Archive:Team - TA Hex Pressure

This build was archived 28 January 2008, for the following reason: Meta Shift to MB Ranger renders Rit useless This build had been designed for the following use: PvP TA This build was in the category Great before being archived.

The Team

Through the use of overpowered skill-bars, this team build is able to take down many teams.

#1: Linebacker

#2: Anti-melee Hex-Pressure Necromancer

#3: Spirit-Spammer/Secondary Healer

#4: Shadow Arts ZB Monk

#1: Linebacker

Warrior / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 1 Hammer Mastery 11 + 1 Strength 6 Earth Magic 2 Air Magic Your attack skills gain 12% armor penetration. Backbreaker PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14BackbreakerElite Hammer AttackIf Backbreaker hits, you strike for +19 damage and your target is knocked down. This knockdown lasts 4 seconds if you have at least 8 Strength. This attack skill has 12% armor penetration.9 Crushing Blow PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Crushing BlowHammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 12% armor penetration.510 Protector's Strike PropheciesWarrior. Strength 12Protector's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 34 more damage. This attack skill has 12% armor penetration.5½3 Grasping Earth PropheciesElementalist. Earth Magic 6Grasping EarthHex SpellFor 9 seconds, all nearby foes move 50% slower.10¾12 Flail NightfallWarrior. Strength 12FlailStanceFor 12 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower.4 Enraging Charge NightfallWarrior. Strength 12Enraging ChargeStanceFor 13 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 2 strikes of adrenaline if you hit with a melee attack.520 Shock PropheciesElementalist. Air Magic 2ShockSkillTarget touched foe is knocked down and struck for 17 lightning damage. This skill has 25% armor penetration.105¾10 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Role in Team

• Most of the Damage comes from this character. Unless there is a secondary healer (as there is in this build), he is generally able to make short-work of any stand-alone Monk. Make sure that he is constantly drawn/pre-veiled.

Equipment

• Radiant Armor.
• Sundering Hammer of Fortitude with 15^50.
• Sundering Hammer of Fortitude with +5 Energy
• Ebon Hammer of Fortitude with 15^50.
• +5 Energy Sword of Fortitude/Heal Set Shield

Usage

• Build up enough adrenalin for Hammer-spike. Backbreaker<Crushing Blow<Protector's Strike.
• Prevent kiting by using Grasping Earth, followed immediately by Enraging Charge then Flail.
• Interrupt key skills such as Resurrection Signet with Shock, or use it defensively to further enable your ability to kite.
• Grasp Target Frontliner, to further your Monks ability to kite.
• Cancel Flail with E-charge when necessary, or to just build up adrenaline.
• Target swap when necessary.
• Resurrect Allies when necessary.

Counters

• Standard Anti-melee Counters

Variants

Personal Preference, Cripslash, SS-Wars, Dev-Hammers, or even Evis may replace this War. Backbreaker however, is generally easier to play, and is a rather simple Hammer-spike. If you would prefer, run an SoS sin and or AoM Derv.

#2: Anti-melee Hex-Pressure Necromancer

Necromancer / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 1 Curses 12 Earth Magic 3 Soul Reaping Gain 3 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Corrupt Enchantment NightfallNecromancer. Curses 14Corrupt EnchantmentElite Hex SpellRemove one Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed in this way, that foe suffers from -8 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.5¾10 Defile Defenses EotNNecromancer. Curses 14Defile DefensesHex SpellFor 19 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 114 damage.515 Parasitic Bond CoreNecromancer. Curses 14Parasitic BondHex SpellFor 20 seconds, target foe suffers -1 Health degeneration. The caster is healed for 114 when Parasitic Bond ends.512 Glyph of Lesser Energy CoreElementalist. Energy Storage 0Glyph of Lesser EnergyGlyphFor the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 10 less Energy to cast.5130 Insidious Parasite PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 14Insidious ParasiteHex SpellFor 14 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 43 Health from that foe.15112 Price of Failure PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 14Price of FailureHex SpellFor 30 seconds, target foe has a 25% chance to miss with attacks and takes 43 damage whenever that foe fails to hit in combat.15220 Ward Against Melee CoreElementalist. Earth Magic 12Ward Against MeleeWard SpellYou create a Ward Against Melee at your current location. For 17 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area have a 50% chance to block melee attacks.15130 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Role in Team

• Serves the roles of a “B-bot” through anti-melee hexes, as well as create a significant amount of pressure through degeneration. In times of need, he is equipped with Ward Against Melee, so that the team may fall back into the Ward, when necessary.

Equipment

• Radiant Armor.
• 20/20 SR Wand with 20/20 SR offhand
• +30/-2 (curses/SR, high set)
• Defensive Set

Usage

• Use Insidious Parasite and Price of Failure on enemy frontliners.
• Easily strip Defensive precautions/layers, through the coordinated use of Corrupt Enchantment and Defile Defenses.
• Make sure to cover your Hexes, with Parasitic Bond.
• Use GoLE as E-management.
• Coordinate the usage of Ward Against Melee.
• Resurrect Allies when necessary.

Counters

• Powerful Hex Removal
• Pre-veiling
• Standard Anti-caster Counters

Variants

Can be replaced by a B-Surge Warder, though opposing teams often run Draw. PoF/RH can be replaced by Insidious Parasite.

#3: Spirit-Spammer/Secondary Healer

Ritualist / Monk 10 + 1 + 1 Communing 10 + 1 Channeling Magic 9 + 1 Restoration Magic 7 + 1 Spawning Power 1 Protection Prayers Creatures you create have 32% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 32% longer. Wanderlust FactionsRitualist. Communing 12WanderlustElite Binding RitualCreate a level 10 Spirit with 200 (+64) Health and 62 armor. Whenever this Spirit's attack hits a stationary foe, that foe is knocked down and the Spirit loses 54 Health. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds.10145 Shadowsong FactionsRitualist. Communing 12ShadowsongBinding RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 (+51) Health and 50 armor. The spirit's attacks deal 17 damage and cause Blindness for 5 seconds. This Spirit dies after 30 seconds.15130 Bloodsong FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 11BloodsongBinding RitualCreate a level 9 Spirit with 180 (+58) Health and 56 armor who dies after 118 seconds. Attacks by that Spirit steal up to 20 Health.5¾30 Ancestors' Rage FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 11Ancestors' RageSkillFor 1 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 82 lightning damage.5¼10 Spirit Light FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 10Spirit LightSpellTarget ally is healed for 140. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.17%514 Draw Conditions CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 1Draw ConditionsSpellAll negative Conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each Condition acquired, you gain 7 Health.5¼4 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 Death Pact Signet NightfallRitualist. Restoration Magic 10Death Pact SignetSignetResurrect target party member with your current Health and 72% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.312   Template code

Role in Team

• Acts as a general Spirit Spammer/Secondary Healer. Acts also as a draw-bot and veils the Frontliner when necessary.

Equipment

• Radiant Armor
• Insightful Communing Staff of Fortitude
• Insightful Restoration Staff of Fortitude
• High Energy Set (Focus Swapping)
• Low Energy Set

Usage

• Set up Spirits
• Heal when necessary by using Spirit Light
• Draw both your Monk and Frontliner.
• Pre-veil when necessary, or remove harmful hexes such as Migraine from your Monk.
• Aid in spikes through the usage of Ancestors' Rage
• Use DPS when necessary (Remember to tell your team before doing so)

Counters

• Standard Anti-caster Counters

Variants

• This position is pretty open, you can run another Hexer for more pressure, or even another Monk depending how coodinated you offense is (usually don't).

#4: Shadow Arts ZB Monk

Monk / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Protection Prayers 9 + 1 Divine Favor 9 + 1 Healing Prayers 3 Shadow Arts Your allies are healed for 32 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Zealous Benediction NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 14Zealous BenedictionElite SpellHeal target ally for 170 (+32) Health. If target was below 50% Health, you gain 7 Energy.10¾4 Reversal of Fortune CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 14Reversal of FortuneEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 76. Target ally gets healed for 32 Health.5¼2 Dismiss Condition NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 14Dismiss ConditionSpellRemove one Condition from target ally. If that ally is under the effects of an Enchantment, that ally is healed for 71 Health. Target ally gets healed for 32 Health.5¾3 Gift of Health FactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 10Gift of HealthSpellAll of your other Healing Prayers skills are disabled for 7 seconds. Target other ally is healed for 105 (+32) Health.5¾5 Spirit Bond FactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 14Spirit BondEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 86 Health. Target ally gets healed for 32 Health.10¼2 Signet of Devotion CoreMonk. Divine Favor 10Signet of DevotionSignetHeal target ally for 71 Health.25 Return FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 3ReturnSpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location.5¼15 Deny Hexes FactionsMonk. Divine Favor 10Deny HexesSpellRemove one Hex from target ally for each recharging Divine Favor skill you have. Target ally gets healed for 32 Health.5112   Template code

Role in Team

• General, all purpose healer.

Equipment

• Survivor/Blessed Insignias.
• Neg/defensive set, casting set, high set.
• 8 shields with +30 HP; 7 with different armor mods (Fire, Lightning, Cold, Earth, Piercing, Slashing, Blunt) and extend Crip duration 33% (Sword) offhands.

Usage

• ZB acts as an energy efficient Boon-heal.
• RoF is your main heal, use it to counter a spike, and or as a general all purpose heal.
• Dismiss Condition to remove conditions.
• Use SB to counter more powerful spikes.
• SoD+DH as both a free-heal, and a powerful source of hex removal.
• Use Return to escape from troublesome frontliners. It can also be used to snare opposing monks/midliners. Remember to coordinate the Return, through vent and to weapon swap when doing so to your 33% crip offhand.

Counters

• Standard Anti-caster Counters
• Heal-overlap

Variants

Depends on your preference really. Most prefer to run ZB in TA however.