Holosmith - Stand Still S/S
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Overview
An sPvP Holosmith build with outstanding defensive, support, and CC skills and adequate damage to kill most zerk builds.
Skill Bar
Specializations
Variants
- can be considered for additional tankiness, but reduced team support.
Variants
- is best if you elect to switch out the Thumper Turret..
Equipment



Variants
Amulet
- trades health for additional toughness.
Usage
Usage varies depending on foe that you're facing.
General
- This build performs best when remaining in one location. Do not chase enemies too far away from your stationary defenses.
- All Shield skills provide protection, which also means condition cleanses.
- will stop any attack with evade frames built into it, including , , , and . Static shield will also proc stun on any blockable skill used in melee range, even if it is not a melee skill.
- pulses protection, and therefore cleanses.
- provides a stunbreak, large amounts of quickness, and stability.
- provides nearly 5 cleanses.
- 's overcharge CC's twice. All turrets provide benefits.
- is a blast finisher. Use it to blast water fields for healing, smoke fields for stealth, light fields for cleanse, or fire fields for might.
- is your go-to stunbreak, providing a short stability to escape any AoE CC.
- provides protection, and therefore cleansing, once every 10 seconds after it has been placed down. Remove it once a fight has finished or you're moving away, but leave it up for the duration of the fight to benefit from this fact.
Melee
- Lead with to disrupt enemy attacks and start first protection stack.
- Follow with to benefit from and engage offensive skills.
- Use CC from , , and liberally.
Ranged
- Lead with to reflect enemy attacks.
- Follow with or to proc reflects from reflects.
- Use for additional blocking or defense if necessary to close gap.
Counters
- Unblockable CC (IE from a Dragonhunter) is particularly problematic.
- Heavy disenchantment can make the user more vulnerable.
- High mobility classes (Thief/Mesmer) can outrun this build. Do not chase.
Top Streamers
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Credit
Credit goes to zoopop.5630 / Trunks Ouk for the inspiration behind this build.
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