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\subsection{Thief}
-Thieves can block all eggs reliably, however they lack the invulnerability skills necessary to block husks or AoEs.
+Thieves can block all eggs reliably, however they lack the invulnerability skills necessary to block husks or AoEs
+\footnote{This is strictly speaking not true, as they can \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Steal}{Steal} rum from pirates, giving them a \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Drink_(stolen_skill)}{3 second invulnerability skill}. For blocking purposes though this is not enough.}.
As for your egg blocking skills, you have access to \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Smoke_Screen}{\uskill{Smoke Screen}} and \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Seal_Area}{\uskill{Seal Area}} (after using \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Prepare_Seal_Area}{\uskill{Prepare Seal Area}}).
@@ -797,7 +798,8 @@ Therefore, choosing Spellbreaker over Core Warrior can give you a bit of a safet
\subsection{Necromancer}
-Necromancers are sadly the worst profession to block on, as their only blocking skill is \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Corrosive_Poison_Cloud}{\uskill{Corrosive Poison Cloud}}.
+Necromancers are sadly the worst profession to block on, as their only blocking skill is \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Corrosive_Poison_Cloud}{\uskill{Corrosive Poison Cloud}}
+\footnote{This is strictly speaking not true, as \skill{Reaper Shroud}{2}{\href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Death\%27s_Charge}{Death's Charge}} can also destroy projectiles. However, using it is more than finnicky, making it rather useless for blocking}.
This skill is enough to block a full egg spit, but since you cannot distinguish between egg and husk spits, you might end up wasting it on a husk spit, leaving you without a skill for the next egg spit.
Therefore, you need a second egg blocker with whom you can coordinate, so that at least one of you has a blocking skill ready.