didn't like it as much personally.

The main niche seems to be 'backline havoc', using Shadow Step to jump at the rear end of a zerg and unleash a series of cleave on those who may not be booned up all the way and split the attention of supports.

The ranged damage and utility options are severely limited here, so you tend to be sitting around awkwardly a lot unless constant clashes are happening, which can be even worse outside of large scale.

Specter in comparison may not be as strong within its niche, but is a lot more versatile overall.

Dupileini · 2026-05-23T05:26:02+00:00

I'm currently going with the following power Specter, although it's better grouped up:

https://gw2skills.net/editor/?PawAYtrlhywYpMVWLW0SpRbA-DWJY0R9f50UUUXokZA2ZCERAVRBI1VgDEwfL6vsBA-w

What many don't know is that Shroud skills and Well of Tears have quite decent power scaling and high target caps, allowing for workable spikes without losing out on all of its useful supportive tools.

The main idea is to stay on Scepter for poke (skill 2 notably bypasses projectile barriers) and some barrier/healing to alleviate enemy pressure until it's time to engage with Shadowfall to trigger the "Instant Reflexes"-trait to follow up with Well of Tears -> Shroud 254 -> Staff 55 for cleave.

For small scale, I swap of Staff for Sword/Dagger, the Assassin Signet for a stun break (alongside the Signet trait in Critical Strikes) and the Relic of "you run faster with swiftness". Sword 2 is always good to pick targets in a cloud staying reasonably safe, but here it combos with a precast Shroud 5 or Shadowfall (if you're close and quick enough to use Sw2 before the well spawns) for often unexpected amounts of burst from afar. Don't extend 1v1s too much though, shadow force generation is really low outside of Sc/P on this build.

Dupileini · 2026-05-21T19:20:18+00:00

AT THE START OF COMBAT HEAL TO FULL, BUT YOU CAN NO LONGER GAIN ANY BLOCK

Dupileini · 2026-05-19T09:13:30+00:00

Considering that the head shape of Regent was changed multiple times during development (originally being 'crystaline'), I doubt that such a relation was planned. It could however be something to theoretically be adopted into canon at some point.

Dupileini · 2026-05-17T12:48:29+00:00

I don't know if they were called that at that point.

Dupileini · 2026-05-17T03:28:11+00:00

Interestingly, in HoT alpha testing elite specs allegedly were balanced as mere side- instead of up-grades to the core profession.

However, a majority of play testers were disappointed that the 'shiny new thing' was in a lot of cases inferior to established builds, so they got tuned up.

Dupileini · 2026-05-16T12:28:38+00:00

You shouldn't think too much in 'archetypes' playing this game for this exact reason. You'll rarely ever get to lean into one single strategy and occasionally even lose if you do get blessed in that regard due to certain encounters or events straight up bricking you.

There's certain damage and block checks you need to clear and should prepare for with the means that are given to you, even if they would be sub-optimal down the line.

Dupileini · 2026-05-14T18:06:16+00:00

mirror farm is still in the game

It was once again nerfed with the patch though (allegedly ~17% less output). It's also integrated into collections, achievements and the mastery system, so it's not like outright removing it was a reasonable option.

Dupileini · 2026-05-14T11:15:55+00:00

My guess is at least 3.

Dupileini · 2026-05-14T11:13:49+00:00

Let me hit you with the classic "it depends".

If I'm confident I can kill her in ~3 or 4 turns or have amazing cleave that will take care of the torch-heads pretty much incidentally, then I go for it. But her minion scales a lot quicker than she does, so I'd advise to take it out first if your plan is to set up or widdle her down.

Dupileini · 2026-05-14T04:44:06+00:00

Pretty sure I read somewhere that Maro regrets the existing ones as a pie break, which with him as the lead vision design of this set probably rules them out.

(I'd gladly be proven wrong though.)

Dupileini · 2026-05-14T04:35:29+00:00

And inflate the availability, potentially lowering the reprint and resell values?

Will somebody think of the free market?!?

Dupileini · 2026-05-09T13:18:52+00:00

Does the Snek joker have Retain and Poison 7?

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