The PvX GB spammer

thor thunder

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mass

Cellestial Guard

W/E

Hey this build has been around for a wile but it seems allot of people don't know about it. Its not a "Build" as much as it is a general idea tweek/change the build to your likening but the basic idea is to build up a ton of health then either sacrifice it or have your butt kicked by something so that your near death then use the common elite skill "Greths Balance" to gain it back wile also doing some major dmg to enemy targets.

now in PvE this build is great for bosses or single mobs but its to much of a one hit wonder to be consistent.
One of my favorite team GB sammers looks like this

N/D
Blood ~11 +1+1
Curses ~9 +1
Earth Prayers ~10

Greths Balance (E)
Awaken the Blood
Demonic Flesh
Vital Boon
Meekness
Dark Pact
Signet of Agony
Res sig

Equipment:
Weapons -preferably a double vamp sword or one handed weapon with a +Health off hand, but just about anything works.

Armor - seeing as this build needs health get all the health mods you can 10more health = 10 more dmg so push it to the limmit!

Usage: Basically you first activate Vital Boon - Demonic Flesh - Awaken the Blood to build up your total health and double your sacrafices, then use meekness - dark pact - SoA on a enemy target to lower your health then use GB on a enemy target to deal out a serious spike.
A great way to maximize this build is have a prot monk buff you with enchs like PS, Guardian, and Aegis (just any ench that won't make you REGAIN health is useful) then have a pet-ranger put down Symbiosis to max your health to about ~2,000, then when you sacrafic it and use GB you will hit for about 1,000 - 1,800 depends on your skill lvl its tricky when you get to lower amounts of health due to spikes and degen
but with some practice this is a easy way to devastate high health or high armor targets.

In PvP it is run much the same but i would recommend +health items or a +60 health staff and mabey switch out vital boon for something that gives more health VB is there to work in unison with Symbiosis.

But remember in pvp you dont have the ranger+monk so this is often a one hit wonder due to the time it takes to drag your health down and cast ench/sacrafic skills, but I have been able to one hit 1-3 players with it in RA in one match for 600-1,000 LS each XD it just takes some skill/practice.

Notes:
-This build is risky but sence Greths Balance will full heal you its only risky when you are not familure with the build/enemys often it just takes time like if your fighting enemys/boss's that deal hug spikes fast you should not lower your health all the way too ~200 but about 300-500 then use meakness on them then time there next attack so that there spike brings you down to 200 then quickly cast GB to spike them and get full health


-This Type of build is looked for in allot of groups these days missions like "abbadons gate" that have high health bosses, those boss become much easier when you have a necro slamming the boss for -1,800 life stealing every 1-6 min (oh yeah don't forget GB does LS so it ignores 99% protection spells/stances and such, making it a very reliable dmg source.)
Well Good Luck and happy spamming XD
no credit.
Any Opinions on skills is welcome.

Khasar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Crystal Desert

Guild of Dangerous Surprise[GODS]

Hmm. I'm not sure you have it entirely correct. Or maybe I'm just wrong, idk.

But the skill description says, "If target foe has more Health than you, you gain half the difference (up to your maximum Health), and that foe loses an equal amount."

So if your in PvP and attack a target with 500 health and you have 100 hp regardless of your max hp you will still steal 200 only. Hence, you are "balanced" at 300 hp for both of you.

I agree that it does work best in PvE because your target needs to have a very high hp in order for you to steal more. I was using a build similar to this vs Glint and was dishing out 500+ dmg everytime.

thor thunder

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mass

Cellestial Guard

W/E

yeah got alittle carried away forgot that in pvp its not the same due to low health.. hehe my bad X((

Khasar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Crystal Desert

Guild of Dangerous Surprise[GODS]

Meh can still do a pretty good spike I think. Bring a quick recharge sac spell to help get low then spike a full hp target for 200ish dmg and follow up by some quick casting blood spells like Vampiric Gaze, Dark Pact or Angorodon's Gaze if you have GW:EN. Should do about 350 damage in around 3 seconds if you chained those 4 spells.