Archive:Team - Barrage/Pet

This build was archived 21:22, September 1, 2010 (UTC), for the following reason: Outdated This build had been designed for the following use: PvE team PvE farming This build was in the category Great before being archived.

The Barrage/Pet is the most common, and effective Team build designed for ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings. This build utilizes the synergy between Barrage, Favorable Winds, Winnowing and Orders to inflict high damage on multiple foes, with a wall of pets and minions to defend the party.

Team Composition

• 5 Barrage/Pet players

Some combination of the following:

• 1 Minion Master

• 1 Orders Necromancer

• 1 Healer Monk

Barragers

The barragers have a number of variations as many skills synergise with barrage. A full list is given on Guide:Barrager Guide and Build:R/W Barrage, this team build explores a number of strong example builds.

Splinter Barrager

Ranger / Ritualist 11 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 7 + 1 Expertise 10 Channeling Magic 7 + 1 Beast Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 32%. Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 13BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +18 damage if they hit.31 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 13Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +26 damage.7½5 Splinter Weapon FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 10Splinter WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 4 attacks deal 35 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.515 "By Ural's Hammer!" EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank "By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 25..33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 Nightmare Weapon FactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 10Nightmare WeaponWeapon SpellFor 12 seconds, target ally has a Nightmare Weapon. Target ally's next 3 attacks are reduced by 37 damage and steal up to 37 Health.5110 Triple Shot (Kurzick) FactionsRanger. Kurzick rank Triple Shot (Kurzick)Bow AttackShoot 3 arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 40..25% less damage. PvE only.710 Call of Protection PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 8Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 13 base damage reduction.390 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 8Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 65 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 36% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311   Template code

Variants

• Play as Rt/R (attributes, Channeling=12+1+1 Marksmanship=11 Beast Mastery=6)
• Replace Triple Shot (Kurzick) with the Luxon version

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +5energy.

Usage

• Use "By Ural's Hammer!" to increase the damage done by Splinter Weapon.
• Use Nightmare Weapon with Triple Shot to kill single foes.

Commanding Barrager

Ranger / Paragon 11 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 7 + 1 Expertise 11 Command 7 + 1 Beast Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 32%. Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 13BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +18 damage if they hit.31 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 13Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +26 damage.7½5 Distracting Shot CoreRanger. Expertise 8Distracting ShotBow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 9 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.3½10 "Go for the Eyes!" NightfallParagon. Command 11"Go for the Eyes!"ShoutFor 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot makes an attack, that attack has an additional 81% chance to critical.4 Anthem of Envy NightfallParagon. Command 11Anthem of EnvyChantFor 10 seconds, the next attack Skill used by each ally within earshot deals +21 damage against foes with more than 50% Health.61 Never Rampage Alone NightfallRanger. Sunspear rank Never Rampage AloneSkillFor 18..25 seconds, you and your pet attack 25% faster and have 1..3 Health regeneration. PvE only.1020 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 8Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 65 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 36% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311 Signet of Return NightfallParagon. Leadership 0Signet of ReturnSignetResurrect target party member with 5% Health and 1% Energy for each party member within earshot.55   Template code

Variants

• Replace Signet of Return with "We Shall Return"!"
• Take Hexbreaker Aria

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage

Usage

• Use "Go For the Eyes!" and Anthem of Envy when enough adrenaline has built up

Spirit Barrager

Ranger / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 7 + 1 Expertise 8 + 1 Beast Mastery 8 + 1 Wilderness Survival The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 32%. Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +19 damage if they hit.31 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +27 damage.7½5 Winnowing CoreRanger. Wilderness Survival 9WinnowingNature RitualCreate a level 6 Spirit with 120 Health and 38 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within range take 4 additional damage whenever they take physical damage. This Spirit dies after 102 seconds.3560 Favorable Winds CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14Favorable WindsNature RitualCreate a level 9 Spirit with 180 Health and 56 armor. For non-Spirit creatures within its range, arrows move twice as fast and strike for +6 damage. This Spirit dies after 142 seconds.3560 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 Call of Protection PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 9Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 14 base damage reduction.390 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 9Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 70 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 39% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311 Flesh of My Flesh FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic Flesh of My FleshSpellLose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 5..17..21% Energy.54   Template code

Variants

• Replace Flesh of My Flesh with Death Pact Signet
• Replace Winnowing with Edge of Extinction (put all points in Wilderness Survival in Beast Mastery)
• Use the Luxon version of Summon Spirits

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage

Usage

• Keep Winnowing and Favorable Winds up at all times.
• Move and heal spirits with Summon Spirits

Savior Barrager

Ranger / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 8 + 1 Expertise 10 + 1 Beast Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 36%. Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +19 damage if they hit.31 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +27 damage.6½5 Distracting Shot CoreRanger. Expertise 9Distracting ShotBow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 10 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.3½10 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 "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. PvE only.8 "For Great Justice!" CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545 Call of Protection PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 11Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 16 base damage reduction.390 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 11Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311   Template code

Variants

• Replace Distracting Shot with Throw Dirt

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +5energy.

Usage

• Cast Ebon Battle Standard of Honor before attacking. Try to cast close to areas with many Barragers or Bone Fiends.
• Use "Save Yourselves!" when the party is taking a lot of damage.
• Use "For Great Justice!" to build up adrenaline quicker where SY! is needed a lot.

Puller Barrager

Ranger / Monk 12 + 1 + 1 Marksmanship 10 + 1 Beast Mastery 8 + 1 Expertise The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 36%. Barrage CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14BarrageElite Bow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 6 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +19 damage if they hit.31 Savage Shot CoreRanger. Marksmanship 14Savage ShotBow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a Spell, you strike for +27 damage.6½5 Distracting Shot CoreRanger. Expertise 9Distracting ShotBow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 10 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.3½10 Zojun's Haste FactionsRanger. Expertise 9Zojun's HasteStanceFor 9 seconds, you move 33% faster and have a 56% chance to block incoming projectiles. Zojun's Haste ends if you attack.330 "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 Call of Protection PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 11Call of ProtectionShoutFor 120 seconds, your animal companion has a 16 base damage reduction.390 Comfort Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 11Comfort AnimalSkillYou heal your animal companion for 82 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 45% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you.311 Rebirth CoreMonk. Protection Prayers RebirthSpellResurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 10..4..3 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy.105   Template code

Variants

• Different res skill

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage. May want to use a Longbow to pull away or shield and +5 armor weapon when running in to pull.

Usage

• Pull groups by running in with Zojun's Haste and "I Am Unstoppable!" up.

Supporters

These builds are best used in support of barrage-team.

Minion Master

Necromancer / Monk 12 + 1 + 3 Death Magic 10 + 1 Soul Reaping 8 Healing Prayers Gain 11 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Aura of the Lich PropheciesNecromancer. Death Magic 16Aura of the LichElite Enchantment SpellAll corpses within earshot are exploited and you animate a level 18 bone horror with 440 Health and 109 armor plus one for each corpse exploited in this way. For 48 seconds, your Death Magic attribute is increased by +1.15245 Animate Vampiric Horror FactionsNecromancer. Death Magic 16Animate Vampiric HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to animate a level 18 Vampiric Horror. Whenever a Vampiric Horror you control deals damage, you gain the same amount of Health.15315 Animate Shambling Horror NightfallNecromancer. Death Magic 16Animate Shambling HorrorSpellExploit nearest corpse to create a level 18 shambling horror with 440 Health and 109 armor. When the shambling horror dies, it is replaced by a level 16 jagged horror with 440 Health and 109 armor that causes Bleeding with each of its attacks.15325 Masochism EotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 11MasochismEnchantment SpellFor 32 seconds, you have +2 to your Death Magic and Soul Reaping attributes and sacrifice 4% of your maximum Health when you cast a spell.5120 Blood of the Master CoreNecromancer. Death Magic 16Blood of the MasterSpellAll of your undead allies are healed for 122 Health. You sacrifice an additional 2% maximum Health per minion healed in this way.5%512 Dwayna's Sorrow FactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 8Dwayna's SorrowEnchantment SpellFor 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 29.515 Cure Hex EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 8Cure HexSpellRemove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 78 Health.5112 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Variants

• Optional slots for additional hex or condition removal.

Equipment

• Weapon: +20% enchantments weapon with +30hp
• Armor: Survivors or Radiant insignia with one Bloodstained insignia piece. Rune of superior vigor.

Usage

• Maintain Masochism and Aura of the Lich to raise Death Magic
• Use Aura of the Lich once a battle it finished.
• Use Dwayna's Sorrow on minions and pets.
• Heal minions with Blood of the Master

Orders Necromancer

Necromancer / Monk 12 + 3 + 1 Blood Magic 12 + 3 Soul Reaping 3 Protection Prayers Gain 15 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Order of the Vampire PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Order of the VampireElite Enchantment SpellFor 5 seconds, whenever a party member who is not under the effects of another Necromancer Enchantment hits a foe with physical damage, that party member steals up to 19 Health.17%525 Blood Renewal PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Blood RenewalEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, you gain +7 Health regeneration. When Blood Renewal ends, you gain 220 Health.15%117 Blood Bond FactionsNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Blood BondHex SpellFor 14 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes are hexed with Blood Bond. Whenever an ally hits one of them with an attack, that ally gains 23 Health. If one of these foes dies while hexed, all allies adjacent to that foe are healed for 116 Health.518 Great Dwarf Weapon EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down. PvE only.1015 Awaken the Blood PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Awaken the BloodEnchantment SpellFor 49 seconds, you gain +2 Blood Magic and +2 Curses, but whenever you sacrifice Health, you sacrifice 50% more than the normal amount.10145 Succor PropheciesMonk. UnlinkedSuccorEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target other ally gains +1 Health and +1 Energy regeneration, but you lose 1 Energy each time that ally casts a Spell.-15110 Blood Ritual PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Blood RitualEnchantment SpellFor 15 seconds, target touched ally gains +3 Energy regeneration. Blood Ritual cannot be used on the caster.17%522 Rebirth CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 3RebirthSpellResurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 9 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy.105   Template code

Variants

• Take Order of Pain and replace elite with Blood is Power
• Take a different orders build, such as Build:E/N Ether Renewal Orders Hero

Equipment

• Weapon: +20% enchantments staff with 2 adept mods, +20% enchantments one handed weapon with -50hp Grim Cesta to switch to.
• Armor: One set of Radiant insignia with super runes on each piece and a regular health set to switch between, depending on the area.

Usage

• Maintain Awaken the Blood (as long as you are running reasonably low health).
• Put Great Dwarf Weapon on the three barragers which do not have Splinter Weapon
• Maintain Order of the Vampire during fights.
• Heal minions and pets with Blood Bond
• Maintain Succor on the monk.

Healer Monk

Monk / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 1 Healing Prayers 12 + 1 Divine Favor Your allies are healed for 42 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Dwayna's Kiss PropheciesMonk. Healing Prayers 14Dwayna's KissSpellHeal target other ally for 57 (+42) Health and an additional 33 Health for each Enchantment or Hex on that ally.513 Patient Spirit EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Patient SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. Unless this enchantment ends prematurely, that ally is healed for 114 Health when the enchantment ends. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health.5¼4 Seed of Life NightfallMonk. Sunspear rank Seed of LifeEnchantment SpellFor 2..5 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, all party members are healed for 2 Health for each rank in Divine Favor. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. PvE only.5¼20 Cure Hex EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Cure HexSpellRemove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 114 Health. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health.5112 Heal Party CoreMonk. Healing Prayers 14Heal PartySpellHeal entire party for 72 Health. You get healed for 42 Health.1522 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 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Variants

• Run either Healer's Boon and a res, Word of Healing and a res or Unyielding Aura and another hex or condition removal skill.
• Different Healing Prayers skills such as Ethereal Light

Equipment

• Weapon: 20/20 healing wand and offhand and a +20% enchantments weapon.
• Armor: Survivor insignia, rune of superior vigor, runes of attunement

Usage

• Remove hexes such as Spiteful Spirit and Empathy with Cure Hex

General Usage

Variants

More experienced teams can drop one of the barragers for an SS necromancer

Necromancer / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 1 Curses 11 + 1 Soul Reaping 6 Inspiration Magic Gain 12 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Mantra of Resolve CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 6Mantra of ResolveStanceFor 54 seconds, you cannot be interrupted, but each time you would have been interrupted, you lose 8 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends.1020 Spiteful Spirit PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 14Spiteful SpiritElite Hex SpellFor 19 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or uses a skill, Spiteful Spirit deals 33 shadow damage to that foe and all adjacent allies of that foe.15210 Arcane Echo CoreMesmer. UnlinkedArcane EchoEnchantment SpellIf 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.15220 Mark of Pain CoreNecromancer. Curses 14Mark of PainHex SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 38 shadow damage to adjacent foes.10120 Barbs CoreNecromancer. Curses 14BarbsHex SpellFor 30 seconds, target foe takes 14 more damage when hit by physical damage.1025 "By Ural's Hammer!" EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank "By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 25..33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 Air of Superiority EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Air of SuperioritySkillFor 20..30 seconds you gain a random Asura benefit every time you earn experience from killing an enemy. PvE only.520 Signet of Sorrow NightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 12Signet of SorrowSignetTarget foe takes 63 damage. If target foe is near a corpse or has a dead pet, this Skill recharges instantly.130   Template code

Variants

• Ural's for Desecrate Enchantments/Defile Enchantments
• Signet of Sorrows for another skill (Pain Inverter, Weaken armor, Enfeebling Blood)
• Mindbender instead of Air of Superiority

Equipment

• Radiant or survivors
• 40/40 set, or 20/20 offhand with a caster weapon
• Vigor

Usage

• Hex balled foes with Mark of Pain and Spiteful Spirit
• Use Barbs on single or leftovers foes.

See Also

• Guide:Barrager Guide
• Build:R/W Barrage