Focus for my Scourge?

[GW Noob.6038]

I'm working on 'The Binding of Ipos' and thought that it'd look great on a Scourge...but looking at the skills available for the weapon, it doesn't look like it'll be all that useful in open-world content. Am, I missing something? Anyone have an OP open-world Scourge build that uses a focus? :P

[Anchoku.8142]

In open world, I like the focus. It has 1200 range, generates LF, applies 5 vulnerability or chill, and can hit hard. It is a good, ranged opening attack.

 

Its use takes some skill and discipline but it has value in PvE on power builds or condi builds starved of LF.

[GW Noob.6038]

> @"Anchoku.8142" said:

> In open world, I like the focus. It has 1200 range, generates LF, applies 5 vulnerability or chill, and can hit hard. It is a good, ranged opening attack.

>

> Its use takes some skill and discipline but it has value in PvE on power builds or condi builds starved of LF.

 

Thanks for your post! I'll keep investigating!

[KrHome.1920]

Focus is bad in PvE. It's too slow. The long cast time reduces the outcome (skill 4: vulnerability, skill 5: damage) to absurdity and it's only single target.

 

It will always be more affective to just autoattack instead of casting a focus skill.

 

PvE offhand is a choice of either warhorn or torch.

 

The mist cavalry of https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Verdarach is btw. a lot cooler than Binding of Ipos and its ugly claw, that looks like a tumor.

[Funky.4861]

Necro focus is handy but a bit niche in pve; i use it as an opener whilst i'm running to get into axe range. The boonstrip is useful and u get high vuln uptime, as well as an awesome claw, purple footprints and a glowy demonic book which can stay out whilst mounted :)

[GW Noob.6038]

> @"KrHome.1920" said:

> Focus is bad in PvE. It's too slow. The long cast time reduces the outcome (skill 4: vulnerability, skill 5: damage) to absurdity and it's only single target.

>

> It will always be more affective to just autoattack instead of casting a focus skill.

>

> PvE offhand is a choice of either warhorn or torch.

>

> The mist cavalry of https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Verdarach is btw. a lot cooler than Binding of Ipos and its ugly claw, that looks like a tumor.

 

Tumor + Scourge = match made in Hell! :D

[GW Noob.6038]

> @"Funky.4861" said:

> Necro focus is handy but a bit niche in pve; i use it as an opener whilst i'm running to get into axe range. The boonstrip is useful and u get high vuln uptime, as well as an awesome claw, purple footprints and a glowy demonic book which can stay out whilst mounted :)

 

I'm going to use The Binding of Ipos on my ele...but was hoping I could use it on my Scourge as well (seems like a perfect fit, visually...I guess Anet didn't see it that way).

 

 

[LucianDK.8615]

Focus works fine as long range tap together with axe.

[RisenHowl.2419]

run focus with reaper, that way you get the best benefit from the vuln (+crit) and chill (+%damage)

[Nimon.7840]

> @"KrHome.1920" said:

> Focus is bad in PvE. It's too slow. The long cast time reduces the outcome (skill 4: vulnerability, skill 5: damage) to absurdity and it's only single target.

>

> It will always be more affective to just autoattack instead of casting a focus skill.

>

> PvE offhand is a choice of either warhorn or torch.

>

> The mist cavalry of https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Verdarach is btw. a lot cooler than Binding of Ipos and its ugly claw, that looks like a tumor.

 

Well it works for condi scourge on quadim2 for pylons to generate more lifeforce and rip boons off the boss

[Anchoku.8142]

I should elaborate that focus is kind of a niche weapon even in open world PvE. I open with it while closing a gap to melee and rarely use it again unless against bigger mobs in casual events.

 

It does do things the slow way but this is part of why all off-hand core weapons are at least balanced with each other. (They all frustrate me.)

[Tman.6349]

Warhorn or dagger are both better...