User:Mysticmarcy/Team - 7 Hero M-Way

A balanced team build designed to beat any PvE content in both Normal Mode and Hard Mode without any Consumables. Visions of Regret is a fantastic nuke skill that is very fun to use as the player, but it can also go on one of the hero's replacing just one skill: Energy Surge. The goal of this build was to have an ultimate easy to use build that can clear all content without any equipment changes and minimal micro.

Tested in Slaver's Exile HM without frozen soil, DoA HM.


 * TODO: Proper formatting
 * TODO: Usage - add note about casting protective spirit on yourself to tank before casting shelter, setting heroes on defensive
 * TODO: Explanation of each skill and why it's there

WotA
[build prof=A/W name="Player" dag=12+1 cri=12+1+3][Jagged Strike][Fox Fangs][Death Blossom]["Save Yourselves!"][Asuran Scan][Way of the Assassin][Critical Eye]["I Am Unstoppable!"][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 2x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Sentry's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Zealous Daggers of Fortitude with "Dance with Death"

Panic
[build prof=Me/Rt name="Panic" fas=10+1 dom=12+1+3 ins=8+1 res=2][Panic][Mistrust][Unnatural Signet][Cry of Frustration][Shatter Hex][Power Drain][Waste Not, Want Not][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 1x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Prodigy's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Domination Magic Wand of Memory with "Aptitude not Attitude" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)
 * Domination Magic Focus of Aptitude with "Forget Me Not" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)

ES
[build prof=Me/Rt name="ES" fas=10+1 dom=12+1+3 ins=8+1 res=2][Energy Surge][Mistrust][Unnatural Signet][Cry of Frustration][Shatter Hex][Power Drain][Waste Not, Want Not][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 1x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Prodigy's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Domination Magic Wand of Memory with "Aptitude not Attitude" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)
 * Domination Magic Focus of Aptitude with "Forget Me Not" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)

Ineptitude
[build prof=Me/? name="Ineptitude" fas=10+1 ill=12+1+3 ins=8+1][Ineptitude][Clumsiness][Signet of Clumsiness][Wandering Eye][Arcane Conundrum][Power Drain][Waste Not, Want Not][Optional][/build]
 * - If running without Essence of Celerity. (put 7 in Command, change Fast Casting to 8+1)
 * - If running with Essence of Celerity. (put 2 in Restoration Magic)

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 1x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Prodigy's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Illusion Magic Wand of Memory with "Aptitude not Attitude" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)
 * Illusion Magic Focus of Aptitude with "Forget Me Not" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)

BiP
[build prof=N/Rt name="BiP" blo=10+1+3 res=12 sou=8+1][Blood is Power][Signet of Lost Souls][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Life][Recovery][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 2x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Herald's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Restoration Magic Wand of Memory with "Aptitude not Attitude" (buy from Shausha, Hadusi or Tehshan + Wand Wrapping of Memory + "Aptitude not Attitude")
 * Restoration Magic Focus of Aptitude with "Forget Me Not" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)

PoD
[build prof=N/Rt name="PoD" res=12 sou=8+1 cur=10+1+3][Pain of Disenchantment][Mark of Pain][Enfeebling Blood][Signet of Lost Souls][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 2x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Herald's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Restoration Magic Wand of Memory with "Aptitude not Attitude" (buy from Shausha, Hadusi or Tehshan + Wand Wrapping of Memory + "Aptitude not Attitude")
 * Restoration Magic Focus of Aptitude with "Forget Me Not" (buy from Gertrud or Telamon)

ST
[build prof=Rt/? name="ST" com=12+1+3 res=3 spa=12+3][Soul Twisting][Shelter][Union][Displacement][Armor of Unfeeling][Boon of Creation][Optional][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]
 * - If running without Essence of Celerity. (put 9 in Command, change Spawning Power to 9+3)
 * - If running with Essence of Celerity.

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 2x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Shaman's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Spear of Enchanting with "I have the power!" (buy from Ruricu + Spear Grip of Enchanting)
 * Command Shield of Devotion with "Sheltered by Faith" (buy from Grif Ebonmane, Kehjim or Wisseh)

SoS
[build prof=Rt/Mo name="SoS" smi=12 cha=12+1+3 spa=3][Signet of Spirits][Bloodsong][Splinter Weapon][Ancestors' Rage][Smite Condition][Smite Hex][Strength of Honor][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

Equipment

 * Armor:
 * 1x Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 3x Rune of Vitae
 * 5x Shaman's Insignia
 * Weapons:
 * Spear of Fortitude with "I have the power!" (buy from Ruricu + Spear Grip of Fortitude)
 * Command Shield of Fortitude with "Luck of the Draw" (buy from Hahbe, Kol Swordshanks, Aksah or Asiri)

Usage

 * Hero AI mode:
 * Set heroes to guard Guard.png
 * At the start of a fight, flag your heroes in a big circle with the monk in the middle of the circle, the mesmers up front and the rest at the back. (You can use keybinds for this).
 * Micro the Prot to cast [[Protective Spirit@8] on you, followed by shelter.
 * 1) Invite the hero to your party.
 * 2) Click on the number next to the hero in the party window. This opens the hero control panel.
 * 3) Hold down left shift and left click once on strength of honour. A red crossed circle shows that it is disabled.
 * 4) Target yourself (standard hotkey: F) and left click once on strength of honour. The hero will now cast the enchantment on you and maintain it.
 * 5) Repeat step 4 if the enchantment gets removed in combat.
 * Advanced users can set a custom hotkey for Action: Order Hero # to use Skill # in the controls options to force heroes to use certain skills. If playing a melee frequently it is recommended to make such hotkeys for both strength of honour and [[Splinter Weapon@16].


 * Before starting a particularly difficult fight, you can force the communing prot to use [[Shelter@16]↦[[Union@16]→[[Displacement@16]⇥[[Armor of Unfeeling@16] so your team is fully protected right away.
 * If you're afraid of area damage, you can also flag the heroes apart. It is recommended to place them in a single line, so heroes won't push forward to get into casting range of foes and thus ball with the heroes in front of them again.
 * Natively only the first three heroes can be commanded individually. For the remaining four heroes you need to set up custom hotkeys in the controls option for Action: Command Hero #.

Counters

 * Very heavy energy denial
 * Extreme caster hate / interrupts
 * Lot's of enchantment removal and nukes combined

Variants

 * Having each hero use VoR in theory would be a bad thing, however in practise it also works out ok because they cover a wider area with their hexes when mobs are split