Build:Team - 3 Hero Ruins of Morah Run

This build is provisionally vetted good pending more votes. This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE running PvE quest PvE team

This team is designed to kill Varesh very quickly (in HM she can go down in less than 3 minutes), in either Normal Mode or Hard Mode. The build uses a 55 monk (or other tank - see Variants/Talk) and 3 heroes to easily run the mission.

Team Composition

55 Any/Mo

Any / Monk 12 Protection Prayers 12 Healing Prayers Your allies are healed for 19 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. 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 Healing Breeze CoreMonk. Healing Prayers 12Healing BreezeEnchantment SpellFor 15 seconds, target ally gains +8 Health regeneration.1015 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Pain Inverter EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Pain InverterHex SpellFor 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). PvE only.10120 Ear Bite EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Ear BiteSkillTarget touched foe takes 50..70 piercing damage and begins Bleeding for 15..25 seconds. PvE only.4¾ Essence Bond PropheciesMonk. UnlinkedEssence BondEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target ally takes physical or elemental damage, you gain 1 Energy.-1102 Balthazar's Spirit PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.)-1102   Template code

Equipment

• A sword, axe, or spear with an Of Enchanting upgrade and a +5 energy mod. A perfect weapon is the Totem Axe.
• The -50hp Grim Cesta you get from completing Cities of Ascalon.
• Ascetic's Armor (Radiant Insignias) with 5 superior runes.

Notes

• If you're having energy problems swap out Ear Bite for Lightbringer Signet, as Ear bite is not needed it just helps.

55 Monk Alternative

Monk / Dervish 11 + 1 + 3 Protection Prayers 10 + 3 Divine Favor 10 Earth Prayers Your allies are healed for 42 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Protective Spirit CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 15Protective SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 23 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health.10¼5 Mystic Regeneration NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 10Mystic RegenerationEnchantment SpellFor 15 seconds, you have +3 Health regeneration for each enchantment (maximum of 8) on you.10¼10 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530 Pain Inverter EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Pain InverterHex SpellFor 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). PvE only.10120 Ear Bite EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Ear BiteSkillTarget touched foe takes 50..70 piercing damage and begins Bleeding for 15..25 seconds. PvE only.4¾ Blessed Signet CoreMonk. Divine Favor 13Blessed SignetSignetFor each Enchantment you are maintaining, you gain 3 Energy. You cannot gain more than 21 energy in this way.210 Essence Bond PropheciesMonk. UnlinkedEssence BondEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target ally takes physical or elemental damage, you gain 1 Energy. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health.-1102 Balthazar's Spirit PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) Target ally gets healed for 42 Health.-1102   Template code

SS Hero

Necromancer / Mesmer 3 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 Soul Reaping 12 + 1 + 3 Curses Gain 13 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Spiteful Spirit PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 16Spiteful SpiritElite Hex SpellFor 21 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or uses a skill, Spiteful Spirit deals 37 shadow damage to that foe and all adjacent allies of that foe.15210 Insidious Parasite PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 16Insidious ParasiteHex SpellFor 16 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 47 Health from that foe.15112 Signet of Lost Souls NightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 13Signet of Lost SoulsSignetIf target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 88 Health and 9 Energy.¼8 Inspired Hex PropheciesMesmer. Inspiration Magic 3Inspired HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally and gain 5 Energy. For 20 seconds, Inspired Hex is replaced with the Hex that was removed.51 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

• These 4 skills are the only ones you will need. If you add more skills you will be at risk of slowing down your run because your hero will not spam Spiteful Spirit and Insidious Parasite as well.
• If you must put another skill in, Empathy would be a good addition, although it would be better to put this on the SV Hero (see below).

Equipment

• A 40/40 Curses weapon set is ideal
• Radiant Insignias/Runes of Attunement

SV Hero

Necromancer / Mesmer 3 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Blood Magic 12 + 1 Soul Reaping Gain 13 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds. Spoil Victor FactionsNecromancer. Blood Magic 18Spoil VictorElite Hex SpellFor 17 seconds, whenever target foe attacks or casts a Spell on a creature with less Health, that foe loses 115 Health.10110 Awaken the Blood PropheciesNecromancer. Blood Magic 16Awaken the BloodEnchantment SpellFor 46 seconds, you gain +2 Blood Magic and +2 Curses, but whenever you sacrifice Health, you sacrifice 50% more than the normal amount.10145 Signet of Lost Souls NightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping 13Signet of Lost SoulsSignetIf target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 88 Health and 9 Energy.¼8 Inspired Hex PropheciesMesmer. Inspiration Magic 3Inspired HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally and gain 5 Energy. For 20 seconds, Inspired Hex is replaced with the Hex that was removed.51 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

• Just like the SS Hero, it is best to only use these 4 skills here. Energy management will be better, and the SV Hero will spam Spoil Victor a lot better
• If you would like to take Empathy, it would be better to put it here than have your SS Hero use it - only because your SS Hero is already spamming 2 skills, whereas the SV Hero is only spamming 1.

Equipment

• A 40/40 Blood Magic weapon set is ideal
• Radiant Insignias/Runes of Attunement

General Morgahn

Paragon / Any 11 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 Motivation 10 Leadership You gain 2 Energy for each ally affected by one of your Shouts or Chants (maximum 5 Energy). Leader's Comfort NightfallParagon. Leadership 10Leader's ComfortSkillYou gain 60 Health. For each ally within earshot, you also gain +17 Health (maximum 140 Health).528 Anthem of Flame NightfallParagon. Leadership 10Anthem of FlameChantFor 10 seconds, the next attack Skill used by each party member within earshot also causes Burning for 2 seconds. Gain 2 energy per affected ally (maximum of 5 energy).5110 Aggressive Refrain NightfallParagon. Leadership 10Aggressive RefrainEchoFor 18 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have -20 armor. This echo is reapplied every time a chant or shout ends on you.25220 Mending Refrain NightfallParagon. Motivation 10Mending RefrainEchoFor 15 seconds, target non-Spirit ally has +3 Health regeneration. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on that ally.1018 Cruel Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 13Cruel SpearElite Spear AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +27 damage. If it hits a non-moving target, you inflict a Deep Wound for 18 seconds.7 Barbed Spear NightfallParagon. Spear Mastery 13Barbed SpearSpear AttackIf this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 18 seconds.2 Glowing Signet NightfallParagon. Leadership 10Glowing SignetSignetIf target foe is Burning, you gain 12 Energy.¼20 Signet of Return NightfallParagon. Leadership 10Signet of ReturnSignetResurrect target party member with 12% Health and 3% Energy for each party member within earshot.55   Template code

Equipment

• Any Motivation shield will work
• Any spear works. One with a Barbed Spearhead is ideal.
• Centurion's Insignia/Runes of Vitae
• The Darksong is ideal

General Usage

• When you enter the mission, flag your heroes behind you, right in front the doorway.
• Cast Essence Bond and Balthazar's Spirit on yourself.

Prophet Varesh

• Cast Protective Spirit, Healing Breeze on yourself then run down to aggro Varesh
• Pull Varesh up the hill and in range of your heroes, making sure to stay in front of her so that she will keep targeting you and not your heroes. When Varesh uses Earth Vortex you should use "I Am Unstoppable" then Pain Inverter to get maximum damage from PI and to stop earth vortex knocking you down. Re-cast Protective Sprit and Healing Breeze just before IAU runs out, your enchants should last until IaU has recharged then reuse and cast Protective Sprit and Healing breeze.
• Stay to the far right so that when you kill her you will not aggro the Tormented creatures that will spawn.
• Maintain Protective Spirit, Healing Breeze, and "I Am Unstoppable"(when earth vortex is up) to tank her. Use Lightbringer Signet to maintain energy as needed (if you swapped it for Ear Bite). Cast Pain Inverter on her as energy allows. Use Ear Bite as it recharges to add in extra damage and maintain bleeding on her. (Attack with your weapon to speed up adrenaline gain).

Commander Varesh

• Once you kill Prophet Varesh, run back up to your heroes. Torment creatures will spawn to your left, and you do not want to accidentally aggro them.
• After a brief interval Commander Varesh will spawn.
• Cast Protective Spirit and Healing Breeze and run down the hill to aggro her. You will not need "I Am Unstoppable" here.
• Make sure you do not run down so far that you aggro the Torment creatures that are patrolling there. Varesh has a huge aggro bubble and she WILL come up to you far before your bubble reaches her.
• Stay right there (you should never aggro the Torment creatures) and use the same method you used to kill Prophet Varesh.
• Use extreme care when casting Pain Inverter - you do not get a lot of energy gain here and overuse of this skill will not leave you with enough energy to maintain your enchantments. Do not use Ear Bite on Commander Varesh because it is a touch skill, causing you to run down and possibly aggro the Torment creatures, almost always resulting in a party wipe.

Counters

• Not maintaining your enchantments
• Letting your heroes pull aggro
• Aggroing Torment creatures

Variants

330 Elementalist

Elementalist / Monk 2 + 2 Air Magic 12 + 3 + 1 Earth Magic 6 + 3 Energy Storage 11 Protection Prayers Your maximum Energy is raised by 27. Ether Renewal PropheciesElementalist. Energy Storage 9Ether RenewalElite Enchantment SpellFor 14 seconds, each time you cast a Spell, you gain 3 Energy and 14 Health for each Enchantment on you.10130 Protective Spirit CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 11Protective SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 18 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell.10¼5 Stoneflesh Aura NightfallElementalist. Earth Magic 16Stoneflesh AuraEnchantment SpellFor 16 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 33, and you are immune to critical attacks.10215 Glyph of Swiftness EotNElementalist. Air Magic 4Glyph of SwiftnessGlyphFor 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells recharge 25% faster, and projectiles from those spells move 200% faster.5110 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Pain Inverter EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Pain InverterHex SpellFor 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). PvE only.10120 Balthazar's Spirit PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.)-1102   Template code

Note: Most 330s run with ~300 health (10% morale bonus is 330). Also Balthazar's Spirit isn't really necessary, but will keep energy up in ER downtime (replace if desired).

other Optional Skills:

• Glyph of Lesser Energy can be used instead of Ether Renewal, and a different Elite used, but e-management becomes trivial with Ether Renewal.
• Mindbender (helps with spell synchronization issues)
• Ebon Vanguard Sniper Support.
• Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom (chance of Pain Inverter spam)
• Sliver Armor to speed the kill of Prophet Varesh (Commander Varesh is usually out of range)
• Stone Daggers for spamming.

Equipment

• Radiant Insignias
• Superior Earth and Energy Runes, Major Air Magic Rune (can be run with less energy storage).

Since energy is less an issue with this build, use either:

• A +20 Enchant, +15 energy Staff - Galigord's Stone Staff is optimal.

or

• A sword, axe, or spear with an Of Enchanting upgrade and a +5 energy mod. A perfect weapon is the Totem Axe or Rajazan's Fervor.
• plus a +12 energy offhand (optional: focus core of Swiftness 10%).

Usage (330 Elementalist variant)

Prophet Varesh

• Flag heroes near the base of the hill (not behind the grate) and cast Balthazar's Spirit.
• Run down the hill and use Protective Spirit and Stoneflesh Aura outside of aggro range - she should approach you and hex you if done correctly.
• Walk Varesh back to a little less than an aggro circle away from the heroes (slightly back from where heroes first remove Enchantment Collapse on you).
• Varesh uses Frost Vortex and starts attacking, you use Pain Inverter and Ether Renewal.
• Use anti kd before Varesh can build 8 adrenaline and cast Earth Vortex.
• Always use Protective Spirit then Stoneflesh Aura when cycling those skills if possible, but if forced, cast PS + GoS + IAU before renewing Stoneflesh (Earth Vortex is pretty much fatal if standing in it without IAU).
• You can nudge yourself back slowly toward heroes to be out of aggro with the Torment Spawns before she dies, but this may take some practice. If she tries to run around you, swing at her. If you get too far back, she retreats.

Commander Varesh

• Move down the hill a bit, but still outside of the patrol paths - Varesh will come to you if done correctly.
• Cast Protective Spirit and Stoneflesh Aura (all you really need)
• Glyph of Swiftness + Pain Inverter to speed the process, others as desired.

Video of elementalist run (no sound, but annotated).

See also: E/Mo 330hp Sliver Farmer

Notes

• Pain Inverter is only here to speed up the build - it isn't necessary to kill her. This being the case, if you don't have enough energy to use it, it isn't the end of the world.
• If you are running others, make sure they stay up with your heroes and do not attempt to help kill Varesh - this will pull aggro from you and will cause a party wipe.