How to beat flashing blades?

Like a Ninja

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

A/D

13 Oct 2008 at 01:39 - 1

Hello, I just registered so..

I have a friend who always 1v1's me at our guild hall, and we both use flashing blades at the same time and nothing happens for a while and I can get wild strike to work because I can't hit with a lead attack. My attributes and skills are:

Dagger Mastery:12+1+1
Shadow Arts:9+1
Critical Strikes:9+1

Build

Flashing Blades, Shadow Refuge, Death's Charge, Critical Defenses(Yeah thats what I ment sorry

), Jagged Strike, Wild Strike, Reapeating Strike, Death Blossum.

Sakura Az

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

The frozen north

Ambassadors Of Enlightenment [Sage]

A/

13 Oct 2008 at 01:45 - 2

use golden fox strike>wild strike>dual of choice

just make sure you have an enchant up befor you hit golden fox

Like a Ninja

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

A/D

13 Oct 2008 at 01:47 - 3

Perfect! Thanks a bunch.

majikmajikmajik

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

SATown~Tx

Guild Hopper!

R/

13 Oct 2008 at 02:04 - 4

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Originally Posted by Like a Ninja

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Hello, I just registered so..

I have a friend who always 1v1's me at our guild hall, and we both use flashing blades at the same time and nothing happens for a while and I can get wild strike to work because I can't hit with a lead attack. My attributes and skills are:

Dagger Mastery:12+1+1
Shadow Arts:9+1
Critical Strikes:9+1

Build

Flashing Blades, Shadow Refuge, Death's Charge, Critical Agility, Jagged Strike, Wild Strike, Reapeating Strike, Death Blossum.
a/w with wild blow would require no lead

or use the unblockable enchantment chain the person before posted.

Rak Orgon of Beowulf

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

just chillin

Omg Gwen Is Legal [EotN]

13 Oct 2008 at 02:20 - 5

or go /N and have rigor mortis even at 0 curses it still lasts 8 seconds i think

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

13 Oct 2008 at 02:33 - 6

No PvE skills in 1v1's so I guess (hope) you mean Critical Defenses instead of Critical Agility.

The love for blockway is understandable... but don't try this in serious PvP. Your build is horrible

Anyways...

Wild Strike/Blow beats Flashing Blades, he'll still block through Critical Defenses though. It lasts for a short time if he doesn't get any hits in, so feel free to kite (run away) until it wears off and pwn him afterwards

Itokaru

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

BC, Canada

Disciples of the Fish

R/Mo

13 Oct 2008 at 02:36 - 7

You could go A/R and run Melandru's Shot, Cripshot or Pin Down and snare + kite. If he's not attacking Flashing Blades isn't blocking.

Sakura Az

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

The frozen north

Ambassadors Of Enlightenment [Sage]

A/

13 Oct 2008 at 02:44 - 8

oh yeah to deal with crit defences, rip enchantment is lovely

Rakim B

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

Mo/

13 Oct 2008 at 03:44 - 9

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pacifism

best idea ever

Expherious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Wolfenstein Fuel Dump

Melandru's Elite Hunters [Hunt]

D/

13 Oct 2008 at 04:14 - 10

Whenever I 1v1 with a melee character I pump up my tactics to 16 and riposte the hell outta of the other guy.

The best Offense is a good defense.

turbo234

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

WI

Mo/

13 Oct 2008 at 09:00 - 11

Pacifism-For 8...18 seconds, target foe cannot attack. This effect ends if the target takes damage.

Kindof defeats the whole purpose now doesnt it? sure itll stop him from attacking but what good does it do if you cant attack him. and sure you could do the degen crap but whats the point of being a sin then?

And yeah pretty much just go 2ndary warrior and use wild blow is the best choice if you want to keep the chain you currently have otherwise just use golden fox

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

13 Oct 2008 at 09:40 - 12

A novel idea... dont bother with FB urself, its not that great. Critical Defences is a far better blocking skill, due to not being elite.

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

13 Oct 2008 at 09:44 - 13

As Itokaru says then an A/R bow wielder would be good. Crippling shot works if he use Critical defenses too.
And if you wish to keep using daggers then theres the Golden Fox strike > Wild Strike > Nine tales strike (belive thats the unblockable dual) which would be nice if he have other means to block than Flashing (tho ofc, if he only have flashing then just take some dual like Twisting fangs)

Taixen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

England

A/

13 Oct 2008 at 11:35 - 14

You could always go A/D and use Ebon Daggers/Scythe with Ebon Dust Aura, the blind will quickly prevent him from refreshing his enchantments like Critical Defenses. Combined with golden fox strike>wild strike>dual of choice it should be pretty effective against him.

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

13 Oct 2008 at 12:15 - 15

you use critical agility in a 1v1 in a GH?
last time i checked, crit agility was a PvE skill

i'd use: golden fox, wild strike, shattering assault
unblockable booyea!

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

13 Oct 2008 at 12:21 - 16

I say take the piss by running a better elite such as EDA and take mirrored stance if he always uses flashing blades.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

13 Oct 2008 at 15:27 - 17

Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa

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I say take the piss by running a better elite such as EDA and take mirrored stance if he always uses flashing blades. With Golden Fox Strike, Wild Strike and Nine Tail Strike with Impale!

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

13 Oct 2008 at 15:28 - 18

Haha, yea mirrored stance would be hilarrious to use vs a flashing blades sin :O

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

13 Oct 2008 at 18:21 - 19

teh other alternative is a caster-sin deadly arts spike

1v1 is quite lame tho
defense wins all teh time (or causes 87min undecisive matches)

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

13 Oct 2008 at 20:02 - 20

Couple ideas for you 1 v 1

[Mark of Insecurity] and use a different protection like [shroud of distress] don’t worry about the health bar unless you are close to the brink

[Blinding surge] or [throw dirt] [unseen fury]

[Conjure nightmare] right off the bat then if he shadows in or starts a chain [Vipers defense] and when he goes to heal hit him with [leech signet] keep the pressure on him at all times [Golden fox strike] [wild strike] [horns of the ox] [moebious strike] cast this before match [shroud of distress] no need for heal if you kill him... and if you need to heal he is winning. he may remove a condition but I doubt he will bring both hex and condition removal to a 1vs1

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

13 Oct 2008 at 21:32 - 21

If he doesn't bring bring a stance cancel attack, use Mirrored Stance to piss him off.