Revenant Roaming, New F2, (Build+Video)

[Nicolo.2418]

Hello guys - enjoy the video and ask your questions about the build pls! Tell me what you use and your impressions on the new F2 are! Thanks <3

[meri.9187]

Video is definitely good, some nice plays in there. I think I speak for a lot of revs when I say I feel your pain when you're in Shiro and you just instinctively double tap facet of nature because you think it's gonna give you boons and then... nothing happens. Of course it is good to strip boons but overall I can't help but feel the new F2 is a downgrade from the old one.

 

As for the build I'm a little confused on some stuff. I understand that you want to use Traveler runes since Herald's boon uptime has been heavily nerfed and you want to get the swiftness from that, but for infusions, I would still stack power infusions. Since you went the mostly zerk route and have mostly avoided marauder, if you swapped all infusions to power you could be at almost 2600 power without any might, which would be 3600 power with Notoriety and 25 stacks.

 

As for sigils I think losing Air is a bit of a mistake especially since your build will have extremely high power and sigil of air proc scales with power pretty well. However I do understand your choices and think they are solid. I'm considering making an extra set with generosity/cleansing just to have something to counter condi builds. Trait choices I agree with because in WvW you don't need to take Shared Empowerment if you have any idea how to might stack with Notoriety/IR. I also prefer Draconic Echo to Forceful Persistence.

 

And another rev who doesn't feel the need to take an energy sigil on top of everything else! Praise be.

[Master Ketsu.4569]

New F2 is objectively worse from my testing of Herald. The only good use is in removing boons on shiro, but that's just not as good as the boons it used to give you. There are sigils you can take if you need boon removal, but there really isn't anything you can take to gain the on-demand boons from previous F2 which makes it overall a nerf. In Glint, it doesn't give us anything we didn't have before, except again no more free boons.

 

The buff was in the direct buffing of Glint skills and having an actual condi cleanse option on shield. But facet changes are garbage.

 

Overall the rework is pretty neutral for buffs/nerfs. On patch day it was a huge buff in sPvP because of 20 second Glint elite. But because Revs instantly shot up to take every single top 250 spot ( /sarcasm ) it was emergency nerfed since Rev isn't allowed to be good for longer than 48 hours.

 

 

[Nicolo.2418]

> @"ventusthunder.5067" said:

> Video is definitely good, some nice plays in there. I think I speak for a lot of revs when I say I feel your pain when you're in Shiro and you just instinctively double tap facet of nature because you think it's gonna give you boons and then... nothing happens. Of course it is good to strip boons but overall I can't help but feel the new F2 is a downgrade from the old one.

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> As for the build I'm a little confused on some stuff. I understand that you want to use Traveler runes since Herald's boon uptime has been heavily nerfed and you want to get the swiftness from that, but for infusions, I would still stack power infusions. Since you went the mostly zerk route and have mostly avoided marauder, if you swapped all infusions to power you could be at almost 2600 power without any might, which would be 3600 power with Notoriety and 25 stacks.

>

> As for sigils I think losing Air is a bit of a mistake especially since your build will have extremely high power and sigil of air proc scales with power pretty well. However I do understand your choices and think they are solid. I'm considering making an extra set with generosity/cleansing just to have something to counter condi builds. Trait choices I agree with because in WvW you don't need to take Shared Empowerment if you have any idea how to might stack with Notoriety/IR. I also prefer Draconic Echo to Forceful Persistence.

>

 

Well yes F2 is a big change. And yes on the one hand it is a „downgrade“ but on the other its useful. I mean rip 3 boons is not bad for example a warrior use his ulty signet -> 3 boons. But against class like soulbeast/firebrand/holo its a joke. You delete 3 boons but one second later they have all again. So im my eyes anet need to think about the passive of „Facet of Nature“. Active boon-rip + passive rip. Something like „ Active Facet of Nature rip 1 boon (cooldown 3 sec)“.

 

Yes you get more power with power-infusions. With my build you have around 3.2k power with 25stacks of might. I use defence infusions on armor to have more sustain. And the concentration infusions where a test. I think - without the old „Facet of Nature“ you need more concentration then before with „Rune of Durability“+traits. Cauz i think its more important to have an better uptime for buffs like protection.

But all in all

[Nicolo.2418]

But all in all - its allways your own choice. Ppl use sigil of energy or sigil of air. I was switching around very often too. But i play concentration on sword now cauz i switch on shiro while i use swords, so all my boons like protection regen might have a better uptime while im NOT geting more on shiro-legend (except might)

[Justine.6351]

I like the choice of Commander & Berserker/Valk stat.