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Jared The Faithfull · Apr 24, 2006, 12:00 PM // 12:00

Dunno if it would work, but I think it is pretty sound. Once the hexes are on, it’s gg I think.

Migraine Persistence Me/Mo

Illusion Magic: 12+1+3
Inspiration Magic: 10+1
Fast Casting: 8+1

Migraine [Elite] (Illusion Magic)
Conjure Phantasm (Illusion Magic)
Imagined Burden (Illusion Magic)
Mantra Of Persistence (Inspiration Magic)
Power Drain (Inspiration Magic)
Drain Enchantment (Inspiration Magic)
Distortion (Illusion Magic)
Resurrection Signet ()

Sword Tactics W/N

Swordmanship: 12+1+3
Tactics: 11+1
Strength: 6+1

Savage Slash (Swordsmanship)
Distracting Blow ()
Final Thrust (Swordsmanship)
‘Shields Up!’ (Tactics)
Frenzy ()
Healing Signet (Tactics)
‘Charge!’ (Tactics)
Resurrection Signet ()

Hex Aegis N/Mo

Blood Magic: 12+1+3
Curses: 10+1+1
Protection Prayers: 8
Rest in Soul Reaping +1

Offering Of Blood (Blood Magic)
Aegis (Protection Prayers)
Life Siphon (Blood Magic)
Shadow Of Fear (Curses)
Faintheartedness (Curses)
Draw Conditions (Protection Prayers)
Blood Ritual (Blood Magic)
Resurrection Signet ()

Boon Protector Mo/Me

Inspiration Magic : 10
Divine Favour : 11+1+1
Protection Prayers : 10+3

Divine Boon (Divine Favour)
Reversal Of Fortune (Protection Prayers)
Protective Spirit (Protection Prayers)
Signet Of Devotion (Divine Favour)
Mend Condition (Protection Prayers)
Inspired Hex (Inspiration Magic)
Mantra Of Recall [Elite] (Inspiration Magic)
Contemplation of Purity (Divine Favour)

Migraine Rezmer Me/Mo

Illusion Magic: 12+1+3
Fast Casting: 8+1
Inspiration Magic: 10+1

Migraine (Illusion Magic)
Conjure Phantasm (Illusion Magic)
Power Drain (Inspiration Magic)
Mantra Of Persistence (Inspiration Magic)
Remove Hex ()
Drain Enchantment (Inspiration Magic)
Distortion (Illusion Magic)
Resurrect ()

Shock Axe W/E

Axe Mastery: 12+1+3
Strength: 11+1
Air Magic: 6

Shock (Air Magic)
Frenzy ()
Eviscerate (Axe Mastery)
Executioner’s Blow (Axe Mastery)
Disrupting Chop (Axe Mastery)
Bull’s Strike (Strength)
Rush (Strength)
Resurrection Signet ()

Boon Protector Mo/Me

Inspiration Magic: 10
Protection Prayers: 10+3
Divine Favour: 11+1+1

Divine Boon (Divine Favour)
Reversal Of Fortune (Protection Prayers)
Guardian (Protection Prayers)
Signet Of Devotion (Divine Favour)
Mend Condition (Protection Prayers)
Inspired Hex (Inspiration Magic)
Mantra Of Recall [Elite] (Inspiration Magic)
Contemplation Of Purity (Divine Favour)

The last slot I’m unsure of: It could either be a Interrupter Ranger, which would be practical seen the ease of interruption on a target with Migraine, or a Flag Runner Ele, who would help lift the warriors of the monk’s shoulders, but then again, the necro is also there for a reason

. There could also be an overload of interrupts with a ranger. With the Ranger, flagrunning would switch between the Sword Warrior and the Ranger. Let me share my builds:

Interrupt Ranger R/Me

Marksmanship:10+1+1
Expertise:10+3
Wilderness Survival: 11+1

Storm Chaser (Wilderness Survival)
Apply Poison (Wilderness Survival)
Savage Shot (Marksmanship)
Distracting Shot (Expertise)
Punishing Shot [Elite] (Marksmanship)
Troll Unguent (Wilderness Survival)
Whirling Defence (Expertise)
Resurrection Signet ()

Or:

Flagrunner Healparty E/Mo

Air Magic: 9+1+3
Water Magic: 9+1
Energy Storage: 9+1
Healing Prayers: 9

Ether Prodigy [Elite] (Energy Storage)
Windborne Speed (Air Magic)
Heal Party (Healing Prayers)
Blinding Flash (Air Magic)
Blurred Vision (Water Magic)
Deep Freeze (Water Magic)
Lightning Orb (Water Magic)
Resurrection Signet ()

Constructive criticism if you may.

JR · Apr 24, 2006, 12:13 PM // 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jared The Faithfull

Migraine Interrupt Me/Mo

Illusion Magic: 10+1+3
Domination Magic: 10+1
Fast Casting: 6+1
Rest Inspiration Magic: +1

Migraine (Illusion Magic)
Conjure Phantasm (Illusion Magic)
Power Drain (Inspiration Magic)
Power Leak (Domination Magic)
Cry Of Frustration (Domination Magic)
Drain Enchantment (Inspiration Magic)
Distortion (Illusion Magic)
Resurrection Signet ()

Take out Power Leak and Cry, drop the spec in Domination and bump Inspiration. Those two slots could be packed with much more utility. A fast cast Remove Hex and a fast cast Ressurect for example.

The rest of the build looks fairly solid.

Jared The Faithfull · Apr 24, 2006, 01:05 PM // 13:05

Cry of Frustration is supposed to counter spikes, but with the rest of the build being focused on interruption, it may not be needed. Could you offer advice on the issue interrupt ranger or flagrunner e/mo?

Aera · Apr 24, 2006, 01:13 PM // 13:13

There's so many boonprots in GvG. Have fun interrupting RoF

SaintGreg · Apr 24, 2006, 01:35 PM // 13:35

Teams won't generally have enough non-boon prot casters for running two migraine mesmers to be worth it in my opinion. Usually you are going to be looking at keeping migraine on about two enemy mesmers. I would take arcane conundrum on the first one, drop imagined burden and switch res sig to resurrect. Then replace the other mesmer with a crippling shot ranger with distracting shot and savage shot.

On the N/Mo, the breakpoint for degen on faintheartedness is 12 curses. Going any higher is useless, hex length from 29 to 33 certainly isnt worth it. If its going to be removed, then it doesn't matter. If it isn't going to be removed, because you have migraine (and migraine is more important to remove), then 29 seconds of faint will be plenty long. Save those points for something better, like more blood for OoB.

On the flag runner - I would take a heal party E/Mo. No matter how good you are you can't hope to interrupt everything, and boon prots can't deal with the degen of 8 people for very long. Switching Aegis to Heal party on the N/Mo might work as well though.

JR · Apr 24, 2006, 01:39 PM // 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jared The Faithfull

Cry of Frustration is supposed to counter spikes, but with the rest of the build being focused on interruption, it may not be needed. Could you offer advice on the issue interrupt ranger or flagrunner e/mo?

Due to your lack of Heal Party in the rest of the build, an Ether Prodigy fueled party bot is most definately the best choice in this case. A dual Boon Prot backline is very strong, but it makes it fairly crucial to have an off-monk Heal Party.

Jared The Faithfull · Apr 24, 2006, 07:24 PM // 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaintGreg

Teams won't generally have enough non-boon prot casters for running two migraine mesmers to be worth it in my opinion.

The Mesmers will probably try to keep 2 targets covered each. 1 Boon prot and 1 Mesmer/Flagrunner each.