Build aims to increase the damage output and survivability of your heroes. Utilizing By Ural's Hammer damage increase combined with Oath Shot skill recharge to permanently keep your heroes in semi-alive state. Providing full health and energy restore to your heroes every 30s and preventing any death penalty accumulation at the same time.
PropheciesRanger. Expertise 14Oath ShotElite Bow AttackIf Oath Shot hits, all of your skills except Oath Shot are recharged. If it misses, all of your skills are disabled for 4 seconds. (50% miss chance with Expertise 7 or less.)425
PropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Serpent's QuicknessStanceFor 26 seconds, recharge times for your skills are reduced by 33%. Serpent's Quickness ends if your Health drops below 50%.245
EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560
Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank 5Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55 may not be needed in every area. For areas with less frequent martial counters:
Determined ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship Determined ShotBow AttackIf Determined Shot hits, you strike for +5..17..21 damage. If Determined Shot fails to hit, all of your attack skills are recharged.510 to reset Oath Shot. Use obstructions to trigger the recharge.
Shadow SanctuaryFactionsAssassin. Kurzick rank Shadow Sanctuary (Kurzick)Enchantment SpellYou are Blinded for 10 seconds. For 10 seconds, you gain +5..10 Health regeneration and +40 armor. PvE only.5¼30 can be used instead of obstructions, but you will need to ensure that healers will not clear the blind mid-attack.
Expose DefensesFactionsAssassin. Deadly Arts Expose DefensesHex SpellFor 1..9..12 seconds, target foe cannot block your attacks.10125/Rigor MortisCoreNecromancer. Curses Rigor MortisHex SpellFor 8..18..21 seconds, target foe cannot block.10120: to bypass blocking.
Optionals
Command (9)
"Stand Your Ground!"NightfallParagon. Command 9"Stand Your Ground!"ShoutFor 14 seconds, all party members within earshot receive +24 armor when not moving.1020: maintainable party armor bonus in combat.
"Fall Back!"NightfallParagon. Command 9"Fall Back!"ShoutFor 8 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 11 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: spend less time between encounters.
"We Shall Return!"NightfallParagon. Command 9"We Shall Return!"ShoutAll party members in earshot are resurrected with 40% Health and 14% Energy.2530: Emergency hard-rez.
Marksmanship
VolleyEotNRanger. Marksmanship VolleyBow AttackAll your Preparations are removed. Shoot arrows at target foe and up to 3 foes adjacent to your target. These arrows strike for +1..8..11 damage if they hit.52: don't use with Rapid Fire.
Rapid FireEotNRanger. Marksmanship Rapid FirePreparationFor 5..21..26 seconds, you attack 33% faster while wielding a bow.5212: don't use with Volley.
Determined ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship Determined ShotBow AttackIf Determined Shot hits, you strike for +5..17..21 damage. If Determined Shot fails to hit, all of your attack skills are recharged.510: even if bringing Asuran Scan, you can still bring this to reset Oath Shot for more insurance.
PvE-only
"Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. PvE only.8: prevent anyone from dying before BUH kills them.
Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportEotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportSpellSummon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. PvE only.10130: Start out fights to draw initial agro off your midline.
Dwarven StabilityEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30: Perma-SQ without reliance on Oath Shot.
Ebon Battle Standard of WisdomEotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of WisdomWard SpellYou plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area have a 44..60% chance to halve skill recharge of spells they cast. PvE only.10120: Somewhat mimic the effects of Quickening Zephyr (for your heroes) without having to drag a spirit around.
Triple ShotFactionsRanger. Kurzick rank Triple Shot (Kurzick)Bow AttackShoot 3 arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 40..25% less damage. PvE only.1010
Unlinked
"For Great Justice!"CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545: to improve SY coverage.
Dual ShotCoreRanger. UnlinkedDual ShotBow AttackShoot two arrows simultaneously at target foe. These arrows deal 25% less damage.1010
Weapon mods play minimal role in build effectiveness. Grip of enchanting or fortitude and "I have the power!" inscription is recommended.
Usage
Flag your support heroes to a safe spot and micromanage your damage dealers to die within an earshot sized area. Be aware that this may be easier said than done. Disable any heal or ressurection skills during this step.
Run into the dead group with your support heroes, maintaining Serpent's QuicknessPropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Serpent's QuicknessStanceFor 26 seconds, recharge times for your skills are reduced by 33%. Serpent's Quickness ends if your Health drops below 50%.545.
Cast "By Ural's Hammer!"EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 to revive your dps team.
Use Oath ShotPropheciesRanger. Expertise 14Oath ShotElite Bow AttackIf Oath Shot hits, all of your skills except Oath Shot are recharged. If it misses, all of your skills are disabled for 4 seconds. (50% miss chance with Expertise 7 or less.)425 with your shortbow to recharge "By Ural's Hammer!"EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 as needed.
Utilize Determined ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship Determined ShotBow AttackIf Determined Shot hits, you strike for +5..17..21 damage. If Determined Shot fails to hit, all of your attack skills are recharged.510 if you brought it to reset Oath Shot so you are ready as soon as possible to respond to emergencies.
When "By Ural's Hammer!"EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 runs out, recast it immediately. Maintain Serpent's QuicknessPropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Serpent's QuicknessStanceFor 26 seconds, recharge times for your skills are reduced by 33%. Serpent's Quickness ends if your Health drops below 50%.545.
Run to the next enemy group. You can safely engage with Oath ShotPropheciesRanger. Expertise 14Oath ShotElite Bow AttackIf Oath Shot hits, all of your skills except Oath Shot are recharged. If it misses, all of your skills are disabled for 4 seconds. (50% miss chance with Expertise 7 or less.)425 using your longbow. Essence of Celerity can further reduce "By Ural's Hammer!"EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560 cooldown to 30 seconds, making traversing between fights easier. Bringing heroes with party wide movement speed boosts is recommended.
Counters
Well of SilenceNightfallNecromancer. Curses Well of SilenceWell SpellExploit target corpse to create a Well of Silence for 10..26..31 seconds. Foes within the well cannot use Shouts or Chants and suffer -1..3..4 Health degeneration.10120
Vocal MinorityNightfallNecromancer. Curses Vocal MinorityHex SpellFor 5..17..21 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes cannot use Shouts or Chants.10120
Heavy bow hate.
Extreme overaggroing.
Failure to keep your heroes in earshot range during combat.
Notes
Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank 5Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55 prevents both blocks and misses.
"By Ural's Hammer!"EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank 5"By Ural's Hammer!"ShoutFor 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty. PvE only.560bypasses Frozen SoilPropheciesRanger. Wilderness Survival 11Frozen SoilNature RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 Health and 50 armor. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot resurrect dead allies. This Spirit dies after 74 seconds.10530.
Asuran Scan may not be needed in every area. For areas with less frequent martial counters:
Determined Shot to reset Oath Shot. Use obstructions to trigger the recharge.
Shadow Sanctuary can be used instead of obstructions, but you will need to ensure that healers will not clear the blind mid-attack.
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