Generic hero team for physical

Hey, so as the title says, this is regarding a generic hero set for a physical, specifically a DSlash Warrior.

This is what I've got going right now, and it works pretty well, but i feel like it can be improved for sure.



It definitely needs a better method for hex-removal, and I was thinking maybe combining the curses bar with the orders, probably on a Cultist necro. That would open up another bar for what? Another physical? or perhaps a shutdown mesmer?

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

My advice would be to take out the order ele and add a nec orders with curses debuffs for example weaken armour and take out the ranger and add an mm. And then maybe swap out the SS for a panic? Or perhaps a pain of disenchantment/channelling necro.

Looks too defensively. I hate er orders on a hero since they never do it right.

For your D-slasher bar I would recommend if you want to spam SY all day long till the cows come home try this.

I made a thread a while back on here got some great help and this is what we came up with


I also pre-fare a necro for my orders as they have the ability to go 16 in blood and really help the team, the curses could just be more powerful I tend to run meekness and empathy and then MoPs with SS. I would be inclined to drop the smite monk in favour of a healer and on the SoS go monk 2nd then put 11 in smite for SoH that way you have a more diversity amongst the team. Plus ways for hex and condition removal and if you want to think out side the box stick your blood dude with foul feast Angorodon's gaze with monk 2ndry then add purge conditions should provide more support more power to the melee including animals

But that's just my opinion good luck in finding a team set up which suits your play style.

EDIT: for got to mention Asuran Scan is awesome not as good as it was but now you can't miss a foe and if you get wiped you get a reduction in your DP once said foes dead. What more could a warrior need

Personally I think spearchuckers are bad, I'd go with a dervish instead, an AoB for example. Also, I'd replace Stunning para with a second derv :P they're very good to carry along now.

I don't get why people use piss-poor ER ele orders heroes when they could just use a cultist's fervor orders hero that can spec in curses, and do both stronger than the ele can do orders alone. Also, Change the RaO hero to an E-Lunge, deep wound is awesome.

Ranger with pet = good, but dervish w/conditions + AOE damage = WIN WIN WIN.

Only 2 heroes have res: SS necro (poor armor) and paragon (weak signet). This is BAED! Drop the paragon for a UA monk.

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As a result of the discussion here, and a lot of further experience, I've been running this (with tweaks for the area). I'm sure it can be improved but it's gotten to the point where any changes I make seem different rather than better. It's been successful in a broad range of HM content.

I've only played it with a warrior, I can't see why it wouldn't work with a derv or sin but it's not for ranged characters. [You did say "physical" rather than "melee" in the thread title, but I see you're on a warrior.]



Notes:

- Other warrior builds fit in fine. I also use enduring axe, enduring scythe, daggers, and what have you. The build shown does get SY up quickly before the first big nuke hits. But pick whatever suits your mood or the area. Ebon Standard of Honor is pretty strong in builds that can run it.

- It's not meant as a speed clear team, an elite areas team, or a megaboss team (it did breeze Varesh but I wouldn't fancy Rotscale). It's meant to cover the vast majority of my normal play (HM missions and vanquishes) at a good clip. It assumes that there will be corpses. I haven't gotten around to builds for undead/elemental areas yet.

- All casters have spears to use orders/barbs/MoP and are set to guard, except the ER smite/prot who is on avoid combat.

- Thanks to SY, it's got plenty of heal and prot for normal use. I don't know how it would do in an "elite" area like DoA, but it coped with Nightfallen Jahai HM (Margonites and level 30 torment critters, big groups, heavy enchant stripping, anti-physical hexes) provided I didn't double aggro anything involving bosses.

- The SoGM rit has barely enough energy to set up spirits even with a +5e spear and +12e focus; do not compromise on his gear or all the bad stuff people say about SoGM rits will come true. You can switch the elite to Soul Twisting, which is not as powerful but will let you hurtle around more, in most areas.

- Disable Strength of Honor on the ER smite/prot and cast it on the two melee characters. He can run a third copy if you want, he has no problems with basic quantity of energy. He does have a problem with the AI occasionally plain refusing to cast ER when it's available and needed, but that's the same with 2 maintained enchants or 3.

- If you don't face bothersome casters who deal high damage or have strong heal/prot, you can change the SoGM rit or the Panic mesmer to another physical. Make it melee, because SoH is your best buff and it doesn't work on ranged attacks. If you want "Fall Back!", make a secondary paragon.

- I have no idea if the Dervish build is any good, I don't play a derv. It's just a build that works with hero AI and deals physical damage to use the buffs/hexes. Wouldn't mind suggestions about it, hint hint.

- This team considerably out-damages anything I've been able to get on my rit/ele/mesmer. I have some hopes for my AP/MoP necro.