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Cecil Barracks

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Stars of Destiny

R/Mo

27 May 2007 at 22:29 - 1

Counterpart to the "Worst Elite in the Game" topic. So what do you think?

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

27 May 2007 at 22:35 - 2

healing hands

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

27 May 2007 at 22:39 - 3

Objectively or subjectively?

Favourite: Energy Drain (Unsure why, its energy denial and energy gain at the same time. Handy tool)

Most powerful/useful: Shadow Prison. (it's overpowered)

Zamochit

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/A

27 May 2007 at 22:40 - 4

[skill]light of deliverance[/skill]

Destroyer1717

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

27 May 2007 at 22:49 - 5

Mystic Regeneration.
Okay, seriously now...

Back in Prophecies, it was Eviscerate. ZB was my favorite before the slight nerf.
Searing Flames is really good too.

lacasner

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

27 May 2007 at 22:51 - 6

Shadowform..

if you dont count the recharge time and -500 health part of it :P

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

27 May 2007 at 22:56 - 7

Temple Strike

Love that skill, melee and caster shutdown

Pericles

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

[GoD]

R/

02 Jun 2007 at 10:09 - 8

weapon of remedy, i LOVE it.
light of deliverance 2nd place

Solus Spartan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Australia

[Lawl]

Mo/

02 Jun 2007 at 14:47 - 9

Spiteful Spirit, Searing Flams, Shadow Form.

qvtkc

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

02 Jun 2007 at 17:28 - 10

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]
[skill]Light of Deliverance[/skill]
[skill]Searing Flames[/skill]
[skill]Rebirth[/skill]
(last one PvE only, of course)

dies like fish

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Winter Wonderland [brrr]

W/E

02 Jun 2007 at 17:35 - 11

[skill]Recurring Insecurity[/skill]
[skill]Restore Condition[/skill]
[skill]Avatar of Melandru[/skill]
[skill]Reaper's Mark[/skill]
[skill]Burning Arrow[/skill]

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

02 Jun 2007 at 17:47 - 12

Eviscerate has always been sorta...good. Even after repeated skill nerfs.

Had good Adrenaline Cost, Great +Dmg, and Unconditional DW. Since they've been alittle greedier with their DW skills - Either linking it to otherwise garbage skills, or giving it some conditional timing.

Osi Ri S

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

N/

02 Jun 2007 at 17:52 - 13

Id really have to say SS would be the best. The reason being is that there is almost no situation (none that i can think of) where it isnt usefull. It works on casters, melee and can do tremendous amounts of damage when enemies are grouped up. It does straight dmg, so its not like elemental damage where it can vary from foe to foe, it always does the dmg depending on your curses rank (excluding prot spells of course). Also with it only costing 10 energy and a 10 sec recharge its pretty spammable.

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

04 Jun 2007 at 05:24 - 14

[skill]searing flames[/skill]
[skill]light of deliverance[/skill]
[skill]barrage[/skill]
[skill]blood is power[/skill] (actually this is a tie with SS)
[skill]psychic distraction[/skill]
[skill]shadow form[/skill]
[skill]weapon of remedy[/skill]
[skill]song of restoration[/skill]

And I dont play warrior or dervish, or use them in any of my builds

They suck. ^^

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

06 Jun 2007 at 00:23 - 15

i like this skill alot [skill]destructive was glaive[/skill], been having some fun with it in PVE (it doesnt say it when you roll over it but when you hold the ashes all rit skills have 10% armor penetration)

as for best id have to say [skill]echo[/skill]

Metal Skin Slayer

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2007

Gg Free [fame]

N/A

15 Jun 2007 at 16:03 - 16

Death Pact Signet, by far..the best hardress in game
Spell Breaker
Mark of Protection
Shield of Absorption
Protective Spirit

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Ancestor's Rage
Spirit Rift

hehe

Teh [prefession]-zorz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

wisconsin

Spiders Lair Kurz [SpL]

W/A

15 Jun 2007 at 16:17 - 17

If there was a elite form of IWAY ^^

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

15 Jun 2007 at 18:48 - 18

[skill]searing flames[/skill]
[skill]light of deliverance[/skill]
[skill]barrage[/skill]
[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]
[skill]psychic distraction[/skill]
[skill]Moebius Strike[/skill]
[skill]weapon of remedy[/skill]
[skill]"Incoming!"[/skill]
[skill]Triple Chop[/skill]or[skill]Crippling Slash[/skill]
[skill]Reaper's Sweep[/skill]

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

19 Jun 2007 at 22:13 - 19

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]

gasmaskman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

None, I don't play anymore.

Mo/W

19 Jun 2007 at 22:24 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zamochit

[skill]light of deliverance[/skill] Unquestionably.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

19 Jun 2007 at 22:29 - 21

[skill]Ride The Lightning[/skill]

Hell yes.

chowmein69

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

20 Jun 2007 at 04:00 - 22

Junundu Seige , ....

eat-mcdonalds-and-die

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

Manchester UK

TAO

E/

20 Jun 2007 at 16:44 - 23

[skill]Marksman's Wager[/skill]
[skill]Blessed Light[/skill]
[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]
[skill]Mantra of Recovery[/skill]
[skill]Searing Flames[/skill]
In no particular order of course.
and they are my favourite skills not what i think is best... except searing flames

Puebert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/

21 Jun 2007 at 04:05 - 24

[skill]Amity[/skill][skill]Mending[/skill]

But I really do like [skill=text]Healer's Boon[/skill]

and yes, I am a monk.

ArKaiN

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Lotus Branca[Lbr]

Mo/Me

21 Jun 2007 at 05:27 - 25

You guys are high.
[skill]Broad head arrow[/skill]
Hands down.

Blow Up Doll

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Oxford - England

R/

24 Jun 2007 at 14:11 - 26

RC or Cripshot (dshot if it was elite)

angeleyes

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/Me

24 Jun 2007 at 21:35 - 27

Broad Head Arrow

Daze 24/7 just wonderful

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

25 Jun 2007 at 12:10 - 28

I don't see a point to this thread other than listing random elites...but...

Keystone signet. What's better than recharging all your other signets but can't even recharge rez sig?

WARPATh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Argentina

Umbrella Corp.

N/

26 Jun 2007 at 22:54 - 29

SS when it was 10E

Now... mmm... ZB

Risa

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Nights Watch [Crow]

Mo/

08 Jul 2007 at 02:47 - 30

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]
[skill]Searing Flames[/skill]
[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]
[skill]Burning Arrow[/skill]
[skill]Restore Condition[/skill]

TheBaron82

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

08 Jul 2007 at 03:14 - 31

RC,LoD, Bsurge, Dev Hammer, Melandru and Power Block

bunnys are ebil

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/Mo

08 Jul 2007 at 13:59 - 32

unyielding aura-helps the monks show people whose boss

Bewn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/

08 Jul 2007 at 22:14 - 33

[skill]Dragon Slash[/skill]

[skill]Restore Condition[/skill]
[skill]Broad Head Arrow[/skill]
[skill]Order of the Vampire[/skill]
[skill]Wounding Strike[/skill]

moko

??uo??o??

Join Date: May 2006

08 Jul 2007 at 22:51 - 34

ah well, free +1 xD

going by classes, of course only considering PvE. :]

Warrior -

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]

Monk -

[skill]Light of Deliverance[/skill]

Ranger -

[skill]Prepared Shot[/skill]

Paragon -

[skill]Cruel Spear[/skill]

Dervish -

[skill]Avatar of Dwayna[/skill]

Mesmer -

[skill]Mantra of Recovery[/skill]

Necro -

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]

Assassin -

[skill]Moebius Strike[/skill]

Ritualist -

[skill]Weapon of Remedy[/skill]

Ele -

[skill]Savannah Heat[/skill]

whee for stupid damage?

Shadow Kurd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Netherlands

Scouts of Tyria

P/

08 Jul 2007 at 23:03 - 35

[skill]Cautery Signet[/skill]combine with [skill]Remedy Signet[/skill]

Dean Harper

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

USA

The Killer Clan Musketeers [TKCM]

Me/E

08 Jul 2007 at 23:38 - 36

Warrior: [skill]"You're All Alone!"[/skill]

Monk: [skill]Restore Condition[/skill]

Ranger: [skill]Prepared Shot[/skill]

Mesmer: [skill]Hex Eater Vortex[/skill]

Elementalist: [skill]Savannah Heat[/skill]

Necromancer: [skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]

Assassin: [skill]Assassin's Promise[/skill] or [skill]Way of the Assassin[/skill]

Ritualist: [skill]Weapon of Remedy[/skill]

Paragon: [skill]Focused Anger[/skill]

Dervish: [skill]Avatar of Lyssa[/skill] or [skill]Ebon Dust Aura[/skill]

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

08 Jul 2007 at 23:38 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mokone

ah well, free +1 xD

going by classes, of course only considering PvE. :]

Warrior -

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]

Monk -

[skill]Light of Deliverance[/skill]

Ranger -

[skill]Prepared Shot[/skill]

Paragon -

[skill]Cruel Spear[/skill]

Dervish -

[skill]Avatar of Dwayna[/skill]

Mesmer -

[skill]Mantra of Recovery[/skill]

Necro -

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]

Assassin -

[skill]Moebius Strike[/skill]

Ritualist -

[skill]Weapon of Remedy[/skill]

Ele -

[skill]Savannah Heat[/skill]

whee for stupid damage? Only thing I don't agree with is [skill]Avatar of Dwayna[/skill]. I think [skill]Avatar of Melandru[/skill] is so much better then Dwayna. [skill]Reaper's Sweep[/skill] is good for PvE also.

moko

??uo??o??

Join Date: May 2006

08 Jul 2007 at 23:45 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowstring Badass

Only thing I don't agree with is [skill]Avatar of Dwayna[/skill]. I think [skill]Avatar of Melandru[/skill] is so much better then Dwayna. [skill]Reaper's Sweep[/skill] is good for PvE also. it's so terrible easy to PvE with Dwayna up, you don't have to worry about healing a lot and conditions that will really hurt you aren't that popular (i can only thing of one real area with blind spam in all games tbh).

and for the 100 extra health, good monks have prot spirit anyways. ;P

and yes, reapers sweep is kinda sexy, same with wounding strike, but i just like teh dwayna. ^_^

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

09 Jul 2007 at 09:35 - 39

I'll list them for professions, in no particular order:

Paragon:
[skill]Focused Anger[/skill]

Warrior:
A tie between [skill]Crippling Slash[/skill] and [skill]Steady Stance[/skill]

Monk:
[skill]Shield of Deflection[/skill]

Dervish:
[skill]Avatar of Melandru[/skill]

Necromancer:
[skill]Spoil Victor[/skill]

Mesmer:
[skill]Power Block[/skill]

Assassin:
[skill]Shadow Prison[/skill]

Ritualist:
[skill]Weapon of Remedy[/skill]

Ranger:
[skill]Rampage as One[/skill]

Elementalist:
[skill]Mind Blast[/skill]

yesitsrob

Elite Guru

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

SMS/Victrix

09 Jul 2007 at 11:24 - 40

Hmm. PVE ^^

Warrior

[skill]Dragon Slash[/skill] maybe. [skill]Triple Chop[/skill] is decent too

Monk:

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill] and [skill]Shield of Absorption[/skill] are the only staple skills on 90% of HM monk build I use.

Elite would be [skill]Shield of Deflection[/skill] - though [skill]Healer's Boon[/skill] seems to rock both elite missions

Paragon

TNTF is the best Para Skill.... but I love [skill]Defensive Anthem[/skill] in PVE

Ranger

[skill]Broad Head Arrow[/skill] + [skill]Epidemic[/skill] - Especially in Hard Mode. Especially combined with other rangers running [skill]Barrage[/skill] - BHA is amazing in Hard Mode. Ele Bosses don't do much more damage when they can't cast a thing.

Elementalist

[skill]Searing Flames[/skill]

Necromancer

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill] / [skill]Blood Is Power[/skill]

Ritualist

[skill]Ritual Lord[/skill] maybe. Their stronger PVE skill would probably be [skill]Splinter Weapon[/skill], and [skill]Shelter[/skill] is nice too

Dervish: Don't really know

Sin: I don't touch sins in PVE

Mesmers: I'll stick to using them for PVP