Curse

JYX · Feb 10, 2006, 11:20 PM // 23:20

Simple and quick question: does expertise affect binding rituals? I know supposedly it must since it affects basically everything else including glyphs and signets under Primal Echoes. But the skill descriptions in this game are famously undescriptive and anyone's actually tested this out I'd be glad.

If this works, I'd be able to cook up a build.

Guardian of the Light · Feb 11, 2006, 07:20 AM // 07:20

Yes expertise affects binding rituals

JYX · Feb 11, 2006, 11:46 AM // 11:46

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Ranger / Ritualist
Expertise: 14 (10+1+3)
Beastmastery: 9 (8+1)
Communing Magic 12

Oath Shot
10 (4) energy 0 cast 20 recharge
If Oath Shot hits, all of your skills except Oath Shot are recharged. If it misses, all your skills are disabled for 10 seconds. (50% miss chance with expertise less than 7.)

Whirling Defense
10 (4) energy 0 cast 60 recharge
For 19 seconds, you have a 75% chance to "Block" attacks. Whenever you block an attack this way, adjacent foes take 11 piercing damage.

Symbiosis/Fertile Season
5 (2) energy 5 cast 60 recharge
Symbiosis: Create a level 6 Spirit. For creatures within its range, for each enchantment on a creature, that cretaure's maximum health is increased by 101. This Spirit dies after 102 seconds.
5 energy 5 cast 60 recharge
Fertile Season: Create a level 6 spirit. For creature's within its range, every creature's maximum health is increased by 230 and they gain +15 armor. This spirit dies after 33 seconds.

Soothing
10 (4) en, 5 cast, 60 recharge
Binding Ritual. Create a level 8 Spirit. All foes within its range take twice as long to build adrenaline. This Spirit dies after 39 seconds.

Shelter
10 (4) en, 5 cast, 60 recharge
Binding Ritual. Create a Level 8 Spirit. Allies within its range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. When this Spirit prevents damage, it loses 60-36 Health. This spirit lasts 54 seconds.

Union
15 (7) en, 3 cast, 60 recharge
Binding Ritual. Create a level 7 Spirit. Whenever an ally in its range takes damage, that damage is reduced by 15 and the Spirit takes 15 damage. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds.

Displacement
15 (7) en, 3 cast, 60 recharge
Binding Ritual. Create a level 8 Spirit. Attacks made by foes within its range are "evaded." Every time an attack is evaded in this way, this Spirit takes 54 damage. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds.

Resurrection Siget
Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.

Thanks, well in that case this would work. You can probably tell but the way it works out is you throw on whirling defense which should help with interrupts etc, spam all your spirits, then oath shot to recharge and do it all again. The spirits take exactly 21 seconds to put up in order which is almost exactly the oath shot recharge. These spirits are protective ones, and usually don't last very long which is why I chose them...but well...you can just use your favorites XP