maddoctor.2738 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Since we got Mirage, Scourge and others, let's talk about Firebrand now. Really hard to kill even 3vs1 which means their dps allies, like Scourges for example destroy the other team. Or they can contest a point forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpretor.3091 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 **Strip Boons.** Spellbreakers and Necros are really good at this. If you can't strip boons, do burst dmg. Look for a friendly warrior's Break Enchantments or Breaching Strike and then burst as hard as you can. Necro boon strips from scepter 1 and the unblockable marks from their staff helps get through a guardian's spam Aegis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezee.8793 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 S/D core thief. Steal boons and unblockable attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggityzog.7389 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I let them think that coming to me with a burn burst is a bad idea. You need quick cleanses like "Abrasive Gift" on scourge and good damage yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcaedus.7290 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 > @Ezee.8793 said: > S/D core thief. Steal boons and unblockable attack. Yep this. I play a slightly more offensive version of the bunker FB and I fear S/D thieves running the acro traitline. If I was dueling one, I could change a trait and a utility but this is something I won't do if the enemy team has mirages or scourges which gives S/D thieves a leg up against me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek.1836 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 holo s/d thief spellbreaker coordinated damage in general basically just high direct damage builds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnfall.9573 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 since toxicity is the standard gaming environment in gw2, why not fight bunker firebrand with other toxic classes? -Toxicity vs Toxicity- your pick **thief, mesmer**, warrior, engineer etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant.7206 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 What people have said here. Bunker FB spews boons like nobody's business. Scourge is your best bet, spellbreaker is effective, or a coordinated damage/cc attack can take them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious.2867 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I like Firebrand. It's powerful in this meta yet it has plenty of counter play. Can't say the same with Mirage though. Especially those in higher tiers that know when and where to place portals coupled with 1v1 abilities. How the heck can you counter those? It's comical that their best counter atm is to play one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodzynald.5897 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Aye, I found firebrand to be annoying at times but it's definitely not a problem of being OP, but just that they were better or just as good. FB is the most balanced support I can say. It has the healing , boons and overall support, but it won't outsustain you in a fight because it doesn't have enough damage to do so (like druid). You won't see any butt saving passive procs or sudden mobility outbursts to escape from a thick fight once it goes down. No, I do not play mantra bunker, I am core hammer but I like this avatar. Still, I hope they won't change anything if it comes to firebrand, it's really stable the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcx.3570 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Boon strip and/or unblockable attacks. 90% of the FB's out there will just repeatedly go down to unblockable attacks all game long thinking their panic blocks will save them when they didn't the first time. I play Herald, and Phase Traversal + almost any other move in the middle of a fight just ruins their day so hard... And that's Herald--imagine what a s/d thief can do to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuya.6495 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 When using support fb, i hate holosmiths and spellbreakers the most. if it's a holomsith plus a thf, it's pretty much gg. It has to be high direct damage builds, and not condi builds. If facing 2 up to 3 condi builds, it's perfectly possible for me to stall forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huehuehueh.5106 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Deleted the boons and power spike them, they have like 11k health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahkeus.8243 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Power damage melts firebrands. Holosmith and some good thief +1 burst takes them down handily. The condi meta just makes Firebrands look unkillable since they shed condis like nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicast.1459 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 > @Furious.2867 said: > I like Firebrand. It's powerful in this meta yet it has plenty of counter play. Can't say the same with Mirage though. Especially those in higher tiers that know when and where to place portals coupled with 1v1 abilities. How the heck can you counter those? It's comical that their best counter atm is to play one. It has never been seen as a problem for thieves to be their one and only counter while countering all other direct damage prof in the last 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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