Build:Rt/any PvP Soul Twisting

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A build commonly found in Spiritways to provide spirit fodder as well as party wide protection through Communing Binding Rituals. Sometimes seen outside of Sway.

Attributes and Skills

Ritualist / Any 12 + 1 + 1 Communing 11 + 1 Spawning Power 6 Restoration Magic Creatures you create have 48% more Health, and weapon spells you cast last 48% longer. Soul Twisting FactionsRitualist. Spawning Power 12Soul TwistingElite SkillFor 37 seconds, your Binding Rituals cost 15 less Energy (minimum 10) and recharge instantly. Soul Twisting ends after 3 Binding Rituals.515 Displacement (PvP) FactionsRitualist. Communing 14Displacement (PvP)Binding RitualCreate a level 9 Spirit with 180 (+86) Health and 56 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 58 seconds.15345 Shelter (PvP) FactionsRitualist. Communing 14Shelter (PvP)Binding RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 (+77) Health and 50 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 47 Health. This Spirit lasts 58 seconds.25545 Union (PvP) FactionsRitualist. Communing 14Union (PvP)Binding RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 (+77) Health and 50 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 58 seconds.15345 Soothing (PvP) FactionsRitualist. Communing 14Soothing (PvP)Binding RitualCreate a level 8 Spirit with 160 (+77) Health and 50 armor. All foes within its range take twice as long to build adrenaline. This Spirit dies after 43 seconds.25560 Brutal Weapon FactionsRitualist. Communing 14Brutal WeaponWeapon SpellGive target ally a Brutal Weapon for 38 (+18.2) seconds. The bearer's weapon strikes for +14 damage as long as the bearer is under no Enchantments.10115 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Death Pact Signet (PvP) NightfallRitualist. Restoration Magic 6Death Pact Signet (PvP)SignetResurrect target party member with your current Health and 49% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.412   Template code

Optional

• Song of ConcentrationNightfallParagon. UnlinkedSong of ConcentrationChantFor 10 seconds, the next Skill used by each ally within earshot cannot be interrupted.825
• Leech SignetCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic 2Leech SignetSignetInterrupt target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you gain 5 Energy.¼30
• Rend EnchantmentsCoreNecromancer. Curses 2Rend EnchantmentsSpellRemove 6 Enchantments from target foe. For each Monk Enchantment removed, you take 51 damage.5220
• Blind Was MingsonFactionsRitualist. Restoration Magic 6Blind Was MingsonItem SpellHold Mingson's ashes for up to 33 seconds. When you drop his ashes, all nearby foes are Blinded for 5 seconds.5120
• Hex BreakerCoreMesmer. Domination Magic 2Hex BreakerStanceFor 15 seconds, the next time you are the target of a Hex, that Hex fails and the caster takes 15 damage.515
• Restoration (PvP)FactionsRitualist. Communing 5Restoration (PvP)Binding RitualCreate a level 4 Spirit with 80 Health and 26 armor. When this Spirit dies, all party members in the area are resurrected with 20% Health and zero Energy. This Spirit dies after 30 seconds.10545

Equipment

Armor

• Shaman's Insignias
• Minor Communing
• Minor Spawning
• Rune of Superior Vigor
• Vitae Runes

Weapons

• 40/40 Communing
• High Energy Set.
• Low Energy Set.
• Death Set.
• Furious Spear of Defense with a selection of Shields with + X AL vs damage.

Usage

• Maintain Soul Twisting.
• Spam Spirits, make sure to try and keep them away from enemies who can kill them (behind walls etc.).
• Use Brutal Weapon to enhance pressure and increase the potency of physical spikes.

Counters

• Anti-Spirit
• General Anti-Caster.

Variants

• Various optional skills as well as Mighty Was Vorizun/Pain (PvP)/Shadowsong (PvP) etc. can replace Brutal Weapon.

See also

• Build:Rt/Mo FA Soul Twisting is a similar build used in Fort Aspenwood teams.

Teams which make use of this prot:

• GvG Tranquility
• HA BBway
• HA IWAY
• HA RaO Sway