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Xue Fang · Jan 29, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

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Originally Posted by XiaoTheBlade

Mark of death is a quality skill, could be great in spike teams.

Worst skill, I've gotta say Resurrect, with a worst elite being Unyeilding Aura

Spiking with Hexes only works once, though, cause as soon as they see that Hex pop up they prot. :\

~ Dan ~ · Jan 29, 2008, 10:33 PM // 22:33

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Originally Posted by Scourgey

Balthazar's Pendulum is a good skill not so much because of it's actual skill, but the synergy of healing. It also serves as a cheap cover enchant.

Wow what a great tradeoff for using up your elite slot! /fail

Stranger The Ranger · Jan 29, 2008, 10:39 PM // 22:39

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Originally Posted by Diddy bow

Oh and [skill]Marksman's Wager[/skill] > [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill] =D

Yea but [skill]Prepared Shot[/skill] > [skill]Marksman's Wager[/skill] & [skill]Archer's Signet[/skill]
xD

Anywayz,
[skill]Lacerate[/skill] possibly the worst elite ever. [skill]Avatar of Balthazar[/skill] come close though >.>

Pyro maniac · Jan 29, 2008, 10:42 PM // 22:42

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Originally Posted by dan-the-noob

Wow what a great tradeoff for using up your elite slot! /fail

try it, it is great on a support char while owning shock axe and gale mesmers

KalleDamos · Jan 30, 2008, 01:26 AM // 01:26

AoB, a bad skill? Have you seen what that can do to MM hordes in AB with Banishing Strike...there is no way any of the Avatar forms are bad...sept maybe grenth, total garbage after that huge nerf.

The Meth · Jan 30, 2008, 02:19 AM // 02:19

AoB is bad, its a bunch of weak buffs rolled up into an elite, all of which can be replicated with non-elite skills. Grenth pwns Balthazar any day, though balthazar still isn't nearly the worst skill in the game since it does actually do something.

fishy go moo · Jan 30, 2008, 02:34 AM // 02:34

i want to know who uses ether prodigy, LOl

ether renewal FTL

MisterB · Jan 30, 2008, 03:05 AM // 03:05

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Originally Posted by fishy go moo

i want to know who uses ether prodigy, LOl

ether renewal FTL

GvG much? Both of those skills have seen a great deal of use. Ether Renewal was nerfed, over and over, before it reached its current state.

The worst skill has to be [skill]Signet of Capture[/skill], in PvP. At least, when this was possible. Best used with 7 copies, of course.
Aside from that, I haven't seen any skill worse than this one:

Maybe the original version of [skill]Otyugh's Cry[/skill] qualifies. That was really dumb, too.

Pyro maniac · Jan 30, 2008, 10:34 AM // 10:34

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Originally Posted by fishy go moo

i want to know who uses ether prodigy, LOl

ether renewal FTL

just because a skill got nerfed and his now inferior to other skills, doesn't make it bad.
EP is still fine imo, there are just better skills to replenish your energy and spam Heal Party
ER, you're right. But I guess you are familiar to the phrase: 'omg lol, (skill xx) got ether renewaled'

Kanyatta · Feb 02, 2008, 08:00 PM // 20:00

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Originally Posted by Wildi

and [skill]Equinox[/skill] is a terribad elite

I hope you're joking, otherwise you've never played an Arcane Langour + Equinox GvG team, that's some serious shit there.

Worst skill in the game though:
Tie between
[skill]Master Of Magic[/skill]
[skill]Archer's Signet[/skill]

Quick Shot, and about 75% of the Beast Mastery skills, Wastrel's Collapse, Lyssa's Aura

By the way, whoever said Ether Prodigy, and Bull's Strike are retarded

yesitsrob · Feb 02, 2008, 08:09 PM // 20:09

Wastrel's Collapse is the worse skill. Imo

I don't see how so many skills listed in this thread make peoples "the worse skill" list. Sure a lot of them aren't great, hell some are really quite bad, but you have to be joking if you honestly think Master of Magic is on the same crap scale as Wastrel's Collapse. At least Master of Magic has it's uses in ele smiting builds, and Archer's Signet allows for 25 concussion shot spammage... Sure they aren't good builds, but they certainly aren't worse skill in the game worthy

Splitisoda · Feb 03, 2008, 02:25 AM // 02:25

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Originally Posted by MisterB

The worst skill has to be [skill]Signet of Capture[/skill], in PvP. At least, when this was possible. Best used with 7 copies, of course.
Aside from that, I haven't seen any skill worse than this one:

I can't stop laughing

credit · Feb 03, 2008, 03:39 AM // 03:39

Ursan Blessing.

And at whoever said bulls strike is bad you're RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing terrible.

Cherng Butter · Feb 03, 2008, 03:44 AM // 03:44

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Originally Posted by Kanyatta

[skill]Master Of Magic[/skill]

Useful for E/Mo smiters or E/Rt restoration healers.

Scary Raebbit · Feb 03, 2008, 03:55 AM // 03:55

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Originally Posted by ax mastery

bulls strike

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Originally Posted by Blu

^ ^ Qft.

no.

Decapitate
Scourge Sacrifice
Word of Censure
Deflect Arrows
Symbolic Strike

Too tired to post the rest right now

Stranger The Ranger · Feb 04, 2008, 08:06 AM // 08:06

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Originally Posted by KalleDamos

AoB, a bad skill? Have you seen what that can do to MM hordes in AB with Banishing Strike

[skill]Heart of Holy Flame[/skill] does the same and leaves your Elite Slot open.

Riotgear · Feb 04, 2008, 02:28 PM // 14:28

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Originally Posted by Kanyatta

[skill]Master Of Magic[/skill]

Master of Magic had a place with E/Mo smiters for a while, that worked quite well.

Worst ele elite is [skill]Stone Sheath[/skill], which is one of those skills that is so bad that I wouldn't take it if it wasn't elite.

Scourgey · Feb 04, 2008, 05:36 PM // 17:36

I think people are going offtopic into what skills are "bad" rather than actually the "worst skill".

My definition of the worst skill is the one that can be used in the least number of situations.

People in this thread seem to be discussing about skills being good or bad, fair enough, but the fact that someone is using the skill and gives a reasonable explaination as to why the skill can be useful should imply that the skill has at least 1 or more uses.

Now lets look at "Protective Bond", 10 energy cost + 1 energy pip + 2 second cast means you cannot save anyone from a spike, in order to use this skill effectively, you need to recover more energy than you lose from being hit. In most cases, the energy loss from preventing damage isn't going to be profitable compared to just using an actual heal.

This is only possible with:
18+ protection. Which is not possible unless you use items/pay gold.
13+ protection with Mantra of frost with a Mes Secondary on the tank along with winter + greater conflagation on a ranger.

Needless, neither are very practical just to use protective bond, especially the one using 3 professions!

The only real advantage of protective bond is that it protects against armour ignoring damage sources (excludes life steal).

Finally the tank needs to be protected against enchantment removal, which is more common than 2-3 years ago. Good luck preventing that happening without using an elite, which means this skill can only really be used in conjunction with an elite otherwise when protective is removed you need to recast with a 2 sec casting time.

Please, find me a worse skill than protective bond and justify why it's bad, (apart from the old unnatural signet, lets talk about the current game!), I'm doubt there's a worse skill.

MisterB · Feb 04, 2008, 10:08 PM // 22:08

I can justify Protective Bond for farming, but not for any use in a party. You can put it up after Life Barrier and Life Bond for Warrior + Hero Farming to stop high damage spikes. In that situation, it won't trigger too often, so the energy loss is minimal. You can use it on a Ranger with Storm Chaser and a +1 Prot 20% mod to kill elemental foes. Granted, these are extremely limited uses. Protective Bond used to be quite good.

I think you are correct; Protective Bond has been hit too hard to be useful now. Protective Spirit outclasses it by far.

I can'think of a reason to take this one when you consider your alternatives:
[skill]Swirling Aura[/skill]

Why is everyone posting Elites here? There is already a "Worst Elite" thread.

bosstweed · Feb 04, 2008, 10:13 PM // 22:13

[skill]Restoration[/skill]

I just hate it. It's a neat idea, but no energy, and the spirit's gotta die, and 45 sec recharge? Much better rit alternatives. I can't think of a build this would be good in.