User:Soldier198/Elite Skills with Non-elite Versions
This page documents skills that have directly comparable elite and non-elite versions.
Necromancer
- Comparison
15 
1 
10 
: Elite Hex Spell. (6...25...30 seconds.) Target and nearby foes have -0...2...3 Health degeneration and receive 20% less benefit from healing.
15 1 10 : Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near target (6...25...30 seconds). These foes have -0...2...3 Health degeneration.
- Analysis
Lingering Curse and Suffering are nearly functionally identical. They share the same skills costs and have a very similar effect in AoE degeneration. However, Lingering Curse gains the added benefit of a 20% healing reduction that is also applied to its targets. In pressure scenarios, this reduction of healing is quite dangerous as it demands that enemy healers spend more energy to counter incoming damage than would otherwise be needed. Now, it should be noted that Lingering Curse is one of only two abilities which cause AoE healing reduction, the other being Predatory Season which has a disadvantage in that it affects the users team as well. Other forms of healing reduction, like Defile Flesh, are single target only. Therefore, the justification for Linger Curse being elite rests primarily on the fact that it is a multi target way to reduce enemy healing.
- Blood Ritual vs Blood is Power
- Life Siphon vs Life Transfer
- Order of Pain vs Order of the Vampire
- Well of Blood vs Well of Power
- Corrupt Enchantment vs Rip Enchantment
- Lingering Curse vs Suffering
- Plague Signet vs Plague Sending/Plague Touch
- Wither vs Malaise
Monk
- Glimmer of Light vs Orison of Healing
- Light of Deliverance vs Heal Party
- Life Barrier vs Life Bond
- Life Sheath vs Reversal of Fortune
- Restore Condition vs Mend Condition
- Shield of Deflection vs Guardian
Ranger
- Crippling Shot vs Pin Down
- Greater Conflagration vs Conflagration
- Escape vs Natural Stride
- Barrage vs Volley
Ritualist
- Destructive Was Glaive vs Cruel Was Daoshen
- Weapon of Remedy/Xinrae's Weapon vs Vengeful Weapon
Assassin
- Shadow Prison vs Dark Prison
- Palm Strike vs Mantis Touch (maybe)
Warrior
- Defy Pain vs Endure Pain
- Eviscerate vs Dismember
- Triple Chop vs Cyclone Axe
- Enraged Smash vs Bulls Strike
Paragon
- Incoming vs Fall Back
Mesmer
- Energy Surge vs Energy Burn
- Hex Eater Vortex vs Shatter Hex
- Shared Burden vs Sum of All Fears
- Energy Drain vs Energy Tap
- Echo vs Arcane Echo
Elementalist
- Glyph of Energy vs Glyph of Lesser Energy
- Blinding Surge vs Blinding Flash
- Invoke Lightning vs Chain Lightning
- Ward Against Harm vs Wars Against Elements
Cross Profession
- Expel Hexes vs Remove Hex
- Soul Bind vs Scourge Healing
I am not sure how to best format this page in order to relay the information I wish to discover and share. What this page will primarily explore is how Arenanet balances elite versus non-elite skills and what the respective levels of power are between them.
Because these skill comparisons are between skills which have direct counterparts (elite and non-elite), it allows us to more accurately gauge the balancing standard between elites and non-elites
