Melee Heavy Team?

Hey everybody, I have recently made an assassin and I am immensely enjoying it. I just hit 20/got some heroes and I was starting to think out some builds for them. I want to avoid taking cookie cutter builds, so I want to semi-create my own with a little help of course.

I started off with a smite monk, because I had recently read Mickey's post about a smite support and it looked interesting. I altered the build a bit for myself, but it's not the greatest. The only skill that I love on it is Strength of Honor, with my very fast attack speed it increases my DPS immensely.

[Strength of [email protected]][Judge's [email protected]][Splinter [email protected]][Reversal of [email protected]][Smite [email protected]][Smite [email protected]][Defender's [email protected]][[email protected]]

For a second character I've decided to make a curses necromancer, curses + melee = win is what I've come to know, so I mustered up an altered SS build.

[Spiteful [email protected]][Reckless [email protected]][Enfeebling [email protected]][Weaken [email protected]][[email protected]][Mark of [email protected]][Signet of Lost [email protected]][Resurrection Signet]

For a third character, I thought an MM but I'm not 100% sold. I usually include atleast one healer in my hero party, and I'm not sure how I'd be able to pull it off with my smiting setup. For henchies I'd like to bring a warrior, a monk, a ranger interrupter and another support type depending on the area. I'm fairly certain that my curses necro is pretty solid for my team, but I think I'd need some advice on smite monk and the third hero. I'd really like to keep Strength of Honor for myself though, if possible.

Edit: I'm not exactly looking for an amazing build that will destroy all of hard mode, I'm simply looking for some fun that will work fairly well with some synergy.

How do they use defender's zeal? do they cast it on the target you're focussing on or on other foes aswell?

I haven't paid very much attention, but I presume the target I'm focusing on. He doesn't seem to run out of energy thankfully, but it's the best e-management I can think of for him to use, as my options are limited.

http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:D/...Orders_Dervish This is the build that is used in Rac's "Paraway" build. It has a couple of heals, as well as orders which is pretty important for melee teams.

That's a perfect third hero, thank you so much. I just don't know if I'm going overboard with buffing the melee characters and not bringing enough melee characters.

But I'm sure I'll figure that out down the line.

On my assassin I've been using the following heroes and I find them to work well, although overhealing is a problem, can't tell you how many times I've been hit with nearly 400 points of healing from Monks+rits, althought I've come through unscathed some from pretty massive overaggros.

Razah:
[build prof=Rt/N channeling=12+1 resto=12+1+1 spawning=3+1][Ancestors Rage][Splinter Weapon][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective was Kaolai][Life][Offering of Spirit][FomF][/build]

Xandra:
[build prof=Rt/N channeling=12+1+1 resto=12+1 spawning=3+1][Ancestors Rage][Splinter Weapon][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective was Kaolai][Recovery][Offering of Spirit][FomF][/build]

Olias:
[build prof=N/Me curses=12+1+1 Soul Reaping=12][Barbs][Mark of Pain][Enfeebling Blood][Spiteful Spirit][Mirror of Disenchantment][Rip Enchantment][Weaken Armor][Signet of Lost Souls][/build]

I sometimes change out SS on Olias for Expel Hexes in areas I know hexes will be trouble.