User:Yung Rocks

I intend to list my own creations on this page in order to share them easily.

= Ursan Jack =

Here's a Jack of all trades build, featuring everyone's favorite Elite Skill. The idea was to drop as many lingering effects on the field as possible (buffs, summons...) before casting Ursan's Blessing while the rest of the skills are on cooldown. It now has a very wide range of options available to the player (healing, buffing, protecting, debuffing, knocking down, DPSing, resurrecting...), making it possibly the most polyvalent build in the game. That makes it feels extremely rewarding to play in my opinion, due to the variety of its skills, the synergies between them, and its playstyle swapping from gentle 'uwu' support singer, to a beefy bear charging in battle.

Note that one of its main appeals in battle is buffing many physicals with both EBSoH and Sogolon + Ursan Roar combo, it's therefore advised to bring a Bone Fiend minion master or melee characters alongside it.

Disclaimer: it's nowhere near as good as the great builds showcased on this website. That is because you usually want as much damage as possible to clear content fast as a player, and this is a hybrid support/bruiser build, on top of being janky.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Ritualist/Paragon Restoration=12+1+2 Spawning_Power=3+1 Command=12][Mend Body and Soul][Vampirism][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor]["Stand Your Ground!"][Ursan Blessing][Vocal was Sogolon]["Fall Back!"]["We Shall Return!"][/build]

Options:


 * Vengeful Weapon instead of Mend Body and Soul in easier areas, where less protection and more damage is appreciated.


 * Summon Naga Shaman instead of Vampirism if you're in a pug and another Ritualist is using Vampirism, since you can't have two of the same spirit up at the same time.


 * Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom instead of Ebon Battle Standard of Honor if your party is 100% casters.


 * If there are plenty of rez in your party, you can drop "We Shall Return!" to run both healing spells.

Equipment
Armor:


 * Full Radiant insignias, 2 Attunement Runes, highest Vigor Rune you can afford.

No other stat than energy matters since Ursan Blessing overwrites bonus HP and armor, and you will appreciate a deep energy pool with this build. Make sure you have 12+1+2 on your headpiece for the +50% breakpoint of Vocal was Sogolon.

Weapons:


 * 40/40 Restoration Magic in human form


 * Vampiric Wintergreen Scythe of Defense ("Brawns Over Brains") in bear form, but any Vampiric Scythe will do, this is just minmaxing. If you're filthy rich, you can get a q0 8-16/17 Scythe for real optimization, but don't bother.


 * High Energy Set (optionnal) appreciated when you need energy in a pinch to cast Ursan Blessing or "We Shall Return!".


 * Defensive Set (optionnal)

Usage
You have two skill bars: human form, and bear form. You will start most battles in human form. The keystone to playing Ursan Jack is knowing when to turn into bear and when to stay human, since transforming locks you into a form for 30s/60s.

In between fights, create the ashes of Sogolon. They last very long, this will allow you to begin the next fight with full energy, and buff "Fall Back!" for faster travelling.

During initiation, you usually want to set-up Vampirism, "Stand Your Ground!" and Ebon Battle Standard of Honor while or just before aggroing foes. Once that is done, you may turn into a bear and slam your foes. However, if playing in a hard areas with high damaging foes, you may choose to remain in human form in order to help soak up the initial burst of damage with your healing spell. Sure, you have only 1 healing spell, but it's a top tier one on a 3 seconds cooldown, with a 40/40 set equipped. It does the job at off-healing. Once you know the fight is stable, you can transform and start breaking the enemies cores or clean up. Note that transforming may sometimes be the best defensive option when the Weakness from Ursan Roar and the knockdowns may help mitigate more damage than Mend Body and Soul would heal.

Tips:

 * Swap weapons accordingly when transforming.
 * If you're staying in human form, you may want to drop the ashes of Sogolon after shouting "Stand Your Ground!", to gain the benefits of your 40/40 set if under pressure.


 * Vocal Was Sogolon extends the duration of "Stand Your Ground!", "Fall Back!", and most importantly Ursan Roar.
 * Sogolon + Roar is the bread and butter of the build, so upon turning into a bear, do not immediately drop the ashes to equip your scythe, do it after roaring. If you have many melees and minions, it is not even worth dropping the ashes at all just to equip your scythe, as the bonus damage from teammates far outclasses your auto-attack damage.


 * Ursan skills have no energy cost, so upon turning back into a human, you'll be at full energy.
 * In Bear form, you have 800 HP and 100 armor, along with Vampirism giving you passive recovery. Not only are you the tankiest party member, you are also the least targetted by foes due to how aggro works. This means if the party was to wipe, you'd probably be one of the last standing. Turn then into human, have full energy, use 25 energy mass resurrection like it's free, feel like a hero.

Counters

 * Anti-shout skills such as Vocal Minority.
 * PUGs kicking you out

Variants

 * Wolf Blessing but it's clunky to use, I'll write more on that later. It's better on paper, but a pain to play properly, and why even bother if you're gonna miss out on Ursan Rage's glorious AoE knockdown.
 * Air of Superiority seems nice to reset the cooldowns of transformations, but it's a trap, and would have its niche in a totally different build that wouldn't focus on dropping lingering effects, since you could transform more often.