Ritualist Elites

Kagome

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Missouri

R/A

10 Nov 2008 at 04:32 - 1

I heard the best rit elites were in Nightfall... so far, I have like 3: Channeling Spirit (?), Defiant Was Xinrae, and Quickening Weapon.

Should I start training my rit in nightfall? :P

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

10 Nov 2008 at 04:48 - 2

There's really only four elites (IMO) worth running on a Ritualist.

Xinrae's Weapon - Nightfall
Offering of Spirit - Nightfall
Caretaker's Charge - Nightfall
Assassin's Promise - Factions

So yeah, probably.

VV lol, I've been owned.

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

10 Nov 2008 at 04:52 - 3

Expel Hexes and Empathic Removal aren't ritualist elites anymore?

Stick Out Tongue

wind fire and ice

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2008

There

[ToA]

10 Nov 2008 at 05:01 - 4

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Originally Posted by zelgadissan

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There's really only four elites (IMO) worth running on a Ritualist.

Xinrae's Weapon - Nightfall
Offering of Spirit - Nightfall
Caretaker's Charge - Nightfall
Assassin's Promise - Factions

So yeah, probably.

VV lol, I've been owned. Agree'd with him,though imo tomes are easier then beating nf for afew elites.

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

10 Nov 2008 at 05:15 - 5

[[Spirit's Strength]
[[Wielder's Zeal]
[[Weapon of Quickening]
[[Animate Flesh Golem]
[[Attuned Was Songkai]
[[Weapon of Fury]

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

10 Nov 2008 at 08:34 - 6

Originally Posted by ac1inferno

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[[Spirit's Strength]
[[Wielder's Zeal]
[[Weapon of Quickening]
[[Animate Flesh Golem]
[[Attuned Was Songkai]
[[Weapon of Fury] The only 2 there worth using (imo) is Spirits strenght and AWS. The rest are wastes...

Joseph Spiritmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

In the little house on the hill, Ascalon City, Presearing

10 Nov 2008 at 11:52 - 7

There is one elite that every rit should have, and that is Offering of Spirit. I have Elonian skill hunter on my rit, so i have ALL elites... but the first rit ones i got was OoS, Spirit Strength, Weapon of Fury, Caretakers Charge and wepeaon of remedy. for Factions, i also have the skill hunter for that, but Attuned, Wanderlust (just for giggles), Grasping was Kuurong. VwK, which seems to have also elluded peoples list, signet of spirits, Preservation, Spirit light wep, and rit lord.

A lot of elites, but completly worth it. But for rits in general, they synergize well with other elites, so like mentioned by someone earlier, also cap Empathetic Removal and Expell Hexes. Flesh golem for explosive growth is a lot better for Heros (i run it on my hero, tried it for myself and it was annoying to maintain Deathnova and all the enchants.)

Hope that helps =P
-Spiritmaster

Bug John

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

10 Nov 2008 at 12:02 - 8

depends if you're talking about pvp or pve...

there are some decent elites in factions, but limited to very specific builds and situations :

[wanderlust]
[weapon of quickening]
[preservation]
[vengeful was khanhei]
[ritual lord]

imo, the best rit elites are in nightfall, they can all be used somewhere (even [reclaim essence] or [signet of ghostly might] can be used as a minion bomber)

of course I'm not talking about [expel hexes] or [hidden caltrops], these are not rit elites, although secondary elites are used in pvp (not really in pve, now that splinter barrage is dead)

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

10 Nov 2008 at 16:27 - 9

Originally Posted by ac1inferno

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[[Animate Flesh Golem] wtf

/12chars

Darth Cheney

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

None at the moment

Rt/

11 Nov 2008 at 05:33 - 10

I would like to get all the Ritulist elites, but many of them are so useless. I have 17 of 25, so I guess I should get the rest, even if they are lame.
Does anyone use Clamor of Souls or Sprit's Strength? Ok, NVM Spirit's strength..I guess that one is popular.

kazi_saki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Somewhere between GW and GW2

Shaved Wookies [HoT]

N/

11 Nov 2008 at 05:56 - 11

lotsa ppl (me!) use Spirit's Strength and it goes great on /R with Volley, Trip Shot, Dual Shot, and vital wep.

Clamor of Souls is a bad skill tbh. It sounded nice but when I tried it...meh.

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

11 Nov 2008 at 14:58 - 12

Originally Posted by Luminarus View Post

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The only 2 there worth using (imo) is Spirits strenght and AWS. The rest are wastes...

They're not complete wastes. They all have their own uses in a good build.

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wtf

/12chars Ritualists could try to be MM's also lol.

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

11 Nov 2008 at 15:01 - 13

He's not arguing against Rits being MMs. He's arguing that Flesh Golem is a crap skill. And he's right.

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

11 Nov 2008 at 15:03 - 14

Nothing else to bring on a MM. [[Jagged Bones] are better left for heros.

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

11 Nov 2008 at 15:35 - 15

For a rit MM (Non-hero) use [Discord] maybe?

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

11 Nov 2008 at 16:34 - 16

Personally I've always used [[Aura of the Lich] and then buried it below Explosive and Boon. Probably not the best, but it gets the job done well enough for me.

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

11 Nov 2008 at 18:00 - 17

I guess you could, but Flesh Golem is a good enough tanker with the high health from Spawning Power so you wouldn't need something like [[Aura of the Lich]. And [[Discord] would be better for a Necro Primary. A Rt MM wouldn't be able to spam it since he does not have Soul Reaping for energy.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

11 Nov 2008 at 19:48 - 18

Jagged Bones works fine on a player, unless the mechanics have somehow changed. Last time I used it as a player it auto-targetted the minion with the least health. Either way, it's more useful than Flesh Golem. Aura of the Lich is alright, but too... tanky and selfish. And hey, it also accelerates your damage if you think about it.

Secksy

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

Texas

12 Nov 2008 at 01:35 - 19

No love for Destructive Was Glaive?

Bargamer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Rt/N

12 Nov 2008 at 05:11 - 20

My Bomber runs a copy of Jagged Bones for myself, and my Hero takes Fiends or Shambling Horrors, so he runs one too.

Flesh Golem was fine in Factions, but it was rapidly dropped in favor of better elites when NF came out. Then they got nerfed, but I still take Jagged Bones anyways. Your mileage may vary.

TheOrangeFalcon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

Cali

Trinity of the Ascended[ToA]

E/

13 Nov 2008 at 05:55 - 21

I like [AwS] [Offering of Spirit] [Spirit's Strength] [Xinrae's Weapon] [Weapon of Remedy] [Caretaker's Charge] [Spirit Light Weapon] [Wielder's Zeal] and [Soul Twisting] in a few gimmicky, for the lulz builds.

As for MMs: [Jagged Bones] on heroes. [Order of Undeath] on human necros.
Rit MMs are meh imo. That or I'm just really bad at playing them. Either way, they're kinda boring so I gave up on em. You could always try OoU on them, but then it gets to the point where you should just be on a necro anyway.

Secksy

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

Texas

13 Nov 2008 at 09:41 - 22

I've been having a bit of fun with [Consume Soul] lately. lol. It's not a bad skill.

Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

N/

13 Nov 2008 at 20:41 - 23

I've found [grasping was kuurong] to be loads of fun. combines great with things like [aftershock], [bed of coals] or [falling spider]/[falling lotus]. And you can hold it until it's recharged once, drop it then follow up with another casting/dropping of it right away.