My Thread For All Hero Paragon Related Discussion/Questions!

I have many questions about making a decent build for my Paragon hero, and didn't want to make a new thread for each question, so I'll be putting all the questions in here, and hopefully people can help me out


First question:

I have started making my new Paragon's build and so far it has around 3/8 skills in it. I'm using the following attributes:

Leadership - 16 (12+1+3)
Spear Mastery - 9
Command - 9 (For my shield, plus I feel Command is better than Motivation)

First of all I wasn't too sure whether to put ANY point into SM, as this Paragon will be used to buff the skills of my party & to reduce damage etc. Do you think SM is important in this case, and if so, how many SM skills would you recommend having in the build?


Second Question:

I'm finding it really difficult to chooes between a decent Elite skill for my Paragon. I don't particularly want to give him a SM elite, as he's not there to be a massive damage dealer, he's there to support the rest of the party. I looked through the Elite skills and not a single one really appealed to me. What do you guys think would be a decent Elite skill choice for this Para?

Paragon Skills - http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_paragon_skills


Just so you know what my team lineup is going to be, just incase this makes any difference to the build, it is:

Me - Fire Ele
Acolyte Sousuke - SF Ele
Master Of Whispers - MM/Bomber
General Morgahn - Paragon
Mhenlo - Healer
Lina - Protection
Herta - Earth
Zho - Interrupt
Or instead of Zho, either Cynn or Devona (which would you suggest? )


Third Question:

Do you think it'd be better to bring two hero SF ele's + myself (who is also a SF ele) instead of one hero SF ele plus a MM/Bomber? I only ask because with three SF ele's, we will be able to maintain burning on enemies, therefore affectively keeping [skill]"They're on Fire!"[/skill] up all the time.

I suggest leaving the job of Paragon to a person who can use the IMBA PvE skills.


Just my $0.02.

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The build you choose comes down to whether or not you plan to play in NM or HM. As stated ad infinitum, anything works in NM, your build is put to the test in HM.

Here's the fast-track to a good Paragon build -

10 to 12 in Leadership is all you need - shouts = energy.
12 to 14 in Spear Mastery is ideal - a Paragon IS a DPS character who can offer insane protection to the team with a couple of shouts alongside heavy-hitting attacks. Don't gimp your build, run Spear Mastery.
9+ in Command or Motivation - mostly to meet the shield req, you'll generally end up taking only one or two skills from either line.

Because you're running a party full of squishies and looking for synergy with SF, here's roughly what i'd do -

[skill]Aggressive Refrain[/skill][skill]Vicious Attack[/skill][skill]Blazing Spear[/skill][skill]"Go for the eyes!"[/skill][skill]Defensive Anthem[/skill][skill]"Never Surrender!"[/skill][skill]"They're on Fire!"[/skill][skill]Signet of Return[/skill]

Use They're on Fire to maintain Aggressive Refrain between mobs. Optionally, slot in Spear of Lightning for either GFTE or NS.

Why do I get the distinct feeling that the OP is under the impression that casters are the best damage dealers?

Because 3 x SF pwns NM. It's only when we graduate to HM that we know better

also heros cant run physicals very well anyways. espically not melee.

anyways, i cant offer to much insight on the actual build, I dont know a whole lot about paragon skills, but it does seem like you are going about the class wrong. first, they are a DPS machine and it only takes aggresive refrain and an attack skill or two to put them on par with a standard warrior. second, dont worry to much about that shield, at least dont specc into an attribute just for the shield, the 8 armor from not meeting an attribute is not as bad as wasting points.

and for an elite?... all I know is that im in love with focused anger. Empathic Removal also looks like it would be quite useful. maybe even RC

As for the eles, i dont think i would run 3 SFs or even 1. I would bring MB/RI eles, they might do slightly less damage in a group, but they can easily put 8 points into another attribute for utility like wards, protection, blinds, KD, Hexes, Heals, Spirits, ect. your eles can do basically anything and keep the pressure high at the same time and the burning duration is still pretty good, maybe throw in mark of rodgort.

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