Sometimes, a negative effect spawn in the Beneficial effect list of enemies, with a great advantage for their duration : the enemies cant reduce them (not affected by resolve). 

But you can prolonge them!

It is easy with a Tactician-Priest, and more again with also a rogue in the party :

In first, using the Blunderbuss with Powder Burns will Blind the priest (>>Confusion because of Tactician), and he can cast 2 Salvation of Time on enemies. Once, casting Disciplined Barrage (or upgrade) will clear the Blind effect, triggering Brilliant by the way if the target is flancked (Hand Mortar Distract on crit, Mule Kick disoriente). Repeating this Attack-and-clear trigger brilliant each time, and refresh the spell list each time (so not every 6s but in 3 or 4s). After refreshed, a new Powder Burn confuse the Tactician Priest which can cast again SoT on the enemy.

With a rogue (persistante disctraction) it is really easy to trigger Brilliant in chain, with Engaging-disengaging "dance".

That seems tedious but it is because my explanations are unclear. In practice, it is simple, and the effects concerned are enought good to think about a Tactician-Priest in a party composition :

• No Quarter (Rakhan's Field Boots, downed (2s) without resistance or immunity)
• Run Through (Whispers of the Endless Path, Downed (4s) and DoT, ...)
• Bring Low (Rust's Poignard, -10 all defenses)
• Brittle Frost / Deep Freese (Tarn's Respite, -1 deflection / action speed on hit, 10stacks)
• Prepare the Offering (Sanguine Greatsword, -15 deflection vs melee, -2 slash AR)
• Judge (Magistrate's Cudgel, +10acc vs the enemy)
• Debauchry (Pukkestabber, "false" stun effect (without resistance or immunity against) on crit vs kith or wilder)

In picture :

This is certainly the harder CC strategy vs all bosses.

By the way, Preparing the Offering bounce with Driving Flight, and Run Through DoT is affected by weapon enchantment and Deathblows etc.

Edited October 7, 20223 yr by Constentin Lévine

But don't you need Confusion to cast SoT on foes in the first place?

2 minutes ago, Elric Galad said:

But don't you need Confusion to cast SoT on foes in the first place?

Ah yes indeed, so at first a Blunderbuss attack before, I edit the post! 

7 minutes ago, Constentin Lévine said:

Ah yes indeed, so at first a Blunderbuss attack before, I edit the post! 

It took me time to realize Distracted from Blunderbusses causes Confusion on a Tactician 😉

By the way, BPM Tactician is also Confused while under 50% health. (It also causes them +50% Recovery malus.)

This is supposed to be a nerf, but I guess it allows some specific cheese without involving Distracted (which BPM blunderbusses don't cause ; streetfighter nerf) 

I forgot to say, about Judge (magistrate's Cudgel) the +10acc bonus work, for the wearer, only if the weapon is equipped but with everything (spells, etc).