Team building help!

tl;dr: 2 chars that have only beaten prophecies (limiting hero choice) could use some team building help. This is more of a "work with what we've got" thread. I know it will be easier when I beat nightfall and get more heroes- but for now we are focused only on what is available to us. We are both as good as newbs. She just started recently and I started at release and quit in 2006, just returning recently. Builds, any skills added from factions on, heroes... any of this is new to both of us. Be kind.

Team Build: 2 Eles, 2 Ns, 2 Rts, 1 W, 1 Mo

Problem: Ok, so I have been running with my gf through the story + things like underworld. So far things are working out pretty well but I'd like some advice on team builds. There is a big note here: So far we have ONLY beaten prophecies on these characters. This means we do not have access to a great many heroes available. What we have has worked great so far, but there is definite room for improvement... any help would be great!

I'm looking more for immediate team help rather than "Go beat nightfall". Trust me, I'm aware that beating nightfall would allow us to pull of hero spiritway, but we're not there yet and are taking our time getting there.

Available Heroes: (same for both characters)
Livia (N)
Xandra (Rt)
Vekk (E)
Tahlkora (Mo)
Acolyte Jin (R)
Koss (W)
Dunkoro (Mo)
Melonni (D)
M.O.X. (D)
Jora (W)
Kahmu (D)
Gwen (Me)
Ogden (Mo)


Current Team
Player 1: E/Mo (ER Infuser: infuse health, healing breeze, spirit bond, protective bond, ether renewal, aura of resto, life attunement, ressurect)
Hero 1: Livia (N/Me Minion Bomber: Jagged Bones, Animate Bone Minions, Death Nova, Masochism, Putrid Bile, rez signet, leech signet, signet of lost souls
Hero 2: Xandra (Rt/Me SoS Rit: SoS, Bloodsong, Ancestor's Rage, Spirit Siphon, Spirit Light, Mend Body and Soul, Flesh of my Flesh, Power Drain)
Hero 3: Vekk (E/Me Searing Flames Elementalist: Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze, Liquid Flame, Aura of Resto, Fire Attunement, Leech Signet, Power Drain, Rez Signet)

Player 2: W/Para (Dwarven Hammer: Crude Swing, Whirlwind Attack, Anthem of Weariness, Auspicious Blow, "For Great Justice", Dwarven Battle Stance, Dwarven Stability, Lion's Comfort)
Hero 4: Livia (N/Me Minion Bomber: EXACT same as hero 1)
Hero 5: Xandra (Rt/Me: SoS Rit: EXACT same as Hero 2)
Hero 6: Ogden (Word of Healing, Dwayna's Kiss, Ethereal Light, Heaven's Delight, Cure Hex, Leech Signet, Power Drain, Ressurect)


ANY changes you can see (With the exception of the warrior player's personal build. Hero builds are fine to change) to the builds, team setup, anything- please help. So far we haven't really had any major difficulty in some places but I can see room for improvement for sure. Thanks in advance!

Basic problem is that you have too much healing, unless the area is filled with disruption and enchantment removal, the ER can quite easily carry the team himself if you can play it well.

Don't carry a rez on the ER player, add a pve skill (like GDW) or protective spirit (if bonds get's stripped) or something else like vigorous spirit/shield guardian.

For the warrior, FGJ is just powering whirlwind attack, which seems a waste of a skill slot. Since you have a human ER already, lion's comfort seems pointless as well. I'd simply just add asuran scan and another pve skill.

You can't have multiple copies of the same spirit, so TWO SoS is majorly redundant. Switch on the the rits to communing (SOGM, boon of creation, pain, anguish, disenchantment etc, there are leftover points for a spec into curses for enfeebling blood or smiting for SoH if needed). If the ER is NOT carrying GDW the remaining SoS rit needs to put splinter weapon onto their bar.

Honestly i don't see a need for two minion bombers unless the area is corpse rich. And the heal monk is pointless assuming you know how to ER.

That leaves you with two slots. I'd definitely use one of them on a mesmer (either panic or ineptitude depending on the area), that frees the secondary on the remaining nec bomber (either fill it with smite, prots or heals would be the best).

The last one is an open slot that should depend on the area (a smite support if you don't fit SoH onto the rit would be the best option i feel).

I don't PERSONALLY like the searing flame ele especially if you playing on HM and it's especially pointless at the end of prophecies against titans. But otherwise its passable. If you want to switch it, you can make it ER prot instead, and you can run an AP bar on your ele player char (AP, YMLAD, FH, EVAS, GoLE + air attunement/chain lightning/lightning orb OR earth attunement/churning earth/eruption).

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