General PvE build

steve_flow

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

Eternal Imbrue

Rt/

Finally saved up the money to buy myself some elite Armour but before I do I've decided I need to finalise a PvE build so I can apply the necessary runes etc. to my new armour. I currently use a Ssyns staff and so would like a build that could utilise that. I have all the games and expansions so technically I've got access to any skill though i've only completed Factions.
Any ideas for a build I could use would be greatly appreciated.

Current build: OACjEyiM5MRTpp40be5WmdzyJA
Mend Body & Soul, soothing Memories, Preservation, Ancestor's Rage, Spirit Burn, Essence Strike, Gaze From Beyond, Bloodsong

not great I know

(How do i post templates btw? I understand just the code doesn't work...

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by steve_flow
Finally saved up the money to buy myself some elite Armour but before I do I've decided I need to finalise a PvE build so I can apply the necessary runes etc. to my new armour. I currently use a Ssyns staff and so would like a build that could utilise that. I have all the games and expansions so technically I've got access to any skill though i've only completed Factions.
Any ideas for a build I could use would be greatly appreciated.

Current build: OACjEyiM5MRTpp40be5WmdzyJA
Mend Body & Soul, soothing Memories, Preservation, Ancestor's Rage, Spirit Burn, Essence Strike, Gaze From Beyond, Bloodsong

not great I know

(How do i post templates btw? I understand just the code doesn't work... Minion Bomber Rits seem to be a nice way to go. You can find the build(s) floating around somewhere on Guru, or it's probably at PvX.

For templates with pre-determined codes, you can do [pre][build=OACjEyiM5MRTpp40be5WmdzyJA][/build][/pre] or [pre][build=Rit Guy;OACjEyiM5MRTpp40be5WmdzyJA][/build][/pre] to get something like [build=Rit Guy;OACjEyiM5MRTpp40be5WmdzyJA][/build]

If you want to start from scratch, you'd need to read this.

Utaku

Utaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Paris, France

We eat pancakes [Yumy]

Me/

I'd go with:

Channeling+1 head
minor channeling
minor resto
superior vigor
2x vitae
5x survivors

For weapons, my set up is +5+30 sword+shield as non casting set (this includes summoning a spirit)
40/40 channeling for [splinter weapon] and [offering of spirit] spam
40/40 resto set for [protective was kaolai], [mend body and soul], [weapon of warding] and [wielder's boon]

Nightow

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Utaku
I'd go with:

Channeling+1 head
minor channeling
minor resto
superior vigor
2x vitae
5x survivors

For weapons, my set up is +5+30 sword+shield as non casting set (this includes summoning a spirit)
40/40 channeling for [splinter weapon] and [offering of spirit] spam
40/40 resto set for [protective was kaolai], [mend body and soul], [weapon of warding] and [wielder's boon] I'd just like to add the following skills to this list:

[Great Dwarf weapon],[Great Dwarf Armor],[spirit rift],[life] and [vampirism]

Rhamia Darigaz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Utaku
For weapons, my set up is +5+30 sword+shield as non casting set (this includes summoning a spirit) since its a non-casting set why not go -5e on the sword (or spear) so you have less energy exposed while you're not casting

Bargamer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Rt/N

Grats on completing Factions! If you want to broaden your skill selection, check out the Kurzick/Luxon skills, the Sunspear skills, and the Eye of the North skills. Usually, the investment on more utility pays off a lot sooner than Elite armor.

Minion Bombing is not for everyone. With that said, if you have Heroes, you can generally find success at making them do the micro-minion-management for you. If given the choice, I would have chosen to complete Factions only up to Kaineng Center, then gone to Nightfall and EOTN for Putrid Bile and the Heroes, then go back and finish everything in order. Of course, if you've got 3 or so Heroes, you're gonna be spending even more money giving them tweaked skill bars and personalized armor...

The guide is written in generally chronological order. The guide is here on Guru, but currently it's hiding back on the second page of this Rit forum. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3039479

horseradish

horseradish

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

In a donut hole

Rt/A

First of all, get more weapons. Ssyn's isn't that great tbh.

The general weapon configuration:

Set 1: +5 energy/+30hp sword/axe/spear & -2/+30hp shield
Set 2: 40/40 Channeling Set
Set 3: 40/40 Restoration Set
Set 4: high energy set

^ it's a good place to start, but it really depends on what you want to do. If you want to play a full Channeler, full resto, hybrid support, minion bomber, etc, you're gonna need a lot of weapons, and my above weapon suggestions cover all but the minion bomber

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

As for your skills, the direct nukes aren't that great. Channeling is good for it's support skills that blow stuff up through other people, e.g [[Ancestor's Rage] and [[Splinter Weapon]. The general resto/channeling build is something like:

[Weapon of Warding][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Offering of Spirit][Protective was Kaolai][Life][no skill][Death Pact Signet]

The spare slot is whatever you want, I use [[Mend Body and Soul], though feel free to use something else or just muck around with it.

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There are other builds that you can run, theres the aforementioned Minion Bomber, full Resto Rits, etc.

Utaku

Utaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Paris, France

We eat pancakes [Yumy]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz
since its a non-casting set why not go -5e on the sword (or spear) so you have less energy exposed while you're not casting Because the point is not to hide energy, but to be harder to kill. Besides, you might need those 10 energy to summon [life]

sean520

sean520

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

mass

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade
As for your skills, the direct nukes aren't that great. Channeling is good for it's support skills that blow stuff up through other people, e.g [[Ancestor's Rage] and [[Splinter Weapon]. The general resto/channeling build is something like:

[Weapon of Warding][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Offering of Spirit][Protective was Kaolai][Life][no skill][Death Pact Signet]

The spare slot is whatever you want, I use [[Mend Body and Soul], though feel free to use something else or just muck around with it.

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There are other builds that you can run, theres the aforementioned Minion Bomber, full Resto Rits, etc. id put GDW in there if i was you