Best Elite Introduced In Factions?

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

What's the Best Elite Introduced in Factions, IYO?

I'd say Ritual Lord from the Ritualists. When a build is named after one skill (Barrage, SS), it has to be damn good.

Young Hero

Young Hero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mi

N/Mo

Golem's good.But they attack so slow, wish I could put berserker stance on em.

Triple Chop is nice but recharge takes 2 days.Other than that I use all my old elites,can't really top em.

Theos

Theos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

River Dancing

Eternal Treachery [TimE]

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
What's the Best Elite Introduced in Factions, IYO?

I'd say Ritual Lord from the Ritualists. When a build is named after one skill (Barrage, SS), it has to be damn good.
Eh, you may not want to use Barrage as an example for good. It is used in only half of the game, and its use is questionable in many areas.

As for best elite? Ehh, Psychic Distraction is a good one, but I really can't choose :/

anonymous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Shadow shroud ftw

Renegade ++RIP++

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Theos
Eh, you may not want to use Barrage as an example for good. It is used in only half of the game, and its use is questionable in many areas.

As for best elite? Ehh, Psychic Distraction is a good one, but I really can't choose :/
its decent, not great though. It would be good if it actually distracted the interrupted skill in stead of disabling it . Ergo add x to rechargetime, even though i still consider the inability to use any other skill for x secs a gigantic drawback.

Loki Seiguro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

IGN: Scarlet Test Ace

We play Isketch in [HoH]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
What's the Best Elite Introduced in Factions, IYO?

I'd say Ritual Lord from the Ritualists. When a build is named after one skill (Barrage, SS), it has to be damn good.
ineed i already use a build i like to call Rl (you know what that means)

Kakumei

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

Enraged Smash. By far.

Best means favorite right

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

Broad Head Arrow.

20 seconds of Dazed on hit? You can't spell doom any other way for spellcasters.

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

Expel Hexes.

Darth Malak

Darth Malak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Black Blades.

R/

Broad Head Arrow FTW


i love the unconditional daze, my personal ele killer
....energy cost hurts though fix it ANet


.....
I forgot Bleesed light

now that skill has a perment fixture on my monks bar
-'remove one condition and one hex and heal target ally(Self also) for 115hp.... 10eng 1/4cast 5sec recharge

Ork Pride

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

Signet of Capture

TheProject

TheProject

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

In a box

The Living Hell Pheonix

Mo/Me

LOL

Cap sig

It is nice tho, because of the update *curls up with WoH*

MadOnion

MadOnion

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Signet of Capture is not an elite skill.

Huntmaster

Huntmaster

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

I is not canadien

Guillotine Tactics [GanK]

R/

Order of Apostasy..

Otherwise, core elites > *

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Dragon Slash

remmeh

remmeh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Apathy Inc [AI]

R/Mo

ritual lord is crazy.

Captain Arne Is PRO

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Auspicious Parry!!!

dansamy

Chasing Dragons

Join Date: May 2005

Lost in La-La Land

LFGuild

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seef II
Expel Hexes.
QFT. Seriously WTF was Izzy smoking?

Retribution X

Retribution X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Check behind you again.

N/

Word Of Censure.

Retribution

Retribution

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

R/W

Quivering Blade

Vermilion

Vermilion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

NY

Quote:
Originally Posted by anonymous
Shadow shroud ftw
Unless you're playing as a monk.

I'll say Auspicious Parry. Even post-nerf, I <3 it. Triple Chop for axes too..Executioners + Cyclone axe = gg.

Ensign

Ensign

Just Plain Fluffy

Join Date: Dec 2004

Berkeley, CA

Idiot Savants

It was Soul Twisting. Now, I don't know. Expel Hexes is good but you can't always fit it, Ritual Lord is pretty good, Aura of Displacement makes a profession playable. Shadow Shroud is dangerous, while warriors and monks got several nice elite toys.

For sheer impact I'd have to say Ritual Lord now that Soul Twisting is weaker - it's the only elite that's really key to a standard archtype.

Peace,
-CxE

zaza

zaza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Tiger Tail

N/R

^agreed

Excal

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

Ozone Guild [OzGw]

Mo/E

Arcane Langour

Thom

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2005

Arcane Langour isn't much worse than diversion IMO.

Things that seem powerful:
Ritualist Lord
Aura of Displacement
Air of Enchantment
Broadhead Arrow

Things that seem fun with questionable power:
Enraged Smash (Don't knock it until you try it.)

yesitsrob

yesitsrob

Elite Guru

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

SMS/Victrix

Blessed Light and Expel Hexes... I like them

Think I'd liek Aura of Displacement quite a lot too, but not really used it much

Nick The Nicker

Nick The Nicker

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

IL

Looking for one

N/

i hafta agree with the poster above me

Thrawn Foxheed

Thrawn Foxheed

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

[WDS]

Mo/Me

Wail. Of. Doom. FTW.

Tainek

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

Rit Lord
BroadHead (Still nothing on a CoP Monk, but nice anyways)
Expel Hex's
Rit Lord
Air Of Enchantment
Order of Aposticary
Aura of Displacement
And finally Rit Lord

plasmasword

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Ritual Lord because it works on ranger spirits too

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Healing light ftw!

xBakox

xBakox

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

[JF] Just Friends, [NOT] Nomads of Turmoil

Well Aura of Displacement is by far the best elite for assassin (others are decent, but none can keep you alive so well).

Dragon Slash and Auspicious Parry are nice for warrior.

Air of Enchantment is very good also.

Gah I cant decide on the best.

Trav3133

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Firecrest Order [FCO]

W/

I dont know all the new wlites but the ones I am loving are Auspicious PArry and Ritual Lord. Pre Nerf on Auspicious I would go to aspenwood and destroy all luxon wars and asins, was kinda sad and Rit lord just speaks for itself. Post nerf auspicious it still works fine but I have not been playing on my war much since the update.

Argen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shadow Nation [SN]

Aura of Displacement and Auspicious Parry both seem to be very strong skills.

gou

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

globally warmed england

the discarnate

I like "life sheath", nice fire and forget sort of spell my protection monk has been begging for.

"Icy veins" is sweet when chained with putrid explosion.

"Heal as one" makes my solo beastmaster very happy

"Ritual lord" is a spirit based ritualist must-have (something they are supposed to be good at). Not a good elite, more of a communing quick-fix.

shardfenix

shardfenix

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Il Power Overwhelming Il [HaX]

Order of apostasy, hands down. I was ready to ragequit this game after the recent skill update which did not change OoA at all. I won't even HA after i get rank 9 until it gets nerfed. IWAY wins too easily without skill or thinking because of this skill. Arenanet, why do you nerf a so-so build, then come back 2 months later and make it the best build in the game?

TheMadKingGeorge

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

None

Mo/W

starburst followed by phoenox inferno flameburst then fireball when they run away

tomcruisejr

tomcruisejr

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kakumei
Enraged Smash. By far.
....qft

Fluffyx

Fluffyx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Courtney PantsuLand

Death By Teazu [TEA]

W/Mo

Definately Temple Strike or Broad headed arrow.

Temple strike shuts down pretty much any class you play, I mean come on Daze and Blind. The duration may be short but assassins dont need long to kill a single target really especially when they can't cast to well or hit.

Broad headed arrow is another great unconditional daze skill. Almost able to keep daze every 20 seconds, the downside is its pretty easy to dodge. The high energy cost like all other high energy skills with rangers can be halved easily with expertise.
RTW+BHA = Delixxxious

pappayaponta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Europian Comando force

W/Mo

Auspicious parry FTW!!

Too bad they nerfed it....