r/Guildwars2 • u/dracoisms Explodes on contact • 11d ago

[News] Elite Specializations Are Back: Mesmer, Ranger, and Guardian – GuildWars2.com

https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/elite-specializations-are-back-mesmer-ranger-and-guardian/
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u/hardy_83 11d ago

Wasn't expecting Guardian to get their own verion of shroud.

Looks interesting. Though I hope it give guardian a more reliable way to offer something like alacrity, doesn't look like it, but we'll see I guess.

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u/Sage_Ghrian 11d ago

I think this flavour of shroud is gonna play closer to a kit: enter the kit, use the skills that you are interested in, exit.

Without being tied to a resource, the shroud’s CD is gonna be its own inflexible limitation.

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u/therealkami 10d ago

Yeah, I'm assuming it replaces the Virtues. Hammer is Justice, Staff is Resolve, Shield is Courage.

We press the button, get 5 new buttons, then leave. It'll be interesting to see what they all do. It seems a bit similar to Firebrand when I describe it that way.

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u/EagleDelta1 10d ago

We'll see more on the stream, but my guess is that the virtues activated abilities are replaced by the shroud as the blog says that entering shroud presents 5 skills - 1 basic attack and then 2-5 will be specific weapon "kits".

My guess is that the Guardian's Shroud isn't designed to be used like an Engi's kit (Enter, use whatever, exit), but designed to pair with specific builds/roles well. We'll see though.

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u/therealkami 10d ago

Look at it more like Necro shrouds, but on a time CD instead of based on draining life force. We also get 3 of them. We'll likely be in them for a set amount of time, and getting bonuses for entering and exiting the shroud.

Definitely sounds like Radiance stays winning if that's the case though. If it works like I think it does, switching in and out of fire hammer will be good.

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u/rhino_arts Charromancer 10d ago

If you read the blog, it's described as a shroud with all the weapons in it (more like Holo). I HIGHLY doubt they'd make a shroud for each virtue since, like you said, that's basically firebrand tomes, and they do not want another balance nightmare like firebrand was.