User:Nightshadow/Resilient/Martyr

This is a party support build mainly utilizing Martyr to keep the party free of conditions. The additional benefits of the weapon spells and healing allows this to function in tandem with support monks without conflicting enchantments.

Equipment

 * Emissary's or Oracle's Armor is good, due to the almost constant use of weapon spells or item spells. Harbinger's Armor is a good alternative.
 * The weapon you use is relatively unimportant, because Resilient Was Xiko is used most of the time.

Usage

 * Use Resilient Was Xiko and Resilient Weapon, and use Martyr whenever necessary to pull conditions to you. It's usually better to use Martyr after Xiko in case one of the conditions pulled is Dazed, which would make casting the item spell a bit painful.
 * Precast Weapon of Warding on the Warriors or Assassins before they enter battle, and swap it out for Resilient Weapon if they meet Hexes.
 * Weapon of Shadow should be used to protect the backline if enemy warriors, assassins, or rangers attempt to pick them off.
 * Wielder's Boon and Soothing Memories make excellent support healing. Try to use Soothing Memories before Wielder's Boon, if possible, as it is much more efficient in terms of energy usage while you're holding the ashes.

Counters

 * This build is much less efficient against teams that do not use Conditions. Hexes are partially negated by Resilient Weapon and Resilient Was Xiko, but since they are not actually countered, they may still cause trouble for the team.
 * Energy denial prevents the ritualist from utilizing the weapon spells effectively, as they have prohibitive costs compared to the other spells involved.
 * Putting Fragility effectively shuts down the build, since the Ritualist will be taking damage from Martyr as all the conditions are pulled over, and taking damage when Resilient Was Xiko is dropped, and the conditions end.

Variants

 * Weapon of Shadow can replace Recuperation. However, one person can only have one weapon spell on them at a time, so you often do not use Weapon of Shadow because it would remove previously applied instances of Resilient Weapon or Weapon of Warding.
 * If working with a Minion Master, running Life instead of Recuperation may be more suitable as well, since it will provide a large spike heal to all the minions when it ends.
 * A Ritualist with a Paragon secondary can run Cautery Signet instead of Martyr. It has a slightly longer cast time, but is slightly more difficult to interrupt, being a signet, and prevents effects such as Dazed from interfering with the other spells.