As an Illusionist, how can I beat a fury?

[Netzoko]

I don't see any way at all. As soon as the fight starts i'm down to 20% health from that storm nuke, then I try desperately to beat you down, which you heal quickly, then I get hit with a different nuke and die. Your nukes are better than mine, plus you heal. My stuns only last around 3 seconds, and stifle is resisted 90% of the time... What is there I can do? I'm just looking for some tips when fighting you guys, I suck apparently. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Darkor]

<p>I can call myself an well equipped and skilled Fury but those illusionists on Venekor totally destroy me.</p><p>The first few spells ALWAYS get reflected so basically the first nukes/dots/debuffs hit me. By the time he has no longer that reflect buff up i am mezzed to hell and get debuffed. They throw so many different things on me, no time and no power to cure it. Cause the longer the fight = less chance to win.</p><p>You  need to play with all your given utilies.</p>

[PsycoSWG]

<p>Yea as a fury illusionists are almost impossible to beat without freedom potions.</p><p>Mez, stun, stifles, reflect, and power drain eat you alive. So furies have to kill you super fast to win.</p><p>And even with freedom of mind/action potions, it's a close thing. The reflect just kills us, and now it is worse that we can't cure as much. Then you have to fight through the power drain. We waste a LOT of power and illusionists are very good at making it worse lol.</p><p>A good illusionist will always win against a fury imo, simply because the amount of tools they have that basically counter everything furies have.</p>

[Netzoko]

Cool, thanks for the advice. To be honest I'm glad to hear that its just me, and not my class. At least I can work to fix something <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Splintered]

<cite>Netzoko wrote:</cite><blockquote>Cool, thanks for the advice. To be honest I'm glad to hear that its just me, and not my class. At least I can work to fix something <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> there also talking tier 7 combat, were illus really shine with all the control. I don't believe you will get reflect until lvl 58?...

[TuxDave]

Wow, I really can't imagine how an illusionist would lose to a Fury.  I never started dueling until I was a lvl 60 illusionist and against any spell class it was pretty much a guaranteed win.  With your stuns/interrupts/stifles and your personae doing the same thing, it's basically a free for nuke fest.  However yes if you do end up with a ton of resists in a row it's pretty frustrating seeing all your work disappear after a couple heals.

[CodeKill]

<p>Big thing to fighting a cor/illi for a fury are;</p><p>1. Max out Mental Resists</p><p>2. Root and snare</p><p>3. Debuff</p><p>4. Nuke like _ _ _ _!!</p><p>Don't forget to heal yerself.</p>