Byraku Builds: Shocking Vow

Byraku

Byraku

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

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[skill]Conviction[/skill][skill]Shell Shock[/skill][skill]Shock[/skill][skill]Conjure Lightning[/skill][skill]Vow of Strength[/skill][skill]Mystic Vigor[/skill][skill]Mystic Regeneration[/skill][skill]Faithful Intervention[/skill]

(15 Scythe Mastery, 9 Mysticism, 10 Earth Prayers, 8 Air Magic)

What I love about this build is it's damage, it's endurance and it's ability to take out an enemies main threats. I've been playing it for months and it's absolutly great.

I suppose I don't have much to say about this one, comment and criticize at your leisure.

NYC Elite

NYC Elite

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

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Needs an IAS.

Byraku

Byraku

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

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Quote:
Originally Posted by NYC Elite
Needs an IAS. ....

None really fit in there.

NYC Elite

NYC Elite

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Byraku
....

None really fit in there. How? It's PvE, you don't really NEED [Shock] for one.

Cebe

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Byraku
....

None really fit in there. Again:

Needs an IAS. Replace Shell Shock or Faithful Intervention with Heart of Fury.

To be honest it seems like a pretty mediocre build. Reason I personally don't like Vow of Strength builds is because you can't inflict Deep Wound as easily.

isamu kurosawa

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

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too much healing and an extreme lack of attack skills, vow generally sucks.

If you want cracked armour so muh then just run [[finish him], [[sundering weapon] or [[weaken armor].

[[shell shock] is best left on an air ele.

Utaku

Utaku

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Paris, France

We eat pancakes [Yumy]

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IMO a build that tries to optimize c-spacing can only be
1- extremely boring
2- bad

joshuarodger

joshuarodger

Unbanned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] -- IGN: Swirly

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Quote:
Originally Posted by NYC Elite
How? It's PvE, you don't really NEED [Shock] for one.
you don't really need [faithful interv][mystic vigor][conviction]and[mystic regeneration] take a couple of those out for IAS and something like [i am the stron]

Bowstring Badass

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by joshuarodger
you don't really need [faithful interv][mystic vigor][conviction]and[mystic regeneration] take a couple of those out for IAS and something like [i am the stron] Agreed. And [i am the stron] is a great skill.

But trying to maximize c-space is about making a build that A) either has a crap ton of defense or B) crap ton of damage. I prefer to go for option B.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

[aura of holy might]
[heart of fury]

Lose the defense, go all out offense. Healing and protting is for Monks. Or better then put utility in.

Super Igor

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2008

why should you kno? Oo

A/W

Wow tat build is so bad...no ias, no aohm, shock for some unknown reason...omg.

Snow Bunny

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

No IAS and no Deep Wound.

WTB

phan

phan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

phantasmagoria

Less tank ; more spank

illidan009

illidan009

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

Volterra, Italy

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Agree w/ Phan...shock doesn't do anything, you don't have any type of KD followup so its useless. Add heart of fury or something. Take out conviction for one of those cheap EoTN skills. And I'm assuming you need a lightning scythe?

joshuarodger

joshuarodger

Unbanned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] -- IGN: Swirly

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyla
[aura of holy might]
[heart of fury]

Lose the defense, go all out offense. Healing and protting is for Monks. Or better then put utility in. i thought about that too, tyla, but AoHM converts dmg to holy dmg, which means you lose the effect of [conjure li]

The Meth

The Meth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by joshuarodger
i thought about that too, tyla, but AoHM converts dmg to holy dmg, which means you lose the effect of [conjure li] AoHM is at least 2x better then a conjure in pure damage, along with the fact that it doesn't require you to spec into air and holy damage ignores vs elemental armor that would affect lightning.

joshuarodger

joshuarodger

Unbanned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] -- IGN: Swirly

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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Meth
AoHM is at least 2x better then a conjure in pure damage, along with the fact that it doesn't require you to spec into air and holy damage ignores vs elemental armor that would affect lightning. good point there too.

Tender Care

Tender Care

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2008

Blackwater Park

MpF

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i tried out the same build almost in RA but i always run out of energy due to exhaustion, then i cannot heal my self nor use skills......

NYC Elite

NYC Elite

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tender Care
i tried out the same build almost in RA but i always run out of energy due to exhaustion, then i cannot heal my self nor use skills...... Well that's player error for spamming [Shock]. First rule of Shock, you don't spam Shock.

-Lotus-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2008

less defensive crap, more IAS and more utility.

Shadowmere

Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

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as others have said less defense, mystic regen and conviction should be all you really need for defense, add heart of fury and it'll help a lot.

Idk though, I personally would drop shell shock, usually when I invest in a way to inflict cracked armor I usually like to have skills that can gain a bonus from the enemy having cracked armor. Just personal prefrence there.