Curse

RattlerGUNZ · Feb 17, 2008, 06:48 PM // 18:48

I just used 2 skills in my skill bar, Meteor Shower and Flare [put them at the last 2 slots]. Meteor Shower knocked him down when he's down spam Flare.

Bowstring Badass · Feb 17, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50

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Originally Posted by Phoenix Tears

lol, beating doppelganger is the most easiest shit in the whole game.. you just need a skill bar full of skills, that will be all NO advantage for the doppelganger, buy maybe even benefit you far more, any skills, that don't cause damage to you, but have very long cast times and reload time...

skills like ranger spirits, or easy to interrupt skills, like traps... you have just to combine skills that the doppelganger should use and should help him absolutely not together with skills, with that you will be able to kill the doppelganger, before the doppelganger will use them too...

the doppelganger is extreme easy to manipulate, because he will EVER use first all his buffs, traps, preparations, stances ect. FIRST, before he will use any attack skills and spells!!!

Most easy is it, when you give your build some pve only skills, the doppelganger is UNABLE to copy those skills

Take into your build:

Ursan Blessing
Ebon Vanguard Assasine
Pain Inverter
(Rest full of for the Doppelganger useless enchants, preparations ect. which won't benefit him)

Match starts, use the sin on him, asap pain Inverter following and transform to UB and rush at the Doppeganger ...
The Dopel will watch all his time with the for him useless enchants ,preps ec.t, while the assassin smashes and interrupts at the Doppel and you as UB kick his butt in short time into the ground. The rest will be supported by self owning damage from pain inverter, if he tries maybe to attack you normally meanwhile, or the ebon sin

this tactics with manipulating skills to let the doppelganger become a dumb noob works with all professions, its just the matter of the right secondary mostly to have the right, or better said.. enough useful skills for your bar, with that the doppelganger will just waste time, while you can easily smash him to death in short time, so short, that you get eassily the bonus and will have the feeling, you could also do this blinded with only 1 finger

Or just a bunch of spells that do no damage and backfire? <3 mesmer

[email protected] · Feb 17, 2008, 06:58 PM // 18:58

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Yeah, he also wants to do dragon's lair before doing doppleganger bonus, which requires doing doppleganger mission=).

ah yeah... forgot about killing glint...

dread pirate fargus · Feb 17, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27

not sure if was pointed out but protector or guardian of tyria doesnt make an announcement (if thats even what you were aiming for) only legendary guardian.

Onyx Blindbow · Feb 24, 2008, 08:19 PM // 20:19

W/N

Bring Frenzy,SS & insiduous parasite, cast ss, Insid then stand there and do nothing, dopple will cast ss & insid then frenzy and start attacking you (he'll be dead inside 30 secs)

xD

TheDolph · Feb 25, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23

Hi, thanks for all the replies. Really appreciated, have only 3 missions left til the dopple, will use all the tips here, and find the optimal build

As for why, I wanted to get alot of announcments in a row and screen it. Plus just for kicks, might as well max them out at the same time instead one each month or something.

It's just a personal thing, getting alot of titles in one day... I think I'll do it still, even though I guess half the titles I was planning on wont be announced if Dread Pirate is correct, which I am sure he is. It just makes for a nice before and after screenie I guess...

Again, thanks for all the tips

Fuga · Mar 02, 2008, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Heh, first time i didnt know he had the same skills as me, so i didnt use any special build.
Fight lasted 7 min, cause i took world of healing with me. argh.

Castle Keep · Mar 12, 2008, 11:23 PM // 23:23

I'm pretty sure the doppleganger still doesnt use healing breeze, so bring that if you want for a nice regen.

Toffin · Mar 31, 2008, 09:26 AM // 09:26

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Originally Posted by Onyx Blindbow

W/N

Bring Frenzy,SS & insiduous parasite, cast ss, Insid then stand there and do nothing, dopple will cast ss & insid then frenzy and start attacking you (he'll be dead inside 30 secs)

xD

Don't forget to also put on your bar Awaken the Blood, prior to going in cast it on yourself. Activate stones and then cast SS + IP on your dopple. Mine was done in about 17 secs.

Rushin Roulette · Mar 31, 2008, 10:41 AM // 10:41

Wow, way to necro a thread... read the OP will you btw... even if its old.

He was asking for a build which takes long to defeat the doppleganger so he can return later (maybe already done) and do the mission fast to max a few titles all at once

Voltaic Annihilator · Apr 20, 2008, 02:52 AM // 02:52

Well...just run around? My dopple had a spear, i had a axe...so he kept chucking, so if ur guy has a spear...keep dodging for 10min

or 2min in HM

then use empathy to kill him in about 20 sec

Oliasys · Apr 20, 2008, 09:26 PM // 21:26

Using my Ele/Me

I used the following skills: [in this order, left to right]

Res Signet
Swirling Aura
Don't Trip [Deldrimor Title Track]
Dwarven Stability [Deldrimor Title Track]
Meteor Shower
Snow Storm [Deldrimor Title Track]
Backfire

I cast the Meteor First, then started strafing left and right. I cast Backfire and Snowstorm every chance I got. I killed my dopple in about a minute flat or less. He was using a bow, so strafing, he never hit me. And, when he did cast meteor, I just moved to the side further and continued to strafe.

Bront · Apr 21, 2008, 07:33 AM // 07:33

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Originally Posted by Oliasys

I killed my dopple in about a minute flat or less.

Wow, way to read the OP (it's about taking over 10 min).

I did it as a Monk reciently. Took Retribution and Healing Breeze only. In NM, the Dop doesn't use healing breeze. So simply let him hit you, spam Heeling Breeze on yourself, and wait 10 minutes. Once it's done, cast retribution on yourself, and start attacking the Dop.

Of course, you may be long past this point.

Age · Apr 22, 2008, 09:39 AM // 09:39

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Originally Posted by bathazrd

it used to be easy as hell. but the nerf the easy factor when hard mode came out so those builds don't work in hm... but aslong as u have good amour and weapon u can own him!

I used frenzy then I used ursan made it very easy in HM.A lvl 5 Monk can beat it with not much of problem.

MasterSasori · Apr 22, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

Beating doppel should never be difficult if you put forethought into it. Here are some ideas -

1. PvE skills of any sort.
2. Spirits
3. Empathy
4. Insidious Parasite
5. Pet

jhu · Apr 23, 2008, 03:04 PM // 15:04

if you want to beat the doppleganger and NOT get the bonus, the easiest thing to do (at least in normal mode) is to be */mo, have retribution, balthazar's spirit, and restfull breeze on your skillbar. cast balthazar's spirit before entering. stand there for >10 minutes casting restful breeze to keep at full health. after 10 minutes, cast retribution. and there you have it: killing doppleganger without triggering the bonus

wandi · May 13, 2008, 07:00 PM // 19:00

I used Ursan (only), 0 attribute for all skill. R5 . 10 second on HM.

therangereminem · May 13, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12

ok here whats you do take 1 skill and wand him healing breeze ftw sorry thought you just ment beat him in nm not hm

and wow sence when did the change him only useing breeze when hes degening

Bront · May 14, 2008, 02:30 AM // 02:30

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Originally Posted by wandi

I used Ursan (only), 0 attribute for all skill. R5 . 10 second on HM.

Read the OP again please.

He wants to fail the bonus (take more than 10 minutes)

Dobermann · May 26, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by Little Shenanigan

another way is to bring frenzy, deadly riposte, and skills that use energy instead of adrenaline, so skills like power attack. my doppleganger on my warr died in ~5-6 seconds. if you need a heal, bring heal sig and distracting blow and distract his.

what exact bar did u use?

i needit plz