Archive:Team - HB Capway

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP team PvP HB

Very popular capping/holding team used in the current HB Metagame. It provides great Resilience, Pressure Damage Output and Splitability to win HB matches.

The Team

#1 ZB Monk (player)

#2 Stunning Warrior

#3 Packer

#4 Life Capper

#1 ZB Monk (player)

Monk / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Protection Prayers 11 + 1 Divine Favor 6 Shadow Arts Your allies are healed for 38 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Zealous Benediction NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 14Zealous BenedictionElite SpellHeal target ally for 170 (+38) Health. If target was below 50% Health, you gain 7 Energy.10¾4 Reversal of Fortune CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 14Reversal 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 76. Target ally gets healed for 38 Health.5¼2 Shield of Absorption NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 14Shield of AbsorptionEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, damage received by target ally is reduced by 5 each time that ally is hit while under the effects of this Enchantment. Target ally gets healed for 38 Health.5110 Guardian CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 14GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 7 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks. Target ally gets healed for 38 Health.514 Mending Touch NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 14Mending TouchSpellTouched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 57 Health for each Condition removed in this way. Target ally gets healed for 38 Health.5¾6 Smoke Powder Defense EotNAssassin. Shadow Arts 6Smoke Powder DefenseStanceFor 8 seconds, the next time you are struck, you take half damage and all adjacent foes are Blinded for 4 seconds.520 Return FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 6ReturnSpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 5 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location.5¼15 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 6Dark EscapeStanceFor 9 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530   Template code

Equipment

• Defensive Set of +5 Energy Crippling Spear of Fortitude and any max AL Shield of Fortitude
• Standard Set of +5 Energy Crippling Spear of Enchanting and a Protection Prayers/Divine Favor Offhand of Fortitude
• High Energy Set of any +15 Energy/ -1 Regen Wand and a +15 Energy/-1 Regen Protection Prayers/Divine Favor Offhand of Fortitude
• Full Survivor Insignia Armor
• Rune of Superior Vigor + 2x Runes of Vitae

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Usage

• Keep Guardian on yourself at all times.
• Use Reversal of Fortune as your main means of Healing.
• Use Mending Touch to remove stacks of Conditions from yourself after Assassin or Warrior Spikes.
• Use Return to move around, escape from attackers and in some cases get to heroes on the Shrines faster.
• Use Return immediately followed by Mending Touch on your Heroes to remove great deal of Conditions thus giving them a great heal if needed.
• Use Shield of Absorption preferably followed by Dark Escape to tackle Pressure.
• Zealous Benediction is your Spike Heal and Energy Management skill and is to be used on characters below 50% ONLY so DO NOT spam it!

Counters

• General Anti-Caster

#2 Stunning Warrior (Jora,Koss,or Goren)

Warrior / Paragon 12 + 1 + 1 Strength 12 Spear Mastery Your attack skills gain 14% armor penetration. Barbed Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 12Barbed SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 17 seconds. This attack skill has % armor penetration.2 Maiming Spear EotNParagon. Spear Mastery 12Maiming SpearSpear AttackIf your attack hits a Bleeding foe, that foe is Crippled for 17 seconds. This attack skill has % armor penetration.55 Blazing Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 12Blazing SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, it deals +21 damage and sets target foe on Fire for 3 seconds. This attack skill has % armor penetration.6 Stunning Strike NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 12Stunning StrikeElite Spear AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +25 damage. If it hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is also Dazed for 9 seconds. This attack skill has % armor penetration.10 Flail NightfallWarrior. Strength 14FlailStanceFor 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower.4 Lion's Comfort NightfallWarrior. Strength 14Lion's ComfortSkillAll of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 106 Health, and gain 3 strike[s] of adrenaline.411 Enraging Charge NightfallWarrior. Strength 14Enraging ChargeStanceFor 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 3 strikes of adrenaline if you hit with a melee attack.520 Shield Bash CoreWarrior. Strength 14Shield BashSkillFor 11 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds.520   Template code

Equipment

• Full Survivor Insignia armor.
• Rune of Superior Vigor + 3x Runes of Vitae
• 15^50 Furious Spear of Fortitude
• A max AL Shield of Fortitude with -5 (Chance 20%).

Usage

• Hero generally does the job.
• Make sure to stay with this hero as much as possible, for it does not have much self defense.
• Lock the Monk, or the targeted caster so Jora/Koss can kill. You can assist too by attacking the foe, raising the chance of their death.

Counters

• General Anti-Melee.
• Dying too quickly if you are not with this hero.

#3 Packer(Jin, Margrid, Pyre)

Ranger / Paragon 10 + 1 + 1 Beast Mastery 12 Spear Mastery 8 + 1 Expertise The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 36%. Barbed Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 12Barbed SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 17 seconds.2 Disrupting Throw NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 12Disrupting ThrowSpear AttackIf this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is interrupted.3½10 Disrupting Lunge CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 12Disrupting LungePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Disrupting Lunge that deals +10 damage. If that attack strikes a foe using a skill that skill is interrupted and is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.320 Poisonous Bite FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 12Poisonous BitePet AttackYour animal companion attempts a Poisonous Bite that Poisons target foe for 17 seconds.37 Lightning Reflexes CoreRanger. Expertise 9Lightning ReflexesStanceFor 9 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.630 Heal as One FactionsRanger. Beast Mastery 12Heal as OneElite SkillFor 15 seconds, your animal companion steals 16 Health whenever it hits with an attack. You and your companion are both healed for 87 Health. If your companion is dead, it's resurrected with 50% Health. If you have this skill equipped, your companion will travel with you. 315 Antidote Signet CoreRanger. UnlinkedAntidote SignetSignetCleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness, and one additional condition.14 Charm Animal CoreRanger. Beast Mastery 12Charm AnimalSkillCharm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. You cannot charm an animal that is more than 4 levels above you.610   Template code

Equipment

• Full Survivor Insignia armor.
• Rune of Superior Vigor + 2x Runes of Vitae
• 15^50 Sundering Spear of Fortitude and any max AL Shield of Fortitude

Usage

• Hero generally does the job.
• Micro Heal as One if your Hero refuses to use it by itself.
• If in a dogfight against another R/P on a shrine, lock it on that R/P so it doesnt attack the pet.
• Micro Lightning Reflexes when it gets Ganked or for IAS.

Counters

• Extreme pressure.

Life Capper (Livia, Olia, Whispers)

Necromancer / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Blood Magic 10 + 1 Curses 6 + 1 Soul Reaping 6 Shadow Arts Gain 7 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Life Transfer PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Life TransferElite Hex SpellFor 12 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes suffer -8 Health degeneration, which you gain as Health regeneration.5120 Faintheartedness CoreNecromancer. Curses 11FaintheartednessHex SpellFor the next 13 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -2 Health degeneration.1018 Life Siphon CoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Life SiphonHex SpellFor 23 seconds, target foe suffers -3 Health degeneration, and you gain +3 Health regeneration.1015 Insidious Parasite PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 11Insidious ParasiteHex SpellFor 12 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 37 Health from that foe.15112 Strip Enchantment CoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 14Strip EnchantmentSpellRemove 2 enchantments from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you steal 61 Health.10120 Angorodon's Gaze EotNNecromancer. Soul Reaping 7Angorodon's GazeSpellSteal 29 Health from target foe. If you are suffering from a condition, you gain 7 Energy.5110 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 6Dark EscapeStanceFor 9 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530 Recall FactionsAssassin. UnlinkedRecallEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain Recall, nothing happens. When Recall ends, you Shadow Step to the ally you targeted when you activated this skill and all of your skills are disabled for 10 seconds.-115110   Template code

Equipment

• Radiant/Survivor Insignias.
• +5 energy Spear of Fortitude.
• Shield of Fortitude or Blood Focus of Fortitude with suitable inscript.

Usage

• Keep Disabled and micro Recall.
• Micro Dark Escape.
• Let hero do the rest.

Counters

• Anti-Caster Hexes.
• Dazed.
• Too many heros vs it.
• Peace and Harmony monks.