playing a ranger myself:
- lacerate - self explanatory
- escape (PvP) - it's only use was to use it on a melee for IMS, now it's useless
- equinox - see lacerate
- quick shot - I still don't know why they made this, basically you fire a normal arrow, but use a skill for it, so it costs energy and takes 1 second?
Worst Elite Skill
Veldan
yitjuan
Preservation. It always heals the wrong person at the wrong time.
Del
Defy pain. I once pugged a desert mission with a guy who actually thought he needed to run Defy pain to survive playing melee.
thedeadlyassassin
I never found a reason for Poison Arrow.
Del
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I never found a reason for Poison Arrow.
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aspi
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Defy pain. I once pugged a desert mission with a guy who actually thought he needed to run Defy pain to survive playing melee.
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Boogz
Amity hands down
Tender Care
Anthem of Guidance.......useless in both pvp and pve
ErrantVenture
Amity
Anthem of Guidance
Quick Shot
Grenth's Balance
Greater Conflagration
Healing Hands
Soul Leech
Illusionary Weaponry
And those are just the useless elites from prophecies
Anthem of Guidance
Quick Shot
Grenth's Balance
Greater Conflagration
Healing Hands
Soul Leech
Illusionary Weaponry
And those are just the useless elites from prophecies
MuleGoon
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playing a ranger myself:
... - quick shot - I still don't know why they made this, basically you fire a normal arrow, but use a skill for it, so it costs energy and takes 1 second? |
Voodoo Rage
Lots of worthless monk elites.
Wail of Doom is a pretty worthless Necro skill. Big deal, render a target ineffective for a whole 3 seconds and a 15 second recharge (and health sacrifice on top of that too).
How about OVERRATED elites? I think that reactive type hexes like Spiteful Spirit or Spoil Victor are massively overrated in this game. Given the power creep that had occurred, it has become incredibly more effective to just directly hammer the crap out of mobs and kill them outright.
I also think that Broad Head Arrow in PvE is completely anachronistic for the same reason.
Wail of Doom is a pretty worthless Necro skill. Big deal, render a target ineffective for a whole 3 seconds and a 15 second recharge (and health sacrifice on top of that too).
How about OVERRATED elites? I think that reactive type hexes like Spiteful Spirit or Spoil Victor are massively overrated in this game. Given the power creep that had occurred, it has become incredibly more effective to just directly hammer the crap out of mobs and kill them outright.
I also think that Broad Head Arrow in PvE is completely anachronistic for the same reason.
Tyris Requiem
Withdraw Hexes...
Morphy
Unyielding Aura (PvP)
I Hate Chips
Plague signet (plague sending is better as its a normal skill)
Second wind (I dont even know why this is an elite skill....)
Second wind (I dont even know why this is an elite skill....)
I Hate Chips
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know why they made this, basically you fire a normal arrow, but use a skill for it, so it costs energy and takes 1 second?
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MArcSinus
Second Wind
12char
12char
keli
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Originally Posted by Voodoo Rage
Lots of worthless monk elites.
Wail of Doom is a pretty worthless Necro skill. Big deal, render a target ineffective for a whole 3 seconds and a 15 second recharge (and health sacrifice on top of that too). How about OVERRATED elites? I think that reactive type hexes like Spiteful Spirit or Spoil Victor are massively overrated in this game. Given the power creep that had occurred, it has become incredibly more effective to just directly hammer the crap out of mobs and kill them outright. I also think that Broad Head Arrow in PvE is completely anachronistic for the same reason. |
imo: gladiator's defense
Iron Monkey
I give you, Amity 
KPEATOP
I can`t think of a better example that fits to this topic.
5 years in the game both PvE/PvP and during all that time the rangers have been using Apply Poison to put everything on poison.
chuckles79
I had a long list I was writing, all sorts of crappy skills. However I have found the champion.
Second Wind: Elite Spell. You gain 1 Energy for each point of Energy lost due to Exhaustion. You are Exhausted.
Because nothing helps combat exhaustion effects like even more exhaustion.
Amity, Word of Censure were close favorites
Second Wind: Elite Spell. You gain 1 Energy for each point of Energy lost due to Exhaustion. You are Exhausted.
Because nothing helps combat exhaustion effects like even more exhaustion.
Amity, Word of Censure were close favorites
Reverend Dr
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I give you, Amity
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2 Me/Mo dom with pacifism and amity, 1 migraine/crippling anguish me/mo with pacifism, and a boon prot with pacifism.
RIGHTKaane
It is funny how old this thread is.
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect)
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect)
dancing gnome
What about Equinox? Ranger spirits are near useless let alone the ones which take up your elite slot.
Veldan
Poison arrow is not useless. Barbed arrows + poison arrow is the magic combo, you can spread long lasting 7 degen on foes with an 1 second cooldown, it's simply awesome. Used to run it in AB / FA .
Fay Vert
Broadhead Arrow
Voodoo Rage
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It is funny how old this thread is.
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect) |
And yes, as someone mentioned, Equinox is awful.
Lord Mip
FabioLyone
second wind..mantra of recall
shadows of hob
All elementalist elites in HM.
Bellatrixa
Imo Amity and Second Wind draw on this one. Both induce the -facepalm- factor.
Morphy
Second Wind is underrated. Cancel it twice -> Enjoy your 25 net Energy gain on a 5 second recharge.
ruk1a
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Love Traine
flourish or primal rage =P
irundroks
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All elementalist elites in HM.
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Still Number One
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It is funny how old this thread is.
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect) |
And for proof that "The Power is Yours" does/did actually have a significant job in motivation paragon builds : http://www.gw-memorial.net/nav/b_mat_i.php?id=375
granted, its main purpose was to keep mending refrain and aggressive refrain up, but the skill saw use which kinda disqualifies it from, "Worst Elite Skill" when there are skills in the game that don't even fill a niche role.
lemming
Second Wind would be borderline usable if it were a 1s cast. I can't help but think that the only reason it's 2s is because Anet was afraid of people being too dumb to figure out how to cancel a skill without moving during the cast.
Still Number One
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Second Wind would be borderline usable if it were a 1s cast. I can't help but think that the only reason it's 2s is because Anet was afraid of people being too dumb to figure out how to cancel a skill without moving during the cast.
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Lanier
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It is funny how old this thread is.
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect) |
Swingline
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Originally Posted by RIGHTKaane
It is funny how old this thread is.
But yeah, as useless as things like Amity and Second Wind are, "The Power is Yours" truly is the most useless skill as an elite in the game. It would make sense if it was a normal skill as you could use it to keep up Echoes and gain energy for affecting team mates (though you might as well just use "Go For the Eyes!" since it is just as spammable, uses the same amount of Adrenaline, and actually has a positive team effect) |
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All elementalist elites in HM.
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flourish or primal rage =P
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Primal Rage - may as well stick in frenzy and opt for another elite
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Seen many good examples of uselessness on this thread.
Equinox - waste of an elite slot /facepalm
Second Wind - Prob takes first place trophy of complete s**t
Amity - just what gws needs... an elite pacifism. Guess it does have a use to piss melee off though.
How about Decapitate? Its a piece of crap compared to other warrior elites in pve. I've seen people try and use this in pvp back when I was a gvg geek for spikes and didn't contribute anything over Eviscerate + Body Blow, then what does the warrior contribute afterward? Nothing. As long as Eviscerate is around this skill is complete trash.
The Baphomet
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Flourish - Not all knowing but I believe this skill has never known love
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standard hammer/weapon swap and full recharge chain.
Basically if unprotted or rupted (good luck) you could kill or near kill every 5 seconds... one chain after another
I think its on gwpvx.
Also flourish rangers.