Power Block in Raids?

Is it merely recommend because all Grandmasters kinda suck or can you actually make use of it against the bosses..?

Until this balance patch, shattering as a chrono tank in raids was not a good idea, because you would lose your avengers, and lose a large source of alacrity. So mental anguish was useless, even more so because the few times you wanted to shatter was either CS or diversion for some emergency CC if your group couldn't get it together. So 1 of the 3 traits did literally nothing for your build (it only affects MW and CoF).

Imagined burden only affects GS, and GS isn't part of any mesmer raid build. So again, even after the buffs it just got, imagined burden did, and still does, absolutely nothing for your build at all.

So 2 of the 3 GM traits in domination don't help your build in any way shape or form. As useless as it is in a raid environment, power block at least ostensibly helps your build out by dealing some extra damage and applying weakness.

But to answer your question, no its not actually useful against the bosses. Its just that it at least does something, even if its unnoticeable in the scope of the entire fight.

Now though, with the overhaul of the class, mesmer builds may focus more around shattering. If this is the case, then mental anguish will absolutely be a better choice to take for raids than power block.

If taking domination, mental anguish is far better than power block. You'll be shattering F1 very frequently, so it'll get you a very solid chunk of damage while power block gets you almost nothing.

@OriOri.8724 said:Imagined burden only affects GS, and GS isn't part of any mesmer raid build. So again, even after the buffs it just got, imagined burden did, and still does, absolutely nothing for your build at all.

Isn't the GS + S/S dps build only slightly behind S/S + S/F?

For the record I’m not trying to set a DPS record here. I’ve got plenty of DPS-built alts.

I’m currently running a Berserker/Commander support Chrono because it is something I’ve not done before.