What hero build system is better for vanquishing?

Izzy the Slayer

Izzy the Slayer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

[LINK]

R/Rt

Sabway or Discordway?

Going to start working on my vanquisher titles, wondering which is better.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Discordway does more damage, but I think sabway is better suited for melee professions. I've vanquished Prophecies and Factions with Discordway so far.

AtomicMew

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

Discord is still a strong option after all this time. But I think currently, the fastest option is AP nuker, 2x spirit spammers and a MM.

Mortal Amongst Mere Gods

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Riding the spiral

W/

I use Sabway with a different MM (Rt/N using Boon of Creation, Explosive Creation, Spirit's Gift, Minions, and Jagged Bones), and I've vanquished every area in all campaigns and EotN with it, and done most dungeons and missions in HM with it. I needed runs for a few like Dzagonur Bastion and the other ridiculous missions.

Never tried Discordway, but Sabway has been amazing for me. In areas of four, I use Sabs. In 6, I bring another monk and an earth ele or the necro that has Blood Ritual for a little energy support. In 8, I take two monk henchies along with Sabs, an earth ele, and the necro. I am a war using Godmode, btw. This makes easy cakes out of just about anything.

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

You don't need either. Me being an assassin, I do not like them. Since I do about 325dps... I don't rely on those builds. I use an ER Infuser, Spirit Spammer, Minion Master Bomber. For areas that are weak on corpes, I replace the MM with a Nuker.

Groups for me take about 5 seconds to kill in HM.

Xiner

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

the Netherlands

Mo/

I'm an assassin and I'm vanquishing now in Elona and done most area's with Discordway. Works pretty good. Some area's I just can't have done with it like Joko's domain. (If anyone has tips for me about it, I'd love to hear them) But if there are any other possibilities of these hero builds, I am very curious which. ^^

@Braxton619: what kind of build do you use for vanquishing? And does a ER infuser work on heroes? :S

AtomicMew

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

rebirth lol


123567

The Scorpion Knight

The Scorpion Knight

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

I've been using Sabway, as a Warrior I can do some good damage so it works really well.

Arrogant Bastard

Arrogant Bastard

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2009

Your mom's house

E/

That ER build isn't very good.

Life attunement, rebirth, and dwayna's kiss need to be replaced.

Good options:
Reversal of fortune
Aegis
Mend condition/Draw condition/hex removal
Shield guardian

ajicorath

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sensation O Seven

Mo/Me

I used Sabway, then Discord. The latter was faster and I did my remaining VQs with it but it was so boring, hammering 1,2,3,4 over and over isnt much fun.

Actually occasionally I pressed 5 for Aegis, but that wasn't often...

shanaya

shanaya

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Scouts of Tyria

R/

My ranger used Sabway to vanquish all areas of Tyria, Cantha, Elons and EoTN with the exceptions of:
Majesty's Rest - Rotscale and sidekicks will tear you apart
Kessex Peak - too many necro mobs there with Verata's Gaze
The Desolation (all the wurm/undead areas) - not enough corpses
Hidden City of Ahdashim - not enough corpses

For these areas I found three RoJ smiting monks worked very well, though a bit slow.
I did Sacnoth Valley in EoTN with Sabway but it was a real struggle in the burning area and I ended up using a bunch of honeycombs to get rid of DP.

The Mad Addict

The Mad Addict

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

Bangladesh

[SOUL]

W/D

The ER Infuser works well but sometimes the hero forgets to cast ER on itself which can get annoying and a lot of times it will use infuse if someone is at like 95% health.

mage767

mage767

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

USA

LOVE

Me/E

Melee: ER Prot/Smiter with SOH, MM w/MoP, Spirit spammer w/splinter.
Caster: ER Prot, MM w/Biles, Spirit spammer

On my FD mes:
Custom: ER Prot, MM w/condition control, Blood nec w/condition control.

The Mad Addict

The Mad Addict

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

Bangladesh

[SOUL]

W/D

Ya I go ER Infuser, SoS Rit with SoH and Shatter hex, Splinter, and Ancestral Rage, and Jagged MM with aegis + dismiss condi and reverse hex

Ralisti

Ralisti

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

CST

W/

I used to use sabway, but switched to discordway. glad I switched

Izzy the Slayer

Izzy the Slayer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

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R/Rt

Thanks for all the opinions and help. Mixed and matched Discord and Sabway with some of your guys suggestions.

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

I usually run with this modified discordway

N/Rt
Discord
Summon Bone Minions
Enfeebling blood (back up condition)
Mend body and soul
Protective was kaolai
Life
Signet of Lost souls
Death Pact

N/Mo
Discord
Summon Bone minions
Death Nova
Shield of Absorption
Aegis
Protective Spirit
Spirit Bond
Signet of Lost Souls

N/Rt
Discord
Summon Bone Minions
Putrid Bile (back up hex)
Mend body and soul
Protective was kaolai
Life
Signet of Lost souls
Death Pact

It is super defensive and death nova will do tons of damage as the minions die fast and you will have alot of them. And of course whatever target i ping with AP and YMLaD will drop in about 3-4 seconds.

My build by the way:
E/A
Assassin's Promise
You Move Like a Dwarf
Finish Him
Summon Ebon Vanguard
Aura of Restoration
Optional (Can spec 10-12 in any attribute and put a spell here)
Disrupting Dagger
Res Signet

For the optional I use glyph of restoration and dump attributes in to ES for lots of energy.

Disrupting dagger is great because the enemy gets interrupted from the KD from YMLaD then as soon as its back up gets KD from Ebon Vanguard and (if its still alive) then as soon as its back up gets interrupted from the disrupting dagger.

Only time I die is when i over aggro a boss group and a couple of other groups and I am low on minions. Pretty much makes most of HM a joke.

Izzy the Slayer

Izzy the Slayer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

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R/Rt

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I usually run with this modified discordway

N/Rt
Discord
Summon Bone Minions
Enfeebling blood (back up condition)
Mend body and soul
Protective was kaolai
Life
Signet of Lost souls
Death Pact

N/Mo
Discord
Summon Bone minions
Death Nova
Shield of Absorption
Aegis
Protective Spirit
Spirit Bond
Signet of Lost Souls

N/Rt
Discord
Summon Bone Minions
Putrid Bile (back up hex)
Mend body and soul
Protective was kaolai
Life
Signet of Lost souls
Death Pact

It is super defensive and death nova will do tons of damage as the minions die fast and you will have alot of them. And of course whatever target i ping with AP and YMLaD will drop in about 3-4 seconds.

My build by the way:
E/A
Assassin's Promise
You Move Like a Dwarf
Finish Him
Summon Ebon Vanguard
Aura of Restoration
Optional (Can spec 10-12 in any attribute and put a spell here)
Disrupting Dagger
Res Signet

For the optional I use glyph of restoration and dump attributes in to ES for lots of energy.

Disrupting dagger is great because the enemy gets interrupted from the KD from YMLaD then as soon as its back up gets KD from Ebon Vanguard and (if its still alive) then as soon as its back up gets interrupted from the disrupting dagger.

Only time I die is when i over aggro a boss group and a couple of other groups and I am low on minions. Pretty much makes most of HM a joke. Going to load this up and try later tonight :P

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

I go with two N/Rt discord necros, for henchmen two monk, two warrior. Last hero varies. Used to take a mesmer, but next time taking an SoS ritualist to see how that synergizes with SoGM on my bar.

Life Bringing

Life Bringing

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Fissure of Woe

[LOD]/[GS]/[DL]/[LOD*]

N/P

Discord is still one of best vanq builds because of it's simplicity and speed. In most cases, it is vastly superior to spiritways because of the lack of setup time, and the lack of 1 aoe spell ruining your offense for 20 seconds. However, to truly use discord to it's potential, you must use a necro(sin can work well, but nec is better), which makes spiritways more available to more professions.