User:MistraL/builds/The Last Stand

The Last Stand (revision 8.2) - this is a 6 (+1 optional) Heroes build which aimed at almighty, designed to complete all of explorable area and the dungeons with Hard Mode (see below about confirmed areas). Over 60 additinal armor-ignoring damage with knockdown and Ray of Judgment combination kill foes within a second.

This build has been tuned over four years by elin & lain.

NOTE: writer is japanese, excuse our bad English :P

Build Concept & Change Log
About 9 months had passed since the Revision 7.1 had been released. There were many game updates, especially for Elementalist. Rev7.1 had a problem of lack of DPS for a long time, in exchange for durability. We've tested lots of elementalist's build but they were not as good as we thought (Double Dragon, etc).

With this version, since we decided to grab more firepower, we choose Ranger instead of MM. In Hard Mode, foes casts corpse spells like a summoning minions or a well spells extremely fast so that MM tends to be useless. In contrast, pet has 80AL and 19 of damage reduction when using Call of Protection with 14 Beast Mastery, never runs around to escape even if it gets AoE, so very suitable for tanking (ex. against Dhuum). Furthermore, pet deals avg 80～120 damage, not attack as fast as player but this helps a lot.

About optional Hero. Now we have 2 mesmers, one is 'decent' Panic build, the other is Shared Burden build. Ineptitude and Energy Surge are good skills, but they didn't work effectively with our team build. On the other hand, Shared Burden works fine, it turns Hard Mode foes into Normal Mode foes because of 50% speed reduction. If mob-packing fails and some of foes comes to backline, compared with not having Shared Burden, there are chances to survive for a long period of time.

Team Overview
1. Melee Damage Dealer: Any OR Any (player)

2. Melee Support: (player)

OR (hero)

3. UA Pet Ranger: (hero)

4. Panic Mes: Any (hero)

5. HB+UA Healer: (hero)

6. ER Prot: (hero)

7. ST Rit: Any (hero)

8. optional hero: AnyAny (hero) see below for example build.

Optional

 * - If you are primary Assassin.
 * - If you are not primary Assassin (strongly recommended).

Equipment

 * Zealous Daggers of Fortitude and any damage +15%
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, Runes of Vitae

Usage

 * Simply kill them all. Use like; 1-2-3(-1-4)-5-3-5-3-...
 * Use Exhausting Assault to interrupt foe's key skill.
 * Be sure to have Great Dwarf Weapon and Strength of Honor always on you. Lack of DPS becomes crucial.
 * Use Asuran Scan if you get blind or foe uses block stances.

Note

 * Using N/A (12+1 for Soul Reaping) is strongly recommended for energy management.
 * Critical Agility is not a good choice. Reapplication makes this enchantment always top, so tends to be removed.

Optional

 * - use for melee player makes damage support a little.
 * - very effective against undeads.
 * - for hard rez.
 * Choose wisely.

Equipment

 * 40/40 caster set for Smiting Prayers
 * Full Radiant Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 2x Runes of Attunement

Usage

 * Cast Great Dwarf Weapon and Strength of Honor on melee player and maintain at all costs. Lack of DPS becomes crucial.
 * Cast Ray of Judgment, wait until foes get burning then use Necrosis.
 * Use "You Move Like a Dwarf!" to prevent enemy scattering from RoJ or interrupt key skills.
 * Use Enfeebling Blood and spam Necrosis.
 * Use Signet of Lost Souls when you need.

Equipment

 * HP+30 HP+30 Energy+5^50 Staff or HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HSR20%(Channeling Magic) HP+30 focus set
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 2x Runes of Vitae

Usage

 * Cast Strength of Honor on you and keep maintain.
 * If melee supporter is hero, he/she uses Splinter Weapon for who has martial weapon. Almost no problem but if you dont like it, change their equipment to staff/wand.
 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Guard.jpg|25px]] Guard.

Equipment

 * HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HP+30 any Insc shield set
 * If possible, choose one of these shields: Aegis of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh, Aegis of Terror, Stygian Defender, Stygian Aegis
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 2x Runes of Vitae

Usage

 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Guard.jpg|25px]] Guard.

Optional

 * If you NOT bring 8th optional hero, optional must be.
 * If you bring 8th optional hero, take.

Equipment

 * HP+30 HP+30 Energy+5^50 Staff or HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HCT10% HP+30 focus (Rose Focus) set
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 1x Runes of Vitae

Usage

 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Guard.jpg|25px]] Guard.

Equipment

 * HP+30 HP+30 Energy+5^50 Staff or HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HSR10% HP+30 focus set
 * Full Radiant Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 2x Runes of Attunement

Usage

 * Make sure that Hero uses Arcane Mimicry and Copy Unyielding Aura. Player and Hero order is important (works with listed above as overview).
 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Avoid Combat.jpg|25px]] Avoid Combat.

Equipment

 * Energy+5 Enchantments+20% weapon with HSR20%(Energy Storage) HP+30 focus set
 * Full Radiant Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 3x Runes of Attunement

Usage

 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Avoid Combat.jpg|25px]] Avoid Combat.

Equipment

 * HP+30 HP+30 Energy+5^50 Staff or HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HSR20%(Restoration Magic) HP+30 focus set
 * If possible, find out and bring req8 restoration focus to Hero (for Weakness).
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 1x Vitae rune

Usage

 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Avoid Combat.jpg|25px]] Avoid Combat.

Optional Hero
8th hero is optional, so add your favorite hero as you wish. Here's our suggestion:

Optional

 * As written above, if you bring this hero, put 4 attrib points to Blood Magic and optional must be.

Equipment

 * HP+30 HP+30 Energy+5^50 Staff or HP+30 Energy+5 weapon with HSR20%(Illusion Magic) HP+30 focus set
 * Full Survivor Insignias
 * Superior Vigor, 1x Vitae rune

Usage

 * Set hero to [[Image:Hero command Guard.jpg|25px]] Guard.

Counters
This build heavily rely on enchantments. So these may be problem;
 * Super energy denial, like and . If 2nd slot is Rt Hero,  -->.
 * Ultra massive hexes.
 * Royal conditions flash.
 * Weakness for ST Rit (Soul Twisting works for only 2 Binding Rituals).
 * Environment Effect, especially.
 * [[Image:Monster_skill.jpg|25px]] Fingers of Chaos
 * [[Image:Monster_skill.jpg|25px]] Fingers of Chaos
 * [[Image:Monster_skill.jpg|25px]] Fingers of Chaos

Build Usage
In Normal Mode, there are almost no problems. 2 groups will be easily handled.

In Hard Mode, aggroing 2 groups at a time will often become a problem.

Confirmed Areas
difficulty level
 * EASY = 1 out of 3
 * NORMAL = 2 out of 3
 * HARD = 3 out of 3
 * VERY HARD = 4 out of 3