Build:Team - 3 Hero Balanced

This build is in the metagame and deserves to be stored. This build has 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 hero PvE team PvE general

Balanced 3 Hero team composition suitable for general HM content which works well with any player DPS build. Particularly effective in Winds of Change HM and other challenging 4-man areas where the extra security through a Soul Twisting Prot becomes more valuable.

Team Composition

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Mesmer / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 3 Domination Magic 10 + 3 Fast Casting 8 + 1 Inspiration Magic 2 Restoration Magic You activate Spells and Signets 46% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 39%. Energy Surge CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16Energy SurgeElite SpellTarget foe loses 11 Energy. For each point of Energy lost, that foe and all nearby foes take 9 damage.51.115 Cry of Frustration CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16Cry of FrustrationSpellIf target foe is using a skill, that foe and all foes in the area are interrupted and suffer 79 damage.100.115 Mistrust NightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 16MistrustHex SpellFor 6 seconds, the next spell that target foe casts on one of your allies fails and deals 106 damage to that foe and all nearby foes.101.112 Unnatural Signet FactionsMesmer. Domination Magic 16Unnatural SignetSignetTarget foe takes 79 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 53 damage.0.610 Shatter Hex CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16Shatter HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally. If a Hex is removed, foes near that ally take 126 damage.100.510 Power Drain CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Power DrainSpellIf target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 19 Energy.50.120 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Flesh of My Flesh FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 2Flesh of My FleshSpellLose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 7% Energy.52.2   Template code

Variable skill slot

• Prophecies and Winds of Change
  • Drain EnchantmentCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Drain EnchantmentSpellRemove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, you gain 13 Energy and 88 Health.5220
• Factions and Nightfall
  • Leech SignetCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Leech SignetSignetInterrupt target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you gain 10 Energy.¼30

Variants

• EmpathyCoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16EmpathyHex SpellFor 16 seconds, whenever target foe attacks, that foe takes 58 damage and target foe deals 16 less damage with attacks.10210 against melees
• Spiritual PainNightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 16Spiritual PainSpellTarget foe takes 79 damage. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 132 damage.517 against summons

Equipment

• Rune of Superior Vigor
• Rune of Vitae
• 5 Prodigy's Insignias
• Adept domination magic staff of fortitude with "Aptitude not Attitude".

Soul Twisting Prot

Ritualist / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 3 Communing 9 + 3 Spawning Power 9 Inspiration Magic Creatures you create have 48% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 48% longer. Soul Twisting FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 12Soul TwistingElite SkillFor 37 seconds, your Binding Rituals cost 15 less Energy (minimum 10) and recharge instantly. Soul Twisting ends after 3 Binding Rituals.515 Shelter FactionsRitualist. Communing 16ShelterBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+125) Health and 79 armor. Non-Spirit allies within its range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. When this Spirit prevents damage, it loses 43 Health. This Spirit lasts 62 seconds.25145 Union FactionsRitualist. Communing 16UnionBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+125) Health and 79 armor. Whenever a non-Spirit ally in its range takes damage or life steal, it is reduced by 15 and the Spirit takes 15 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45 Displacement FactionsRitualist. Communing 16DisplacementBinding RitualCreate a level 15 Spirit with 300 (+144) Health and 91 armor. All non-Spirit allies within its range have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Every time an attack is blocked in this way, this Spirit takes 60 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45 Armor of Unfeeling FactionsRitualist. Communing 16Armor of UnfeelingSkillFor 37 seconds, your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks.5120 Power Drain CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Power DrainSpellIf target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 19 Energy.5¼20 Leech Signet CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Leech SignetSignetInterrupt target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you gain 10 Energy.¼30 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Variable skill slot

• Waste Not, Want NotEotNMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Waste Not, Want NotSpellIf target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 11 Energy.5¼15 if running a melee.
• Hex Eater SignetFactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Hex Eater SignetSignetTarget touched ally and up to 4 adjacent allies each lose one Hex. You gain 3 Energy for each Hex removed this way.125 if running a caster.

Variant

/ as a melee player in areas without enchantment removal where the extra shutdown isn't necessary. Raise Spawning Power to 10+3 and Smiting Prayers to 8. Replace the three inspiration skills with:

• Boon of CreationFactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 13Boon of CreationEnchantment SpellFor 54 seconds, whenever you create a creature, you gain 44 Health and 5 Energy.10245
• Signet of CreationFactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 13Signet of CreationSignetYou gain 4 Energy for every summoned creature you control within earshot, maximum 11 Energy.120
• Strength of HonorCoreMonk. Smiting Prayers 8Strength of HonorEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 16 more damage in melee.-110215

Equipment

• Rune of Superior Vigor
• 2 Runes of Vitae
• 5 Shaman's Insignias
  • Alternatively, 5 Blessed Insignias if running Boon of CreationFactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 12Boon of CreationEnchantment SpellFor 51 seconds, whenever you create a creature, you gain 41 Health and 5 Energy.10245 .
• +60 HP staff

SoS Resto

Ritualist / Any 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic 12 + 1 Restoration Magic 3 + 1 Spawning Power Creatures you create have 16% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 16% longer. Signet of Spirits FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 16Signet of SpiritsElite SignetCreate three level 13 spirits. These spirits deal 21 damage with attacks. These spirits die after 60 seconds.130 Bloodsong FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 16BloodsongBinding RitualCreate 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.5¾30 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Spirit Transfer FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Spirit TransferSpellThe Spirit nearest you loses 44 Health. Target ally is healed for 5 for each point of Health lost.10¼5 Mend Body and Soul FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Mend Body and SoulSpellTarget ally is healed for 102 Health. That ally loses one Condition for each spirit within earshot.5¾3 Spirit Light FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Spirit LightSpellTarget ally is healed for 164. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.17%514 Spirit Siphon FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 16Spirit SiphonSpellTarget Spirit loses all Energy. You gain 52% of that Energy.5¼3 Death Pact Signet NightfallRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Death Pact SignetSignetResurrect target party member with your current Health and 89% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.312   Template code

Variable skill slot

• Splinter WeaponFactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 16Splinter WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 5 attacks deal 53 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.515 if running a melee.
• Weapon of ShadowFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Weapon of ShadowWeapon SpellFor 7 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Shadow. Whenever that ally is struck by an attack, that ally's attacker becomes Blinded for 5 seconds. The next 3 times that ally hits with an attack, his target is Blinded for 5 seconds.10120 if running a caster.

Variant

• Remove HexCoreMonk. UnlinkedRemove HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally.518 over Spirit TransferFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 13Spirit TransferSpellThe Spirit nearest you loses 44 Health. Target ally is healed for 5 for each point of Health lost.10¼5 for additional hex removal.

Equipment

• Rune of Superior Vigor
• Rune of Attunement
• 5 Shaman's Insignias
• 40/40 Restoration Magic
  • Alternatively, Adept "Aptitude not Attitude" Restoration Magic staff of Channeling Magic as a melee for a chance to hit a breakpoint on Splinter WeaponFactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 17Splinter WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 6 attacks deal 56 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.515 .

Usage

• Set heroes to guard
• Before starting a particularly difficult fight, you can force the communing prot to use ShelterFactionsRitualist. Communing 16ShelterBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 Health and 79 armor. Non-Spirit allies within its range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. When this Spirit prevents damage, it loses 43 Health. This Spirit lasts 62 seconds.25145↦UnionFactionsRitualist. Communing 16UnionBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 Health and 79 armor. Whenever a non-Spirit ally in its range takes damage or life steal, it is reduced by 15 and the Spirit takes 15 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45→DisplacementFactionsRitualist. Communing 16DisplacementBinding RitualCreate a level 15 Spirit with 300 Health and 91 armor. All non-Spirit allies within its range have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Every time an attack is blocked in this way, this Spirit takes 60 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45⇥Armor of UnfeelingFactionsRitualist. Communing 16Armor of UnfeelingSkillFor 37 seconds, your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks.5120 so your team is fully protected right away.
  • If you're afraid of area damage, you can also flag the heroes apart. It is recommended to place them in a single line, so heroes won't push forward to get into casting range of foes and thus ball with the heroes in front of them again.

See also

• 3 Hero Dual Mesmer -- a more aggressive 4-man setup
• 5 Hero Mesmerway -- a balanced 6-man hero setup
• 7 Hero Offensive Mesmerway -- a non-mercenary 7 hero composition
• 7 Hero Mercenary Mesmerway -- a mercenary 7 hero composition