Build:Team - General VSF

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached 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 farming PvE team

A PUG-friendly way to farm Voltaic Spears in HM and is commonly called VSF. Uses a Perma Sin to pull groups to a wall, which disappears after the key groups are killed, allowing easy access to the chest for golds and a chance of getting a Voltaic Spear.

Overview

Base Bars

• 1 / Perma Runner

• / Perma Runner (Alternate)

• 1 / Frozen Soil Ranger or / Ritualist

• 1 / HB Monk

• 1 / BiP

4x Damage Dealers

As pick-up-groups often go randomway, here are a few suggestion bars for each caster profession which you should be using in a VSF.

Ritualist

• / Explosive EVAS

Mesmer

• / RoJ Nuker

• / E-Surge Spike

• / Keystone

Monk

• / RoJ Nuker

Necromancer

• / FoC Spiker

Elementalist

• / SH Spiker

Base Bars

Perma Runner

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 12 Air Magic 3 Deadly Arts Glyph of Swiftness EotN Elementalist. Air Magic 12 Glyph of Swiftness Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 4 Spells recharge 25% faster, and projectiles from those spells move 200% faster. 10 1 5 Shadow Form Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shadow Form Elite Enchantment Spell For 22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 26 damage with a single skill or attack. 30 1 5 Shroud of Distress Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shroud of Distress Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks. 45 1 10 Dwarven Stability EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven Stability Enchantment Spell For 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. 30 ¼ 5 Dark Escape Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Dark Escape Stance For 16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack. 30 5 Mental Block EotN No Profession. Asura rank Mental Block Enchantment Spell For 5..11 seconds you have a 50% chance to block attacks. This Enchantment is reapplied every time an enemy strikes you. 15 1 10 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotN No Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!" Shout For 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. 30 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Assassin / Ranger 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 12 Wilderness Survival 3 Deadly Arts Deadly Paradox Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 3 Deadly Paradox Stance All of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 7 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster. 10 15 Shadow Form Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shadow Form Elite Enchantment Spell For 22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 26 damage with a single skill or attack. 30 1 5 Shroud of Distress Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shroud of Distress Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks. 45 1 10 Dwarven Stability EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven Stability Enchantment Spell For 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. 30 ¼ 5 Natural Stride Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 12 Natural Stride Stance For 7 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted. 12 5 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotN No Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!" Shout For 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. 30 5 Feel No Pain EotN No Profession. Norn rank Feel No Pain Skill For 30 seconds you have +2..3 Health regeneration. If you are drunk when activating this Skill you also have +200..300 maximum Health. 20 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

• Optional:
  • Heart of Shadow
    Factions

    Assassin. Shadow Arts 16

    Heart of Shadow

    Spell

    You are healed for 158, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target.

    

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  • Death's Charge
    Factions

    Assassin. Shadow Arts 16

    Death's Charge

    Spell

    Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209.

    

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Equipment

• All Blessed Insignias, Rune of Superior Vigor, 3 Runes of Vitae.
• +20 Energy, 20% enchanting staff (for running)
• +5 Energy, Zealous, 20% enchanting daggers (to maintain energy at wall and to attack Thommis to prevent him from running away)
• High energy set (+15 energy/-1 regen) to switch to in case of emergencies.

Usage

• This team member has the hardest job. As such, there is often a shortage of permas for VSF so you will have no problem finding a party.
• The first part is simple, run to Slaver's Exile. No KD's its easy.
• When you enter Slaver's Exile run around the left to a bridge where the Necro should cast BiP on you.
• Run through the first group of dwarves to your left and Death's Charge to the furthest away.
• Wait by the wall, trying not to agro any of the Modniir until you can recast SF again.
• Cast Dwarven Stability (very helpful if you are drunk) and whichever running skill you have and run past the Modniir trying, if possible, to stay away from them.
• Continue running round making sure you have "I am Unstoppable!" on and aren't being shot by any Marksmen with Choking Gas before casting Shadow Form (an effective way to avoid interrupts from arrows is to cast DP then take 2 steps to dodge the arrows before casting Shadow Form).
• The first time you need to recast shadow form you should be able to get around the corner and therefore out of range of the people shooting you with choking gas which can interrupt and kill you instantly.
• After the Re-cast run up to the wall and wait for the enemies to gather around you.
• If you see Thommis run to the wall instead of you, shadow step to him attack him with zealous daggers to prevent him from running away. Body block him into the wall if possible.
• Consumables are extremely helpful, i.e. Candy Apple and Candy Corn.
• Video demonstration of the run to Slaver's, and through the dungeon. Runner in the video is using alcohol and old Shadow form.

Frozen Soil Ranger

Ranger / Ritualist 10 Restoration Magic 2 Expertise 12 + 1 + 1 Beast Mastery 8 + 1 Wilderness Survival Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Edge of Extinction Prophecies Ranger. Beast Mastery 14 Edge of Extinction Nature Ritual Create a level 9 Spirit with 180 Health and 56 armor. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 48 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 142 seconds. 60 5 5 Frozen Soil Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 9 Frozen Soil Nature Ritual Create a level 6 Spirit with 120 Health and 38 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot resurrect dead allies. This Spirit dies after 66 seconds. 30 5 9 Gaze of Fury Nightfall Ritualist. Channeling Magic Gaze of Fury Binding Ritual Destroy target Spirit and create a level 1..11..15 Spirit of Fury. This Spirit's attacks deal 5..17..21 damage. This Spirit dies after 30..54..62 seconds. 20 ¾ 9 Rupture Soul Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 0 Rupture Soul Spell Target allied Spirit is destroyed. All nearby enemies are struck for 50 lightning damage and become blinded for 3 seconds. 5 ¾ 10 Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 10 Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 15% Energy. 4 5 Template code

Ritualist Variant

Ritualist / Ranger 9 + 2 + 1 Restoration Magic 3 Spawning Power 12 Beast Mastery 9 Wilderness Survival Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Edge of Extinction Prophecies Ranger. Beast Mastery 12 Edge of Extinction Nature Ritual Create a level 8 Spirit with 160 (+19) Health and 50 armor. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 43 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 126 seconds. 60 5 5 Frozen Soil Prophecies Ranger. Wilderness Survival 9 Frozen Soil Nature Ritual Create a level 6 Spirit with 120 (+14) Health and 38 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot resurrect dead allies. This Spirit dies after 66 seconds. 30 5 10 Gaze of Fury Nightfall Ritualist. Channeling Magic Gaze of Fury Binding Ritual Destroy target Spirit and create a level 1..11..15 Spirit of Fury. This Spirit's attacks deal 5..17..21 damage. This Spirit dies after 30..54..62 seconds. 20 ¾ 10 Rupture Soul Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 3 Rupture Soul Spell Target allied Spirit is destroyed. All nearby enemies are struck for 68 lightning damage and become blinded for 5 seconds. 5 ¾ 10 Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 17% Energy. 4 5 Template code

Optional

• The optional skills are usually healing skills or spirits such as Xinrae's Weapon
  Nightfall

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic

  Xinrae's Weapon

  Elite Weapon Spell

  For 8 seconds, the next time target ally takes damage from a foe that damage is limited to 5% of that ally's max Health and that ally steals up to 20..68..84 Health from that foe.

  

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  , Spirit Light
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic

  Spirit Light

  Spell

  Target ally is healed for 60..156..188. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.

  

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  , or Recuperation
  Factions

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic

  Recuperation

  Binding Ritual

  Create a level 1..11..15 Spirit. Non-Spirit allies within its range gain +1..3..3 Health regeneration. This Spirit dies after 15..39..47 seconds.

  

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• Although less common, a ritualist can bring along support skills such as Weapon of Quickening
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing

  Weapon of Quickening

  Elite Weapon Spell

  For 5..21..26 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Quickening, and Spells and Binding Rituals recharge 33% faster.

  

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   or Dulled Weapon
  Factions

  Ritualist. Communing

  Dulled Weapon

  Hex Spell

  For 5..13..16 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes cannot achieve a critical hit and deal 1..12..16 less damage.

  

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• Serpent's Quickness
  Prophecies

  Ranger. Wilderness Survival

  Serpent's Quickness

  Stance

  For 15..27..31 seconds, recharge times for your skills are reduced by 33%. Serpent's Quickness ends if your Health drops below 50%.

  

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   is often brought to reduce the recharge times of skills and nature rituals.

Equipment

• Shield Sets when not casting(+60 hp and earth +10 armor mods help)
• 40/40 sets for casting.
• Staff for casting unlinked attribute spells.

Usage

• Maintain Edge of Extinction and Frozen Soil during battle.
• Only cast Frozen Soil once the BiP has returned from the wall and is safely out of harm's way. Not being able to resurrect the BiP in case he dies at the beginning is a sure way to annoy your entire team.
• Frozen Soil can be safely removed after all Demolishers, Pounders, Marksmen, Warders (which carry Resurrection Signet) and Dreamers (which use Resurrection Chant) are dead.
• Use Gaze of Fury or Rupture Soul to remove Frozen Soil and enemy spirits if needed. Get rid of the spirit of fury afterwards using Rupture Soul.

HB Monk

Monk / Elementalist 10 + 1 Divine Favor 12 + 1 + 2 Healing Prayers 8 Protection Prayers Glyph of Lesser Energy Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 0 Glyph of Lesser Energy Glyph For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 10 less Energy to cast. 30 1 5 Protective Spirit Core Monk. Protection Prayers 8 Protective Spirit Enchantment Spell For 15 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health. 5 ¼ 10 Heal Party Core Monk. Healing Prayers 15 Heal Party Spell Heal entire party for 75 Health. You get healed for 35 Health. 2 2 15 Healer's Boon Nightfall Monk. Divine Favor 11 Healer's Boon Elite Enchantment Spell For 43 seconds. Healing Prayers Spells cast 50% faster and heal for 50% more Health. You get healed for 35 Health. 10 ¼ 5 Jamei's Gaze Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 15 Jamei's Gaze Spell Heal target other ally for 180 (+35) Health. 3 ¾ 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Dwayna's Kiss Prophecies Monk. Healing Prayers 15 Dwayna's Kiss Spell Heal target other ally for 60 (+35) Health and an additional 35 Health for each Enchantment or Hex on that ally. 3 1 5 Resurrection Chant Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 15 Resurrection Chant Spell Resurrect target party member with up to your current Health and 35% Energy. This spell has half the normal range. 15 6 10 Template code

• Patient Spirit
  EotN

  Monk. Healing Prayers

  Patient Spirit

  Enchantment Spell

  For 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. Unless this enchantment ends prematurely, that ally is healed for 30..102..126 Health when the enchantment ends.

  

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   for an additional healing skill.
• Cure Hex
  EotN

  Monk. Healing Prayers

  Cure Hex

  Spell

  Remove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 30..102..126 Health.

  

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   to remove dangerous hexes like Arcane Conundrum.
• Seed of Life
  Nightfall

  Monk. Sunspear rank

  Seed of Life

  Enchantment Spell

  For 2..5 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, all party members are healed for 2 Health for each rank in Divine Favor.

  

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   cast it on the permasin while he is tanking Justiciar Thommis.
• Healing Seed
  Core

  Monk. Healing Prayers

  Healing Seed

  Enchantment Spell

  For 10 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, that ally and all adjacent allies gain 3..25..32 Health.

  

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   cast it on the permasin while he is tanking Justiciar Thommis.
• Life Bond
  Core

  Monk. Protection Prayers

  Life Bond

  Enchantment Spell

  While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 3..25..32.

  

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   cast it on the permasin while he is tanking Justiciar Thommis.

• Healer's Boon tutorial with narration

Equipment

• 40/40 set for casting your healing spells. Especially effective if you are hexed with Arcane Conundrum, also helps with interrupts.
• Shield Sets when not casting(+30 hp, +7 armor vs. elemental and +10 armor vs. earth damage mods help to reduce damage).

Usage

• Stand near the wall and use GoLe and Heal Party until the perma comes into range.
• Be sure to move away from the wall out of radar range of the enemy to reduce run times significantly (This will prevent Thommis from running away to a high degree).
• Continue to use Heal Party and GoLe until your team starts nuking.
• As soon as the Mesmers move in for the kill, cast Prot Spirit on the perma and spam heals on him continuously even if he is at 100% health.
• Use Gole to reduce the energy required to cast Prot Spirit and other high energy spells such as Jamei's Gaze and Heal Party.
• Use Resurrection Chant to resurrect the perma. Do NOT use Rebirth or similar skills as this will force the perma to redo the run (but he will most likely ragequit if you do).
• If you do not have a hex removal on you, or yours is in recharge, call for dangerous hexes like Arcane Conundrum to be removed from you.

BiP

Necromancer / Paragon 9 + 3 + 1 Blood Magic 12 Command 9 + 3 Soul Reaping Blood is Power Core Necromancer. Blood Magic 13 Blood is Power Elite Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, target other ally gains +6 Energy regeneration. ¼ 1 Well of Blood Core Necromancer. Blood Magic 13 Well of Blood Well Spell Exploit nearest corpse to create a Well of Blood at its location. For 18 seconds, allies in that area receive +5 Health regeneration. 2 1 10 Ebon Battle Standard of Honor EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of Honor Ward Spell You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +8..15 damage and an additional +7..10 vs. Charr. 20 1 10 Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom Ward Spell You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area have a 44..60% chance to halve skill recharge of spells they cast. 20 1 10 Ebon Battle Standard of Courage EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of Courage Ward Spell You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Courage at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area gain +24 armor and an additional +24 armor against Charr. 20 1 10 "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 "Never Give Up!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 12 "Never Give Up!" Shout All allies within earshot and below 75% Health gain 8 Energy. 15 5 "Make Haste!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 12 "Make Haste!" Shout For 17 seconds, target other ally moves 33% faster. This Skill ends if that ally successfully hits with an attack. 10 5 Template code

Equipment

• All Radiant Insignias, Superior Runes on each armor piece and a Grim Cesta to get 55hp.
• +20 Energy, 20% enchantments.

Usage

• Upon leaving Umbral Grotto, use "Make Haste!" and Blood is Power on the perma.
• Pick another team member and continuously cast Blood is Power until you die (this is known as saccing).
• Continue to sac until you are left with 1h. (Which should only be once if 55hp - however, continue to sac so that you will not lose too much Death Penalty mid-farm and have more than one health.)
• Once inside Slavers, run to the bridge with the perma. Cast BiP on the perma while they are casting Shadow Form. Once the perma starts to run away, use "Make Haste!".
• Once the perma has pulled around, continually cast BiP on all allies
• Keep all three Ebon Battle Standards up and in range of your allies but try not to get in range of the enemies.
• If an ally dies, use Well of Blood to use up the corpse.

Variants

• "Can't Touch This!"
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command

  "Can't Touch This!"

  Shout

  For 20 seconds, the next 1..4..5 Touch Skills used against allies within earshot fail.

  

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   - instead of "Never Give Up!" - good vs Modniir's touch skill Trample.

Damage Dealers

As pick-up-groups often go randomway, here are a few suggestion bars for each caster profession which you should be using in a VSF. This is not a definitive list of everything that works, just a collection of the most popular bars. Builds are grouped together by profession.

Ritualist

Explosive EVAS Ritualist / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 3 Spawning Power 12 Inspiration Magic Mindbender EotN No Profession. Asura rank Mindbender Enchantment Spell For 6..16 seconds, you move 20..33% faster and your Spells take 20% less time to cast. 24 1 5 Arcane Mimicry Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Mimicry Spell For 20 seconds, Arcane Mimicry becomes the non-Form Elite skill from target other ally. 60 2 15 Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Echo Elite Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, Echo is replaced with the next Skill you use. Echo acts as this Skill for 30 seconds. 10 1 5 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support Spell Summon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. 30 1 10 Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 78 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 5 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Explosive Growth Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 16 Explosive Growth Enchantment Spell For 63 seconds, whenever you create a creature, up to 5 foes near that creature are struck for 68 lightning damage. 45 2 5 Air of Superiority EotN No Profession. Asura rank Air of Superiority Skill For 20..30 seconds you gain a random Asura benefit every time you earn experience from killing an enemy. 20 5 Template code   Equipment All Radiant insignias, 1 Superior Vigor and 2 Runes of Attunement. High energy staff but not a 15/-1 inscription. A staff with HRT. Usage Make sure you have Explosive Growth up at all times. Use Mindbender to speed up the spike. Cast Arcane Mimicry to take Echo off teammates. Use Echo and Arcane Echo to copy EVAS. Use Mantra of Resolve so you will not be interrupted. Notes Drop Arcane Mimicry if nobody else on your team has echo.

Monk

RoJ Nuker Monk / Mesmer 12 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Smiting Prayers 3 Domination Magic Arcane Mimicry Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Mimicry Spell For 20 seconds, Arcane Mimicry becomes the non-Form Elite skill from target other ally. 60 2 15 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Ray of Judgment Factions Monk. Smiting Prayers 16 Ray of Judgment Elite Spell For 5 seconds, target foe and all foes adjacent to this location take 48 holy damage each second and begin Burning for 3 seconds. 20 2 10 Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Factions Mesmer. Kurzick rank Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Hex Spell Target foe loses 5..8 Energy. For each point of Energy lost in this way, that foe and all foes in the area suffer -1 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 25 3 10 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 15 ¼ 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 78 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 5 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Template code   Equipment 40/40 smiting set Shield Sets when not casting(+60 hp and earth +10 armor mods help) A miscellaneous staff with 20% HSR(preferably with 20% HCT) for casting unlinked attribute spells like CoP and EVAS. Usage Chain RoJ on called targets. Use CoP and EVAS during RoJ's downtime. Remove conditions and hexes with Smite Condition/Hex Use Mantra of Resolve to prevent interrupts Notes Drop Arcane Mimicry if there are no other RoJ Nukers on your team.

Mesmer

RoJ Nuker Mesmer / Monk 10 Inspiration Magic 12 Smiting Prayers 8 + 1 + 1 Fast Casting Arcane Mimicry Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Mimicry Spell For 20 seconds, Arcane Mimicry becomes the non-Form Elite skill from target other ally. 60 1.3 15 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 1.3 15 Ray of Judgment Factions Monk. Smiting Prayers 12 Ray of Judgment Elite Spell For 5 seconds, target foe and all foes adjacent to this location take 37 holy damage each second and begin Burning for 3 seconds. 20 1.3 10 Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Factions Mesmer. Kurzick rank Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Hex Spell Target foe loses 5..8 Energy. For each point of Energy lost in this way, that foe and all foes in the area suffer -1 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 25 1.9 10 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 15 0.2 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 70 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 6 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Template code   Equipment 40/40 smiting set Shield Sets when not casting(+60 hp and earth +10 armor mods help) A miscellaneous staff with 20% HSR(preferably with 20% HCT) for casting unlinked attribute spells like CoP and EVAS. Usage Chain RoJ on called targets. Use CoP and EVAS during RoJ's downtime. Remove conditions and hexes with Smite Condition/Hex Use Mantra of Resolve to prevent interrupts Notes Drop Arcane Mimicry if there are no other RoJ Nukers on your team. E-Surge Mesmer / Elementalist 9 + 1 Fast Casting 9 + 1 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Domination Magic Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 1.3 15 Energy Surge Core Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Energy Surge Elite Spell Target foe loses 11 Energy. For each point of Energy lost, that foe and all nearby foes take 9 damage. 15 1.3 5 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 15 0.2 10 Overload Factions Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Overload Hex Spell For 5 seconds, target foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. If target foe is using a skill, then Overload deals 79 damage to that foe and all adjacent foes. 5 0.2 5 Shatter Delusions Prophecies Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Shatter Delusions Spell Remove one Mesmer Hex from target foe. If a Hex was removed, that foe and all adjacent foes take 79 damage. 6 0.2 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 70 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 6 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Template code   Equipment All Radiant Insignias, Rune of Major/Superior Vigor. +20 Energy, +30hp staff Usage Maintain Mantra of Resolve. Wait for runner to leave area. Run to the bridge. Wait for BiP to cast wards and stand in them. Keystone Mesmer / Necromancer 12 + 1 + 3 Fast Casting 12 Inspiration Magic Symbolic Celerity Nightfall Mesmer. Fast Casting 16 Symbolic Celerity Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, all of your signets use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes. 30 0.5 15 Keystone Signet Prophecies Mesmer. Fast Casting 16 Keystone Signet Elite Signet All of your signets except Keystone Signet are recharged. For 20 seconds, the next 6 times you use a signet that targets a foe, all other foes adjacent to your target are interrupted and take 63 damage. 15 0.5 Unnatural Signet Factions Mesmer. Domination Magic 16 Unnatural Signet Signet Target foe takes 79 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 53 damage. 10 0.5 Signet of Clumsiness Nightfall Mesmer. Illusion Magic 16 Signet of Clumsiness Signet If target foe is attacking, that foe and all adjacent foes are interrupted and take 63 damage. Any foes using attack skills are knocked down. 8 0.1 Signet of Sorrow Nightfall Necromancer. Soul Reaping 16 Signet of Sorrow Signet Target foe takes 79 damage. If target foe is near a corpse or has a dead pet, this Skill recharges instantly. 30 1 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Mantra of Inscriptions Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Mantra of Inscriptions Stance For 21 seconds, signets you successfully activate while in this stance recharge 34% faster. 20 10 Template code   Any signets will also work for the optionals in this build. Equipment Equipment doesn't really matter. Usage Maintain Mantra of Inscriptions and Symbolic Celerity. Wait for perma to ball the enemies. Use your signets.

Necromancer

FoC Spiker Necromancer / Mesmer 10 Soul Reaping 12 + 1 + 3 Curses 8 Inspiration Magic Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Feast of Corruption Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 16 Feast of Corruption Elite Spell Target foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 84 shadow damage. You steal up to 42 Health from each struck foe who is suffering from a Hex. 20 2 15 Defile Enchantments Factions Necromancer. Curses 16 Defile Enchantments Spell Target foe and all nearby foes take 64 shadow damage and 21 shadow damage for each Enchantment on them. 15 2 10 Desecrate Enchantments Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 16 Desecrate Enchantments Spell Target foe and all nearby foes take 64 shadow damage and 21 shadow damage for each Enchantment on them. 15 2 10 Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Factions Mesmer. Kurzick rank Ether Nightmare (Kurzick) Hex Spell Target foe loses 5..8 Energy. For each point of Energy lost in this way, that foe and all foes in the area suffer -1 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 25 3 10 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 15 ¼ 10 Air of Superiority EotN No Profession. Asura rank Air of Superiority Skill For 20..30 seconds you gain a random Asura benefit every time you earn experience from killing an enemy. 20 5 Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 8 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 62 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 7 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Template code   Equipment 40/40 curses set Max armor Usage Ether Nightmare → Arcane Echo → Feast of Corruption → Feast of Corruption. Use Defile and Desecrate when Arcane Echo is recharging. Maintain AoS as much as possible.

Elementalist

SH Spiker Elementalist / Mesmer 10 Energy Storage 12 + 1 + 3 Fire Magic 8 Inspiration Magic Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 62 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 30 1 10 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Savannah Heat Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Savannah Heat Elite Spell You create Savannah Heat at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, all nearby foes take 21 fire damage each second and an additional 21 fire damage for each second this Spell has been in effect. 25 2 5 Mark of Rodgort Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Mark of Rodgort Hex Spell Target foe and all nearby foes are Hexed with Mark of Rodgort. For 37 seconds, whenever each foe is struck for fire damage, that foe is set on fire for 4 seconds. 15 1 15 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Mantra of Resolve Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 8 Mantra of Resolve Stance For 62 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 7 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends. 20 10 Template code   Equipment 40/40 Fire Magic set Max armor Usage Mark of Rodgort - Arcane Echo - Savannah Heat - Savannah Heat

• Good Optionals to bring:
  • Scourge Healing
    Core

    Monk. Smiting Prayers 16

    Scourge Healing

    Hex Spell

    For 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 84 holy damage.

    

    5

    2

    10
     if RoJ.
  • "You Move Like a Dwarf!"
    EotN

    No Profession. Norn rank 10

    "You Move Like a Dwarf!"

    Shout

    Target foe is knocked down and takes 44..80 damage. When that foe gets up, it is Crippled for 8..15 seconds.

    

    10

    10
  • "Finish Him!"
    EotN

    No Profession. Norn rank 10

    "Finish Him!"

    Shout

    If target foe has less than 50% Health, that foe takes 44..80 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor and a Deep Wound for 12..20 seconds.

    

    15

    10
  • Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support
    EotN

    No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank 10

    Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support

    Spell

    Summon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds.

    

    30

    1

    10
  • Mindbender
    EotN

    No Profession. Asura rank 10

    Mindbender

    Enchantment Spell

    For 6..16 seconds, you move 20..33% faster and your Spells take 20% less time to cast.

    

    24

    1

    5
  • Air of Superiority
    EotN

    No Profession. Asura rank 10

    Air of Superiority

    Skill

    For 20..30 seconds you gain a random Asura benefit every time you earn experience from killing an enemy.

    

    20

    5
  • Technobabble
    EotN

    No Profession. Asura rank 10

    Technobabble

    Spell

    Target foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 30..40 damage. If target foe is not a boss, that foe and all adjacent foes are Dazed for 3..5 seconds.

    

    10

    1

    10
  • Ether Nightmare (Kurzick)
    Factions

    Mesmer. Kurzick rank 10

    Ether Nightmare (Kurzick)

    Hex Spell

    Target foe loses 5..8 Energy. For each point of Energy lost in this way, that foe and all foes in the area suffer -1 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

    

    25

    3

    10
  • Cry of Pain
    Nightfall

    Mesmer. Sunspear rank 10

    Cry of Pain

    Spell

    Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

    

    15

    ¼

    10

2 Minute Run!

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Notes

• RoJ nukers are the most common damage dealers used in VSF.