Worst builds?
new2gw
What are some of the worst builds possible / profession combos? I have a limited knowledge so far of gw but I'm gaining, thanks for the help!
Sin
You might wanna go to The Campfire, the build forum.
*Edit* See they moved your post to The Campfire. You probably just need to look around here.
*Edit* See they moved your post to The Campfire. You probably just need to look around here.
Epinephrine
Any combo can be bad with the wrong skills...
e.g.
Monk/Mesmer - Idea of this build is to use passive bonuses to help the party... a little... I have managed to use 6 attributes, so points are evenly spread through them with an 8,8,8,7,7,7 distribution, since we are a primary monk I'll put the 8s in Monking.
Divine Favour 8
Healing 8
Protection 8
Inspiration 7
Domination 7
Illusion 7
Peace and Harmony (5,1,60) (E) For the next 62 seconds, target ally gains +1 energy regeneration. Peace and Harmony ends if that ally attacks or casts a spell that does not target an ally. (there goes any of your attacks...lol) (Divine Favour)
Ether Lord (5,2,20) You lose all energy. For the next 7 seconds, target enemy suffers -2 energy degeneration, and you gain +2 energy regeneration. (Ineffective energy stealing... IF you cast it at exactly 5 energy you gain back 4.66 in the 7 seconds for a net loss of .33 energy, costing your opponent 4.66 - pathetic. It also stops your elite from working.) (Inspiration)
Succor: (10,1,10) While you maintain this Enchantment (-1 pip), target other ally gains health and energy regeneration of 1, but you lose 1 energy each time that ally casts a spell. (Yay! Maybe if I don't do anything this'll be paid for by my Peace and Harmony...) (Unlinked)
Life Attunement (10,2,none) While you maintain this Enchantment (-1 pip), target ally deals less damage in combat, but gains 33% more health when healed (Wow! I can nerf my warriors to gain a slight bonus! If I run it on them and happen to get close enough to use my area heal on them.) (Protection)
Heal Area (10,2,5) Heal yourself and all nearby creatures for 110 health. (An area heal! That way I can heal everyone! Including the enemy!) (Healing)
Hex Breaker (10, instant, 20) For 116 seconds, the next time you are the target of a Hex, that Hex fails, the caster suffers 27 damage and Hex Breaker ends. (A really conditional spell to deal a small amount of damage, maybe, against hexing opponents...) (Domination)
Unnatural Signet (None, 15, 75) Dispel the most recent "Nature Ritual." All of your skills are disabled for 46 seconds. (Come on, you GOTTA have this in a crappy build... ) (Illusion)
Mantra of Inscriptions (10, none, 20) For the next 30/90 seconds, your Signet rings recharge 35% faster. (Wow, I can use my Unnatural Signet more often! I can fire it off every 49 seconds this way, getting only 3 seconds (49-46) of useable skills! Luckily I'll have no energy from using Succor and Life Attunement all the time)
e.g.
Monk/Mesmer - Idea of this build is to use passive bonuses to help the party... a little... I have managed to use 6 attributes, so points are evenly spread through them with an 8,8,8,7,7,7 distribution, since we are a primary monk I'll put the 8s in Monking.
Divine Favour 8
Healing 8
Protection 8
Inspiration 7
Domination 7
Illusion 7
Peace and Harmony (5,1,60) (E) For the next 62 seconds, target ally gains +1 energy regeneration. Peace and Harmony ends if that ally attacks or casts a spell that does not target an ally. (there goes any of your attacks...lol) (Divine Favour)
Ether Lord (5,2,20) You lose all energy. For the next 7 seconds, target enemy suffers -2 energy degeneration, and you gain +2 energy regeneration. (Ineffective energy stealing... IF you cast it at exactly 5 energy you gain back 4.66 in the 7 seconds for a net loss of .33 energy, costing your opponent 4.66 - pathetic. It also stops your elite from working.) (Inspiration)
Succor: (10,1,10) While you maintain this Enchantment (-1 pip), target other ally gains health and energy regeneration of 1, but you lose 1 energy each time that ally casts a spell. (Yay! Maybe if I don't do anything this'll be paid for by my Peace and Harmony...) (Unlinked)
Life Attunement (10,2,none) While you maintain this Enchantment (-1 pip), target ally deals less damage in combat, but gains 33% more health when healed (Wow! I can nerf my warriors to gain a slight bonus! If I run it on them and happen to get close enough to use my area heal on them.) (Protection)
Heal Area (10,2,5) Heal yourself and all nearby creatures for 110 health. (An area heal! That way I can heal everyone! Including the enemy!) (Healing)
Hex Breaker (10, instant, 20) For 116 seconds, the next time you are the target of a Hex, that Hex fails, the caster suffers 27 damage and Hex Breaker ends. (A really conditional spell to deal a small amount of damage, maybe, against hexing opponents...) (Domination)
Unnatural Signet (None, 15, 75) Dispel the most recent "Nature Ritual." All of your skills are disabled for 46 seconds. (Come on, you GOTTA have this in a crappy build... ) (Illusion)
Mantra of Inscriptions (10, none, 20) For the next 30/90 seconds, your Signet rings recharge 35% faster. (Wow, I can use my Unnatural Signet more often! I can fire it off every 49 seconds this way, getting only 3 seconds (49-46) of useable skills! Luckily I'll have no energy from using Succor and Life Attunement all the time)
Jia Xu
congrats to Epi for making a truly pants build 
that kind of ineptitude in a character takes a lot of skill - but how about using an elementalist and going for max energy storage and taking GLE, Glyph sacrifice, Elemental Attunement, and ice spear, while point my remaining points in fire magic so i can utilise the awesome power - of flare.
that kind of ineptitude in a character takes a lot of skill - but how about using an elementalist and going for max energy storage and taking GLE, Glyph sacrifice, Elemental Attunement, and ice spear, while point my remaining points in fire magic so i can utilise the awesome power - of flare.
Epinephrine
Lol, I like yours too, but you really have to drop your energy/damage efficiency and DPS a bit by tacking on the Glyph of Elemental Power - use that before all your ice spears and flares for the extra damage! After all, recharge time is so long on GLE and Sacrifice; you can waste energy every 5 seconds with the Glyph of Elemental Power 
Heck, run Glyph of Concentration, you can waste 5 energy with a 2 second recharge and that way no one will interrupt your Flare!
Heck, run Glyph of Concentration, you can waste 5 energy with a 2 second recharge and that way no one will interrupt your Flare!
Jia Xu
sounds like a plan! so here is my revised "worst ever build" as it were. Shall we turn this into a little competition? just a thought - it's quite enjoyable and a change from endlessly trying to work out the best combos!
Class: Elementalist / Warrior
Assumed items:
+4 to Energy Storage
Attributes: (cost)
Energy Storage: 12+4 (97)
Water Magic: 12 (97)
Fire Magic: 1 (1)
Tactics: 2 (3)
Total attribute points used: 200/200
Skills:
1) Glyph of Elemental Power - (5,1,5) Your elemental attributes are boosted by 2 for your next spell.
2) Glyph of Lesser Energy - (5,1,30) Your next spell cost 15 less energy to cast.
3) Glyph of Sacrifice - (5,1,15) Your next spell may be cast instantly, but takes an additional 120 seconds to recharge.
4) Elemental Attunement (elite) - (10,2,60) For 45 seconds, you are attuned to air, fire, water, and earth. You gain 30% of the energy cost of the spell each time you use magic associated with any of these elements. This is an elite skill.
5) Ice Spear - (5,1,0) Ice Spear flies toward target foe, striking for 46 cold damage if it hits. Ice Spear has half the normal spell range.
6) Balanced Stance - (5,0,30) For 11 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.
7) Searing Heat - (25,3,30) Cause searing heat at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, foes near this location are struck for 5 fire damage each second. When Searing Heat ends, enemies in the area of effect are set on fire for 3 seconds. This spell causes exhaustion.
8) Meteor Shower - (25,5,90) Exploding meteors strike the area near your target. Each strikes for 14 damage and knocks down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
Ok, if we are going to turn this into a competition, i could simply switch professions and use charms to make the above skills, no? so, here are the rules for posting a "worst ever" build to compete with mine - use at least 185 attribute points, in a maximum of four different attribute trees. none of your skills may come from an attribute that has zero attribute points invested in it, and you have to use all 8 skills. Have fun guys
Class: Elementalist / Warrior
Assumed items:
+4 to Energy Storage
Attributes: (cost)
Energy Storage: 12+4 (97)
Water Magic: 12 (97)
Fire Magic: 1 (1)
Tactics: 2 (3)
Total attribute points used: 200/200
Skills:
1) Glyph of Elemental Power - (5,1,5) Your elemental attributes are boosted by 2 for your next spell.
2) Glyph of Lesser Energy - (5,1,30) Your next spell cost 15 less energy to cast.
3) Glyph of Sacrifice - (5,1,15) Your next spell may be cast instantly, but takes an additional 120 seconds to recharge.
4) Elemental Attunement (elite) - (10,2,60) For 45 seconds, you are attuned to air, fire, water, and earth. You gain 30% of the energy cost of the spell each time you use magic associated with any of these elements. This is an elite skill.
5) Ice Spear - (5,1,0) Ice Spear flies toward target foe, striking for 46 cold damage if it hits. Ice Spear has half the normal spell range.
6) Balanced Stance - (5,0,30) For 11 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.
7) Searing Heat - (25,3,30) Cause searing heat at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, foes near this location are struck for 5 fire damage each second. When Searing Heat ends, enemies in the area of effect are set on fire for 3 seconds. This spell causes exhaustion.
8) Meteor Shower - (25,5,90) Exploding meteors strike the area near your target. Each strikes for 14 damage and knocks down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
Ok, if we are going to turn this into a competition, i could simply switch professions and use charms to make the above skills, no? so, here are the rules for posting a "worst ever" build to compete with mine - use at least 185 attribute points, in a maximum of four different attribute trees. none of your skills may come from an attribute that has zero attribute points invested in it, and you have to use all 8 skills. Have fun guys
tastegw
beat this one!
Class: Warrior / Elementalist
Attributes: (cost)
Strength: 9 (48)
Tactics: 9 (48)
Fire Magic: 9 (48)
Water Magic: 9 (48)
Total attribute points used: 192/200
Skills:
1) "I Will Avenge You!" (availability) - (5,0,60) For each dead ally in the area you gain 10 seconds of increased attack speed and health regeneration of +5.
2) "I Will Survive!" (availability) - (10,0,60) You gain health regeneration of 3 for each injury (bleeding, deep wound, crippled, weakness) you are suffering. This regeneration expires after 9 seconds.
3) Dolyak Signet (availability) - (0,0,20) For 16 seconds, you have +16 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%.
4) Meteor (availability) - (25,3,30) Call down a fiery meteor on your target foe. The meteor explodes, striking for 70 damage and knocking down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
5) Meteor Shower (availability) - (25,5,90) Exploding meteors strike the area near your target. Each strikes for 70 damage and knocks down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
6) Maelstrom (availability) - (25,4,30) Create a maelstrom at target foe's location. For 10 seconds, foes in that area are struck for 24 cold damage each second. Maelstrom interrupts spell-casting when it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
7) Flourish (availability) (elite) - (5,0,10) All of your attack skills become recharged. You gain 5 energy for each skill recharged by Flourish. This is an elite skill.
8) Balanced Stance (availability) - (5,0,30) For 16 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.
Class: Warrior / Elementalist
Attributes: (cost)
Strength: 9 (48)
Tactics: 9 (48)
Fire Magic: 9 (48)
Water Magic: 9 (48)
Total attribute points used: 192/200
Skills:
1) "I Will Avenge You!" (availability) - (5,0,60) For each dead ally in the area you gain 10 seconds of increased attack speed and health regeneration of +5.
2) "I Will Survive!" (availability) - (10,0,60) You gain health regeneration of 3 for each injury (bleeding, deep wound, crippled, weakness) you are suffering. This regeneration expires after 9 seconds.
3) Dolyak Signet (availability) - (0,0,20) For 16 seconds, you have +16 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%.
4) Meteor (availability) - (25,3,30) Call down a fiery meteor on your target foe. The meteor explodes, striking for 70 damage and knocking down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
5) Meteor Shower (availability) - (25,5,90) Exploding meteors strike the area near your target. Each strikes for 70 damage and knocks down anyone it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
6) Maelstrom (availability) - (25,4,30) Create a maelstrom at target foe's location. For 10 seconds, foes in that area are struck for 24 cold damage each second. Maelstrom interrupts spell-casting when it hits. This spell causes exhaustion.
7) Flourish (availability) (elite) - (5,0,10) All of your attack skills become recharged. You gain 5 energy for each skill recharged by Flourish. This is an elite skill.
8) Balanced Stance (availability) - (5,0,30) For 16 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.
fleeb
Hmm... okay, conceptually, beat this for bad:
Mesmer/Warrior
Put all your points in various mesmer skills (make sure to distribute these evenly).
Then, fill your skillbar will warrior skills that require an ax, sword, or hammer, and adrenaline.
Equip a rod and focus item.
Die a lot.
Mesmer/Warrior
Put all your points in various mesmer skills (make sure to distribute these evenly).
Then, fill your skillbar will warrior skills that require an ax, sword, or hammer, and adrenaline.
Equip a rod and focus item.
Die a lot.
Kaylee Ann
Roll an air elem. It doesn't get any worse then that......
JYX
...just go out with no skills on your skillbar...no weapon...nude...no attribute points on...at lvl 1
...YEAH!
...YEAH!
Minwanabi
monk/mesmer, 5 super runes on... Sitting at 105 HP, put a bunch of points into illusion. Bring two skills, unyielding aura, and illusion of weakness. When party members die, use unyielding aura, when you have aura on everyone, use IoW... insta-party suicide =P
Khift
Quote:
Originally Posted by Minwanabi
monk/mesmer, 5 super runes on... Sitting at 105 HP, put a bunch of points into illusion. Bring two skills, unyielding aura, and illusion of weakness. When party members die, use unyielding aura, when you have aura on everyone, use IoW... insta-party suicide =P
Awesome. Except, it works better when you use IoW at the very beginning of the battle, and then proceed to complain very, very loudly about how friggin cheap the other team is.
If someone is stupid enough to rez you, just use IoW again.
...I've gotta try this for real now.
If someone is stupid enough to rez you, just use IoW again.
...I've gotta try this for real now.
Minwanabi
Haha, yeah... another fun one is to go as a necro/anything, and bring a vampiric weapon... BiP yourself to death, yell for a rez, BiP yourself to death, and eventually, (as long as you're wearing 5sups) you'll spawn with such low hp, that vampiric'll kill you instantly... I actually happen to have some screenshots of this, give me a sec...
EDIT: Found the pics, they actually don't show much, but look at the number of minions you can get from an everdying corpse.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw075.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw074.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw073.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw072.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw071.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw070.bmp
EDIT: This is my first time using photobucket, I didn't know they'd be so small, but I guess you can still see what's going on a little...
EDIT: Found the pics, they actually don't show much, but look at the number of minions you can get from an everdying corpse.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw075.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw074.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw073.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw072.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw071.bmp
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nabi/gw070.bmp
EDIT: This is my first time using photobucket, I didn't know they'd be so small, but I guess you can still see what's going on a little...
rii
Mesmer/x
Inspiration: 3 (rune)
Domination: 3 (superior rune)
Illusion: 3 (superior)
Fast casting: 16 (mantras have 0 second casting time)
Vampiric Weapon
Naked (no armour)
Mantra of Inscriptions
Mantra of Flame
Mantra of Lightening
Mantra of Earth
Mantra of Resolve
Mantra of Frost
Mantra of Concentration
Mantra of Signets
Inspiration: 3 (rune)
Domination: 3 (superior rune)
Illusion: 3 (superior)
Fast casting: 16 (mantras have 0 second casting time)
Vampiric Weapon
Naked (no armour)
Mantra of Inscriptions
Mantra of Flame
Mantra of Lightening
Mantra of Earth
Mantra of Resolve
Mantra of Frost
Mantra of Concentration
Mantra of Signets