Heroes to use with a Paragon?

I've been using my standard LoD/Prot with SF Ele (For burning), but presumably some sort of physical (melee, Ranger/Paragon) setup would be better, as Paragon's skills tend to lean quite heavily toward the physical attacker. Perhaps orders, etc? Monk henches aren't that bad, plus paragon's damage reduction...

I just fancy something different to the usual Monk/SF/MM combinations, and hopefully more effective!

Any ideas or thoughts are much appreciated.

go to the sticky and get the ToF tank build for Para hero. A monk, then an Axe warrior, cleave, cyclone axe, etc.

Fun fun melee group.

In many places I like to run 3 sf eles, "They're on Fire," and the various motivation arias that give bonuses for casting spells. Why bother buffing physicals when you don't need a tank since everybody has "They're of Fire" and "There's Nothing to Fear" on them?

Paragons synergise well with... other paragons.

If you have EOTN, Id suggest setting one up with a command build, one with a motivation build and yourself with a spear DPS/TNTF/SY! build and just walk through everything laughing like its christmas.

I usually run with 2 other para (or para + warrior sometimes) and an order. For henches depending on HM/NM 2 or 1 monk, a fighter, earth, ranger (if in EotN, barrage+order) or interrupt. Really nice damage, and almost unbeatable

When doing H/H I've been taking 2SF's and a MM.

They're on Fire : combines nicelly with the SF's.
Got for the eyes : help improve the minnions.
There's nothing to fear : helps everyone.

Adrenalin spear attacks, watch yourselves, paragon res sig

considering : vanguard standard of + damage/fast recharge, or I'm the strongest, ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Squeak2 go to the sticky and get the ToF tank build for Para hero. A monk, then an Axe warrior, cleave, cyclone axe, etc.

Fun fun melee group. Plus a (dreadfully boring) SF Ele, was like a hot knife through butter.

Quote: Originally Posted by blakecraw In many places I like to run 3 sf eles, "They're on Fire," and the various motivation arias that give bonuses for casting spells. Why bother buffing physicals when you don't need a tank since everybody has "They're of Fire" and "There's Nothing to Fear" on them? Indeed, but that's just boring. As I said I am bored of the usual SF/Monk/MM combinations.

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I picked it up somewhere on this forum, don't exactly remember from where.

Anyway: D/N

Arcane zeal
order of pain
dark fury
dwayna's touch
mystic healing
vow of piety (i believe)
faitfull intervention
watchfull intervention

Works really good. You can also choose to go necromancer primary but this one has good healing capacity and energy is no problem.

I usually run Sab's because it's ownzz, or @ Paragon+Whatever I feel like

Quote: Originally Posted by Mitchel I usually run Sab's because it's ownzz, or @ Paragon+Whatever I feel like Yes, I generally use that on my Sin. Albeit with tweaks depending on the area/dungeon.

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Running 2 paragon heroes and a D/N orders hero is pretty awesome.

I'm running a SY/TNTF Paragon with Sab's Necros. I vanquished Cantha H/H and now I'm halfway thru Elona vanquishing with same build.

TBH I tried that too (3 x necro), but it's kinda boring to me. It works, yes. But hitting 100+ with a spear is cooler imo, as well as being unbeatable (not that I was dying fast with 3x necro, but still..).

Me and my friend raced through the final missions in NF NM using a H/H build that changed very little between missions.

We both ran paragons with Soldier's Fury - or maybe Jim ran Cruel Spear, I can't remember.

Morgahn also ran Soldier's Fury with They're on Fire/Anthem of Flame etc.

Hayda ran Song of Restoration if I'm not mistaken.

I ran Motivation with the non-elite shouts.

Friend ran the Command shouts with GFTE.

I think Morgahn packed GFTE as well.

We packed two necromancers, one running SS+MoP+Barbs and the other running SV+Mark of Fury.

To round it up with included two monks. I don't even remember which builds they ran, I'm not even sure if they were both set to heal or prot.

Bottom line was we completed the final missions of NF (Kormir's Crusade -> Abaddon's Gate) with this setup and no other human players in an afternoon. It stood unchanged up to and including Abaddon with no party deaths when facing Abaddon, with Masters reward on all missions.

I would say that Paragons synergize better with Necromancers than any other class in PvE (excluding Paragons.) They are very similar as a class - high-influence characters. Necromancers have excellent utilities to augment damage, help gain adrenaline and buff the physicals, and they are also the only class capable of keeping up with the frightening energy engine of Leadership in PvE.

Quote: Originally Posted by erfweiss I'm running a SY/TNTF Paragon with Sab's Necros. I vanquished Cantha H/H and now I'm halfway thru Elona vanquishing with same build. Hehe, steamroller.

Quote: Originally Posted by Moloch Vein Bottom line was we completed the final missions of NF (Kormir's Crusade -> Abaddon's Gate) with this setup and no other human players in an afternoon. It stood unchanged up to and including Abaddon with no party deaths when facing Abaddon, with Masters reward on all missions.

I would say that Paragons synergize better with Necromancers than any other class in PvE (excluding Paragons.) They are very similar as a class - high-influence characters. Necromancers have excellent utilities to augment damage, help gain adrenaline and buff the physicals, and they are also the only class capable of keeping up with the frightening energy engine of Leadership in PvE. Hm, that sounds like fun. Trying to get both Paragons from NF/GWEN as fast as I can to try them all together which is a bit of a pain working 12 hour days before Christmas. :[

I usualy use a full caster team with my Paragon caster team build. mass dmg reduction and +defense with ''stand your ground!''

Human para, 2x para hero (could swap out one for warrior), warrior hero (+1 instead of para), interrupt ranger hench, 2x monk hench and one optional hench. Para's are leadership/spear/command.
Used that in most of EotN, no more caster teams for me

I run these all the time:

Me:


One of the following two depending on if I want to blow up mobs to have a little extra healing power:




Again, depending on the area if it's hex heavy or condition heavy.


Stuff dies, I don't. I'd run Spear of Lightning over Swift Javelin but no +damage from Order of Pain makes me sad.

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