Curse

Poise · Oct 05, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30

Hello, and welcome to my first post

I'm new to GW and its PvP, so please feel free to critique this build, offer advice, or etc. I think this is a fairly novel build, but I haven't been around long enough to be sure. Note though that I have only used this in Fort Aspenwood (Luxon), and I don't have enough experience to say whether it would work elsewhere or not, though I'd be interested to have someone test it in GvG.

Equipment:
Armor: I have all Shrouded with a Vanguard Guise (-20%blind), but an alternative setup would be workable if desired.
Daggers: Zealous 15^50 of Fortitude, with Silencing 15^50 of Fortitude on swap.

Attributes:
You have only 1 skill from CS, the rest are from DM and SA.
My current setup, due to lack of funds:
Dagger Mastery: 13 (11+2)
Shadow Arts: 12 (11+1)
Critical Strikes: 10 (7+2+1)

An alternative setup that would probably be better:
Dagger Mastery: 14 (11+2+1)
Shadow Arts: 13 (11+2)
Critical Strikes: 8 (7+1) (8=minimum for +2energy gain on crits)

Skills: (Commentary based on my setup)
1. Leaping Mantis Sting - +19dmg, cripples moving targets
2. Jungle Strike - +23dmg, +27dmg to crippled targets
3. Twisting Fangs - +17dmg, bleeding and deep wounds for 15sec
4. Shadow Refuge - 9regen, +68health if attacking when it ends
5. Wild Blow - cant be blocked/evaded, removes stance from target
6. Beguiling Haze - interrupts a spell, causes 10sec daze
7. Viper's Defense or Dark Escape (your choice, I prefer Viper) - escape function, poison abilities
8. Shadow of Haste - constant speed boost, escape function

Strategy/Advantages:
In this build you have damage+conditions, multi-class shutdown, near-constant speed boosts, and escape abilities. Your 3-chain attack should give approx. 150 damage, cripple, bleeding, and deep wounds. You should have SoH up pretty much all the time. Use Vipers for a cancel to get out of danger in a pinch. Or, in those rare situations when you don't have SoH up, Vipers can also get you out of a body-block or poison that annoying Ranger on the wall. You want to hit low AL targets, dangerous casters/healers, and people running amber. With their long casting times, Ele's and Necro's are particularly easy to daze. You are also very good at helping kiting teammates, and de-stancing that W/X thats killing your turtle while he tanks the 4 Luxon Warriors. Play the build a bit, and I'm sure you'll see how it works and where its value is to the team.

Disadvantages/Weakness:
You have no hex removal, and no blind removal. You are susceptible to high degen. You cannot solo a mine (who cares?).

PS - Was Gladiators Arena the right place to post this? I've seen other 'build' posts moved, but The Campfire clearly states that it is for PvE, not PvP.

Shuuda · Oct 06, 2006, 06:58 AM // 06:58

Hmm, looks sound. Nice to see a build that uses beguiling haze at last.