Curse

Johnny Madhouse · Dec 15, 2007, 05:07 AM // 05:07

As anyone familar with AB knows, a good AB build should be versatile and durable. The paragon, with it's disgustingly varied toolbelt, is a wonderful candidate for AB. Here is my favorite AB build of late. At the beginnings of battles, I find I am not often targeted, but as the battle wears on I find myself getting jumped more and more.

Attributes:
Leadership 12
Command 11
Spear Mastery 13

Skills:
[skill]Expel Hexes[/skill][skill]Holy Spear[/skill][skill]Spear of Lightning[/skill][skill]Burning Shield[/skill][skill]"Go for the Eyes!"[/skill][skill]Anthem of Weariness[/skill][skill]Spear Swipe[/skill][skill]"Fall Back!"[/skill]

Expel Hexes can be replaced with Empathic Removal if conditions are being used a lot on the opposing team. I usually run Expel simply because of N/Me that like to pile hexes on one target.

Holy Spear tears through minion masters and ritualists and does hefty damage to mobs besides, as well as proving a cheap adrenal attack skill that ups dps significantly.

Spear of Lightning is disgustingly broken. A cheap skill with a quick recharge, it can easily do 90 dmg to 60 AL targets.

Burning Shield is fun to use on Sins and Warriors.

GFTE is energy management, and affects all allies so you can help as many people as you want with it.

Anthem of Weariness also affects all allies, making a friendly mob with non-casters in it a veritable weakening machine.

Spear Swipe is an easy daze, which in AB often means an easy kill.

Fall Back is plain awesome, and helps everyone you happen to pair up with.

thinkingofaname · Dec 15, 2007, 06:05 AM // 06:05

Thats nice ... but you need a self heal for ab. I wouldnt use burning shield either, since its inferior to shield bash in every way. Seeing you are P/Me, I guess its fine if you are really worried about sin combos.

candyman_sb · Dec 15, 2007, 08:52 AM // 08:52

It's missing an IAS and I'm not sure which one to take. Agresive refrain is pretty hard to maintain in AB but thats probably your best option.
Soldiers fury has a shity condition and takes your elite. And you need a selfheal unless you have a monk all the time.

moko · Dec 15, 2007, 12:23 PM // 12:23

buiiiiiiiiiiiiild thread.