Build:Team - UW UBway

This build is in the testing phase. Please join the discussion and rate this build if you have experience with this or closely related builds. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE SC PvE team

This build requires Consumables to operate properly.
Armor of Salvation Essence of Celerity Grail of Might

A fun and safe new way to UWSC using keystone mesmers.

Overview

Labyrinth Team

• / Shadow Form tank
• / Pain Inverter Mesmer
• / Damage Mesmer
• / Utility Mesmer
• / SoS/EoE Ritualist
• / E/Mo Bonder

• The Labyrinth team is easily able to clear Chamber, Vale, Unwanted Guests, Escort, and Wastes in under 30 minutes.
• The A/Me Shadow Form tank can cover (Hold off) either side of "The Four Horsemen" quest should either terra fail to do his or her job. This is assuming he is bonded with at LEAST Balthazar's Spirit.

Mountains + Pools

• / AoE Solo Terra
• This terra is capable of clearing Twin Serpent Mountains and Spawning Pools, and can solo Demon Assassin (Mountain's Quest) with great ease.
• This terra must also do the Bone Pits side of "The Four Horsemen" quest in Chaos Planes.

Pits + Planes

• / GoC Solo Terra
• This terra is capable of clearing Bone Pits and Chaos Planes. This terra must also do the Spawning Pools side of "The Four Horsemen" quest in Chaos Planes.

Lab Team Builds

Lab Tank

Assassin / Mesmer 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 8 Inspiration Magic 9 Illusion Magic 5 Domination Magic Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 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.5130 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Conjure Nightmare FactionsMesmer. Illusion Magic 9Conjure NightmareHex SpellFor 10 seconds, target foe suffers -8 Health degeneration.1515 Illusion of Pain FactionsMesmer. Illusion Magic 9Illusion of PainHex SpellFor 8 seconds, target foe has -7 Health degeneration and takes 7 damage each second. When Illusion of Pain ends, that foe is healed for 86.1025 Empathy CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 5EmpathyHex SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target foe attacks, that foe takes 25 damage and target foe deals 6 less damage with attacks.10210 Mantra of Resolve CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 8Mantra of ResolveStanceFor 62 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 7 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends.1020 Death's Charge FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209.5¼30   Template code

Optionals

• Mental Block If your E/Mo is inexperienced
• "Finish Him!" For experienced E/Mo's

Your Job

• Maintain SF, Shroud, Mantra and Mental block if you have it.

-Chamber-

• Once the skele is down in the chamber and the conset has been popped you will be bonded by the emo. Once the emo is set deaths charge into the left aatxe group while the rit takes chamber quest. Grab all the aggro of chamber and pull them to the crevice by the right side stairs at the beginning, once the aggro settles ping to call for the spikers and take down the ball.
• Continue on and do the same thing clearing the way towards mountains and wastes. Once the terras are free to go safely up the mountain, you and the mainteam will go back towards the chamber. While the team waits you will go into the hallway and aggro the entire room. Pull all your mobs to the right side of the hallway and wall trick the enemies. Once your set up ping a hex for the spike to come in. After all the groups are down kill the terrorwebs to pop the reaper shrine. Once the shrine is popped take Restoring Grenths Monuments and set up for Escort quest.

-Escort-

• To begin escort start off between the first pillars of the two rows. Ask for the quest to be taken and mindblades will spawn. Gather the 2 groups in the immediate area and then slowly make your way up the stairs TOWARDS VALE, pause at the top of the first staircase to catch the 3 mindblades that spawn as you reach the top of the staircase. Gather the last group of mindblades and wait for the aaxtes at the door to vale to come towards you, grab them and pull all your agro to the wall opposite to the main team so that they can run by safely. Note: Always stay out of agro range of the spirits and main team. Once the main team has ran up the stairs, you hug the left wall and walk to the top of the first staircase towards vale. Pause here and the rit will body block the enemies with their spirits. Walk through the spirits until the agro becomes one ball. Ping a target (Aatxes make the best targets) using Conjure Nightmare and the mesmers will spike down the group. Afterwards, run into vale and grab the remaining mindblades as well as the hidden groups of grasping nightmares between the bridge and the mayor. Ball these enemies at the entrance door to vale and again the rit will body block the enemies and you run through the spirits to create a large ball. Next is popping the vale reaper.

Pain Inverter Mesmer

Mesmer / Monk 12 + 3 + 1 Fast Casting 12 Domination Magic You activate Spells and Signets 53% 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 48%. Symbolic Celerity NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic CelerityEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, all of your signets use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes.150.530 Symbolic Posture NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic PostureStanceFor 21 seconds, the next Signet you activate recharges 84% faster.1020 Keystone Signet PropheciesMesmer. Fast Casting 16Keystone SignetElite SignetAll 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.0.515 Unnatural Signet FactionsMesmer. Domination Magic 12Unnatural SignetSignetTarget foe takes 63 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 41 damage.0.510 Signet of Clumsiness NightfallMesmer. Illusion Magic Signet of ClumsinessSignetIf target foe is attacking, that foe and all adjacent foes are interrupted and take 15..51..63 damage. Any foes using attack skills are knocked down.0.18 Wastrel's Worry PropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 12Wastrel's WorryHex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 84 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.50.11 Holy Veil CoreMonk. UnlinkedHoly VeilEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, any Hex cast on target ally takes twice as long to cast. When Holy Veil ends, one Hex is removed from target ally.-15112 Pain Inverter EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Pain InverterHex SpellFor 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). PvE only.10120   Template code

Optional for Holy Veil

• Remove Hex

• Wait for your Lab tank to call for spike. Simply cast your spells as necessary. At Dhuum, you are 1 of the 3 people who will stay alive. The others being the EoE/SoS ritualist and obviously the E/Mo bonder. Use your normal spike to take out Minions and Champions of Dhuum. Use Pain Inverter whenever you see Dhuum use Judgment of Dhuum.

Damage Mesmer

Mesmer / Necromancer 12 + 3 + 1 Fast Casting 12 Domination Magic You activate Spells and Signets 53% 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 48%. Symbolic Celerity NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic CelerityEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, all of your signets use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes.150.530 Symbolic Posture NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic PostureStanceFor 21 seconds, the next Signet you activate recharges 84% faster.1020 Keystone Signet PropheciesMesmer. Fast Casting 16Keystone SignetElite SignetAll 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.0.515 Unnatural Signet FactionsMesmer. Domination Magic 12Unnatural SignetSignetTarget foe takes 63 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 41 damage.0.510 Signet of Clumsiness NightfallMesmer. Illusion Magic Signet of ClumsinessSignetIf target foe is attacking, that foe and all adjacent foes are interrupted and take 15..51..63 damage. Any foes using attack skills are knocked down.0.18 Signet of Corruption (Kurzick) FactionsNecromancer. Kurzick rank Signet of Corruption (Kurzick)SignetTarget foe and all nearby foes take 20..30 damage. For each affected foe suffering from a Condition or Hex, you gain 2 Energy (maximum 12..20 Energy). PvE only.120 Signet of Sorrow NightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 0Signet of SorrowSignetTarget foe takes 15 damage. If target foe is near a corpse or has a dead pet, this Skill recharges instantly.130 Wastrel's Worry PropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 12Wastrel's WorryHex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 84 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.50.11   Template code

Your Job

• You will follow the same spiking guides as the Keystone Mesmer1 up until Dhuum, where you will die with the rest of the team.

Utility Mesmer

Mesmer / Paragon 12 + 3 + 1 Fast Casting 12 Domination Magic You activate Spells and Signets 53% 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 48%. Symbolic Celerity NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic CelerityEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, all of your signets use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes.150.530 Symbolic Posture NightfallMesmer. Fast Casting 16Symbolic PostureStanceFor 21 seconds, the next Signet you activate recharges 84% faster.1020 Keystone Signet PropheciesMesmer. Fast Casting 16Keystone SignetElite SignetAll 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.0.515 Unnatural Signet FactionsMesmer. Domination Magic 12Unnatural SignetSignetTarget foe takes 63 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 41 damage.0.510 Signet of Clumsiness NightfallMesmer. Illusion Magic Signet of ClumsinessSignetIf target foe is attacking, that foe and all adjacent foes are interrupted and take 15..51..63 damage. Any foes using attack skills are knocked down.0.18 Wastrel's Worry PropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 12Wastrel's WorryHex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 84 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.50.11 Mirror of Disenchantment NightfallMesmer. UnlinkedMirror of DisenchantmentSpellRemove one Enchantment from target foe. All of that foe's party members also lose that same Enchantment.50.515 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Optionals

• A res skill such as "We Shall Return!", Signet of Return or Flesh of My Flesh

Your Job

• You will follow the same spiking guides as the Keystone Mesmer1 up until Dhuum, where you will die with the rest of the team.

SoS/EoE Ritualist

Ritualist / Ranger 12 + 3 + 1 Channeling Magic 8 + 1 Spawning Power 10 Beast Mastery 2 Restoration Magic Creatures you create have 36% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 36% 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 (+94) Health and 79 armor who dies after 158 seconds. Attacks by that Spirit steal up to 26 Health.5¾30 Feast of Souls FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 9Feast of SoulsSpellDestroy all nearby allies' Spirits. For each Spirit destroyed in this way, all party members are healed for 80 Health.10¼10 Summon Spirits (Kurzick) FactionsRitualist. Kurzick rank Summon Spirits (Kurzick)SpellAll Spirits you control shadow step to your location, and gain 60..100 Health. PvE only.5¼5 Edge of Extinction PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 10Edge of ExtinctionNature RitualCreate a level 7 Spirit with 140 (+50) Health and 44 armor. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 38 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 110 seconds.5560 Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of WisdomWard SpellYou 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. PvE only.10120 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.54 Ebon Escape EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon EscapeSpellShadow Step to target other ally. You and that other ally are healed for 70..110 health. PvE only.5¼10   Template code

Optionals for Ebon Escape

• Agony
• Destruction
• Ancestors' Rage

Your Job

• Maintain EoE before/during spikes. Use SoS to take out stragglers. Stay alive at Dhuum, maintain SoS, Bloodsong and EoE. Use wisdom for helping spirits with recharge time on Dhuum's Rest.

E/Mo Bonder

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 3 + 1 Energy Storage 12 Protection Prayers 3 Healing Prayers Your maximum Energy is raised by 48. Burning Speed FactionsElementalist. Fire Magic Burning SpeedEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you are set on fire and move 30..42..46% faster. When Burning Speed ends, all adjacent foes are set on fire for 3..8..9 seconds.10¼ Ether Renewal PropheciesElementalist. Energy Storage 16Ether RenewalElite Enchantment SpellFor 21 seconds, each time you cast a Spell, you gain 4 Energy and 21 Health for each Enchantment on you.10130 Aura of Restoration CoreElementalist. Energy Storage 16Aura of RestorationEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 520% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell.5¼20 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Infuse Health CoreMonk. Healing Prayers 3Infuse HealthSpellLose half your current Health. Target other ally is healed for 107% of the amount you lost.10¼ Balthazar's Spirit PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.)-1102 Protective Bond PropheciesMonk. Protection Prayers 12Protective BondEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally cannot lose more than 5% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. When Protective Bond prevents damage, you lose 4 Energy or the Spell ends.-1102 Life Bond CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 12Life BondEnchantment SpellWhile 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 25.-1102   Template code

Optionals

• Elemental Lord Makes it much easier to maintain high energy.
• Life Attunement For a more spammable infuse.
• Spirit Bond For easier tanking of vengeful aatxes/dhuum.

Your Job

• Run your E/Mo duties as you would any other UWSC run. Infuse players with low health, bond anyone necessary, MAINTAIN YOUR ENERGY, and tank Dhuum.

Note: If running on Essence Only you need Candy Corn or a Golden Egg.

Terra Builds

Mountains + Pools

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 12 Earth Magic 3 Critical Strikes You have an additional 3% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 1 Energy. Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 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.5130 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Ebon Battle Standard of Honor EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of HonorWard SpellYou 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. PvE only.10120 Sliver Armor FactionsElementalist. Earth Magic 12Sliver ArmorEnchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have 45% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 29 earth damage.10130 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530 Death's Charge FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209.5¼30   Template code

Optional 1

• Armor of Earth for less experienced players
• Heart of Shadow for more experienced players (vanguard insignia's recommended for mountains)

Optional 2

• "Finish Him!" for easier mountains
• Radiation Field for faster pools

Equipment

• An Insightful Earth Staff of Enchanting (Helps in mountains when interrupting Behemoths).
• Blessed Armor and Lightning Shield when tanking Charged Blackness.
• Vanguard Armor and Blunt Shield if taking Heart of Shadow for tanking Slayer.

Your Job

-Mountains-

• Run up to where the reaper spawns, remember to cast "I Am Unstoppable!" when recasting Shadow Form.
• Pull the Terrorweb Dryders away from the Behemoths and begin to sliver down the Behemoths. Remember to use your staff to interrupt Healing Spring. The order in which the Behemoths cast usually follows a pattern. Note that an IAS personal consumable is helpful if you are having difficulties.
• After the top Behemoths are cleared, check to see if the reaper will agro the bottom group, if not sliver down the Terrorwebs and switch to your Vanguard Armor set. Run down to where you are surrounded by Behemoths and wait for Slayer to arrive, sliver and you are done mountains.

Pits + Planes

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 12 Earth Magic 3 Critical Strikes You have an additional 3% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 1 Energy. Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 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.5130 Heart of Shadow FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Heart of ShadowSpellYou are healed for 158, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target.5¼15 Glyph of Concentration PropheciesElementalist. UnlinkedGlyph of ConcentrationGlyphFor 15 seconds, your next 1 Spell cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed.5110 Ebon Battle Standard of Honor EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of HonorWard SpellYou 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. PvE only.10120 Sliver Armor FactionsElementalist. Earth Magic 12Sliver ArmorEnchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have 45% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 29 earth damage.10130 "Finish Him!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "Finish Him!"ShoutIf 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. PvE only.1015 Death's Charge FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209.5¼30   Template code