Archive:Team - 7 Hero Z-Way

This build was archived 11:29, 23 May 2020 (UTC), for the following reason: Replaced by Build:Team - 7 Hero Mercenary Mesmerway, Archive:Team - 7 Hero Quintuple Energy Surge and Build:Team - 7 Hero Heroic Mesmerway. This build had been designed for the following use: PvE hero PvE team PvE general This build was in the category Good before being archived.

This team requires mercenary heroes.

Z-Way is a team build that takes full advantage of the heroes A.I.'s skill management capabilities, making sure that every skill in their respective set is utilised to full potential allowing for a team that can take on All: NM and HM dungeons, 6-8 party Vanquishing and Missions, FoW, War in Kryta, Winds of Change, World Bosses, Urgoz, The Deep, DoA, the Underworld and AFKing multiple high-end areas. You can also AFK: Zos Shivros Channel (HM), Glint's Challenge (NM), Mallyx Citadel (NM / Gem Farm), Gate of Madness L-Survivor (HM) and Abbadons Gate L-Survivor (HM).

Overview

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ST Ritualist

Ritualist / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 3 Communing 12 + 2 Spawning Power 3 Inspiration Magic Creatures you create have 56% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 56% longer. Soul Twisting FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 14Soul TwistingElite SkillFor 42 seconds, your Binding Rituals cost 15 less Energy (minimum 10) and recharge instantly. Soul Twisting ends after 3 Binding Rituals.515 Shelter FactionsRitualist. Communing 16ShelterBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 (+146) Health and 79 armor. Non-Spirit allies within its range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. When this Spirit prevents damage, it loses 43 Health. This Spirit lasts 62 seconds.25145 Displacement FactionsRitualist. Communing 16DisplacementBinding RitualCreate a level 15 Spirit with 300 (+168) Health and 91 armor. All non-Spirit allies within its range have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Every time an attack is blocked in this way, this Spirit takes 60 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Armor of Unfeeling FactionsRitualist. Communing 16Armor of UnfeelingSkillFor 37 seconds, your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks.5120 Signet of Creation FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 14Signet of CreationSignetYou gain 4 Energy for every summoned creature you control within earshot, maximum 11 Energy.120 Boon of Creation FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 14Boon of CreationEnchantment SpellFor 57 seconds, whenever you create a creature, you gain 47 Health and 6 Energy.10245 Flesh of My Flesh FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic Flesh of My FleshSpellLose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 5..17..21% Energy.54   Template code

Optional should be:

UnionFactionsRitualist. Communing 16UnionBinding RitualCreate a level 13 Spirit with 260 Health and 79 armor. Whenever a non-Spirit ally in its range takes damage or life steal, it is reduced by 15 and the Spirit takes 15 damage. This Spirit dies after 62 seconds.15¾45

Binding ChainsFactionsRitualist. Communing 16Binding ChainsHex SpellFor 3 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes move 90% slower and take 32 damage each second while moving.10115

EarthbindFactionsRitualist. Communing 16EarthbindBinding RitualCreate a level 15 Spirit with 300 Health and 91 armor. All non-Spirit foes knocked down within its range are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Whenever this happens, this Spirit loses 23 Health. This Spirit dies after 47 seconds.15130

Spirit's GiftNightfallRitualist. Spawning Power 14Spirit's GiftEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, whenever you create a creature, all allies near that creature gain 47 Health and lose 1 Condition.10145

WinterPropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 6WinterNature RitualCreate a level 5 Spirit with 100 Health and 32 armor. For creatures within its range, all elemental damage is cold damage instead. This Spirit dies after 78 seconds.5360

Frozen SoilPropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 6Frozen SoilNature RitualCreate a level 5 Spirit with 100 Health and 32 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot resurrect dead allies. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds.10530

Equipment

• Full Blessed Insignia or Survivor Insignia.
• Full Vitae.
• Highest Vigor you can afford.
• 40/20/20 +1/20% Spawning Power Staff (Adept Spawning Power staff Staff Wrapping of Mastery with "Aptitude not Attitude" inscription)
  • Optionally: Shield or off-hand set with Spear of Enchanting (Spear of Enchanting with "I have the power" inscription + Shield of Fortitude with +10AL inscription or Spawning Focus of Aptitude with "Master of My Domain" inscription)

Variants

• See Rt/any ST Hero

Resto Necromancer

Necromancer / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 1 Soul Reaping 12 Restoration Magic Gain 14 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Icy Veins FactionsNecromancer. Soul Reaping 14Icy VeinsElite Hex SpellTarget foe is struck for 85 cold damage. For 33 seconds, if target foe dies all nearby foes are struck for 104 cold damage.1015 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Mend Body and Soul FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 12Mend Body and SoulSpellTarget ally is healed for 96 Health. That ally loses one Condition for each spirit within earshot.5¾3 Spirit Light FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 12Spirit LightSpellTarget ally is healed for 156. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health.17%514 Protective Was Kaolai FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 12Protective Was KaolaiItem SpellHold Kaolai's ashes for up to 51 seconds. While you hold his ashes, you gain 10 armor. When you drop his ashes, all party members are healed for 70 Health10125 Life FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 12LifeBinding RitualCreate a level 11 Spirit with 220 Health and 68 armor. When this Spirit dies, all non-Spirit allies within its range are healed for 6 Health for each second this Spirit was alive. This Spirit dies after 20 seconds.10¾20 Signet of Lost Souls NightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 14Signet of Lost SoulsSignetIf target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 94 Health and 9 Energy.¼8   Template code

Optional 1&2 should be:

Enfeebling BloodCoreNecromancer. Curses 7Enfeebling BloodSpellTarget foe and all nearby foes suffer from Weakness for 12 seconds.10%118

Weaken ArmorCoreNecromancer. Curses 7Weaken ArmorSpellTarget foe and foes adjacent to your target have Cracked Armor for 12 seconds.515

Rip EnchantmentNightfallNecromancer. Curses 7Rip EnchantmentSpellRemove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 14 seconds.5115

Mark of PainCoreNecromancer. Curses 12Mark of PainHex SpellFor 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 34 shadow damage to adjacent foes.10120

Weapon of WardingFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 12Weapon of WardingWeapon SpellFor 7 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block.1015

Equipment

• Full Herald's Insignia or Survivor Insignia.
• Full Vitae.
• Highest Vigor you can afford.
• Rune of Vitae on chest, Superior Vigor on hands and Rune of Attunement on legs and feet
• 40/20/20 +1/20% Restoration Staff (Adept Restoration staff of Mastery with "Aptitude not Attitude" inscription)
  • Optionally: Shield or off-hand set with Spear of Enchanting (Spear of Enchanting with "I have the power" inscription + Shield of Fortitude with +10AL inscription or Restoration Focus of Aptitude with "Master of My Domain" inscription)

Variants

• See N/Rt Soul Reaping Healer Hero
• Also Mo/Me Unyielding Aura Hero

Emo Elementalist

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 1 + 3 Energy Storage 12 Protection Prayers 3 Healing Prayers Your maximum Energy is raised by 48. Ether Renewal PropheciesElementalist. Energy Storage 16Ether RenewalElite Enchantment SpellFor 21 seconds, each time you cast a Spell, you gain 4 Energy and 21 Health for each Enchantment on you.10130 Aura of Restoration CoreElementalist. Energy Storage 16Aura of RestorationEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 520% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell.5¼20 Infuse Health CoreMonk. Healing Prayers 3Infuse HealthSpellLose half your current Health. Target other ally is healed for 107% of the amount you lost.10¼ Aegis CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 12AegisEnchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, all party members within earshot have a 50% chance to block attacks.10230 Spirit Bond FactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 12Spirit BondEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 78 Health.10¼2 Protective Spirit CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 12Protective SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 19 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell.10¼5 Shield of Absorption NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 12Shield of AbsorptionEnchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, damage received by target ally is reduced by 5 each time that ally is hit while under the effects of this Enchantment.5110 Reversal of Fortune CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 12Reversal of FortuneEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 67.5¼2   Template code

Equipment

• Full Blessed Insignia or Survivor Insignia.
• Full Vitae.
• Highest Vigor you can afford.
• 40/20/20 +20% Enchanting Protection Staff (Adept Protection staff of Enchanting with "Aptitude not Attitude" inscription

Variants

• See E/Mo Prot Hero

Dom Mesmer x2

Mesmer / Any 11 + 1 + 2 Domination Magic 8 + 1 Inspiration Magic 6 + 1 Fast Casting You activate Spells and Signets 28% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 21%. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Mistrust NightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 14MistrustHex SpellFor 6 seconds, the next spell that target foe casts on one of your allies fails and deals 94 damage to that foe and all nearby foes.101.412 Unnatural Signet FactionsMesmer. Domination Magic 14Unnatural SignetSignetTarget foe takes 71 damage. If that foe is under the effects of a hex or enchantment, foes adjacent to your target take 47 damage.0.810 Cry of Frustration CoreMesmer. Domination Magic 14Cry of FrustrationSpellIf target foe is using a skill, that foe and all foes in the area are interrupted and suffer 71 damage.100.215 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Power Drain CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Power DrainSpellIf target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 19 Energy.50.220 Waste Not, Want Not EotNMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Waste Not, Want NotSpellIf target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 11 Energy.50.215 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Optional 1 should be:

Energy SurgeCoreMesmer. Domination Magic 15Energy SurgeElite SpellTarget foe loses 10 Energy. For each point of Energy lost, that foe and all nearby foes take 9 damage.5215

PanicPropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 15PanicElite Hex SpellFor 10 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes are hexed with Panic. When a foe hexed with Panic successfully uses a skill, all other nearby foes are interrupted.10115

Optional 2 should be:

Shatter HexCoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16Shatter HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally. If a Hex is removed, foes near that ally take 126 damage.10110

Shatter EnchantmentCoreMesmer. Domination Magic 16Shatter EnchantmentSpellRemove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, that foe takes 106 damage.10120

Wastrel's DemiseNightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 15Wastrel's DemiseHex SpellFor 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 10 damage and an additional 10 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 5¼3 or Wastrel's WorryPropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 15Wastrel's WorryHex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take 100 damage. Wastrel's Worry ends prematurely if that foe uses a skill.5¼1

Chaos StormPropheciesMesmer. Domination Magic 16Chaos StormSpellCreate a Chaos Storm at target foe's location that lasts for 10 seconds. Each second, foes adjacent to this location take 26 damage and lose 2 Energy5230

Drain EnchantmentCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Drain EnchantmentSpellRemove an Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed, you gain 13 Energy and 88 Health.5220

Leech SignetCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Leech SignetSignetInterrupt target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you gain 10 Energy.¼30

Hex Eater SignetFactionsMesmer. Inspiration Magic 9Hex Eater SignetSignetTarget touched ally and up to 4 adjacent allies each lose one Hex. You gain 3 Energy for each Hex removed this way.125

"Stand Your Ground!"NightfallParagon. Command 10"Stand Your Ground!"ShoutFor 15 seconds, all party members within earshot receive +24 armor when not moving.1020

"Never Surrender!"NightfallParagon. Command 10"Never Surrender!"ShoutFor 15 seconds, all party members within earshot and below 75% Health gain +4 Health regeneration.515

"Can't Touch This!"NightfallParagon. Command 10"Can't Touch This!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, the next 4 Touch Skills used against allies within earshot fail.520

Optional 3 should be:

Flesh of My FleshFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 3Flesh of My FleshSpellLose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 8% Energy.54

"Fall Back!"NightfallParagon. Command 10"Fall Back!"ShoutFor 8 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 12 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack.1020

Equipment

• Full Blessed Insignia or Survivor Insignia.
• Full Vitae.
• Highest Vigor you can afford.
• Shield or off-hand set with +30hp and +5e Spear (Spear of Fortitude with "I have the power" inscription + Shield of Fortitude with +10AL inscription or Domination Focus of Aptitude with "Master of My Domain" inscription)
  • Optionally: 40/20/20 +1/20% Domination Staff (Adept Domination staff of Mastery with "Aptitude not Attitude" inscription)

Variants

• See Me/any Domination Hero

Inepti Mesmer x2

Mesmer / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 3 Illusion Magic 9 + 1 Inspiration Magic 9 + 1 Fast Casting 3 Restoration Magic You activate Spells and Signets 37% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 30%. Ineptitude PropheciesMesmer. Illusion Magic 16IneptitudeElite Hex SpellFor 4 seconds, the next time target foe or any adjacent foes attacks, that foe takes 142 damage and becomes Blinded for 10 seconds.100.615 Clumsiness CoreMesmer. Illusion Magic 16ClumsinessHex SpellFor 4 seconds, the next time target and any adjacent foes attack, the attack is interrupted and target foe suffers 97 damage.101.38 Wandering Eye EotNMesmer. Illusion Magic 16Wandering EyeHex SpellFor 4 seconds, the next time target foe attacks, that attack is interrupted and all nearby foes take 115 damage.51.312 Signet of Clumsiness NightfallMesmer. Illusion Magic 16Signet of ClumsinessSignetIf target foe is attacking, that foe and all adjacent foes are interrupted and take 63 damage. Any foes using attack skills are knocked down.0.28 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Power Drain CoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 10Power DrainSpellIf target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and you gain 21 Energy.50.220 Waste Not, Want Not EotNMesmer. Inspiration Magic 10Waste Not, Want NotSpellIf target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 11 Energy.50.215 Flesh of My Flesh FactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 3Flesh of My FleshSpellLose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 8% Energy.52.5   Template code

Optional should be:

Arcane Conundrum

Accumulated Pain

Mend Body and Soul

Equipment (Both Mesmers)

• Full Blessed Insignia or Survivor Insignia.
• Full Vitae.
• Highest Vigor you can afford.
• Shield or off-hand set with +30hp and +5e Spear (Spear of Fortitude with "I have the power" inscription + Shield of Fortitude with +10AL inscription or Illusion Focus of Aptitude with "Master of My Domain" inscription)
  • Optionally: 40/20/20 +1/20% Illusion Staff (Adept Illusion staff of Mastery with "Aptitude not Attitude" inscription)

Variants

• See Me/any Ineptitude

Usage

General

The 3 forms of ZWay are foolproof in almost all situations, provided that the player can correctly flag his heroes in difficult situations (such as large mobs, patrolling groups and heavy AoE). It is worth noting that this build lacks some of the most popular and traditional builds such as Spirit Masters, Minion Masters and highly armoured melee characters to back up the lower armoured characters (except when using DPS). This causes considerable survival problems and may immediately make the build appear weak or dysfunctional. This can easily be countered as the strength of this entire team composition relies on an easy-to-understand flagging structure that requires you to put the supportive classes and yourself as healer (except Z-DPSWay) at the back, and the damaging/interrupting mesmers at front. Failure in doing this can easily get your team wiped in seconds. The next section will explain in detail how to set up heroes and prevent any risk of high pressure or heavy AoE-damaging.

Do note that you can auto-pilot with your heroes most of the time. The flagging structure is only recommended in dire situations.

Team Usage

The trick to stay alive is to flag both the Soul Twisting Ritualist (H1) and the Icy Veins Necromancer (H2) at the back of the party by making them stand across each in approx. area/earshot distance. Whatever hero you place third (H3) should be the tanking hero if you are a healer (Z-Way and Z-Mercway). Set the hero to Fight mode.. This will, in combination with CTRL + Space, make the hero run first and thus draw many powerful spells and attacks from foes before they have a chance to strike the rest of the team, making him/her an excellent tank.

The rest of the party will automatically use the correct spells at maximum efficiency, allowing you to heal peacefully and keep the team alive while they are dispatching hordes of foes with relative ease.

When running Z-Way as DPS you can take the role of tanking yourself by switching your position with H3 and drawing enemy groups to your team. Run into enemies early and build up adrenaline or energy to maintain whatever supportive skills, spells, chants or shouts you have, allowing your team to have a constant armour boost (i.e. "Save Yourselves!").

Either ways, it's important to keep this flag-structure in mind, especially when facing larger mobs. It is not always required to micromanage Z-Way heroes if you understand what kind of foes you are facing, but a general rule of thumb is that if you are in doubt, or if you have no idea what profession foes have, use this structure to safely keep your heroes out of nearly every possible risk (such as heavy AoE, traps, heavy physical damage, monster skills etc).

It's recommended to keybind the first 3 skills of the Soul Twisting Ritualist to quickly spawn the spirits at your convenience.

Counters

• Failing to flag the team composition correctly (Not spreading out, letting the Emo die first, tanking incorrectly)
• Extremely heavy caster hate (Interrupts, daze)

Notes

• If you are not taking an Emo with you, consider changing the Blessed Insignia's to the Heroes highest armour Insignia (linked to their profession).
• Consets are almost never required unless running the Underworld or Domain of Anguish in Hard Mode.

External Links

• Zephyr of Light's official ZWay thread on guildwarslegacy