WHat Profs are most accepted for elite areas and which have no chance? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Serra_Nightbloom · Oct 09, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19

For elite areas, most team builds are set to beat a set of conditions as fast as possible. For farming, this means more gold per hour. Usually the party consists of a Tanking Character (Warrior/Dervish/Monk/Elementalist), Area of Effect Damage Dealers (Elementalist, Necromancer, Ranger, Smite Monks, Ritualist) and Healers (Healing and Protection Monks).

To get into elite groups, I rank the most accepted professions as follows:

1. Monks, 2 or more, can use heal, prot, bond, tank builds.
2. Ele, 2 or more, AOE damage, tank builds.
3. Necro, 1 or more, AOE damage, or degen builds.
4. Stance Tank.
5. Ranger (Mainly Barrage/Interrupt or Conditions builds).
6. Ritualist (Spirit Spammer, Splinter/Barrage/Interrupt, Healer).
7. Dervish (Tank)
8. Paragon
9. Mesmer
10. Assassin

This order will only change if better team builds are created which utilize paragon, mesmer, and assassin professions.

freaky naughty · Oct 09, 2007, 08:26 PM // 20:26

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Originally Posted by Crom The Pale

I have to dissagree with Freaky Naughty, Mesmers do very well against Kanaxai.

They can shut down his skills, empathy does deal nice dmg to him and they can remove/shatter enchants better than any other class.

As for the pure damage aspect of a mesmer they do not have much in the way of aoe dmg. However with the use of the Signet of Illusions they can pack all the firepower of an ele or rit and still bring all the interupts and other shutdown skills that make mesmers so usefull.

A slow hex may not seam like much till your monk is being chased by a lvl 18 war.

Nah dude they can;t shut down Demonic something I just can't remember it lol. It has a cast time of about half a second I believe. I heard the best way to interrupt it is with chillblains so a necro would be more helpful there. Btw empathy would last half the normal time since Kanaxai is a boss therefore making a mesmer less useful

Crom The Pale · Oct 09, 2007, 10:34 PM // 22:34

FYI mesmer can slow down casting time on foes, and use diversion to lengthen the recharge of skills. Also Faction bosses deal extra dmg rather than half hex/conditions.

Degen and Eburn also work on him as well. And since a mesmer can shatter his enchants for 100+dmg interupting them is not such a big deal.

Oct 09, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19	#21
Serra_Nightbloom Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Profession: N/Me	For elite areas, most team builds are set to beat a set of conditions as fast as possible. For farming, this means more gold per hour. Usually the party consists of a Tanking Character (Warrior/Dervish/Monk/Elementalist), Area of Effect Damage Dealers (Elementalist, Necromancer, Ranger, Smite Monks, Ritualist) and Healers (Healing and Protection Monks). To get into elite groups, I rank the most accepted professions as follows: 1. Monks, 2 or more, can use heal, prot, bond, tank builds. 2. Ele, 2 or more, AOE damage, tank builds. 3. Necro, 1 or more, AOE damage, or degen builds. 4. Stance Tank. 5. Ranger (Mainly Barrage/Interrupt or Conditions builds). 6. Ritualist (Spirit Spammer, Splinter/Barrage/Interrupt, Healer). 7. Dervish (Tank) 8. Paragon 9. Mesmer 10. Assassin This order will only change if better team builds are created which utilize paragon, mesmer, and assassin professions. Last edited by Serra_Nightbloom; Oct 09, 2007 at 08:27 PM // 20:27..

Oct 09, 2007, 10:34 PM // 22:34	#23
Crom The Pale Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Ageis Ascending Profession: W/	FYI mesmer can slow down casting time on foes, and use diversion to lengthen the recharge of skills. Also Faction bosses deal extra dmg rather than half hex/conditions. Degen and Eburn also work on him as well. And since a mesmer can shatter his enchants for 100+dmg interupting them is not such a big deal.