Most uncommon primary/secondary combos?

The Warbringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Hey, well I'm looking for just that, the most uncommon class combos. I'm looking for it because I'm looking to be original and to make something that will most likely be difficult do-able. Thanks ahead of time

Divine Elemental

Divine Elemental

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Near Your House

I Used To Own [ IUTO ]

Me/War
Few Like Illusionary Weaponry :P

Ran/Mes Atleast Used To Until Fragility Build :P

theclam

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

R/Me are great anti-casters.

I'd have to say that the least common would be W/Me, E/W, Me/R, and Mo/R.

The Warbringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by theclam
R/Me are great anti-casters.

I'd have to say that the least common would be W/Me, E/W, Me/R, and Mo/R.

I may try the R/Me or Mo/R combo, thanks ( =

theclam

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Warbringer
I may try the R/Me or Mo/R combo, thanks ( =
Don't do Mo/R. There's very little that a Ranger secondary adds to a Monk primary. However, a Monk secondary does add quite a bit to a Ranger primary.

Divine Elemental

Divine Elemental

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Near Your House

I Used To Own [ IUTO ]

R/Me
Fragility Team Build....
Is Heavy Dmg Dealer.
Also Great Anti Caster IMO

Aaaaagh

Aaaaagh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Anything/Ranger. Ranger secondary doesnt do much for most classes, warrior is kinda the exception. N/R --why. M/R--why. Me/R--why. E/R--why. The only reason I ever seen ranger secondaries is pets, save warrior.

Wa$d

Wa$d

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

I bet Me/N is the rarest, ive never seen one EVER

The Amazing Krandor

The Amazing Krandor

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/N

Woohoo! I'm elite!

EmperorTippy

EmperorTippy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Not quite I have 1. I also had a Me/R that was made solely to tame the bunny but sadly it was to much of a challenge for my lowly lvl 16 character.

Ilya Khan

Ilya Khan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Los Angeles, CA

-FdM-

Me/Mo

"I bet Me/N is the rarest, ive never seen one EVER"
I am a Me/N and I wouldn't have it any other way. Soul barbs + Backfire+ energy denial/wastrel spam/ mind wrack?

Even 1 skill can make the difference

MJ12trooper

MJ12trooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

farming somewhere

E/Mo

i think the stupidest would be a mo/w

entropy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/W

R u kidding me Mo/W pwn half the things in PvE. Hell i want to creat a Mo/W for farming cause with smiting and protection they can go and take on the underworld alone

momo2oo2

momo2oo2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Zaragoza, Spain

[ODL]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by MJ12trooper
i think the stupidest would be a mo/w
You've not seen the video with the mo/w doing the lornars pass run in 17 minutes, have you?

Elite

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

I'm a mo/r never seen another one. lol

Kali Ma

Kali Ma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/Mo

The only ones I can't recall coming across in PvE pick up groups are...

Mesmer/Warrior

Ranger/Mesmer

Warrior/Elementalist

Doesn't mean they aren't out there, or in PvP land... just that I can't recall ever partying with them in close to 500 hours of PvE play. But all of the others I think I've seen at one point or another. Monk/Necro seems pretty rare, though I did party with one not that long ago.

Shamblemonkee

Shamblemonkee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

UK, Bristol

Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen]

Mo/R

I think the only combination so far posted in this thread that I've never seen is Me/W! :-o

AceSnyp3r

AceSnyp3r

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Work in Progress [WIP]

I play a Ranger/Mesmer actually, quite like it since I can get a good number of interrupts going and shut those monks and elementalists down. Probably the least common I've seen is W/Me, I don't think I've ever actually seen one. I've seen a few Me/W around though...

Multifaros

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

I play with a N/E right now, and i havent seen many of them. I think ill change my second prof though, later, cause i only use like 1 E skill. Hmm.

<b>Shamblemonkee</b>, what skills do you use with your N/E? This is what i use:
1. Deathly Swarm
2. ? (The touch attack with death magic)
3. Animate Bone Horror
4. Curse, that makes you steal life when foe attack
5. Explode corpse to get like healed for 180 hp
6. The skill that makes foe loose health, and you get healed at the end
7. Aura of resblabla, E skill, you get healed when you use skills
8. Res

lohthx1r

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wa$d
I bet Me/N is the rarest, ive never seen one EVER
I am one...with a German name

Black Raine

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elite
I'm a mo/r never seen another one. lol
I had a Mo/R. She was a healer/beastmaster. God I love Disrupting Lunge.

But I deleted her for space for other chars, 'cause I already had another Monk primary

My current Mo is a Mo/N smiter or protector depending on what I feel like. But I use Mo/W or Mo/Me for farming.

My newest idea... is my "wand you to death" elementalist. XD I've killed elementalists and mesmers in roughly 10 seconds (in random arenas) just using my wand. XD It must have been depressing for them to have been pwnd by a wand. XD Of course, its much deeper than simply wand... but I wanted to check out my dps. XD

I'll let you speculate on how I manage it.

Anywho, the clases I tend not to see often, are:

W/Me (though I actually have one)
Mo/R (though I've actually made one)
Me/R
E/W (I've seen one before aside the one that I made)
E/N
N/E
R/N

Shamblemonkee

Shamblemonkee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

UK, Bristol

Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen]

Mo/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Multifaros
I play with a N/E right now, and i havent seen many of them. I think ill change my second prof though, later, cause i only use like 1 E skill. Hmm.

<b>Shamblemonkee</b>, what skills do you use with your N/E? This is what i use:
1. Deathly Swarm
2. ? (The touch attack with death magic)
3. Animate Bone Horror
4. Curse, that makes you steal life when foe attack
5. Explode corpse to get like healed for 180 hp
6. The skill that makes foe loose health, and you get healed at the end
7. Aura of resblabla, E skill, you get healed when you use skills
8. Res
Curently I tend to carry the following skills:

Life Siphon
Shadow Strike
Vampiric Gaze
Lightning Strike
Lightning Orb
Exploit Corpse
Well of suffering / Animate BH
Soc / Rez / Putrid Explosion depending on if im carrying well or not, these last two slots i tend to fiddle with depending on the mission / quest.

Kabale

Kabale

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

UK

Portrayors of Valour [pV]

Monk/Necro is a very common healer type. I've made one myself recently and she's doing great.

As for Me/W, I've come across an Illusionary Weaponry build during PvP and she was pretty scary! But only until IW runs out. And while they're doing IW, they do a lot of damage, but because of (probably) Frenzy they take a lot more damage too. It was funny though, she'd run off as soon as IW ended because there was nothing else she could do.

Also working on a W/Me and she's gonna kick ass when she's got all the skills I need for my build. Basically this sucker will shut down monks pretty damn fast :P

Zak Divine

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

The only way to be original is figuring out something yourself, not asking for help in a forum.


thanks

Shamblemonkee

Shamblemonkee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

UK, Bristol

Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen]

Mo/R

Usually there are reasons why a certain profession match is rare / underused, generally because skills or stats or roles dont mix well, unless oyu have something a bit sneaky or specific in mind.

Obsiedion

Obsiedion

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

ENGLAND

IHOP

Mo/

I am using a W/Ne i havent seen many of them around although there are probably hundreds...I gotta say using things like life syphon and disease, and then running in and using flurry and a few others makes for exellent "clobberin time"

Darksci

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

London

Lords Of The Immortal [Loti]

R/W

I use a Mo/R for the only reason that i need a bodyguard lol.
My lvl 20 bear can tank a few things, unfortunetely cannot stand up to the mursatt as i would much like it to.

Anya

Anya

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Michigan, USA

A F O

E/R

ranger makes a fairly good class for PvE if you use the wilderness survival skills. I currently have a E/R and used to use it for the pet skills but i found i didn't have the room for them anymore. So now i focus on much firey damage with wilderness upkeep spells like troll unguent and melandru's resilience. Storm chaser and dodge are also incredibly helpful when out alone or with henchies.

Enigmatics

Enigmatics

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tenafly, NJ

Defenders of Rillanon

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Raine
I had a Mo/R. She was a healer/beastmaster. God I love Disrupting Lunge.

But I deleted her for space for other chars, 'cause I already had another Monk primary

My current Mo is a Mo/N smiter or protector depending on what I feel like. But I use Mo/W or Mo/Me for farming.

My newest idea... is my "wand you to death" elementalist. XD I've killed elementalists and mesmers in roughly 10 seconds (in random arenas) just using my wand. XD It must have been depressing for them to have been pwnd by a wand. XD Of course, its much deeper than simply wand... but I wanted to check out my dps. XD

I'll let you speculate on how I manage it.

Anywho, the clases I tend not to see often, are:

W/Me (though I actually have one)
Mo/R (though I've actually made one)
Me/R
E/W (I've seen one before aside the one that I made)
E/N
N/E
R/N
If you use fragility, mark of rodgort, and conjure element, it's not uncommon.

MadeInChina

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Maryland, USA

GNYU

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by momo2oo2
You've not seen the video with the mo/w doing the lornars pass run in 17 minutes, have you?
I haven't. Happen to have a link? :P

Korpse

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Half of my characters are Me/N. I use Soul Barbs and hexes. I flipped a join to determine whether Mesmer or Necromancer would be the primary condition. Fast casting hasnn't impressed me. Should've gone Necro for Soul Reaping and the fact that they just look cooler.

XxArsenykxX

XxArsenykxX

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

NOLA

N/R

I don't see too many N/R. like myself, but maybe I'm wrong. But any case I like the combo because you can have the pet and summon Bone Horrors. And also using Well of Blood while standing back and hitting wiht arrows.

Other Combos I don'e see much are:
W/Me
Me/N
Me/R
Mo/Me
R/W

Oh and the class I've never ever ever ever seen is Warrior-Monk, I have never seen these illustious creatures...where are they, maybe I can charm one and have it as a pet.

Ilya Khan

Ilya Khan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Los Angeles, CA

-FdM-

Me/Mo

Me/W are very common simply because that is the mainstay for those Illusionary Weaponry builds.
My friends are all W/E...
And I, too, have seen very little if no Mo/R and Ele/R
Another rare one is N/R.
R/Me is very common because the hp degen skills combined with conditions is killer. Also, a fragility based build as a mesmer is simple and devastating.

MJ12trooper

MJ12trooper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

farming somewhere

E/Mo

ok now ur telling me that mo/w is good......wouldnt w/mo be better......i mean what part of a warrior is a monk primary going too use.....

Kali Ma

Kali Ma

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/Mo

Quote:
i mean what part of a warrior is a monk primary going too use.....
Mainly Tactics for defensive stances and protection, along with the ability to wear shields. Probably the most often referenced stance I've heard/read about being used in a Mo/Wa setup is Bonetti's Defense.

faultySchematic

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wa$d
I bet Me/N is the rarest, ive never seen one EVER
I'm a Me/N, although I really don't use anything in my secondary. Every mesmer who I have been on a party with has been a secondary necro, although I've also seen quite a few warrior secondaries or primaries (illusionary weaponry I'm sure).

Igigi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Archangel

N/Me

out of curiosity has anyone seen a Nec/Mes before because thats what i am not doing bad with it but i dont really see anyone else around with them

Blackheart

Blackheart

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

I have a Necro/Mes too ^^ having said that I was with one when I went through pre-searing. So they're around

corax5

corax5

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Ye olde England.

What about R/W that use Swords and not Bows, I dont see many of them. Does anyone know if they'd be any good, because I want to create another ranger and I think rangers using swords looks sweet.

momo2oo2

momo2oo2

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Zaragoza, Spain

[ODL]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by MadeInChina
I haven't. Happen to have a link? :P
I've spent half an hour and can't find it. It was here in gwguru.com, try and search a bit for it. Srry...