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arch psyker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cantha

Pantheon Of Shadows [dei]

Rt/

12 Aug 2008 at 16:11 - 1

Weapon: Req 9 communing staff 20/20 recharge/cast +5 energy +20% to enchantment

Current Build: 15 Spawning Power, 13 Communing, 5 Restoration

Attuned Was Songkai (Elite), Boon of Creation, Vampirism, Shadowsong, Dissonance, Shelter, Union, Flesh of My Flesh

This build has worked well for most parts but some areas (high end dungeons / hard mode) it just can't keep up.

Any pointers, I don't mind recreating the entire build as I have a majority of the skills available on my ritualist. I hero/hench almost exclusively unless I'm helping out someone.

Thanks in advance.

Murmel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Land of Confusion

[swea]

12 Aug 2008 at 16:12 - 2

Take out a skill and use [summon spirits (kurzick] or if Luxon [summon spirits (luxon)]
That helps, trust me.

You can buy the Kurz one in HzH for 5k Kurz Faction.
Luxon in Cavalon for 5k Lux Faction.

Edit: Oh, and I find it better to go pure Resto or Resto/Channeling hybrid in PvE than Spirit Spammer. But thats just me.

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

12 Aug 2008 at 18:48 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murmel

You can buy the Kurz one in HzH for 5k Kurz Faction.
Luxon in Cavalon for 5k Lux Faction.

It's actually 3k faction for the PvE skills.

Quote:

Edit: Oh, and I find it better to go pure Resto or Resto/Channeling hybrid in PvE than Spirit Spammer. But thats just me. Agreed with this.

Here is a build I usually use on ritualist, works well with heroes too:
[Chan/Resto Rit;OACjEuiMpNlTv5y8y54kmH3kLA]

Murmel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Land of Confusion

[swea]

12 Aug 2008 at 18:56 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murmel

Take out a skill and use [summon spirits (kurzick] or if Luxon [summon spirits (luxon)]
That helps, trust me.

You can buy the Kurz one in HzH for 3k Kurz Faction.
Luxon in Cavalon for 3k Lux Faction.

Edit: Oh, and I find it better to go pure Resto or Resto/Channeling hybrid in PvE than Spirit Spammer. But thats just me. Edit.2: Changed Faction cost, since I had wrote wrong.

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

12 Aug 2008 at 19:28 - 5

Communing is the attribute line that Anet has put out to pasture. QQ Nuff' said.

Try Azazel The Assassin's build but throw [splinter weapon] on your physicals.
If you have to take out a skill, take out [spirit burn].

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

13 Aug 2008 at 06:16 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by arch psyker

Weapon: Req 9 communing staff 20/20 recharge/cast +5 energy +20% to enchantment There's no real point to having a HCT Communing (20% Chance) mod at all given you're casting Binding Rituals.

For Spirit Spamming I do away with all the HCT mods.

I use a staff with an energy +5^50 inscription, a Hale head and a Communing +1 (20% chance) wrapping. I know, the +1 20% chance wrappings are generally thought of as inferior, but Spirit Spamming is one of the few occaisions I'd advocate the use of one in PvE. An enchanting mod is fine too, but Boon of Creation already covers itself, and (depending on attributes and the spirits) you can get an increased level of spirit with the +1 (20% chance) mod.

That being said, there are few occaisions when a spirit spammer would be worth taking into PvE, and you would be better off with a Channeling, Restoration, Hybrid or Spirit's Strength build in most occaisions.