Build:Team - 2 Ritualist Hero Midline

This build is part of the current metagame. The community has decided this build is in the current metagame and deserves to be stored. The frequency section describes how often the build is used. This build has also received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE team PvE general PvE hero

Designed to abuse a spirit army which provides lots of armor ignoring damage, support and damage mitigation. Razah serves as a provisional third Ritualist hero.

Frequency

• Seen in nearly any hero team build, especially caster teams.

Composition

• /SoS Channeling Rit

• /SoGM Communing Rit

SoS Channeling Rit

Ritualist / No profession 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic 3 + 1 Spawning Power Signet of Spirits Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Signet of Spirits Elite Signet Create three level 13 spirits. These spirits deal 21 damage with attacks. These spirits die after 60 seconds. 30 1 Bloodsong Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Bloodsong Binding Ritual Create a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+42) Health and 79 armor who dies after 158 seconds. Attacks by that Spirit steal up to 26 Health. 30 ¾ 5 Painful Bond Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Painful Bond Hex Spell For 21 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes are Hexed with Painful Bond and take 21 damage whenever hit by a Spirit's attack. 12 1 15 Spirit Siphon Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Spirit Siphon Spell Target Spirit loses all Energy. You gain 52% of that Energy. 3 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Optional slots should be:

• Splinter Weapon
  Factions

  Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16

  Splinter Weapon

  Weapon Spell

  For 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 5 attacks deal 53 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.

  

  5

  1

  5
   when using a melee and/or minions
• Ancestors' Rage
  Factions

  Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16

  Ancestors' Rage

  Skill

  For 1 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 117 lightning damage.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   high armor-ignoring damage
• Lamentation
  Factions

  Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16

  Lamentation

  Hex Spell

  For 21 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer 3 Health degeneration. When this hex is applied, these foes take 53 damage if you are within earshot of a spirit or corpse.

  

  15

  1

  10
   armor-ignoring area damage and a large AoE hex
• Smiting support (put 12 in Smiting Prayers):
  • Strength of Honor
    Core

    Monk. Smiting Prayers 12

    Strength of Honor

    Enchantment Spell

    While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 21 more damage in melee.

    

    15

    2

    10

    -1
     for more melee support.
  • Smite Hex
    Core

    Monk. Smiting Prayers 12

    Smite Hex

    Spell

    Remove a Hex from target ally. If a Hex is removed, foes in the area suffer 70 holy damage.

    

    12

    1

    5
     for hex removal.
  • Smite Condition
    EotN

    Monk. Smiting Prayers 12

    Smite Condition

    Spell

    Remove one Condition from target ally. If a Condition was removed, foes in the area take 50 holy damage.

    

    7

    1

    5
     for condition removal.

• For Curses support (put 12 in Curses):
  • Enfeebling Blood
    Core

    Necromancer. Curses 12

    Enfeebling Blood

    Spell

    Target foe and all nearby foes suffer from Weakness for 17 seconds.

    

    8

    1

    1
     for better protection against melee.
  • Shadow of Fear
    Prophecies

    Necromancer. Curses 12

    Shadow of Fear

    Hex Spell

    Target foe and all adjacent foes attack 50% slower for the next 25 seconds.

    

    5

    2

    10
     to supplement Enfeebling Blood in melee shutdown.
  • Mark of Pain
    Core

    Necromancer. Curses 12

    Mark of Pain

    Hex Spell

    For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 34 shadow damage to adjacent foes.

    

    20

    1

    10
     for more AoE damage from melee.
  • Barbs
    Core

    Necromancer. Curses 12

    Barbs

    Hex Spell

    For 30 seconds, target foe takes 12 more damage when hit by physical damage.

    

    5

    2

    10
     if your party has many melee characters, or a minion master.
  • Weaken Armor
    Core

    Necromancer. Curses 12

    Weaken Armor

    Spell

    Target foe and foes adjacent to your target have Cracked Armor for 17 seconds.

    

    5

    1

    5
     to decrease target's AL.

• For Protection Prayers support (put 12 in Protection Prayers):
  • Shield of Absorption
    Nightfall

    Monk. Protection Prayers 12

    Shield of Absorption

    Enchantment Spell

    For 6 seconds, damage received by target ally is reduced by 5 each time that ally is hit while under the effects of this Enchantment.

    

    10

    1

    5
     for damage reduction.
  • Protective Spirit
    Core

    Monk. Protection Prayers 12

    Protective Spirit

    Enchantment Spell

    For 19 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell.

    

    5

    ¼

    10
     for damage reduction.
  • Aegis
    Core

    Monk. Protection Prayers 12

    Aegis

    Enchantment Spell

    For 10 seconds, all party members within earshot have a 50% chance to block attacks.

    

    30

    2

    10
     for a party-wide block.
  • Spirit Bond
    Factions

    Monk. Protection Prayers 12

    Spirit Bond

    Enchantment Spell

    For 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 78 Health.

    

    2

    ¼

    10
     when taking heavy damage.

• For Command support (put 12 in Command):
  • "Stand Your Ground!"
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Command 12

    "Stand Your Ground!"

    Shout

    For 17 seconds, all party members within earshot receive +24 armor when not moving.

    

    20

    10
     for extra armor while fighting.
  • "Fall Back!"
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Command 12

    "Fall Back!"

    Shout

    For 9 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 13 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack.

    

    20

    10
     for movement support.
  • "Never Surrender!"
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Command 12

    "Never Surrender!"

    Shout

    For 15 seconds, all party members within earshot and below 75% Health gain +4 Health regeneration.

    

    15

    5
     to save dying allies.

• For Restoration Magic support (set Restoration to 12+1+1):
  • Spirit Light
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Spirit Light

    Spell

    Target ally is healed for 172. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.

    

    4

    1

    5
     for massive 5 energy heal.
  • Mend Body and Soul
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Mend Body and Soul

    Spell

    Target ally is healed for 109 Health. That ally loses one Condition for each spirit within earshot.

    

    3

    ¾

    5
     for condition removal and a heal.
  • Protective Was Kaolai
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Protective Was Kaolai

    Item Spell

    Hold Kaolai's ashes for up to 57 seconds. While you hold his ashes, you gain 10 armor. When you drop his ashes, all party members are healed for 80 Health

    

    25

    1

    10
     for party-wide heal.
  • Life
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Life

    Binding Ritual

    Create a level 13 Spirit with 260 Health and 79 armor. When this Spirit dies, all non-Spirit allies within its range are healed for 7 Health for each second this Spirit was alive. This Spirit dies after 20 seconds.

    

    20

    ¾

    10
     for part-wide heal.
  • Weapon of Warding
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Weapon of Warding

    Weapon Spell

    For 8 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block.

    

    5

    1

    10
     for 50% chance to block and health regeneration.
  • Flesh of My Flesh
    Factions

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Flesh of My Flesh

    Spell

    Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 19% Energy.

    

    4

    5
     for a res.
  • Death Pact Signet
    Nightfall

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14

    Death Pact Signet

    Signet

    Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 94% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.

    

    12

    3
     for a res.

Equipment

• Shaman's or Survivor Insignias
• Vitae Runes
• 40/40 Channeling Magic set; a Channeling Magic staff will also work. Ssyn's Staff or Bohdalz's Fury are decent options.
• Defensive set if preferred.

SoGM Communing Rit

Ritualist / No profession 12 + 1 + 3 Communing 12 + 2 Spawning Power Signet of Ghostly Might Nightfall Ritualist. Communing 16 Signet of Ghostly Might Elite Signet For 21 seconds, all spirits you control within earshot attack 33% faster and deal 10 additional damage. 15 1 Shadowsong Factions Ritualist. Communing 16 Shadowsong Binding Ritual Create a level 11 Spirit with 220 (+123) Health and 68 armor. The spirit's attacks deal 21 damage and cause Blindness for 6 seconds. This Spirit dies after 30 seconds. 30 1 15 Pain Factions Ritualist. Communing 16 Pain Binding Ritual Create a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+146) Health and 79 armor. This Spirit's attacks deal 32 damage. This Spirit dies after 158 seconds. 30 ¾ 5 Disenchantment Factions Ritualist. Communing 16 Disenchantment Binding Ritual Create a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+146) Health and 79 armor. This Spirit deals 21 damage and anyone struck by its attack loses one Enchantment. This Spirit dies after 37 seconds. 30 1 15 Anguish Nightfall Ritualist. Communing 16 Anguish Binding Ritual Create a level 12 Spirit with 240 (+134) Health and 73 armor. This Spirit's attacks deal 21 damage and deal double damage to Hexed foes. This Spirit dies after 47 seconds. 45 ¾ 15 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Boon of Creation Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 14 Boon of Creation Enchantment Spell For 57 seconds, whenever you create a creature, you gain 47 Health and 6 Energy. 45 2 10 Template code

Optional slots for one of the following:

• Dissonance
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing 16

  Dissonance

  Binding Ritual

  Create a level 13 Spirit with 260 Health and 79 armor. This Spirit deals 21 damage and anyone struck by its attack is interrupted. This Spirit dies after 26 seconds.

  

  45

  1

  25
   for anti-boss shutdown
• Armor of Unfeeling
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing 16

  Armor of Unfeeling

  Skill

  For 37 seconds, your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks.

  

  20

  1

  5
   to keep spirits up longer. (Heroes don't use well unless microed.)
• Signet of Creation
  Factions

  Ritualist. Spawning Power 14

  Signet of Creation

  Signet

  You gain 4 Energy for every summoned creature you control within earshot, maximum 11 Energy.

  

  20

  1
   energy management when dealing with heavy enchantment removal.
• Earthbind
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing 16

  Earthbind

  Binding Ritual

  Create a level 15 Spirit with 300 Health and 91 armor. All non-Spirit foes knocked down within its range are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Whenever this happens, this Spirit loses 23 Health. This Spirit dies after 47 seconds.

  

  30

  1

  15
   for longer KD and KD foes that are normally immune such as Titans.
• Flesh of My Flesh
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

  Flesh of My Flesh

  Spell

  Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 8% Energy.

  

  4

  5
   for a hard res.
• Death Pact Signet
  Nightfall

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

  Death Pact Signet

  Signet

  Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 32% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.

  

  12

  3
   for a hard res.
• Binding Chains
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing 16

  Binding Chains

  Hex Spell

  For 3 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes move 90% slower and take 32 damage each second while moving.

  

  15

  1

  10
   powerful AoE snare. (Heroes don't use well unless microed.)

Secondary profession skills (Drop Spawning Power to 9+2):

• Enfeebling Blood
  Core

  Necromancer. Curses 6

  Enfeebling Blood

  Spell

  Target foe and all nearby foes suffer from Weakness for 11 seconds.

  

  8

  1

  1
• "Fall Back!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 9

  "Fall Back!"

  Shout

  For 8 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 11 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack.

  

  20

  10
• "Never Surrender!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 9

  "Never Surrender!"

  Shout

  For 15 seconds, all party members within earshot and below 75% Health gain +3 Health regeneration.

  

  15

  5
• "Stand Your Ground!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command 9

  "Stand Your Ground!"

  Shout

  For 14 seconds, all party members within earshot receive +24 armor when not moving.

  

  20

  10
• Edge of Extinction
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Beast Mastery 9

  Edge of Extinction

  Nature Ritual

  Create a level 6 Spirit with 120 Health and 38 armor. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 36 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 102 seconds.

  

  60

  5

  5
• Frozen Soil
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Wilderness Survival 6

  Frozen Soil

  Nature Ritual

  Create a level 5 Spirit with 100 Health and 32 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot resurrect dead allies. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds.

  

  30

  5

  10
• Dwayna's Sorrow
  Factions

  Monk. Healing Prayers 9

  Dwayna's Sorrow

  Enchantment Spell

  For 30 seconds, target ally and all nearby allies are Enchanted with Dwayna's Sorrow. If an ally dies while under the effects of Dwayna's Sorrow, your party is healed for 32.

  

  5

  1

  5
• Strength of Honor
  Core

  Monk. Smiting Prayers 9

  Strength of Honor

  Enchantment Spell

  While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 17 more damage in melee.

  

  15

  2

  10

  -1
• Smite Hex
  Core

  Monk. Smiting Prayers 9

  Smite Hex

  Spell

  Remove a Hex from target ally. If a Hex is removed, foes in the area suffer 55 holy damage.

  

  12

  1

  5

Equipment

• Survivor or Shaman's Insignias
• Vitae runes
• +15 energy Spawning Power staff of Enchanting or defensive set.

Usage

• Put heroes on guard mode.
  • Aggro enemies. Make sure heroes do not get initial aggro.
  • Once aggro'd, heroes will place spirits.
  • The hero will use SoGM without regard for the number of spirits it controls. Therefore either precast spirits or disable and micro SoGM.
  • Call target.

Counters

• General caster counters.
• Spirit death.

Variants

• Soul Twisting instead of SoGM for areas where enemies are spread out.
• Build:Rt/any Soul Twisting Hero in addition to, or replacing, offensive Communing spirits.

See Also

• Build:Rt/any Spirit Spammer
• Build:Rt/any SoGM Rit
• Build:Team - Dual Spirit Spam (human equivalent)

Hero 3 man teams

• Build:Team - 3 Hero Spiritway

Hero 7 man teams

• Build:Team - 7 Hero Discordway
• Build:Team - 7 Hero Player Support
• Build:Team - 7 Hero RoJway