Chronomancer - Boonshare
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Overview
Boonshare Chrono provides significant group support in the form of 50%-60% uptime Quickness for 5 people as well as high uptimes of other duration stacking boons.
Skill Bar
Variants
Staff
Damage if range is less than 300 (3x): 219Damage if range is between 300-600 (3x): 273Damage if range is between 600-900 (3x): 327Damage if range is greater than 900 (3x): 381
Number of Targets: 3
Range: 1,200
Damage: 282
3Might (10s): +90 Power, +90 Condition Damage
3Vulnerability (3s): 3% Incoming Damage, 3% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of Bounces: 4
Combo Finisher: Physical ProjectileUnblockableRange: 1,200
Damage: 403Number of Targets: 5
Radius: 240Range: 1,200
Damage (4x): 888
4Crippled (1s): -50% Movement SpeedNumber of Impacts: 4Number of Targets: 5Range: 1,200
Damage: 121
Knockback: 450Number of Targets: 5Range: 450Take Greatsword for damage at the cost of survivability.
Utility
- if there are already 2 or more mesmers running it.
- ⇒ more boonshare.
- ⇒ you should ask your commander if he would like you to run Portal as it is useful only when all 20 people use it.
- ⇒ AoE Boon and Condition removal
- ⇒ for additional AoE damage.
Elite
- Defensive support.
- Offensive support.
- Single target focus.
Specializations
Main
Variants
Trade Chaos for Domination to increase shares but lose boons on shatter.
Equipment
Variants
- Stats
- Add more Minstrel's to increase survivability, add Commander's or Wanderer's for more damage.
- Use 2 exotic rings and 2 exotic earrings with Commander's stats slotted with Platinum Doubloon to hit the boon duration cap without
Consumables
Food
- .
Utility Potions
Usage
General This build works by sharing boons using . It can be used either in a regular party or in a party with only other mesmers.
Boons have a maximum of 9 stacks that can be applied at once (Protection, Quickness, Regeneration, Resistance, Retaliation, and Vigor have a cap of 5 stacks).
General
- will always share the full duration possible, even if you have a lower remaining duration than the amount it will share.
- Use your shatters just before to apply
Boonshare rotation:
This rotation is to be used by either two or three mesmers in a party with no other players, all mesmers must be running 100% boon duration for maximum effectiveness. Start this rotation while away from combat. The second mesmer should start the rotation about 10s after the first has finished. Maintain boon stacks with and while roaming the map.
- ⇒
- + + ⇒
- (At the end of the cast of ) ⇒
- + + ⇒
- ends ⇒
- + + ⇒
- will buff the 5 people other than you, it prioritizes the closest players in your sub-squad/party, then then closest in your squad, then the closest friendly players. Your first priority is to keep the other mesmer in your party in range, but after that try to move around to hit different targets.
Sword
- isn't only for dealing damage - it's your second, short CD which can be handy when you are expecting a burst but ran out of dodges.
Distortion50
DistortionShatter. Destroy all your clones and phantasms, gaining distortion for each one shattered.
Distortion (1s): Evade all attacks.
Prevents Capture-Point Contribution
Range: 1,200 - The chain skill of , is one of your key skills. You can
Immobilize the target so he can't dodge your burst - the shorter version is simply using the Swap ⇒ Blurred Frenzy ⇒ Mind Wrack combo. But you can also switch weapons after the Immob to Greatsword and land a much more significant burst.
Greatsword burst:
- Stand close to your target for max damage and have at least 2 clones up (also near to your opponent - it's enough if you have 2 clones because Mirror Blade will summon a clone anyways).
- Use and simultaneously, immediately followed by a .
- If your enemy's trying to heal after your burst, use to interrupt it.
- Use before or after the burst, it's up to you.
A strong build- essential to modern GvGs. Good use of the CC and continuum split can devastate unorganised groups- and be one of the biggest causes of downs in a close even fight. The sharing of the boons with such high boon duration creates sustained, hard hitting frontlines which has changed the face of WvW. Although you do not need a boonshare mesmer, they are extremely powerful in groups that struggle maintaining boon uptime and good players can find slots amongst even the best guilds.