Talk:Soul Barbs

damage

is it armor ignoring damage? --116.240.244.138 16:50, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Misery 16:53, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

It's not effected by Shield of Regeneration nor Critical Agility. (That means "Yes")

Do I see synergy with WW spam? :| ~ Chao 17:56, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

It's not like VoR mesmers are hard-pressed for optional skills anyway. Vili 点 22:26, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

repeated use

Since rcharge is < duration, will it have its effect when used repeatedly on the same target? 84.56.134.178 16:18, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't stack- they won't be taking 60 every time or anything like that. The duration will reset if you recast it though. – Emmett 21:55, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

While it doesn't stack, another cast of Soul Barbs on a foe already hexed will reset the duration and deal the set damage once. --Kyoshi (Talk) 22:02, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

have you ever thought of soul barbs + wastrel's worry + shatter delusions? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.67.79.0 (talk).

WtB moar gimmick? --Master Briar 04:09, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Wastrel's Worry doesn't deal damage if it's removed by any effect before it ends. elix Omni 04:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Still though, decent synergy with Wastrel's. This is also a decent mitigator against divine favor/prot monks. The 2 second cast really limits it's use though IMO.

reuse time

Anyone else thinks that reuse should be dramatically decreased in order to have it spammed on many targets for PvE hexways? Or apply to nearby foes, just like Fragility does (and it recharges 4 times faster too). At the moment, having it once for one mob every 20s is just plain fail... :/--InariKettu 08:24, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Try using it with Assasin's Promise? ;D Zencow 23:35, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

A good idea indeed. :) But well, a little sad to be forced to play N/A with elite slot taken. Soul barbs still needs a little boost (not someting crazy, but a little thing).--InariKettu 17:47, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

It's not really a PvE skill at the moment, you're better off taking Lingering Curse, Suffering, etc. than taking Assassin's Promise. –~=Ϛρѧякγ (τѧιк) ←♥– 20:45, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

But really, why bother with triggering the meager ~20ish damages when you can discord and/or necrosis for 90-100s and not have to load up tons of hexes? =P

And yes, Necroes have many strong PvE Elites so you'd really only run AP on an ele so you can spam long recharging utility skills like churning earth and eruption but that's also discordway. Zencow 06:44, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, also I mostly run my PvE with an own mesmerway. :) As I rely on many hexes, I was kind of frustrated not to have some Fragility-like thing for hexes. Oh well, no worries!--InariKettu 15:42, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

well i think, since this skill is comparable to barbs and fragility, it should be adjusted to compare to them. either make it aoe (ok, worst option, makes panic with wastrels and ineptitude mesmer combination far to strong), scale down times to 1 sec casttime and maybe 15 sec recharge or bring down the recharge to 5-10 and leave 2 sec casttime. hexes are far more expensive than conditions in the first place and there are only 2 classes focusing on them, with only 6 classes actually having hexes (while every class can use conditions, many of them being able to focus on them. only class missing on conditions is monk, with only ray of judgement). physical attacks are extremly common, especially if using minion master, 100b, scythe or even casters with spears, making any form of barbs stronger than soul barbs