Is there a counter to Shatter Enchantment? - Guild Wars Forums

Gator66 · Jun 05, 2005, 12:01 PM // 12:01

I just got to Yak's Bend and the moment my Elementalist casts Restoration, a staple for maintaining health, it's canceled by the dwarven mesmers. Fortunately I'm an E/Mo, but it's annoying to have to spend most of my time staying alive.

corax5 · Jun 05, 2005, 12:12 PM // 12:12

You could try countering Shatter Enchantment with a counter of your own.

Weezer_Blue · Jun 05, 2005, 12:30 PM // 12:30

The only counter to shatter enchantment is not casting enchantments. Or you could try and interupt it, but that's pretty hopeless when there's more than one. I had the same problem with my Ele.. I ended up relying on Necro (secondary) skills for health instead.

Iain ap Cuilleain · Jun 05, 2005, 01:46 PM // 13:46

The only counter to it is layering another no-ctitical enchantment over the one you want to keep - unless you are also a Mesmer and have Hex Breaker in your arsenal. Or if you're a Monk and have Spell Breaker.

Spike · Jun 05, 2005, 01:56 PM // 13:56

Hex breaker is a very handy mezmer skill which stops a hex being caste at you and does the caster of the hex damage.

egads · Jun 05, 2005, 02:54 PM // 14:54

At that point of the game, it's probably easiest to simply stop using enchantments with a long duration, as it's difficult to avoid the Sages and it's not really worth buffering Aura of Restoration with something cheap like Reversal of Fortune. I'd recommend you rely on direct heals for a bit.

Viruzzz · Jun 05, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20

don't use enchantments.

and covering it up with another enchantment. i don't see the point in that, gives them 2 enchantments to shatter, giving you twice the damage.

egads · Jun 05, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07

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Originally Posted by Viruzzz

and covering it up with another enchantment. i don't see the point in that, gives them 2 enchantments to shatter, giving you twice the damage.

Not really. Shatter Enchantment has a recharge time of 25 seconds and costs 15 energy. You could buffer an important enchantment such as Mark of Protection with a spammable enchantment like Reversal of Fortune, and when it is shattered you could heal with two Orisions. This would give a swing in health in your favour for the same energy cost, plus they'd be waiting for about 20 seconds until they could shatter another enchantment.

As I said, it's not worth it for something like Aura of Restoration though.

Jun 05, 2005, 12:01 PM // 12:01	#1
Gator66 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Is there a counter to Shatter Enchantment? I just got to Yak's Bend and the moment my Elementalist casts Restoration, a staple for maintaining health, it's canceled by the dwarven mesmers. Fortunately I'm an E/Mo, but it's annoying to have to spend most of my time staying alive.

Jun 05, 2005, 12:30 PM // 12:30	#3
Weezer_Blue Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just a Box in a Cage Guild: Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]	The only counter to shatter enchantment is not casting enchantments. Or you could try and interupt it, but that's pretty hopeless when there's more than one. I had the same problem with my Ele.. I ended up relying on Necro (secondary) skills for health instead. __________________

Jun 05, 2005, 12:12 PM // 12:12	#2
corax5 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ye olde England.	You could try countering Shatter Enchantment with a counter of your own.

Jun 05, 2005, 01:46 PM // 13:46	#4
Iain ap Cuilleain Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada	The only counter to it is layering another no-ctitical enchantment over the one you want to keep - unless you are also a Mesmer and have Hex Breaker in your arsenal. Or if you're a Monk and have Spell Breaker.

Jun 05, 2005, 01:56 PM // 13:56	#5
Spike Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: In front of my PC Guild: Kai Profession: E/Mo	Hex breaker is a very handy mezmer skill which stops a hex being caste at you and does the caster of the hex damage.

Jun 05, 2005, 02:54 PM // 14:54	#6
egads Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005	At that point of the game, it's probably easiest to simply stop using enchantments with a long duration, as it's difficult to avoid the Sages and it's not really worth buffering Aura of Restoration with something cheap like Reversal of Fortune. I'd recommend you rely on direct heals for a bit.

Jun 05, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#7
Viruzzz Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005	don't use enchantments. and covering it up with another enchantment. i don't see the point in that, gives them 2 enchantments to shatter, giving you twice the damage.