Honestly, I feel you on the ping issues. Dealing with high latency in endgame raids is a nightmare when you rely on skill combos that have long animations. If you're nervous about wasting your gold, I honestly think maxing Pounce is the safer bet compared to Shred. Even if you miss the timing sometimes, the mobility is just too good to pass up for dodging boss mechanics. You basically get way more survivability which helps a ton when you are still learning the raid patterns. I usually run Pounce alongside Logitech G502 Hero High Performance Wired Gaming Mouse because the extra side buttons let me trigger the dash instantly without moving my fingers too much. It makes it way easier to react when stuff hits the fan. If you want to play it safe, just stick to maxing out the movement abilities first. It might feel like your DPS is slightly lower than a full Shred build, but staying alive is way more important for those solo clears anyway. Don't stress too much about the meta, just focus on what keeps you on the field. If you get stuck on a specific boss encounter later, just let me know and I can try to walk you through how I positioned for it.

To add to the point above: are you prioritizing raw DPS or survivability? I've found Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro 30K Optical Sensor helps with timing. What build setup are you running exactly?

Building on the earlier suggestion, I would suggest focusing on Rip and Rupture instead if you find Shred too slow. Pounce is fine for speed, but these two offer better sustain.

• Prioritize cooldown reduction gear
• Avoid stacking animation-heavy skills during lag spikes
• Keep Rupture at level 5 for the bleed proc Be careful with your skill points, just make sure to test the rotations before committing all that gold.