How to kill Doppelganger - Guide to all classes
lord of shadow
alternative monk method- managed on a lvl 6
retribution, ess bond, balth's spirit blessed sig, port spirit (if you have started armour- i did) healign breeze
do not attack, cycle spirit,breeze,sig, keep enchants on always
its tight but it works
retribution, ess bond, balth's spirit blessed sig, port spirit (if you have started armour- i did) healign breeze
do not attack, cycle spirit,breeze,sig, keep enchants on always
its tight but it works
eddycurrents
For my ranger, I maxed beast mastery, dropped everything else, brought my pet with all the pet skills I had, and let my pet do all the work. I also had a vampiric bow so I could do extra damage. Was easy.
The key to the doppelganger is generally: bring a bunch of spells that don't do damage but cause him to waste time, while you beat on him with whatever else you have. Then he starts to do the same, but you have a head start. That's what I did for my warrior and ele, and I finished in around ten seconds.
This didn't work with my ranger though... the doppelganger didn't cast spirits or preparations, except for poison (that was a problem). There were probably other ones I could have tried, but when I discovered I could bring a pet, it was problem solved.
The key to the doppelganger is generally: bring a bunch of spells that don't do damage but cause him to waste time, while you beat on him with whatever else you have. Then he starts to do the same, but you have a head start. That's what I did for my warrior and ele, and I finished in around ten seconds.
This didn't work with my ranger though... the doppelganger didn't cast spirits or preparations, except for poison (that was a problem). There were probably other ones I could have tried, but when I discovered I could bring a pet, it was problem solved.
Faer
I've been fooling around with the Doppleganger out of boredom for the past few days every time I felt the need for a Ranger-fix... I don't know if you can actually put this build together without Ascending first, but I assume something similar can be put together with a bit of point-spread.
Ferocious Strike {E}
Call of Haste
Quickening Zephyr
Favorable Winds
Edge of Extinction
Winnowing
Sybiosis
Charm Animal
Beast Master: 12 ranks
Expertise: 3 ranks
Marksmanship: 9 ranks
Pretty much any max damage bow will work I guess... I used my Poisonous Storm Bow of Marksmanship because it looks wicked and I like the 13^50 and increased Marksmanship rank chance...
Skip cutscene, Hit "C" to target, spacebar to start the assault, fire off Call of Haste, hit Ferocious Strike whenever you darn well feel like it... Doppleganger drops dead in 20 seconds or less. Can't even finish setting his spirit army...
Sometimes I wonder about his AI. Is he really that stupid, or does he just pretend to be to make us overconfident and hire runners to THK?
In any case, I plan to keep killing him until he drops that super-secret uber-rare Crystalline he supposedly has
.... I still laugh my ass off at that one sometimes...
Ferocious Strike {E}
Call of Haste
Quickening Zephyr
Favorable Winds
Edge of Extinction
Winnowing
Sybiosis
Charm Animal
Beast Master: 12 ranks
Expertise: 3 ranks
Marksmanship: 9 ranks
Pretty much any max damage bow will work I guess... I used my Poisonous Storm Bow of Marksmanship because it looks wicked and I like the 13^50 and increased Marksmanship rank chance...
Skip cutscene, Hit "C" to target, spacebar to start the assault, fire off Call of Haste, hit Ferocious Strike whenever you darn well feel like it... Doppleganger drops dead in 20 seconds or less. Can't even finish setting his spirit army...
Sometimes I wonder about his AI. Is he really that stupid, or does he just pretend to be to make us overconfident and hire runners to THK?

In any case, I plan to keep killing him until he drops that super-secret uber-rare Crystalline he supposedly has


lennymon
As of last night the spirit spamming worked fine (and on a Mo/R). So I'm really unsure of what you could have done wrong. I hear that pets ARE now going with you though, I'm glad they added that even though its totally unnecessary for a ranger, lol. Too bad I didn't know about that last night, I had told my roomate that they weren't working.... oh well he still made it first time, thanks to spirits, balths aura, reversal of fortune and breeze.
Quote:
Originally Posted by eddycurrents
For my ranger, I maxed beast mastery, dropped everything else, brought my pet with all the pet skills I had, and let my pet do all the work. I also had a vampiric bow so I could do extra damage. Was easy.
The key to the doppelganger is generally: bring a bunch of spells that don't do damage but cause him to waste time, while you beat on him with whatever else you have. Then he starts to do the same, but you have a head start. That's what I did for my warrior and ele, and I finished in around ten seconds. This didn't work with my ranger though... the doppelganger didn't cast spirits or preparations, except for poison (that was a problem). There were probably other ones I could have tried, but when I discovered I could bring a pet, it was problem solved. |
Aries asede
warrior:use sword skills no axe it does very littledmg while you hack it to death
Homicidal Brainiac
MONKS:
It seems that ur double WON'T EVER use Healing Breeze, so here's my Ascending monk build:
Healing Breeze
Zealot's Fire
Retribution
easy as that
cast Zealot's and spam Breeze. (obviously cast Retribution b4 you go in, Zealot's too)
as Dopple won't use breeze at all, you'll kill it and hopefully get the bonus too ^^
It seems that ur double WON'T EVER use Healing Breeze, so here's my Ascending monk build:
Healing Breeze
Zealot's Fire
Retribution
easy as that
cast Zealot's and spam Breeze. (obviously cast Retribution b4 you go in, Zealot's too)
as Dopple won't use breeze at all, you'll kill it and hopefully get the bonus too ^^
Blade Rez
Quote:
Originally Posted by lord of shadow
alternative monk method- managed on a lvl 6
retribution, ess bond, balth's spirit blessed sig, port spirit (if you have started armour- i did) healign breeze do not attack, cycle spirit,breeze,sig, keep enchants on always its tight but it works |

Maedhros
For an Elementalist, i sugger just bringing Obsidian Flame, Stoning and Stone Daggers. Bring also some defense... No doppleganger will ever use Obsidian Flame because of the exhaustion... So you can get all your defense skills on and then spam Stone Daggers, some Stoning and pitch Obsidian when possible. If you did exactly what i say here, you should have him killed withing 30 seconds.
~Maedhros
~Maedhros
furiousfunk
Elementalist level 15, fire 13 energy 11
Bring Meteor and Flare only
35 seconds -
the doppleganger casted Meteor on me, while he casts blast him with flare, when he's done move away and cast meteor then blast him with flare, game over, instant level 20 ascended
Bring Meteor and Flare only
35 seconds -
the doppleganger casted Meteor on me, while he casts blast him with flare, when he's done move away and cast meteor then blast him with flare, game over, instant level 20 ascended
whobitz
Some people are making warrior ascension sound too hard. Really all you need to do is bring frenzy, as stated in the first post...it helped me to bring the most useless enchantments i could find (being secondary monk), as well as things like hamstring that won't do extra damage but waste energy (you won't need to move anyway by the time you're next to it)
With my W/Mo using a sword i beat it on my first try, then went back and did it again to see if i missed anything.
Oh yeah Healing Breeze is great because the dopple will only use it to counter degen. So as long as you don't bring Sever Artery or something, it's quite useful. If you even need to heal.
And it doesn't matter what kind of skills you bring. Whether they are for sword, axe, or hammer, the dopple can still use them, and pretty effectively with 12 points in every attribute.
With my W/Mo using a sword i beat it on my first try, then went back and did it again to see if i missed anything.
Oh yeah Healing Breeze is great because the dopple will only use it to counter degen. So as long as you don't bring Sever Artery or something, it's quite useful. If you even need to heal.
And it doesn't matter what kind of skills you bring. Whether they are for sword, axe, or hammer, the dopple can still use them, and pretty effectively with 12 points in every attribute.
Potato
...I like, beat him first time with my meleemancer o_O didn't even set skills.
just hammer the hell out of him/her and spam vampiric touch XD
just hammer the hell out of him/her and spam vampiric touch XD
Evilsod
Warrior ascension..... Now let me see my skills/stats
Hammer Mastery lvl15
Strength lvl14 (16 if i feel like using my 2nd sup)
Skills:
Frenzy
Berserkers Stance
Sprint
He uses Frenzy, i use Berserkers, he dies in 7 seconds, i laugh. Sprints only there for me to use before i go in and run upto him faster.
Warrior ascension doesn't get anymore technical than that. Hell you don't even need Berserkers Stance, Frenzy works just aswell, he doesn't even get close to killing you.
Hammer Mastery lvl15
Strength lvl14 (16 if i feel like using my 2nd sup)
Skills:
Frenzy
Berserkers Stance
Sprint
He uses Frenzy, i use Berserkers, he dies in 7 seconds, i laugh. Sprints only there for me to use before i go in and run upto him faster.
Warrior ascension doesn't get anymore technical than that. Hell you don't even need Berserkers Stance, Frenzy works just aswell, he doesn't even get close to killing you.
Pi_Numurian
War is very easy, Mes bring backfire and some other ones
texas slayer
For my warrior, it was just frenzy and the two riposte skills.... just dont use frenzy..

christybrowne44
The easiest way to beat the doppleganger is if you are at least a little ranger.
First of all, bring TONS of spirits (Energizing wind for one). Bring some power shots for your bow, poison, interupt, and you're ready to go. First, since the doppleganger does spirits first, make that class that EW is in, lower. Max out markmanship and have no more for any other skills and that's it. When you start fighting to DG, walk as close as you can to him and he'll be doing spirits then. Put some poison and fire. Keep killing him like that but when he trys to do poison, interupt him. He doesn't hit you as hard because when you get close to him, he uses a chaos ax. The ax hits almost as much as you but not qite since you have poison on. He'll eventually die and you'll be ascended. NEVER RUN though. If you run, you'll die.
First of all, bring TONS of spirits (Energizing wind for one). Bring some power shots for your bow, poison, interupt, and you're ready to go. First, since the doppleganger does spirits first, make that class that EW is in, lower. Max out markmanship and have no more for any other skills and that's it. When you start fighting to DG, walk as close as you can to him and he'll be doing spirits then. Put some poison and fire. Keep killing him like that but when he trys to do poison, interupt him. He doesn't hit you as hard because when you get close to him, he uses a chaos ax. The ax hits almost as much as you but not qite since you have poison on. He'll eventually die and you'll be ascended. NEVER RUN though. If you run, you'll die.
G.S.
Ummm yea. Ranger ascension.
16 in Marks and a customized bow - that's all you need.

Of course, bring spirits and a bow attack. It's faster.
16 in Marks and a customized bow - that's all you need.

Of course, bring spirits and a bow attack. It's faster.
Elrond Afil
Originally Posted by lord of shadow
alternative monk method- managed on a lvl 6
retribution, ess bond, balth's spirit blessed sig, port spirit (if you have started armour- i did) healign breeze
do not attack, cycle spirit,breeze,sig, keep enchants on always
its tight but it works
takes awhile
but works!
alternative monk method- managed on a lvl 6
retribution, ess bond, balth's spirit blessed sig, port spirit (if you have started armour- i did) healign breeze
do not attack, cycle spirit,breeze,sig, keep enchants on always
its tight but it works
takes awhile
but works!
Moa Bird Cultist
Quote:
Originally Posted by G.S.
Ummm yea. Ranger ascension.
16 in Marks and a customized bow - that's all you need. ![]() Of course, bring spirits and a bow attack. It's faster. |

Credit where it's due - well done

My most recent attempt was to see if my E/W griffon farmer could take her double with her 590 farming set. Boy was that a long fight, took a good 3-4 minutes to take her down, even with interupts on healing signet, (since she would try and do the same and inter me while i was healing...) Eventually though, I got her with crystal wave. I also ascended my W/E on my second account, but that was easy, just took ViM, bonettis and every condition i could muster

JR
To make it a bit easier on Ele:
Put attributes in Earth and Fire. Take Iron Mist, Flare and Fireball. Let the Doppel cast Iron Mist on you, making you immune to all forms of damage other than lightning. Spam Flare and Fireball on it whilst not losing any health.
Put attributes in Earth and Fire. Take Iron Mist, Flare and Fireball. Let the Doppel cast Iron Mist on you, making you immune to all forms of damage other than lightning. Spam Flare and Fireball on it whilst not losing any health.
kinetik
as an assassin..only bring dagger attacks. it doesnt have a dagger so it can only pull out its bow (for some reason it doesnt switch to axe) and you can just slice him to pieces in roughly 10-15 seconds.
healthsoldier0570
When I went to beat it with my monk / warrior, I just got a sword, put up swordsmanship to the required amount, got some sword skills and killed him that way while healing myself. I couldn't beat it with smiting prayers alone, so I went with my warrior ways. It was hella easy that way. So, if you are a monk / warrior and are stuck trying to beat it with your monk skills, try using a sword. You will beat it no matter what usually. I like to help people out with the game, so if any noobs have any questions, just personal message me here or in the game. My in-game-name is Health Soldier (as you could have guessed). I am looking for a guild with 40+ members, so if you have one, give me a buzz.
BrotherGilburt
I beat hm with my monk useing axe. For my necro however I Beat him with three skills. I basically 55ed it with SS, prot spirit, and mending.
You can solo 55hp is with monk. Just be sure not to bring healing breeze. Have healing at 8 at least.
Brother Gilburt
You can solo 55hp is with monk. Just be sure not to bring healing breeze. Have healing at 8 at least.
Brother Gilburt
Kaguya
Quote:
Originally Posted by kinetik
as an assassin..only bring dagger attacks. it doesnt have a dagger so it can only pull out its bow (for some reason it doesnt switch to axe) and you can just slice him to pieces in roughly 10-15 seconds.
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Age
For Elementalist I did it this way after several attempts.
I put all my attunements on my bar along with flare and when i got in there I just started to wand it and hit flare but didn't use ant attunements at all.
I put all my attunements on my bar along with flare and when i got in there I just started to wand it and hit flare but didn't use ant attunements at all.
king o kill
Plese help me!
Im a n/w and i need a great skill bar to defeat doppleganger
IM only lvl 12 so i need some major help!
If u can i need to know a great skill bar and were u get those skills
Thank You,
King O Kill
Im a n/w and i need a great skill bar to defeat doppleganger
IM only lvl 12 so i need some major help!
If u can i need to know a great skill bar and were u get those skills
Thank You,
King O Kill


king o kill
but wont if u use those skills agensed doppleganger he will use them agenst u to and u will get killed faster at a lower lvl?


king o kill
u might want to try eather fest it could word but make sure u dont have any interupts he could interpuet u!
its good because
long casting spell-kill him when hes has no helth left!
Make sure u have most attbute points on eather fesat!
see if it will work!
king o kill.
its good because
long casting spell-kill him when hes has no helth left!
Make sure u have most attbute points on eather fesat!
see if it will work!
king o kill.




ikepdx
Englishkid wrote:
_-Mesmer-_
Attributes:
Illusion 12+
Domination 12+
Skills:
Empathy
Clumsiness
Distortion
Again throw the spells on the doppleganger stand close to him and let him hit you.
Recast clumsiness when it is recharged.
Keep disortion on yourself for extra defence.
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The problem with that is it uses Clumsiness which is not available to someone playing through the game. Clumsiness isn't available until Copperhead Mine or Ember Camp - way past ascendance.
I just tried with Healing Breeze and Empathy and that worked. I put HB in and the dopple never used it.
I want to know how the bow can do 108 damage for spikes and 60+ damage consistently?
_-Mesmer-_
Attributes:
Illusion 12+
Domination 12+
Skills:
Empathy
Clumsiness
Distortion
Again throw the spells on the doppleganger stand close to him and let him hit you.
Recast clumsiness when it is recharged.
Keep disortion on yourself for extra defence.
----
The problem with that is it uses Clumsiness which is not available to someone playing through the game. Clumsiness isn't available until Copperhead Mine or Ember Camp - way past ascendance.
I just tried with Healing Breeze and Empathy and that worked. I put HB in and the dopple never used it.
I want to know how the bow can do 108 damage for spikes and 60+ damage consistently?
huwbie
I beat him in roughly 10secs with my ele, only bring Flare and Meteor Shower, stick 12 attr in Fire magic rest in Energy Storage,
As soon as you enter the room with the doppelganger cast meteor shower on him, the doppleganger will finish casting his just b4 you do but yours will cast, move out of the way of the AoE from his meteor shower then just spam flare at him he was down in roughly 10 secs for me
As soon as you enter the room with the doppelganger cast meteor shower on him, the doppleganger will finish casting his just b4 you do but yours will cast, move out of the way of the AoE from his meteor shower then just spam flare at him he was down in roughly 10 secs for me

DeadmeatX
Quote:
Originally Posted by kinetik
as an assassin..only bring dagger attacks. it doesnt have a dagger so it can only pull out its bow (for some reason it doesnt switch to axe) and you can just slice him to pieces in roughly 10-15 seconds.
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Unsuspecting Strike->Wild Stirke->Horns of Ox->Falling Spider->Twisting Fangs dont take Shadow Refugee and you should be fine, also he switch to an Axe while you engage him in melee... dont bring AoD or any shadowstep skill. Timing is an essence here engage him while he have bow, it usually takes him like 0.5 - 0.75 second (didnt check it with clock thou) before he switch to axe... you can beat him in 8-10 seconds with little luck
Boomer the Gnome
I have two suggestions for Assassins and warriors
Warrior
just equip 4 skills
- Frenzy
- Sever Artery
- Gash
- Final Thrust
Get close to him.. since he has an axe. Rest is history
Assassin
I use this skill combo, because it just destroys everything it touches
Palm strike (elite off hand attack ) Horns of the Ox Falling spider Twisting fangs. Palm strike works without lead attack
Palm strike for me is instant 75 damage, Horns does usally 40X2, Falling spider 50ishmaybe 60ish and posions, Then twisting fangs bleeds and deep wounds. Instant kill.
If your Assassin happens to be a warrior like mine. Equip FRENZY so he takes double damage and dies in SECONDS. Palm strike doubles to 150 damage.. its crazy
Warrior
just equip 4 skills
- Frenzy
- Sever Artery
- Gash
- Final Thrust
Get close to him.. since he has an axe. Rest is history
Assassin
I use this skill combo, because it just destroys everything it touches
Palm strike (elite off hand attack ) Horns of the Ox Falling spider Twisting fangs. Palm strike works without lead attack

Palm strike for me is instant 75 damage, Horns does usally 40X2, Falling spider 50ishmaybe 60ish and posions, Then twisting fangs bleeds and deep wounds. Instant kill.
If your Assassin happens to be a warrior like mine. Equip FRENZY so he takes double damage and dies in SECONDS. Palm strike doubles to 150 damage.. its crazy
KansasRanger
I need help my lvl 16 (almost 17) ranger cant beat dopple ganger ive tried all the tricks plz help me!

KansasRanger
i need help i keep dyeing im a lvl 16 r/mo the doppleganger is too hard to beat i need help plz answer


KansasRanger
apparently using rituals makes it easy where do i get rituals im a r/mo need to beat him!!! {doppleganger}
KansasRanger
HELP i need to know where to get lots of ranger rituals to beat doppleganger pm me in game or just answer on the board right now
KansasRanger
Ranger:
Take a few spirits on your bar. Infact, Take All your spirits. Like i said, he's a computer, so he's stupid.. err.. IT'S stupid.. He will try to cast the spirits while you blast him away with your arrows. Once, My friend just used disrupting shots to stop his spirit casting and he jsut tried to cast it again. but he doesn't always try to recast. So you might get lucky on that part or not. But the best bet is to jsut let him as them so you have freedom to do whaever you want. be it pound him with as many arows as possible, or set traps right on his feet.
i understand to use spirits but wut skills ppl sell rituals?? im so confused
Take a few spirits on your bar. Infact, Take All your spirits. Like i said, he's a computer, so he's stupid.. err.. IT'S stupid.. He will try to cast the spirits while you blast him away with your arrows. Once, My friend just used disrupting shots to stop his spirit casting and he jsut tried to cast it again. but he doesn't always try to recast. So you might get lucky on that part or not. But the best bet is to jsut let him as them so you have freedom to do whaever you want. be it pound him with as many arows as possible, or set traps right on his feet.
i understand to use spirits but wut skills ppl sell rituals?? im so confused



Celab
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer the Gnome
I have two suggestions for Assassins and warriors
Warrior just equip 4 skills - Frenzy - Sever Artery - Gash - Final Thrust Get close to him.. since he has an axe. Rest is history Assassin I use this skill combo, because it just destroys everything it touches Palm strike (elite off hand attack ) Horns of the Ox Falling spider Twisting fangs. Palm strike works without lead attack ![]() Palm strike for me is instant 75 damage, Horns does usally 40X2, Falling spider 50ishmaybe 60ish and posions, Then twisting fangs bleeds and deep wounds. Instant kill. If your Assassin happens to be a warrior like mine. Equip FRENZY so he takes double damage and dies in SECONDS. Palm strike doubles to 150 damage.. its crazy |
Fluffyx
Quote:
Originally Posted by ikepdx
Englishkid wrote:
_-Mesmer-_ Attributes: Illusion 12+ Domination 12+ Skills: Empathy Clumsiness Distortion Again throw the spells on the doppleganger stand close to him and let him hit you. Recast clumsiness when it is recharged. Keep disortion on yourself for extra defence. ---- The problem with that is it uses Clumsiness which is not available to someone playing through the game. Clumsiness isn't available until Copperhead Mine or Ember Camp - way past ascendance. I just tried with Healing Breeze and Empathy and that worked. I put HB in and the dopple never used it. I want to know how the bow can do 108 damage for spikes and 60+ damage consistently? |
Mayh3m
hehe nice guide but last time I did that I OWNED MY DOUBLE

Elyssa Darkblade
I'll have dont read all of this post.
But when i kill doppelganger with my warrior, i just use Healing Signet and a interrupt skill i dont remember the name on it. When doppelganger heal i crunsh his healing for that time. I kill it under 1 min.
Edit: The Interrupter skill has attribute on swordmanship, and deal extra dmg when its interrupt a skill.
But when i kill doppelganger with my warrior, i just use Healing Signet and a interrupt skill i dont remember the name on it. When doppelganger heal i crunsh his healing for that time. I kill it under 1 min.
Edit: The Interrupter skill has attribute on swordmanship, and deal extra dmg when its interrupt a skill.