Archive:Team - Elemental Balance

A balanced team build that utilizes pressure and hexes along with a strong defense to defeat the enemy

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Warrior/any Hammer=12+1+1 Strength=12+2][Earth Shaker][Crushing Blow][Mighty Blow] [Bull's Strike][Flail][Rush][Enraging Charge][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * Ebon/Vampiric/Zealous Hammers of Fortitude
 * Furious Spear/Shield set for defense and building adren
 * Stonefist Insignia
 * Survivor runes

Usage

 * Enraging Charge to build adren
 * Earthshaker for AOE Knockdown, call your target
 * Bull's Strike to KD kiting foes
 * For heavy target pressure, use Earth Shaker, activate Flail, followed by Crushing Blow and Mighty Blow

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Elementalist/Monk Fire=12+1+1 Energy=12+1 Protection=3][Savannah Heat][Searing Heat][Teinai's Heat][Rodgort's Invocation][Convert Hexes][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Fire Attunement][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Fire Set
 * High Energy Set
 * Defensive Set
 * Survivor runes

Usage

 * Spread pressure with AOE
 * Use Flame Djinn's Haste to run flags and chain run
 * Convert dangerous hexes versus hexway teams

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Elementalist/Ritualist Fire=12+1+1 Energy=10+1 Restoration=8][Savannah Heat][Searing Heat][Teinai's Heat][Rodgort's Invocation][Protective Was Kaolai][Weapon of Warding][Fire Attunement][Death Pact Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Fire Set
 * High Energy Set
 * Defensive Set
 * Survivor runes

Usage

 * Spread pressure with AOE
 * WoW Ghostly on altar or monks under heavy melee pressure
 * Use Protective Was for a party wide heal when team is under heavy pressure

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Elementalist/Any Water=12+1+1, Energy=10+1 Earth=8+1] [Icy Shackles][Frozen Burst][Freezing Gust][Deep Freeze][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Water Attunement][Ward Against Foes][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Water Set
 * 40/40 Earth
 * Defensive Set
 * High Energy Set
 * Survivor Runes

Usage

 * Icy Shackles stacked on frontline melee makes them miserable
 * Snare groups in AOE
 * Snare Runners by stacking Icy Shackles

Tainted Necromancer
[build name="taint necro" prof=nec/para death=12+1+1 soul=8+1 command=10][Tainted Flesh][Rotting Flesh][Foul Feast][Well of Suffering][Well of the Profane]["Make Haste!"]["Fall Back!"][Song of Concentration][/build]

Usage

 * Spread Disease
 * Make Haste Runners
 * Put up Wells when possible
 * Foul Feast conditions
 * Wand targets to build adrenaline for Song, and use it when the ghostly starts to cap

Equipment

 * Survivor
 * 40/40 Death Set

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Mesmer/Rit Dom=12+1+1, Illusion=10+1, Fast_Casting=8+1, Restoration=2][Psychic Distraction][Mirror of Disenchantment][Shame][Diversion][Cry of Frustration][Inspired Enchantment][Power Drain][Flesh of my Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Domination Set
 * 40/40 Illusion Set
 * Defensive Set
 * High Energy Set
 * Radiant Runes

Usage

 * Psychic Distraction and Cry of Frustration on important spells, enemy caps and enemy snares when your team is chain running
 * Shutdown Monks with Diversion/Shame
 * Disenchant and Inspired as many enchantments as possible

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=monk/mes healing=12+1+1 divin=10+1 insp=8][healer's boon][dwayna's kiss][infuse health][heal party][patient spirit][Spotless Mind][holy veil][channeling][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Healing
 * Defensive Sets
 * High Energy Set
 * Survivor Runes

Usage

 * Maintain Healer's Boon
 * Patient Spirit and Dwayna's Kiss are your primary healing skills
 * Use Infuse Health to catch spikes or heal very low targets
 * Use Heal Party for party-wide heal
 * Draw Conditions as much as possible to keep your health up and make the RC's life easy
 * Holy Veil against hexes, remember to pre-prot
 * Channel Tank when needed

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=monk/mesme protec=12+1+1 divine=11+1 insp=6][reversal of fortune][spirit bond][restore condition][guardian][shield of absorption][holy veil][aura of stability][channeling][/build]

Equipment

 * 40/40 Healing
 * Defensive Sets
 * High Energy Set
 * Survivor Runes

Usage

 * Spam RC, particularly on the HB/Infuser and Foul Feast Nec
 * Spirit Bond targets being spiked heavily, or the HB monk after an infuse, be SURE to prot the ghostly as much as possible while he is holding shines
 * Cast Guardian on targets under heavy melee attack
 * Holy Veil against hexes, remember to pre-prot
 * Use Aura of Stability on chain runners
 * Reversal of Fortune for a quick heal
 * Channel Tank when needed