Post what you think are the top 3 skills in the game and why. - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

12 Feb 2008 at 04:29 - 41

WoH (a staple of the current heal monks)

Res Signet (a staple of everybody)

and Attunements (fire, earth, air, or water, a staple of all eles)

edit: I disagree. Malicious Strike can be used in some gimmick builds. A/D scylers for example. It is not good, but it is far from terrible.

PinoyRurik

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

PNAS

W/Mo

12 Feb 2008 at 04:38 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

WoH (a staple of the current heal monks)

Res Signet (a staple of everybody)

and Attunements (fire, earth, air, or water, a staple of all eles)

edit: I disagree. Malicious Strike can be used in some gimmick builds. A/D scylers for example. It is not good, but it is far from terrible.

i have to disagree with attunements. they dont really help if you know how to manage your energy. waste of 1 skill IMO, but thats me.

flares are FTW, machine gun fireballs

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

12 Feb 2008 at 04:50 - 43

DShot, Bull's Strike and Frenzy

I'm seeing a lot of DShots for some reason...

Zamochit

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/A

12 Feb 2008 at 04:56 - 44

[skill]Reversal of fortune[/skill]
[skill]frenzy[/skill]
~ a new one worthy of note atm I feel

Clarissa F

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

Fighters of the Shiverpeaks

Me/Mo

12 Feb 2008 at 05:00 - 45

D-Shot, Expert Focus, and Prepared Shot. All the interrupt, extra damage and energy a ranger could want.

Nemesis of God

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Finland

Azura Empire [AE]

Mo/E

12 Feb 2008 at 05:15 - 46

Protective Spirit, half of farming build have it...
Spiteful Spirit, do I have explain why?
Weapon of Remedy, most under-rated skill in game.

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

12 Feb 2008 at 05:16 - 47

SS
Frenzy
mm dunno 3erd lol

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

12 Feb 2008 at 05:30 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zamochit

~ a new one worthy of note atm I feel

It's good until I hit you with Drunken blow for 238+DW = 338 Damage.

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

12 Feb 2008 at 05:32 - 49

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill] - best PvE elite I have found, and useful in some forms of PvP

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill] - farming builds rely on it, and good Monks take it even on a Healing build bar

[skill]Distracting Shot[/skill] - takes luck, but nothing feels better than hitting RoF with DShot.

Master Ketsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

middle of nowhere

Krazy Guild With Krazy People [KrZy]

R/

12 Feb 2008 at 06:02 - 50

Frenzied Defense is one one of those skills that can be the best skill in the game or the worst skill in the game depending on whether your opponent has a brain or not.

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

12 Feb 2008 at 06:18 - 51

1. Word of Healing - since it got buffed alot it is now one of the most powerful healing spells in the game at 5e.

2. Ranger interrupts - distract, savage shot , concussion shot, how does one even cast ?

3. Spiteful Spirit - My personal favorite since day 1. Totally pwns in pve.

Esuna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

NYC

Squee Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee [yay]

Mo/

12 Feb 2008 at 06:43 - 52

I'm surprised everyone mentioned Protective Spirit yet no one mentioned Spirit Bond. I think it's the most often used skill in my bar besides RC when I monk.

Anyway, I pick:

[skill]Spirit Bond[/skill]

[skill]Diversion[/skill]

[skill]Bull's Strike[/skill]

Edit
Oh... my choices above only applied to PvP, whoops.

For PvE, I pick...

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill]

[skill]Rebirth[/skill]

[skill]Shield of Absorption[/skill]

Muspellsheimr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

12 Feb 2008 at 07:29 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by enter_the_zone

BHA for the ownage of HM caster bosses
Rebirth for obvious reasons
WoH

all for PVE, obviously

Rebirth is second only to Unyielding for the worst resurrection skill in the game, PvE or PvP. Only truly good resurrection skills would be Signet, Death Pact, & any of the 4-second Healing Prayers (Healers Boon monk only - also only time a monk should have a resurrect)

As for the best skills in the game, I am probably going to have to go with:
[skill]Eviscerate[/skill] - Nerfed a few times, never buffed, and still probably the best warrior attack skill in the game.
[skill]Avatar of Melandru[/skill] - Obvious reasons
[skill]Reversal of Fortune[/skill] - Obvious reasons

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

12 Feb 2008 at 08:09 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shakkara

It is this thread again.

thou, /agree

Anyway:

diversion, bulls strike, frenzy.

incredibly powerfull in good players hands, useless to suicidal in bad players hands. More skills should be like this.

Selket

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Grand Court of Selket/Sebelkeh

What If You Had An Outpost Named After You [slkt]

W/

12 Feb 2008 at 08:25 - 55

glyph, original shadow prison, 80dmg blades of steel

artay

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

The Agony Scene

E/

12 Feb 2008 at 10:31 - 56

[skill]glyph of swiftness[/skill] [skill]obsidian flesh[/skill] [skill]stoneflesh aura[/skill]

~ Dan ~

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/

12 Feb 2008 at 13:09 - 57

1. [skill]Reversal Of Fortune[/skill]

2. [skill]Distracting Shot[/skill]

3. [skill]Avatar Of Melandru[/skill]

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

12 Feb 2008 at 13:14 - 58

Bull's Strike
RoF
Dshot/Diversion

milkflopance

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

England

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

12 Feb 2008 at 13:39 - 59

[skill]Distracting Shot[/skill]

[skill]Reversal of Fortune[/skill]

[skill]Mind Blast[/skill]

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

12 Feb 2008 at 14:20 - 60

Are we talking PvE or PvP? Imbalanced or fun to use?

Anyway, most imbalanced IMO:

[skill]Ursan Blessing[/skill]
[skill]Pain Inverter[/skill]
[skill]Signet of Illusions[/skill] (not in itself, but because it allows boosting already overpowered skills like Ebon Vanguard Assassin and Cry of Pain even more)

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

12 Feb 2008 at 14:23 - 61

"For Greater Justice!"

Frenzy

Dragon Slash

Knight O Cydonia

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

No Goats No Glory [BAAA]

Me/

12 Feb 2008 at 14:30 - 62

If it was still in the game then this would've been up there

- Disappear

As it is i would say..

[skill]Augury Of Death[/skill] - Allows any profession to spike (part 1)
[skill]Ancestors' Rage[/skill] - Allows any profession to spike (part 2)
[skill]Glyph of lesser energy[/skill] - Better Energy Management than whole of the Inspiration line

Taki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

N/Me

12 Feb 2008 at 14:46 - 63

D-shot / Diversion

[wiki]power leak[/wiki] (pre-nerf, don't know if it's been reverted)

bulls strike

PyrAnkh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Lowbird Academy [LoW]

W/

12 Feb 2008 at 14:53 - 64

Bulls strike
Natural stride
mending touch

cgruber

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Tryst of Vengenance [ToV]

Mo/Me

12 Feb 2008 at 15:07 - 65

Signet of Illusions
Spirit Bond
Splinter Weapon

Olim Chill

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

USA

DMI

N/

12 Feb 2008 at 15:11 - 66

[skill]protective spirit[/skill] - the ultimate in covering your rear.

[skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] - nothing mops up mobs any better.

[skill]Word of Healing[/skill] cheap, godlike healing.

Sha Noran

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

http://tinyurl.com/2jlusq

Idiot Savants [iQ]

R/

12 Feb 2008 at 18:13 - 67

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill]

This is the best skill in the game, and I'm not going to explain why. If it were possible for all 8 people in every build to have this skill on their bar, it would happen... obviously it's not, and of course most players are too bad to know how to not put two copies on the same person, but that does not change the fact that it's the best skill in the game.

[skill]gale[/skill]

At three second KD and five energy, it was ridiculously unfair and amazingly godly in every sense of the terms. At two second KD and ten energy, it's still one of the best skills in the game.

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]

I would probably guess that this skill has generated more PvP deaths than any other skill in the game, and a player who has it equipped and knows how to use it is most likely the most dangerous player on your team.

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

12 Feb 2008 at 18:43 - 68

[skill]searing flames[/skill]

[skill]Mark of rodgort[/skill]

[skill]"They're on fire!"[/skill]

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

12 Feb 2008 at 18:44 - 69

[skill]Reversal of Fortune[/skill]
[skill]Distracting shot[/skill]
[skill]Empathy[/skill]

And elite:

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill]
[skill]Mind Blast[/skill]
[skill]Eviscerate[/skill]

EDIT: LOL just realised I've accidentally got a skill from every core profession!

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

12 Feb 2008 at 18:45 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knight O Cydonia

If it was still in the game then this would've been up there

- Disappear

Why the hell was that removed from the game???

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

12 Feb 2008 at 18:51 - 71

Unnatural Signet (alpha version) - 15s cast, 75s recharge:

Signet. Remove the most recent Nature Ritual. All of your skills are disabled for 60...36 seconds.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Unnat...pha_version%29

WHOOOOOAAAAAA!!!!

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

12 Feb 2008 at 18:53 - 72

pre nerfed

[skill]splinter weapon[/skill] I used this with barrage before the nerf.... there was so much yellow I took the whole mob in two shots

[skill]protective spirit[/skill] how many exploits have you opened

[skill]meteor shower[/skill] Pre change to AI Sit boo boo sit good dog while I drop this nasty little storm on your head. Where is echo when you need it

kade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Currently residing in ToA dis 1

Mo/

12 Feb 2008 at 19:05 - 73

Haha i remember when you could lay down frozen soil and it made each match about 15secs long

Deleet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Denmark

Rule Thirty Four [prOn]

Mo/

12 Feb 2008 at 19:22 - 74

I'm a retired PvP player - primarily monk player.

I'll have to go with:

1. Protection spirit. Anti-spike and overall the best damage reduction skill.
2. Light of Deliverance. Best party healing skill.
3. Infuse health. Must use skill.

Hall of fame, i.e. other skills deserving a mention:
Reversal of Fortune. When you need that extra second for a recharge.
Diversion. Nothing is worse than diverting a primary healing skill.
Distraction Shot. Same as above.
Searing Flames. Just great damage.
Glyph of lesser energy. Great energy management.
The Necromancer hex, which makes one lose 100ish life, everytime one uses a skill on a player with lower HP. Incredibly awesome damage.

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

12 Feb 2008 at 19:47 - 75

Dshot
AoL
DS

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

12 Feb 2008 at 23:11 - 76

Shadow Form
Spiteful Spirit
Bulls Strike

Martin Firestorm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Louisiana

E/Me

12 Feb 2008 at 23:15 - 77

Assassin's Promise

Word of Health

Leech Signet