Concept Build: P/Me PvE Extend Epidemic

in PvE i would use Signet of Infection : Barbed Spear for bledeing, Signet of Infection for Diseased, extend condition,epidemic :could be interesting.

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could try some of these combinations instead of barbed and maiming

[skill]"You Move Like a Dwarf!"[/skill][skill]Awe[/skill]

spreads daze and cripple (esp as a bug means the crippling affect the foe as soon as knock-down, not when they get up), problem with half-range though and you would need keep ether signet so you can use the skills straight after AR. PvE only and long recharges are the downfall. Though I suppose if you were quick enough and had Inspiration magic of 12 you could make the conditions last even longer by switching targets after epidemic, casting EC and Epidemic again, doubling the few seconds left of daze and buying enough time so you can fire of the first two skills again without much delay

Infact, you wouldn't need any points in spear mastery, you could put them into motivation for full armour of the shield, and use a more useful shout than Anthem of Flame. You'd sacrifice the damage from the spear but could use an inspiration wand instead

[skill]Slayer's Spear[/skill][skill]Merciless Spear[/skill]

spreads knock-down. Depends on health of monster, and problematic when first attacking as poor gauge on health relationship when using SS. though, if it's your first attack you may as well attempt it to a) see if enemy has more health then you, b) cause damage to get them down to half-health. Sup runes may be useful to a degree


One thing about this build is that you can syngerise with other players. If you're calling the targets you can have other players inflicting the deep wounds, blindness, etc on the target and then you spread it around. Admittedly a SF ele can spread burning a lot better (esp as burning with most other skills is too short to effectively be spread by epidemic), however the extend condition could be used to keep foes burning for longer allowing SF to do more damage. Working with an SF ele would allow you to get maximum use out of "they're on fire" as well, serving a double purpose of refreshing AR as well

I take Epidemic on a Stunning Strike bar to spread Dazed. I've been trying to get an Ebon spearhead for Ebon Dust Aura to spread blind in a Paragon tandem ie Paragon 1 hits with dazed, Paragon 2 hits with Blind, Paragon 1 spreads either or both to adjacent foes. Heroes don't seem to use EDA very well (tried a hero R/D EDA Volleyer with an Ebon bow, didn't perform to expectations) so it may be a failed experiment. Unless you're spreading heavy-hitting conditions like these, i don't see the point.

Instead of Extend Conditions, Ether Signet and Epidemic, I'd rather use Hypochondria to load up a target with conditions and Fevered Dreams to spread those conditions area-wide. Hypochondria is pointless if calling a target, i'd take it only on a self-targetting hero. If you combine this with a BHA/Stunning Striker and an Ele Blindbot you can spread Dazed, Cracked Armor, Blind and Weakness pretty easily. A Para can already toss Bleeding, Burning and Deep Wound around, there's no real need for a dedicated condition spreader just for these.

Nice try but Extend Conditions and Ether Signet are wasted on a Paragon bar. Keep Epidemic for the same results.

BTW - An SF is already perma-burning foes by spamming SF every 2 secs. Unless you can spread that to the area, there's no synergy with Extend Conditions. And SF is fail in HM against higher armor foes, that team spot is better filled with something other than a fire ele.

The real thing is that most conditions are pointless to Extend - that's the flaw of the skill, and what makes it a less valuable elite. Epidemic can be great in pve where things tend to group up, such as with B-Flash on the huge mob of warriors in Gyala Hatchery. In general, though, it's wasteful to bring an elite to extend your conditions' durations when you can just reapply them.

What Tain said, spending your elite to just extend condition that's already last quite a long time and spammable is quite useless. Put Stunning in there to add dazed into the mix. That said though, condition pressure in PvE is pretty pointless imo. In PvE you'd want to spike thing out and get it down as soon as possible. But if I want to spread condition, I would probably take a trapper instead in PvE.

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