Hey wait a sec. . .Spirit Siphon lets you. . .

[MaximumSquid]

Target ANY spirit. . .Not just your own.

You can complete drain enemy spirits of energy.

This leaves some questions though. For one can spirits function after they are out of energy? I know earthbind will continue to function since it uses it's health as the energy source, but what about perseverance or even the attacking spirits like pain.

If you spectate a spirit it uses an ability to attack. It may take energy, but i'm not sure.

Also as a side note if you distract a spirits ability will it sit on it's @$$ for 20 seconds? That could make the elites bind rituals 100% worthless on top of the fact that you may be able to drain their full energy bar.

[Artemis Shadowhawk]

Yeah, you can shut down any spirit in several different ways. There are other spells that just steal life and spells like Spirit Siphon. I don't know about interrupting, but it could be.

In the long run, the spirits are still serving as meat - or, ethereal - shields. I'd much rather worry about hitting the spirit's creator than the actual spirit. Why waste an interrupt on a spirit when you can so much more easily interrupt the Ritualist himself?

If I were a ritualist and a shutdown mesmer or interrupt ranger started wasting time trying to stop my spirits, I think I'd be over-joyed.

[TBMarauder]

Interrupts, Hexes, conditions etc; none of them work on Binding Rituals.
But would 'Dissonance' interrupt an enemy Binding Ritual? Hmmm ...

[Artemis Shadowhawk]

Saying dissonance *interrupts* and based on your previous statement, I would deduct that it does not.

[MaximumSquid]

Interesting. . .

So can you hoze say the elite bind rituals by draining all their energy?

[Burneyy]

as they need their energy to cast: i'd guess yes

[Hendrixbrother]

I tested draining a spirit's energy (I think shadowsong?), and it continued to use its attacks at the same rate as it always does. I can only assume that their skills do not use energy, although I can't speak to every ritualist spirit, I would be very surprised if some used energy while others did not.

[MaximumSquid]

It's not game breaking to any build i've made so far, but it would be interesting to get to the bottom of this.

May just have to wait for the 24th!

[Zaxares]

I wonder if you can use Spirit Siphon on ranger spirits...

[MaximumSquid]

With the current wording you can, unless they change it.

[Patccmoi]

I used it last BWE and i didn't like it that much.

I don't think spirits even use energy, they just have some (like pets). I drained my own spirits and they kept working normally.

But what i didn't really like is that you gain very little energy from it, and it has a fairly long cooldown. Unless there ARE some spirits that use energy (maybe like the elite spirit healing people at random) i don't see the use for it atm.

I'm pretty sure that all the spirits attacking (Bloodsong, Dissonance, etc) don't need any energy for it, and i really doubt spirits like Union or Shelter need any too.

The only one i can currently think of that might use energy is the one sending heals (can't remember the name atm =/, Preservation?).

And yes, you can use it on ranger spirits.

[Siru]

Interrupts, Hexes, conditions etc; none of them work on Binding Rituals.
But would 'Dissonance' interrupt an enemy Binding Ritual? Hmmm ...
I don't know if 'Dissonance' will interupt but I've interupted many spirits.. Good question. Have to go build a spirit arena and let 'em fight each other :grin:

Spirits fighting each other = Canthan chess :laughing: