Verata's Aura range
Shifty Geezer
I held off Bettletun's undead army quest until I had this skill. Last time I was there I remember lots of Bone Fiend giving us grief. I made the trek to Verata and grabbed Verata's Aura. Then return to Beeteltn and...it didn't seem to work. I cast it and stil got hit by lots of Fiends. When ressurected the Bone Dragn just by the reserrect point had created a half dozen Fiends. I cast Aura and...ONE fiend joined me. Only one, who was standing next to me when I cast it. What's the range on this Aura? Seems a total waste at the moment. I was hoping to use it for Galrath and turn their Fiends against them.
Shifty Geezer
So, does nobody ever use this skill? Not one person can say 'it should grab all minions in your aggro' or 'only those standing right next to you'??
Lag Hell
never heard of this skill b4 >_>
Charcoal Ann
i have heard of it. never bothered using it though. when my necro was in this world the NPCs never really used minion spells. no Veratas protecting Galrath, no bone dragon, no nothing. so i never used it.
i had however presumed that the area would at least be your aggro circle if not the mini map. from your evidence however it would seem that it is about the same as heal area. stupidly small when you consider the tiny amount of minions in the game usually.
i had however presumed that the area would at least be your aggro circle if not the mini map. from your evidence however it would seem that it is about the same as heal area. stupidly small when you consider the tiny amount of minions in the game usually.
A NERD1989
never heard of it either
LathalDraugr
From what I understand it only works on "uncontrolled" undead minions. So to use it you would have to kill the Zombie warlocks before using the skill. As far as I can see it's only real use is for a minion master necro with lots of minions who's worried about dying and setting them on their teammates.
A NERD1989
o yea i know it when a nec dies you can take over the minions
Charcoal Ann
nope the description is 'all Hostile undead in the area become bound to you'
you don't need to kill the summoner. according to that.
maybe give Veratas Gaze a go then use Veratas Aura. to see if the description is wrong.
you don't need to kill the summoner. according to that.
maybe give Veratas Gaze a go then use Veratas Aura. to see if the description is wrong.
LathalDraugr
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nope the description is 'all Hostile undead in the area become bound to you'
you don't need to kill the summoner. according to that. maybe give Veratas Gaze a go then use Veratas Aura. to see if the description is wrong. |
Shifty Geezer
When I did get one minion it was a hostile minion of the Bone Dragon. Still I can understand why no-one knows. It's not a skill worth having unless you know there's going to be lots of undead summons. And in those cases you can just Putrid Explosion the corpses before the enemy can raise 'em. Seems like I should'a grabbed Bone Fiend instead of Verata's Aura 
Oh well, I'll have to beat him up again!
Oh well, I'll have to beat him up again!
Carinae
OK, here's the deal.
The spell only binds hostile undead to you when it is cast. The 'Aura' part keeps the undead bound to you, it doesn't continue to convert them.
Also, recasting VA while it is still active does not bind ANY undead to you, it has to be a fresh cast.
Either the spell description is poorly worded, or there is a bug in the spell.
The spell only binds hostile undead to you when it is cast. The 'Aura' part keeps the undead bound to you, it doesn't continue to convert them.
Also, recasting VA while it is still active does not bind ANY undead to you, it has to be a fresh cast.
Either the spell description is poorly worded, or there is a bug in the spell.
Elena
so what youre saying is if there are 10 horros on the other team and i use this skill i get those horrors on my side but i wont gain control over freshly spawned minions ? and will i loose those wich i got on my side when i recast ?
Carinae
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so what youre saying is if there are 10 horros on the other team and i use this skill i get those horrors on my side but i wont gain control over freshly spawned minions ?
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and will i loose those wich i got on my side when i recast ?
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You only convert minions when you freshly cast VA.
sleepy samurai
My 2 cents,
Spells have been failing across the board. My monk, ele, and worrier have encountered failed spells or enchantments that don't work. This is not related to interruptions or exhaustion ... The last update is the first time I recall this happening.
Every update seems to bring disappointment, at least for me.
Spells have been failing across the board. My monk, ele, and worrier have encountered failed spells or enchantments that don't work. This is not related to interruptions or exhaustion ... The last update is the first time I recall this happening.
Every update seems to bring disappointment, at least for me.
dargon
If you find something thats broken, send a note to the support website and/or post it here. Posting here allows us to dissect whether it is infact broken, or just now working correctly, and then we can tell you to submit a report to ANet
Algren Cole
like Carinea stated It only binds raised animated undead when you cast. Recasting does nothing. I've yet to see anyone use Veretas Aura in an impressive way. It seems to just be one of those skills that's "fun" to use. Though I bet you could use it to counter a Minion Master build.
if you just want the experience for the quest msg me ingame and I'll solo it for you.
if you just want the experience for the quest msg me ingame and I'll solo it for you.
Carinae
I tried to use it against the minions raised by the Flesh Golems in Perdition Rock. Didn't work very well, and was promptly removed.
Could use it against a Minion Master build. It would be hilarious, but it would be a gimmick vs gimmick situation.
Could use it against a Minion Master build. It would be hilarious, but it would be a gimmick vs gimmick situation.
Teufel Eldritch
It never worked for me. Last time I tried using it was in Dreadnought's Drift against the Summit Gnashers. Didn't work. Not a single Undead became bound to me.
Shifty Geezer
I'd only tried it after the update. Has it ever worked before then? Could it have been brokened?
Teufel Eldritch
I tried using it before the update, didn't work for me then. Doubt it would now either.
Sniper22
This skill seems to be broken, sometimes when I cast it (i'm a minion master) a minute later some of my minions are attacking other minions and its just like a big battle between minions, i really think this skill should only work on non-mastered minions though
Grenths Ire
This thread is woefully old and the issue still hasn't been resolved. I am trying to use VA to counter the MM's present in Alliance Battles. Last night, I was standing in the exact center of a horde of hostile minions, all of them adjacent to me. I cast VA and absolutely nothing happened; well, not exactly nothing, I did then have another Enchantment on me making me more vulnerable to Enchantment attacks.
ANET definitely needs to address this issue soon.
ANET definitely needs to address this issue soon.
Mercury Angel
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This thread is woefully old and the issue still hasn't been resolved. I am trying to use VA to counter the MM's present in Alliance Battles. Last night, I was standing in the exact center of a horde of hostile minions, all of them adjacent to me. I cast VA and absolutely nothing happened; well, not exactly nothing, I did then have another Enchantment on me making me more vulnerable to Enchantment attacks.
ANET definitely needs to address this issue soon. |
However, I've felt like my Verata's Aura failed to capture any minions within range occasionally as well, so the issue is likely unrelated to that (particulary as the thread timestamp indicates). Unfortunately, I have nothing to contribute but anecdotal evidence, so I haven't tried to submit a report.
N E D M
I Use this skill on my necro when fighting in aspenwood.
The range is very limited.
recast seems to capture additional minions if they are in range, but the duration will not reset.
range = a bit less than aggro circle,
makes enemy MM mad when you run up and steal all his minions.
The range is very limited.
recast seems to capture additional minions if they are in range, but the duration will not reset.
range = a bit less than aggro circle,
makes enemy MM mad when you run up and steal all his minions.