Harvest Temple CM - Only Thieves | Condi Portal Specter @silverhalf8428

SilverHalf This project took over a year, and more than 300 attempts, but finally we managed to kill HTCM using only the best class.

I'm playing a modified version of condition specter, running P/P for pushing during orb phases, and shadowstep + portal for mechanics. I'm also responsible for resistance and stunbreak on Zhaitan for my subgroup.

Condi specter made sense here because of the incredible utility that specter brings compared to other thief specs: most notabily, it can bring boonstrip, resistance and AoE CC. Since specter has very few power modifiers, condition does slightly more damage than power at the cost of almost zero cleave.

I'm also providing a couple of additional conditions for the dps: mostly chill from Sc/D 3 and confusion from shroud 5 + Akeem relic.

Squad:
(DD) Airen
(DD) [Jokuc](youtu.be/glGwk0xFasU)
(DD) Ver
(DE) Vuu
(qDE) Bear
(qDE) Sejter
(PortalSpecter) [Minas](youtu.be/v6APdWcnOX8)
(PortalSpecter) Silverhalf
(hSpecter) Firiel
(hSpecter) [Pentalux](youtube.com/watch?v=2hC0wErElnc)

Timestamps:
00:00 Purification 1
00:36 Jormag
01:36 Primordius
02:55 Kralkatorrik
03:58 Purification 2
04:29 Mordremoth
05:35 Zhaitan
06:47 Void Saltspray Dragon + Purification 3
07:26 Soo-Won 1
08:42 Purification 4
09:15 Soo-Won 2

updated 1 year ago

Harvest Temple CM - Only Thieves | Condi Portal Specter

SilverHalf 2024-10-27 | This project took over a year, and more than 300 attempts, but finally we managed to kill HTCM using only the best class.

I'm playing a modified version of condition specter, running P/P for pushing during orb phases, and shadowstep + portal for mechanics. I'm also responsible for resistance and stunbreak on Zhaitan for my subgroup.

Condi specter made sense here because of the incredible utility that specter brings compared to other thief specs: most notabily, it can bring boonstrip, resistance and AoE CC. Since specter has very few power modifiers, condition does slightly more damage than power at the cost of almost zero cleave.

I'm also providing a couple of additional conditions for the dps: mostly chill from Sc/D 3 and confusion from shroud 5 + Akeem relic.

Squad:
(DD) Airen
(DD) [Jokuc](youtu.be/glGwk0xFasU)
(DD) Ver
(DE) Vuu
(qDE) Bear
(qDE) Sejter
(PortalSpecter) [Minas](youtu.be/v6APdWcnOX8)
(PortalSpecter) Silverhalf
(hSpecter) Firiel
(hSpecter) [Pentalux](youtube.com/watch?v=2hC0wErElnc)

Timestamps:
00:00 Purification 1
00:36 Jormag
01:36 Primordius
02:55 Kralkatorrik
03:58 Purification 2
04:29 Mordremoth
05:35 Zhaitan
06:47 Void Saltspray Dragon + Purification 3
07:26 Soo-Won 1
08:42 Purification 4
09:15 Soo-Won 2

Decima CM | Heal Specter Kite

SilverHalf 2025-08-24 | Not the best P3 but workable.

Build: en.gw2skills.net/editor/?PazAsqrlhySZWsN2JeqWnxeA-DSRYjhCCGJaJ/eKkWChqLg0TAdvOEkQZD8WafzCqA-e
Log: https://dps.report/Ej6Q-20250816-214641_deci

Timestamps
0:00 Phase 1
2:42 Phase 2
5:30 Phase 3
7:40 Phase 4

Harvest Temple CM | Heal Specter Kiter (Jun 2025 patch)

SilverHalf 2025-08-14 | With the changes from the 24th of June's balance patch, Specter remains one of the strongest picks for HTCM, with incredible boon coverage, CC and mobility, and easier than ever.

Build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PazAsqplhySZrsNWLeqWnxeA-DSRYjhCCGJ6I/eKjWSg0rAdvKEkQZH8WafzCqA-e
Log: https://dps.report/MWBj-20250814-163048_void

Timestamps:
0:00 Purification 1
0:30 Jormag
1:20 Primordus
2:29 Kralkatorrik
3:30 Purification 2
4:04 Mordremoth
5:02 Zhaitan
6:11 Purification 3
6:42 Soo-Won 1
7:54 Purification 4
8:19 Soo-Won 2

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Deimos CM | Handkite Daredevil

SilverHalf 2025-03-21 | Does it work? Yes. Is it good? Next question.

Surprisingly fun build though a bit unforgiving to play.
Build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PaBBsqtrlRw2YhsFGJeqSdNdA-DSJYjRPfhkZBkaIUdGo+JigEK7h3S7bWQFA-e

Upkeep perma prot on yourself using scepter 2, and give yourself barrier while hands are spawning.
For each stack of hands, wait for the third hand, then dodge the fourth and fifth.
Dodging gives you regen and alacrity, evading the hands gives you vigour and heals you. Make sure you always have enough vigour for two dodges via your heal skill and Energy sigil (I almost die to this mistake in the video!).
Block Mind Crushes with Bandit's Defense.

Inspired by this video: youtube.com/watch?v=NWTKu6DpG-A

Godsquall Decima | Heal Chronomancer Kite

SilverHalf 2025-03-20 | Bit of a messy 70-50 but we take those.
This was one of the earliest (if not the first) PUG clears, just two days after the patch, so no logs unfortunately.
Standard minstrel chrono build. You can skip mimic and take spear as a secondary weapon instead for mobility, but mimic is easier.

The Release Decima CM Progression Experience

SilverHalf 2025-03-15 | Just some memes from our kill.

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[Outdated] Harvest Temple CM | Heal Specter Kiter (11/02 patch)

SilverHalf 2025-02-23 | After the February 11 2025 balance patch, Specter no longer needs a tethered ally to give boons, instead giving alacrity in a range around itself. This means that ally targeting is no longer necessary!

Specter remains an extremely strong kiter, with a toolkit that covers all boons, resistance, cleanse, boonstrip and stability, and sporting best-in-slot mobility and CC.

Build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PazAsqplhySZrsNWLeqWnxeA-DSRYjhCCGJ6I/eKjWSg0rAdvKEkQZH8WafzCqA-e
Log: https://dps.report/jjrI-20250223-155756_void

Timestamps:
0:00 Purification 1
0:33 Jormag
1:27 Primordus
3:03 Kralkatorrik
4:05 Purification 2
4:47 Mordremoth
5:43 Zhaitan
6:54 Purification 3
7:34 Soo-Won 1
8:45 Purification 4
9:14 Soo-Won 2

The [Meta] static experience | Guild Wars 2

SilverHalf 2025-02-01 | Some funny clips and moments from one year of raids and strikes with Downtate is Valid [Meta]

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Greer - Tanking Concept | Chronomancer

SilverHalf 2024-12-24 | (reupload with better music)
This video presents an idea for reliably tanking Greer, minimising risk and difficulty involved.

To manage all of Greer's attacks, you greatly benefit from stability, blocks, condi cleanse, projectile block, good healing and general tankiness, overall making it a relatively harrowing experience for the tank, especially if they have to upkeep boons on their subgroup at the same time. For this reason, I decided to run with a Chronomancer focused entirely on managing all these mechanics. Chronomancer is exceptionally good at this since it provides all of the above, and additionaly can ignore greens using distortion. Since the damage pressure on the main group is low, we can then cover the missing boons with a boondps at a minimal overall DPS loss.

In the split phase we use a specific strategy, going first for the add that spawns in front of the boss. The tank after a bit moves to distract the other add so as to avoid having both of them stacked, which can be chaotic. I also provide a portal for the squad to save time. Finally, the tank prepositions in front of the boss before the phase end, and since the squad is killing the add behind the boss, there is no way for them to get the aggro, making for cleaner transitions.

#guildwars2 #gw2

00:00 Phase 1
01:28 Split 1
03:17 Phase 2
04:37 Split 2
06:39 Phase 3

Decima - Clock Strategy | Heal Specter Kiter

SilverHalf 2024-11-21 | I was tabbed out at the start, sue me.
This is a (very) rough PoV showcasing a new strategy to bait the empowered conduits. Conduits are activated based on proximity to the furthest player from the boss: by rotating 1/6th every time the conduits behind us are charged, we make sure that we never have greens coming through our subgroup, and lances will never hinder the collecting subgroup.
As heal and kite, my role is giving boons, especially stability for the smashes and wind gusts, and baiting out the #1 lance and red lance. Shadowstep is really strong here, allowing me to position the lances without much effort.
This strat felt very good to play, enough that I would consider it for PUGs.

Timestamps:
0:00 Phase 1
1:17 Split 1
1:40 Phase 2
3:32 Spit 2
3:48 Phase 3

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Embodiment of Sin | Heal Scourge

SilverHalf 2024-11-16 | Finally got it. Good fun.

[Outdated] Harvest Temple CM | Heal Specter Kiter

SilverHalf 2024-10-26 | (This PoV is outdated since the 11/02/25 balance patch that changes tether mechanics. An updated PoV can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=kYt7gXHHU0g)

Heal specter is one of my favourite builds to play, and is perfectly suited for HTCM. You have incredible mobility, permanent resistance, great boons and stability on demand.

I have never seen two heal specters play the fight in the same way: everyone takes the huge flexibility and options that the class throws at you and adapts them their own way for the fight. This video is just how I do things.

No PoV is perfect. In this one, here's some things I could have done better:
- Cancelled some P/P pushes due to bad positioning
- Re-order wells on second Zhaitan fear (should be silence - gloom - bounty)
- Could have given a bit more stab and rotated in/out of shroud better on SW2

Build: clickable link in comments

Temple Of Febe LCM | Heal Scourge

SilverHalf 2024-09-27 | Could have done some things better, such as better timing with the reflects and with barrier towards the end of the final phase, but a kill is a kill.

Log: https://dps.report/MSyq-20240926-231213_cerus

Gw2 - CC Rotations

SilverHalf 2024-07-08 | Why press many button when few button do the trick

Qadim CM | Low Intensity Deadeye Kiter

SilverHalf 2024-02-20 | Build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/? PaxAQhjlZw2YYML2JO8LbvWA-DyQYhomzfHUwZUrUoCVgMPLckwYP8aowZEoC-e

Low Intensity Deadeye is a very safe kiter with a very low skill floor that brings a lot of utility and self-sustain, while still doing decent damage.

The rotation is very simple: mark the boss with your F1, then dagger 5 every time your Revealed runs out.

Song: Six Times Four by Paul Fisko

HTCM Reaper POV (Easy Rotation)

SilverHalf 2023-09-11 | Some mistakes here and there. I should have used staff on Mordremoth and SW1, and marks could have been better on puri 1, but still not a terrible POV.