Curse

Teutonic Paladin · Feb 09, 2007, 02:05 AM // 02:05

So this is our guild's build. We were wondering if anyone has any suggestions for how we can improve.

Number of players:8

Player1: Warrior/Monk

Tactics: 12+1+1
Axe Mastery: 11+1
Strength: 6

- Steady Stance {E}
- Desperation Blow
- Drunken Blow
- "Fear Me!"
- Distracting Blow
- "Watch Yourself!"
- Healing Signet
- Resurrection Signet

Player2: Warrior/Monk

Tactics: 12+1+1
Axe Mastery: 11+1
Strength: 6

- Steady Stance {E}
- Desperation Blow
- Drunken Blow
- "Fear Me!"
- Distracting Blow
- Bull's Strike
- Healing Signet
- Resurrection Signet

Player3: Dervish/Ritualist

Mysticism: ?
Scythe Mastery: ?
Wind Prayers: ?

- Avatar of Grenth {E}
- Mystic Sweep
- Victorious Sweep
- Crippling Sweep
- Heart of Fury
- Lyssa's Haste
- Extend Enchantments
- Resurrection Signet

Player4: Mesmer/Monk

12+1+1 Domination
11+1 Fast Casting
6 Healing Prayers

- Energy Surge {E}
- Energy Burn
- Spiritual Pain
- Blackout
- Diversion
- Signet of Humility
- Draw Conditions
- Resurrection Chant

Player5: Elementalist/Monk

Energy Storage: 12+1
Air Magic: 12+1+1

- Elemental Attunement {E}
- Enervating Charge
- Lightning Orb
- Gale
- Air Attunement
- Blinding Flash
- Windborne Speed
- Resurrection Signet

Player6: Monk/Elementalist

12+1+1 Protection Prayers
9+1 Healing Prayers
9+1 Divine Favor

- Divert Hexes {E}
- Gift of Health
- Reversal of Fortune
- Dismiss Condition
- Protective Spirit
- Shield of Absorption
- Aegis
- Glyph of Lesser Energy

Player7: Monk/Elementalist

12+1+1 Healing Prayers
10+1 Protection Prayers
8+1 Divine Favor

- Healer's Boon {E}
- Signet of Rejuvenation
- Ethereal Light
- Words of Comfort
- Jamei's Gaze
- Heal Party
- Aegis
- Glyph of Lesser Energy

Player8: Necromancer/Assassin

10+1+1 Blood Magic
10+2 Curses
7 Deadly Arts
9 Shadow Arts

Weapons
Main set: Halves skill recharge + hale and Hearty
hide energy: Ebon PVP Axe of Defense +armor - energy / Chakram of Fortitude +armor - energy

Armor: Blood Scar + minor blood
Radiant insignias + sup vigor, + vitae on legs = arms

HP 545
E 55 >>>>

Skills:
- Plague Signet {E}
- Blood of the Aggressor
- Life Siphon
- Parasitic Bond
- Faintheartedness
- Enduring Toxin
- Feigned Neutrality
- Dash

Thomas.knbk · Feb 09, 2007, 10:53 AM // 10:53

I wonder why that necro is there...If you want to let him run, there are better options. Just use an LoD or something.
Your ele is pretty useless too. His enchants will be pwned by grenth, and then he's useless. Better use a water ele with Water Trident imo. That skill alone gives quite good protection against their melee. Add snares on him too, and you have a way better character than your current one.

Teutonic Paladin · Feb 09, 2007, 11:56 AM // 11:56

The necro is there to help repel gankers, we've been using him to run the flag out of base and then the Elementalist windbornes the Grenth (if avatar is down) or a warrior to grab the flag and bring it to stand.

Eilsys · Feb 10, 2007, 07:13 AM // 07:13

Build in general:

- More Aegis? You've got /Mo secondaries, might as well put a third copy to round out the chain.

- What is the runner? Flashbot? Necromancer?

Warriors: You're making poor use of the adrenaline from Steady Stance.

You might have one W/A with: Savage Slash/Distracting Blow, Steady Stance, Desperation Blow, Drunken Blow, Final Thrust, Healing Signet, Dash, Signet of Malice. That's a mobile Warrior with condition removal, and you don't need to spec in Strength at all. The other Warrior could be W/Mo with Mending Touch or whatever you want. As it is, you've got a FotM, but a bad variation.

Mesmer: Dump Spiritual Pain. It serves no purpose other than damage, and it looks like you've got more of a pressure build than a spike. Bring PD for e-management and interrupting, or Guilt/Shame, whatever. Right now you've just dumped a ton of popular crap onto the Mesmer bar, and are hoping it does some good.

Elementalist: I'm wondering why you've got a Flashbot with dual attunements... you can do better for your elite slot (E-prod might be a better idea), and you could put use some Heal Party as well (you've maxed out your Energy Storage, might put it to use).

Jaws Of Doom · Feb 12, 2007, 06:21 PM // 18:21

You seem to be putting a lot of hope that they are running a very standard pressure build. Any condition or hex heavy team could mow this down as you only have one real way to remove either of those two problems. Combined with no Heal Party or LoD spams, and heavy degen can easily wipe you.

Also, who do you split offensively against spike teams? Your frontline seems very split unfriendly, the necro is the "runner" I believe, so unless you split your midline, you'll have to just try to duke it out with them. And that might not end well since you only have two key prot spells to use...