Beating Mallyx 2 Human 6 Heroes

In case you want to do Mallyx with just one partner, here is a build that works. It uses two teams that are nearly identical. Beating this mission is not terribly difficult, but it does require that you have a thorough understanding of how and when the spawns come. See this link for info:

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_...feating_Mallyx

Team 1: W/Rt, E/Me, N/Rt, Mo/E
Team 2: W/Rt, E/Me, Rt/Me, Mo/E

Builds:

[build prof=W/Rt name="Team 1 Ursan Warrior" box str=12+1+1 axe=10 chan=8 rest=2 desc="Weapon #1: Zealous Axe +5 Energy +30 Health{br}Weapon #2: Staff +20 Energy + 30 Health"][Agony][Destruction][Bloodsong][Light of Deldrimor][Lightbringer's Gaze][Gaze of Fury][Flesh of My Flesh][Ursan Blessing][/build]

[build prof=W/Rt name="Team 2 Ursan Warrior" box str=12+1+1 axe=10 chan=8 com=2 desc="Weapon #1: Zealous Axe +5 Energy +30 Health{br}Weapon #2: Staff +20 Energy + 30 Health"][Pain][Bloodsong][Agony]["By Ural's Hammer"][Lightbringer's Gaze][Gaze of Fury][Flesh of My Flesh][Ursan Blessing][/build]

[build prof=E/Me name="Team 1 Air Elementalist" box air=12+1+2 energ=12+1 insp=3 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Mind Shock][Lightning Javelin][Shock Arrow][Lightning Bolt][Lightning Strike][Ether Signet][Leech Signet][/build]

[build prof=E/Me name="Team 2 Air Elementalist" box air=12+1+2 energ=12+1 insp=3 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Invoke Lightning][Lightning Javelin][Shock Arrow][Lightning Bolt][Lightning Strike][Ether Signet][Leech Signet][/build]

[build prof=N/Rt name="Team 1 Necro" box soul=12+1+2 rest=12 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Spirit Light Weapon][Vengeful Weapon][Wielder's Boon][Ghostmirror Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Gaze of Fury][Mend Body and Soul][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

[build prof=Rt/Me name="Team 2 Ritualist" box rest=12+1+2 spawningpower=12+1 insp=3 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Consume Soul][Empowerment][Wielder's Boon][Ghostmirror Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Gaze of Fury][Mend Body and Soul][Ether Signet][/build]

[build prof=Mo/E name="Team 1 Monk" box heal=12+1+2 div=12+1 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Healing Ribbon][Heal Other][Word of Healing][Cure Hex][Dwayna's Kiss][Signet of Rejuvenation][Resurrection Chant][/build]

[build prof=Mo/E name="Team 2 Monk" box heal=12+1+2 div=12+1 desc="Weapon #1: Staff +15 Energy +60 Health"][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Healing Ribbon][Heal Other][Word of Healing][Purge Conditions][Words of Comfort][Signet of Rejuvenation][Resurrection Chant][/build]


What we did was just stay up top and kill the first wave (Margonites), and then the second wave (all but one Fury). Set all the Heroes to 'Avoid Combat' when only the two Furies are left so you don't accidentally kill them both. With one Fury alive, park Team 1 up the hill to the west along with the E/Me from Team 2, and then the W/Rt from Team 2 can flag his Rt/Me and Mo/E around the Priest Zhellix and make him attack the Fury while you drag Zhellix down the hill toward the gate. Relocate the rest of the party near Zhellix before the third group spawns, since they come from the West.




Then just park your whole party slightly up the hill and lead with the Ursan Warriors, carefully aggroing one group at a time and blocking the groups with the arena columns as much as possible. Slog through the 18 groups, taking care to only aggro one group at a time. Again, it's critical to know which kill will spawn the next group, and leave that foe alive until you're ready for the next group. You'll get two spawns on top of you on the hill, Group 9 and Group 17. Group 9 has two TortureWebs in it and can be quite damaging so dispense with them first, and quickly. If they kill a few heroes, you can always run further west to drop aggro. Group 17 is just Torments, and is not much of a problem. After the gate opens, head in to fight Mallyx.

In a dozen or so tries while we tweaked the build, our best time to gate open was 36 minutes. We didn't use any consumables before the cut scene. Once inside, we buffed up and each flagged our teams between two spirits. Using all four Gazes of Fury, take all the spirits down immediately. They come back up fast but GoF recharges in 20 secs. Keep casting GoF and Consume Soul with the Heroes while the Ursans fight Mallyx. When the Margonites spawn at 80% Mallyx health, leave Mallyx alone and kill the Margo's in the right order (Ki first, etc.). Keep the spirits down as required. Same process when the Torments spawn at 50% Mallyx health. Once Torments are down, kill Mallyx.



Notes about build:

-There is not a single enchant, hex, or condition causing skill on any bar (Except Ursan Roar - don't use on Mallyx).
-Warriors both have Sentinel insignias, with 14 Str and 10 Axe so mimimum requirements are still met while inflicted with weakness.
-Ele's do fine with regard to energy and exhaustion despite not having an Attunement (make sure they don't have Blessed insignias).
-Necro is used because of constant energy supply, and another rez.
-Consume Soul on the Rit is an awesome heal skill for the casters (212 Heal for all within the area). You can use Consume Soul on the Rit's Empowerment Spirit for healing the backfield.
-Empowerment and the Weapon Spells have great synergy with the Rit heals (Spirit Light Weapon, Wielder's Boon, Ghostmirror Light, Mend Body and Soul, etc.).
-Disable Gaze of Fury before the gate opens to keep the Ursan Warrior spirits up when they are out of Ursan and luring.
-We tweaked the build a little since the screenshot, if you're wondering about any differences (Signet Of Creation proved not necessary).

Mallyx WHO??!?
Have fun!
JD

Well done! I can only hope that successes like this will lead people away from pure Ursan teams in the future (yes, I know they used two ursans, but that's a step in the right direction if you ask me).

does it rly have to be a warrior ursan for mallyx?
cuz i go mainly with my ele ursan
great work nonetheless

good job! i'm guessing it's more or less any/rt ursan?

I would have no hesitation in doing this mission now as Any/Rt Ursan. I've done all of DOA and Mallyx as well with both a Ranger/Paragon and a Necro/Rt Ursan. The obvious benefit to using a War/Rt is the high armor level and the full benefit from a shield. We both had Sentinel insignias, so with Ursan up the War's have 100 AL + 16 AL shield + 10 AL shield against Demons/Earth/Fire (3 different shields) + 20 AL Ursan Blessing = 146 AL.

Rangers get the +30 elemental AL boost from armor but lose half benefit from shield (unless it's a R/W or R/P but then you lose the Rt secondary and a real player Gaze of Fury). Casters are disadvantaged further in this regard, but the healing in this build is strong enough to make up for that IMO.

A more important consideration is what level your Lightbringer and Norn titles are. With respectable title levels, I would do this with confidence. You can always use consumables from the start, which gives +10 Armor to all.

Good Luck,
JD

Meh, you had to move the priest...

Lol, small steps first, eh?

I've seen the other thread about not using any consumables or LB title and already have a dual W/E build in mind to try next time I get DOA done.

Ultimate challenge indeed.

JD

good job for doing it. it can be do by an ele/rit?

Sure, no reason it can't if you have decent Lightbringer and Norn rank. You won't need a ton of energy for Ursan, so I would still use the standard Ursan Axe or sword (zealous +5 energy +30 HP) and equip a shield. Best mod for shield would be +10 armor vs Demons if you can get it, otherwise a -5/20 +30 HP is best. Also weapon switch to a staff after coming out of Ursan so you can cast some spells/spirits right away (LB Gaze, etc.)

Skill 4 in the Ursan Warrior's skillbars is totally optional - almost everytime we did it we tried something different there. There are plenty of good other choices -[Great Dwarf Weapon], [Pain Inverter] (not on Mallyx though), Asuran summons, even some Ele skills in your case. One Warrior skill I actually like a lot in that slot is [Keen Chop], which always does a critical hit for only 3 adrenaline. Critical hits do 1.41 X Max weapon damage, which for an axe equals ~40 damage. It's pretty spammable too, as easily as adrenaline builds when you're taking that much damage in the melee frontlines.

JD

Nicely done.

What he forgot to mention is the most important part....

He was controlling all 8 characters at once.....
(his buddy was himself along with himself)


Good Job buddy you finally did it...

Lol, that would be a feat! We keep telling our shrink we DON'T have a split personality - I'm just ambidexterous, dammit!

JD

What's even more impressive...maybe...is that he did it while playing on a 4" screen...split screen, running two programs at once. At least so I'm told...

I have done it with 2 people 6 heroes as well, thou I ran 2 paragons 1 sab necro 1 or 2 rits and rest eles.
The players were either 1 ursan 1 monk or 2 ursans. I get best results with a monk thou, running word of healing dual seeds.
Priest dident needed to be moved either.
The only spirit that needs killing is the energy denial one, just leave the other one alone.
Remember that gaze of fury is only needed to use once, after that just interupt mallyxs 2 second cast that brings the spirit back. That makes it really easy to kill him.

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