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Am I A Good Sin · Jan 21, 2007, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Hey. This is a build i thought up that might do well for a new guild. idk if it will work though seeing as this is my first GvG build that i have created. I must give credit to:
JR for giving me a few ideas on the Thumper and a few other builds that led to this final build.
Every1 in JR's "standard character build" sticky for the ideas they had.
Anet for making a great game.

Gale Warrior

Warrior/Elementalist
Level: 20

Swordsmanship: 15 (11+4)
Tactics: 11 (10+1)
Air Magic: 5

- Sever Artery (Swordsmanship)
- Gash (Swordsmanship)
- Galrath Slash (Swordsmanship)
- "Watch Yourself!" (Tactics)
- Auspicious Parry [Elite] (Tactics)
- Healing Signet (Tactics)
- Gale (Air Magic)
- Resurrection Signet ()

SF nuker

Elementalist/Monk
Level: 20

Energy Storage: 12 (11+1)
Fire Magic: 14 (12+2)
Healing Prayers: 6

- Fireball (Fire Magic)
- Meteor (Fire Magic)
- Liquid Flame (Fire Magic)
- Searing Flames [Elite] (Fire Magic)
- Immolate (Fire Magic)
- Draw Conditions (Protection Prayers)
- Purge Conditions (Monk other)
- Resurrection Signet ()

Ranger

Ranger/Monk
Level: 20

Expertise: 12 (10+2)
Marksmanship: 11
Wilderness Survival: 11 (10+1)

- Distracting Shot (Expertise)
- Punishing Shot [Elite] (Marksmanship)
- Savage Shot (Marksmanship)
- Pin Down (Marksmanship)
- Apply Poison (Wilderness Survival)
- Whirling Defense (Expertise)
- Throw Dirt (Expertise)
- Resurrection Signet ()

Zealous Benediction monk

Monk/Warrior
Level: 20

Divine Favor: 12 (11+1)
Healing Prayers: 10
Protection Prayers: 12 (10+2)

- Reversal of Fortune (Protection Prayers)
- Zealous Benediction [Elite] (Protection Prayers)
- Signet of Devotion (Divine Favor)
- Mend Condition (Protection Prayers)
- Spell Shield (Divine Favor)
- Gift of Health (Healing Prayers)
- Guardian (Protection Prayers)
- Aegis (Protection Prayers)

Thumper

Ranger/Warrior
Level: 20

Expertise: 7 (6+1)
Beast Mastery: 13 (11+2)
Hammer Mastery: 12

- Charm Animal (Beast Mastery)
- Comfort Animal (Beast Mastery)
- Ferocious Strike [Elite] (Beast Mastery)
- Tiger's Fury (Beast Mastery)
- Staggering Blow (Hammer Mastery)
- Heavy Blow (Hammer Mastery)
- Crushing Blow (Hammer Mastery)
- Resurrection Signet ()

Flag runner

Elementalist/Monk
Level: 20

Energy Storage: 12 (11+1)
Air Magic: 12 (10+2)
Water Magic: 11 (10+1)

- Storm Djinn's Haste (Air Magic)
- Blinding Flash (Air Magic)
- Lightning Orb (Air Magic)
- Shatterstone [Elite] (Water Magic)
- Chilling Winds (Air Magic)
- Ice Prison (Water Magic)
- Vapor Blade (Water Magic)
- Resurrection Signet ()

Reaper's Mark Necro

Necromancer/Monk
Level: 20

Soul Reaping: 11 (9+2)
Blood Magic: 9
Death Magic: 12 (11+1)
Smiting Prayers: 6

- Reaper's Mark [Elite] (Soul Reaping)
- Rotting Flesh (Death Magic)
- Vile Miasma (Death Magic)
- Malign Intervention (Death Magic)
- Blood Renewal (Blood Magic)
- Blood Ritual (Blood Magic)
- Scourge Healing (Smiting Prayers)
- Resurrection Signet ()

B-Light monk

Monk/Warrior
Level: 20

Divine Favor: 13 (11+2)
Healing Prayers: 10
Protection Prayers: 12 (10+2)

- Reversal of Fortune (Protection Prayers)
- Blessed Light [Elite] (Divine Favor)
- Signet of Devotion (Divine Favor)
- Mend Condition (Protection Prayers)
- Gift of Health (Healing Prayers)
- Healing Touch (Healing Prayers)
- Guardian (Protection Prayers)
- Aegis (Protection Prayers)

Sry its out of order. The character builder i used from Gwfreaks used this code as an export so i didnt change it in case i messed something up. other than that all the attributes are right. Ty for any future ideas on this build. I really need them. My guild is fairly new so tell me if there is anything that may be to complex for 3-5 experienced players and a lot of new players.

Thomas.knbk · Jan 21, 2007, 09:49 PM // 21:49

Keep in mind the characters in that thread are severely outdated for the most part. For instance, you'd want your Thumpers to have Rampage as One nowadays.
Gale wars use Shock because Gale was nerfed. And Aususpicious Parry is crap.
Give that ranger Burning Arrow. Outside of Rspike, Punishing Shot is crap.

*lemming* · Jan 21, 2007, 10:39 PM // 22:39

There are a plethora of suboptimal/outdated skills in this build. Ferocious Strike? Spell Shield? Gale on a Warrior?

Besides problems with individual builds, I think this build could use more synergy. I'm assuming that it's meant to be some kind of pressure, but if so, you should focus more on overloading on a specific type of pressure.

Am I A Good Sin · Jan 22, 2007, 01:20 AM // 01:20

So burning arrow for punishing shot. Shock for gale. RaO for ferocious strike. Dragon slash for galrath and shield stance for parry? That sound better? Well the ele has a nice degen pressure coupled with the ranger burning and interrupting mend condition/ailment with the necro adding his degen and less benefit from healing I figured that would cover degen pressure and hexes. I'm sorta new to the thumper. I suppose that could do with the most help. The warrior should be good on tanking now. What about the monks? Anything I need for them? I think the 2 eles r ok now. Anything else I should do?
Dragon slash & shield stance & shock for parry & galrath & gale
Burning arrow for punishing shot
And could some1 give me a standard build of RaO thumper? I'm not all that familiar with it.
So r the changes in the build better?

-.- · Jan 22, 2007, 06:01 AM // 06:01

Searing Flames without Glowing Gaze or Fire Attunement = low on energy fast.

TheOneMephisto · Jan 22, 2007, 09:32 PM // 21:32

No offense, but this build just isn't very good...

Little skill synergy (either within or between characters), use of sub-par skills, and not a really god understanding of the what/why/how of different template characters.

Just some examples:

The idea that warriors should be "tanking" is just wrong.
SF ele without major energy management can't keep up with energy.
Punishing shot is a crap elite even in Rspike.
Aegis on a monk without glyph of lesser.
Outdated thumper running staggering->heavy rather than just bash.
A runner with little-no self survivability.
etc.