Improving as DPS in Guild Wars 2 - Replay Analysis - DPS Bladesworn REMagic 2025-09-07 | Hi there!I picked up the new Bladesworn with supercharged cartridges quite recently, since it's pretty OP. In order to get more familiar with the rotation I joined quite a few PUG runs in the past. With this video I want to show what sort of feedback you can extract from watching a PoV of yourself playing.As always, I like doing multiple stages of difficulty. We first do a surface level analysis that's aimed more towards beginners, and then I do some deeper analysis of decisions I am making.Hopefully this is insightful.00:00 Introduction01:12 VG I04:25 Gorse I07:29 Sab I11:53 VG II21:27 Gorse II33:52 Sab II43:39 Concluding Thoughts
Embodiment of Sins - Heal Tempest (with Rebound) REMagic 2025-08-30 | Log: https://dps.report/cwPE-20250830-122847_cerusWe gathered all Elementalist players on the EU server for this.The way it works is that if you stack two greens, the first one is solved and the second one downs you. We replace the downstate with a Rebound.
Cerus CM - Celestial Scourge REMagic 2025-08-03 | Log: https://dps.report/9B9H-20250803-222554_cerusTraits + Gear: snowcrows.com/builds/raids/necromancer/celestial-alacrity-scourge
Cerus CM - Alacrity Bladesworn REMagic 2025-07-20 | Log: https://dps.report/YSmj-20250717-222244_cerus
Cerus LCM - Heal Alacrity Scourge - Flower Strategy REMagic 2025-07-12 | Log: https://dps.report/VE6V-20250712-220124_cerus Just a nice LCM kill for 7 people over the LFG on Void Lounge Discord: discord.com/invite/voidloungeJoin us for progression and daily kill runs!00:00 Phase 101:53 Phase 204:44 Phase 308:30 Enraged Smash
How to get 30k DPS on pVirt on Golem REMagic 2025-07-10 | Hi, this video shows an example of how to get 30k DPS if you struggle with that.With this kind of playstyle it's better to run Relic of Thief instead of Relic of Fireworks.PS: If you need an advantage over me, use Food + Utility for a nice 3k DPS boost.00:00 Step 103:05 Step 205:48 Step 3
Early Flower Dodges and You REMagic 2025-07-08 | Log: https://dps.report/ahI7-20250708-225019_cerusBalanced class btw
Experimental Sub 10% Chrono REMagic 2025-06-28 | It was suggested to me by a viewer that sub 10 should be played like this. Do not try this at home. Use a VPN or something.During bad collect note how I walk out further than the others to make sure I get credit on the first orb I collect, so I can blink delete the second one.Log: https://dps.report/f2YK-20250628-172605_cerus
Cerus CM - Boon Chrono Portal (Flower Strategy) REMagic 2025-06-22 | Log: https://dps.report/Bl0O-20250622-175612_cerusHi everyone. Since we have updated the strategy at 40% to allow for more DPS uptime (gains at least 5k squad DPS in the 50% - 10% phase even when it is not optimized), this has made the role of the portal DPS significantly more important but also more difficult.No matter if you have malice or not, you now have to run to the edge to open your portal.So I figured I'll do a PoV where I showcase that. This here is with Boon DPS, but you can obviously do the same as DPS Virtuoso.
The State of Temple of Febe Challenge Mode REMagic 2025-06-17 | Discord Link for Void Lounge: discord.com/invite/voidloungeHi everyone!Most people may know ToF CM as this fight where you all have to run Condition Virtuoso even if you don't want to, and if you don't do it then you cannot join groups! While you were always allowed to take maybe 1 or 2 non-Virts to a classic run, the selection what made sense was still quite limited, and the comp was still comprised of 4-5 cVirts most of the time.Well, over the past few months we have been working hard on spreading the word on strats that don't care that much what you play. What matters is that you can pump some nice damage numbers, but there are even low intensity builds that can do this! We hosted progression runs and are now at a point where we do daily kill runs with this strategy, so people can just join on whatever they enjoy playing. This should make the fight more accessible to and enjoyable for a lot more people.The cVirt stacking strategy is still more popular (42% pickrate on Wingman, down from 50% on last patch ;)) so you'll find plenty of runs if you fancy that. We're here to play this encounter as often as we like, as smoothly as we can, with whatever builds we can think of :) Maybe see you soon?Discord Link: discord.gg/voidlounge
[CM] - Decima Challenge Mode - Ranged DPS Scourge REMagic 2025-06-02 | Log: https://dps.report/oP2F-20250602-195302_deciContext (long):Our first Decima CM kill as a guild, and the first kill for two of our members. We have started to include Decima CM into our Monday 3 hour fullclears.Since we don't have much time for each boss if we are to complete all 8 wings in under 3 hours, this limits the number of wipes we are allowed.We start with Wing 4 CM as a warm-up at 7 pm, then move onto Greer (normal mode). After Greer has died, we try Decima CM. At 7:45 pm we turn off CM and continue with normal mode Decima.This week was the first time we managed to kill Decima CM (it died on the third attempt, after the first attempt was a 0.37% wipe). Hopefully for next week we can build on this success, get her first try and then move onto the next part: Ura CM until TBD. This will be even more challenging, because Ura CM quite a few of our players have never even tried her before, so we will have to spend a few weeks progging before having a shot at getting the kill.The final goal is to also do Greer in CM, but I think quite a bit of time will pass until we will get consistent at that one. And for all of this to remain in sub 3 hour territory... huh... Yeah, we've got our work cut out for us.Today was a good first step.
Temple of Febe CM - Heal Alacrity Chrono - Detailed Commentary REMagic 2025-06-01 | A bit longer this time. Click through the time stamps to navigate to a portion of the fight that interests you. Also speed up the video so I talk faster (unscripted video = slow talking).Log: https://dps.report/d0WN-20250527-234533_cerus00:00 Phase 110:48 Split 112:05 Phase 221:36 Split 222:25 Phase 3 (50% - 10%)41:00 Damage Stop Callouts45:57 Enrage Phase
Temple of Febe CM - Immobilize Druid Notes REMagic 2025-05-31 | Log: https://dps.report/E0po-20250530-231458_cerus
Temple of Febe CM - Heal Alacrity Scourge REMagic 2025-05-31 | Log: https://dps.report/WEPn-20250531-221147_cerus
Temple of Febe CM - Heal Alacrity Chronomancer REMagic 2025-05-30 | Log: https://dps.report/d0WN-20250527-234533_cerusDaily pick-up group kill of Temple of Febe Challenge Mode.
The (un)importance of gearing REMagic 2025-05-25 | More than two thirds of the DPS loss in this video are due to gameplay.
Ura Challenge Mode - Heal Quickness Chronomancer REMagic 2025-05-11 | Well, that was unexpectedLog: https://dps.report/QpFX-20250511-200151_ura
Vindicator Dodge Bug explained [Louder Reupload] REMagic 2025-04-30 | I just reuploaded this video because the other one was too quiet.Here's the old one: youtu.be/oMibtlp1e6Q
Vindicator Dodge Bug explained REMagic 2025-04-27 | **Note:** I have reuploaded this video because audio levels were unexpectedly low youtu.be/B5hWYUSzjlAYes, this is a video about a bug. I do think the game would be better off if ArenaNet fixed it, because it makes balance easier (don't have to balance for both people who get extra autos and those who don't). That being said, the impact of this bug is rather small, so I understand ArenaNet is not diverting any amount of resources to fixing it.Keep in mind that the SC Help Desk discord, as well as the GW2 subreddit have for good reasons strict rules about sharing bugs (rule 1: don't), so don't bother crossposting this video.
Quick Overview for Flower Strategy (Cerus CM) REMagic 2025-02-23 | HiThis is just a short 7 minute video on how to play the Flower strategy. With increased popularity of the strat on the Void Lounge discord I get asked more and more which PoV people should be watching.Watching a PoV for your role is a great idea, in this video I just make some general comments that are generally useful for everyone.I assume you already know how ToF CM works.
Flower Portal PVirt PoV | Cerus CM REMagic 2025-02-09 | Log: https://dps.report/4plU-20250209-144701_cerusSome greeding around 40%.
Flower Heal Chronomancer | Cerus CM REMagic 2025-02-02 | Log: https://dps.report/00CN-20250202-175952_cerusAhead of the Condi Virtuoso nerfs, I'm tinkering with a strategy that does not really need DPS Virtuosos, their cleave, or Bladesong Distortion (F4). This is quite promising, although there is still some amount of difficulty with it.
Condition Virtuoso - Detailed Rotation Guide REMagic 2025-01-01 | Log that this video is based on: https://dps.report/c3Wt-20241229-112450_golemVideo that corresponds to the log: youtube.com/watch?v=lHHSzouuiTsWritten Opener shown in the video: snowcrows.com/builds/raids/mesmer/condition-virtuoso(You can also find the gear and traits there!)Useful Beginner Information: snowcrows.com/builds/raids/mesmer/beginner-condition-virtuosoOpening Guide: youtube.com/watch?v=7TjXoZwM6rMHello there!I've wanted to do this updated video for a while, since my old 1 hour guide has been outdated for a while now.In the first 15ish minutes, I give some introductory guidance aimed at beginners.After that, the meat of the video follows, with a 45 minute explanation of every single decision made during the Condition Virtuoso benchmark.A lot of players say they learn best when they understand "why" things are done the way they are done, so in this part I invite you into my world of ability cooldowns lining up, or not.In the last part of the video, I include some useful information that is probably only relevant for 1% of players, but maybe you'll enjoy it regardless ;)Good luck with the build, and I hope you have a great day.- REMagic00:00 Introduction00:27 Basic Overview07:30 Rotation Loop13:48 Opening42:15 Resolving Collisions1:01:15 Bloodsong Counter1:02:32 Holding Keys1:10:25 Frameperfect Tricks1:15:24 Weapon Swaps and Aftercasts1:19:54 Signet of the Ether Timings1:23:09 Wrap-Up
Condition Virtuoso | 43060 DPS REMagic 2024-12-30 | Log: https://dps.report/c3Wt-20241229-112450_golem
Legendary Cerus | Condition Virtuoso | 33900 DPS REMagic 2024-12-29 | We went for a pretty fast LCM, this requires Virt to take a few portals early to focus on cleaving. A lot of things went wrong, still happy with my end number.Log: https://dps.report/q7VD-20241229-200324_cerus
ToF CM - Condi Virtuoso improvement project - Part 1 REMagic 2024-12-11 | Log 1: https://dps.report/xnDn-20241211-193529_cerusLog 2: https://dps.report/zv5H-20241211-194821_cerusLog 3: https://dps.report/UAy0-20241211-204436_cerusHello there!This is the first of a few videos on my journey to get better at Condi Virtuoso on this fight. In the past 8 months I have mainly hosted runs, and as a commander I am much more comfortable when I do not have to do a DPS rotation. For that reason, I have not often enough had the opportunity to truly work out a good and consistent DPS rotation for this fight.The best DPS log I've ever had was about 5 months ago where I hit 34.3k DPS. But that was just one log. My goal is to now spend a bit of time, to not only consistently accomplish those numbers, but actually go much higher.My ultimate goal is to reach 36k DPS on the fight, and be consistently above 35k DPS.So... let's see if this works out. Part of this project is to upload my PoVs so I, and others, can watch it, and spot errors I'm making so I can improve. This is always a great thing to do, something that I think a lot of players could benefit from doing - record your gameplay and rewatch it.A good side effect of the project is that there are currently a lot more support PoVs on youtube than there are "good" DPS povs. It's the reason I make those videos public rather than leaving them unlisted, so the collection of available PoVs can grow, and players can hopefully learn from them, too.00:00 33852 DPS07:57 34188 DPS15:59 34125 DPS
Bonking Ura in 2m59s | Alac Chrono PoV REMagic 2024-12-08 | Log: https://dps.report/LYTD-20241207-213253_uraA different look at Ura compared to usual pug runs: CCing as much as possible for Exposed uptime and bringing out mechanics. Turns out, Condi Mech is pretty good for this, because it has so much built-in CC and a free blink. Exposed also makes Condition DPS pretty good for the fight, because the %-dmg increase is higher than Power and you always have your condis already applied and immediately profit off of exposed, which makes getting the benefit from it pretty "passive" and hence easy to play. Many thanks to Bear, Florian, Seekin and Stef for participating earlierSquad (PoVs):(cMech) Airen(cMech) Asterius(cMech) Duse: youtu.be/dCtjxYefFIM(cMech) Henne: youtu.be/_BKtXCK4IWM(cMech) Jokuc: youtu.be/sn1J0mUTGMA(cMech) Minas: youtu.be/K1qTx9jPzLI(qCata) Jan(qCata) Vivve(alacChrono) REMagic: this video right here(HealDruid) Dur: youtu.be/jNZEzrn26rg
Scourge Portal North East Location Example REMagic 2024-12-07 | This is pretty much how it should be placed. Leaving enough space to the side for those without Distort, and within 600 range so Heralds can keep hitting with Spear abilities.Note how I saved my F5 for after the wall jump to immediately grant Protection to those who failed to jump.Log: https://dps.report/4pOl-20241207-231811_cerus
Cerus CM - Sub 10% North-East Scourge Portal strategy REMagic 2024-12-02 | Log: https://dps.report/6W11-20241202-182620_cerusJust an idea that's good for EoS, so it may also have merit in normal runs.Important to reapply protection after the wall jump. The strat cannot be done if you get a late-rage phase timing because then the add rage will block the position. In that case, adapt to standard arrow-to-star southern movement.
Wing 8 Decima - Heal Scourge - Stack Heal REMagic 2024-11-23 | Log: https://dps.report/jOwu-20241123-220016_bossWe're still practicing the wing (who isn't? :D) but I liked that it was fairly clean.I think to avoid the downstates in P3 we'll just put 2 and 3 people stacked together rather than stacking everyone at once.Worth pointing out is the use of Stability and Aegis in P3, to avoid the effect of the violent winds we use Stability, which leaves me with Serpent Siphon for the Knockback.I still need to more comfortable with the rotation of it, it's Work In Progress like everything.Music: youtube.com/watch?v=gH4l5wYOR8M
Quick Guide to ToF CM Progression - Condition Virtuoso REMagic 2024-11-10 | With the ToF Progathon approaching on Void Lounge (15th to 17th November 2024, see discord link below), I figured it's time to provide a beginner's resource for your first progression run as a Condi Virtuoso.Most progression runs should not expect you to know anything about the fight, but I know I am not alone in preferring to prepare myself as well as possible before taking on a challenge.This video is for those of you who also like to come prepared.Void Lounge Discord Link: discord.gg/voidloungecVirt build link: snowcrows.com/builds/raids/mesmer/condition-virtuosocVirt opening guide: youtube.com/watch?v=7TjXoZwM6rMcVirt beginner guide: snowcrows.com/builds/raids/mesmer/beginner-condition-virtuoso00:00 Gear00:50 Practice01:30 Golden Rule01:58 Commentary06:42 Empowered Despair09:57 Summary
Cerus CM - Flower Strategy - Heal Chrono with Mimic - with Strat Notes REMagic 2024-11-02 | In the bottom left corner I have some comments on the Portals I place.Log: https://dps.report/shgH-20241102-144006_cerusPhase 1: 00:00Phase 2: 01:40Phase 3: 04:08Enrage: 07:38
Cerus CM | Flower Strategy | Heal Chrono with Mimic REMagic 2024-11-01 | Log: https://dps.report/ZW8P-20241101-235143_cerus00:00 Phase 102:00 Phase 204:32 Phase 308:00 Enraged
GW2 Advanced Guide - Help, my damage is somehow still not amazing! REMagic 2024-10-27 | The goal of this video is to conclude the journey from zero to hero.Even though this is the shortest of the three videos I have uploaded so far, it describes the biggest achievement: Reaching 95% of the benchmark on a build. Any higher than this is only for personal ambition - in practice, 95% of the benchmark already covers the entire skill set that is needed to play a build at the highest possible level. At this point, it is more important to learn how to play specific bosses; and the skills we needed to get to this kind of bench number allow us to quite easily pick up on boss specific ideas.I hope you enjoyed following along on this journey and maybe can take this as some inspiration for your own progression.First Video: youtu.be/HQzG6tTPiGkSecond Video: youtu.be/-Yt3IjY4L9400:00 Introduction01:17 Meaning of 95%04:04 Learning Heat Management05:21 Leaving Grenade Kit07:30 Learning from Mistakes08:23 Pistol 5 Queuing09:10 Tracking Invisible Cooldowns11:09 Waiting vs Queuing12:30 Muscle Memory13:40 Taking Breaks15:05 Rotation Speed17:13 Concluding Remarks
GW2 Beginners Guide - Help, my damage is still not great! REMagic 2024-10-20 | This is part two (reupload to fix audio).First Video: youtu.be/HQzG6tTPiGkThird Video: youtu.be/iKFuIJKKhHgSome resources:Builds & Benchmarks: snowcrows.comSkill Queuing Rabbit Hole: reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/17jqnhi/small_gameplay_trick_you_can_and_should_queueSnow Crows Help Desk Discord (Rotation Questions are answered there): discord.gg/qTs63YHTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:29 Settings06:10 Autochains11:05 Skill Queuing12:53 Instant Casts13:53 Longer Queues16:50 Priority Skills20:05 Weapon Swapping23:05 Learning Opener28:39 The Path Forward29:28 Summary & Conclusion
Cerus CM - Heal Firebrand PoV REMagic 2024-10-10 | This is pre-expansion release, so no Spear yet. Now with Spear instead of Mace / Shield it would be even better. Also, you should run Shield of the Avenger for reflects! It's so good.Just making this public now because I am currently unable to make new videos :DLog: https://dps.report/N7S1-20240803-144941_cerus
Kodan Brothers | Alacrity/Quickness Chronomancer | 17.5 seconds REMagic 2024-10-03 | Log: https://dps.report/fWy4-20241001-215724_falln
GW2 Beginners Guide - Help, my damage is bad! REMagic 2024-09-29 | Why do I only reach 10k DPS when the bench shows 45k? An explanation.Follow up video: youtu.be/-Yt3IjY4L94Third video: youtu.be/iKFuIJKKhHg00:00 Introduction02:48 First Golem04:19 Boons and Condis11:19 Buff Food and Enhancement13:18 Gear19:19 Traits20:42 Summary
Cerus CM - Heal Chronomancer doing all portals REMagic 2024-09-28 | Just an idea on how to cut the Heal Scourge.Log: https://dps.report/O0Je-20240928-214104_cerus
[1:59] Ankka NM | Defender Virtuoso PoV REMagic 2024-09-28 | Log: https://dps.report/AZwM-20240927-204222_ankkaGiven the current state of power creep, we aimed to get a sub 2 mins Ankka NM.We went with a no healer comp in order to phase as quickly as possible.However, at the end it's a rng game, because you need to get the tether mechanic in P3 in order to not lose dps uptime.Also, the fast phase timings cause issues in the transition from P1 to P2, because if the Kraits spawn, the Specter has a hard time to quickly move into the second room.Squad:(pVirt) Airen: (pVirt) Dur: youtu.be/k7JTUaw0WpE(pVirt) Henne: (pVirt) REMagic: youtu.be/5vVZofPtjoA(pVin) Asterion: youtu.be/dpO_--lgb7I(pBers) Rickz: youtu.be/xAyngHAwDC8(aWb) Minas: youtu.be/9u_n5C1LPss(aSp) Jan: (qHer) Aeon: youtu.be/70dCiACQWXI(qHer) Stef:
Cerus CM - Six Unload Deadeyes REMagic 2024-09-25 | So anyway I started blasting.Log: https://dps.report/iooY-20240925-200615_cerus
[cA] Calamity | Virtual Contests | W5 COMPETITION | 12:32 REMagic 2024-09-23 | Logs:https://dps.report/Dbdi-20240901-185542_shhttps://dps.report/HRuj-20240908-182156_rrhttps://dps.report/R3XV-20240908-191309_eyeshttps://dps.report/WURZ-20240908-191629_sehttps://dps.report/7J4i-20240908-191629_bkhttps://dps.report/WFVz-20240908-195626_dhuum
Cerus CM - but I forgot how to do a rotation - Unload Deadeye REMagic 2024-09-22 | Log: https://dps.report/duVE-20240922-192740_cerusYes, the DPS is not good, I think around 1k DPS can quite easily be gained by taking a few more risks around 40% boss HP (and also at 10%) but then it's reaching its limits very soon.That being said, this is still enough DPS to do Cerus CM with - if every DPS player did as much DPS as I did, we would have still phased P3 in time and would be able to kill the boss.The silver lining of this build is really good CC, very good collection capabilities and extremely safe puddle drops.00:00 Phase 101:23 Split 101:44 Phase 203:44 Split 204:01 Phase 307:30 Final 10%
Cairn the Indomitable - 5 players, no actions - 7:37 REMagic 2024-09-19 | Log: https://dps.report/zkho-20240918-212740_cairn
[3:46] Harvest Temple | Power Alac Chronomancer PoV REMagic 2024-09-14 | Log: https://dps.report/97D0-20240913-214648_void
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