Build:Team - 4 Hero Corsair Farm

This build is in the testing phase. Please join the discussion and rate this build if you have experience with this or closely related builds. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming PvE hero PvE team

Farm Midshipman Morolah in Normal Mode for Morolah's Staff, a perfect Domination 40/20/30hp Staff in Barbarous Shore with the help of heroes. This run takes 4 to 6 minutes, depending on the boss group's composition.

VoS Player

Dervish / Any 9 + 1 + 3 Earth Prayers 10 + 2 Mysticism 9 + 1 Scythe Mastery 8 + 1 Wind Prayers The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 48%. In PvE, gain +12 armor rating while enchanted. Heart of Fury NightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Heart of FuryStanceFor 8 seconds, you attack 25% faster.4 Aura Slicer EotNDervish. Mysticism 12Aura SlicerMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you inflict Bleeding for 13 seconds. If you are enchanted, you also inflict Cracked Armor for 8 seconds.4 Reap Impurities NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 10Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +11 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 30 holy damage.5 Feel No Pain EotNNo Profession. Norn rank Feel No PainSkillFor 30 seconds you have +2..3 Health regeneration. If you are drunk when activating this Skill you also have +200..300 maximum Health. PvE only.520 Vow of Piety NightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 9Vow of PietyEnchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you have +24 armor and +3 Health regeneration. Vow of Piety renews whenever an enchantment on you ends.8¼45 Conviction NightfallDervish. Earth Prayers 13ConvictionFlash Enchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 3 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 2 conditions.310 Grenth's Aura EotNDervish. Wind Prayers 9Grenth's AuraFlash Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you deal 17 less damage and steal 17 Health whenever you hit with a scythe attack. When you cast this enchantment you steal 17 Health from all adjacent foes.510 Vow of Silence NightfallDervish. Mysticism 12Vow of SilenceElite Enchantment SpellFor 9 seconds, you cannot be the target of Spells, and you cannot cast Spells.3¼10   Template code

Equipment

• 5 Windwalker Insignia.
• Zealous Scythe of Enchanting with the inscription "Guided By Fate".
• Flatbow/Longbow for pulling.

Note :All attribute ranks are 1 rank higher than breakpoint to counter Weakness.

1x Speed Boost Hero

Paragon / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 3 Command 12 Restoration Magic 3 + 1 Leadership You gain 2 Energy for each ally affected by one of your Shouts or Chants (maximum 2 Energy). "Incoming!" NightfallParagon. Command 16"Incoming!"Elite ShoutFor 10 seconds, all allies within earshot move 33% faster, and gain 16 Health while moving. Gain 2 energy per affected ally (maximum of 2 energy).520 "Fall Back!" NightfallParagon. Command 16"Fall Back!"ShoutFor 10 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 16 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. Gain 2 energy per affected ally (maximum of 2 energy).1020 "Make Haste!" NightfallParagon. Command 16"Make Haste!"ShoutFor 21 seconds, target other ally moves 33% faster. This Skill ends if that ally successfully hits with an attack. Gain 2 energy per affected ally (maximum of 2 energy).510 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Enduring Harmony NightfallParagon. Leadership 4Enduring HarmonyEchoFor 17 seconds, Chants and Shouts last 50% longer on target non-Spirit ally.5110 Vocal Was Sogolon NightfallRitualist. Restoration Magic 12Vocal Was SogolonItem SpellFor 60 seconds, all Shouts and Chants you use last 44% longer.10130   Template code

Equipment

• Anything.

3x Infinite Range Support Hero

Dervish / Paragon 12 + 1 + 3 Wind Prayers Cautery Signet NightfallParagon. UnlinkedCautery SignetElite SignetAll party members lose all Conditions. You are set on Fire for 1 second for each Condition removed in this way.215 Mystic Healing NightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 16Mystic HealingSpellHeals you for 69 Health and all enchanted party members for 69 Health.514 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Equipment

• Any Swift Staff with the inscription Don't Think Twice.

Note : You can add 3 more Any/D Hero (12 Wind Prayers) for a bigger spike healing.

Instruction

1. Disable all Hero skills, then enter Barbarous Shore from Camp Hojanu.

2. Flag all heroes except for P/Rt at the first resurrection shrine so that they will not affect drop. They can still support you with Cautery Signet and Mystic Healing because these 2 skills have infinite range.

3. Maintain 33% IMS with Fall Back and Incoming.

Overall Route

4. Before encountering the corsair patrol in front of the 2nd shrine, micro hero to cast Vocal Was Sogolon. Maintain 33% IMS to run past them and break aggro.

5. Micro hero to cast Enduring Harmony and Make Haste on you to run into the cave, then flag your P/Rt hero at the 3rd shrine. If the enemies are too close to the entrance, precast Vow of Silence before aggro.

6. Run all the way until you meet the first group of 3 enemies. Kill them with Aura Slicer and Reap Impurities while maintaining Heart of Fury, Feel No Pain, Vow of Piety, Grenth's Aura and Conviction (Note: Conviction needs to end to remove conditions).

Note: This group will always have 1 Corsair Commandant (Paragon), 1 Corsair Grappler (Dervish). The third can either be another Corsair Grappler or a Corsair Lieutenant (Ranger), who will make balling the group up much harder because he has a longer attack range than Corsair Commandant.

7. Maintain all your enchantments and use your bow to aggro the boss's group. Run back into the cave and wait until the casters are balled up. Target the boss and kill him while maintaining all your skills.

Note : This group consists of 5 other enemies listed below. Adjust your strategy based on the composition of the group. The list shows all potential enemies from highest to lowest threat level :

･ Corsair Lieutenant (Ranger) : Combine Burning ArrowNightfallRanger. Marksmanship Burning ArrowElite Bow AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +10..26..31 damage and cause Burning for 1..6..7 seconds.105 & Hunter's ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship Hunter's ShotBow AttackIf this attack hits, your target bleeds for 3..21..26 seconds.5110 & Apply PoisonCoreRanger. Wilderness Survival Apply PoisonPreparationFor 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 3..13..16 seconds.15212 & ToxicityNightfallRanger. Beast Mastery ToxicityNature RitualCreate a level 1..8..11 Spirit. Poisoned or Diseased creatures within its range suffer -2 Health degeneration. This Spirit dies after 30..78..94 seconds.15560 to inflict 16 pips of health degeneration, while spiking you with Power ShotCoreRanger. Marksmanship Power ShotBow AttackIf Power Shot hits, target foe takes 25..45..52 damage.103 . Longest attack range makes him really hard to get in the ball.

Strategy : Maintain enchantments in the following order: Conviction → VoS → Grenth's Aura → VoS ⟳ (You can only cast one enchantment during VoS downtime or you will more likely to be hexed with all kinds of stuff). Micro hero to cast Cautery SignetNightfallParagon. UnlinkedCautery SignetElite SignetAll party members lose all Conditions. You are set on Fire for 1 second for each Condition removed in this way.215 to remove conditions from you especially when you failed to maintain Conviction due to recasting VoS too soon, and Mystic HealingNightfallDervish. Wind Prayers Mystic HealingSpellHeals you for 5..53..69 Health and all enchanted party members for 5..53..69 Health.514 to heal. If he is adjacent to another enemy or there are melee foes in the group that can be pulled to his position, prioritize killing him instead. On rare occasion there might be 2 rangers in the group, in that case consider /resign because they don't like to ball up together.

･ Corsair Mind Reader (Mesmer) and the Boss : Simple ThieveryNightfallMesmer. Domination Magic Simple ThieveryElite SpellInterrupt target foe's action. If that action was a skill, that skill is disabled for 5..17..21 seconds, and Simple Thievery is replaced by that skill.10¼10 can interrupt VoS, then use Spirit ShacklesCoreMesmer. Inspiration Magic Spirit ShacklesHex SpellFor 5..17..21 seconds, target foe loses 5 Energy whenever that foe attacks.1038 to drain your Energy, which can trigger Mind WrackCoreMesmer. Domination Magic Mind WrackHex SpellFor 5..33..42 seconds, whenever this foe is the target of one of your non-hex Mesmer skills, that foe loses 1 Energy and takes 5..21..26 damage per point of Energy lost. If the target foe's Energy drops to 0, that foe takes 15..83..106 damage.517 's damage spike (188 from Boss or 94 from Mind Reader) .

Strategy : Stop attacking if you are hexed with Spirit Shackles because VoS got interrupted. Instead, focus on maintaining your other enchantments, then recast VoS immediately on cooldown (or you can watch the Boss's action to avoid a 2nd interrupt) while microing heroes to survive VoS downtime. Attack again after Spirit Shackles ends. Note : Spirit Shackles only triggers once even if you hit more than 1 target, so each attack leads to 2 Energy loss if you can hit 3 foes. In that case, you can still attack some times to trigger Grenth's Aura. Just don't forget to save enough Energy for VoS.

･ Corsair Torturer (Necromancer) : Will only be a serious threat if VoS got interrupted. Remove enchantments with Envenom EnchantmentsNightfallNecromancer. Curses Envenom EnchantmentsSpellTarget foe loses one Enchantment. For every remaining Enchantment, target foe is poisoned for 3..9..10 seconds.5120 to inflict Poisoned condition. Reaper's MarkNightfallNecromancer. Soul Reaping Reaper's MarkElite Hex SpellFor 30 seconds, target foe suffers -1..4..5 Health degeneration. If that foe dies while Hexed with Reaper's Mark, you gain 5..13..16 Energy.5115 and Parasitic BondCoreNecromancer. Curses Parasitic BondHex SpellFor 20 seconds, target foe suffers -1 Health degeneration. The caster is healed for 30..102..126 when Parasitic Bond ends.512 provide 6 pips of health degen. Defile FleshCoreNecromancer. Curses Defile FleshHex SpellFor 5..29..37 seconds, target foe gains only two-thirds Health from healing.10%10110 makes healing less effective.

Strategy : Microing heroes to heal to survive VoS downtime.

･ Corsair Admiral (Paragon) : Disrupting ThrowNightfallParagon. Spear Mastery Disrupting ThrowSpear AttackIf this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is interrupted.5½10 can bypass VoS to interrupt you or just interrupt VoS, although not very likely. Shorter attack range than casters makes him really hard to get in the ball.

Strategy : Nothing special. Crippling condition from Crippling AnthemNightfallParagon. Command Crippling AnthemElite ChantFor 10 seconds, the next attack Skill used by each party member within earshot causes Crippling for 5..13..16 seconds.41 can help you get 3 more pips of health regen.

･ Corsair Doctor (Monk) : Use Reversal of DamageNightfallMonk. Smiting Prayers Reversal of DamageEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage, the foe dealing the damage takes that damage instead (maximum 5..61..80).5¼3 to trigger Divine Favor heal, which makes some unballed foes (mostly Ranger/Warrior/Paragon) unkillable sometimes.

Strategy : Not a big threat to be taken into consideration because he would be in the ball most of the times.

･ Corsair Wind Master (Elementalist) : Will only be a minor threat if VoS got interrupted. Inflicts Burning with ImmolateCoreElementalist. Fire Magic ImmolateSpellTarget foe is struck for 20..64..79 fire damage and is set on fire for 1..3..3 seconds.1015 and potentially Blindness with SteamNightfallElementalist. Water Magic SteamSpellTarget foe is struck for 20..52..63 cold damage. If target foe is on fire, Steam Blinds that foe for 5..9..10 seconds.518 .

Strategy : Not a big threat to be taken into consideration because he would be in the ball most of the times. Micro hero to remove Blindness if necessary.

･ Corsair Grappler (Dervish) : No threat at all.

Strategy : Keep him alive if possible. He will "help" you with Aura of ThornsNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers Aura of ThornsFlash Enchantment SpellAll nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5..13..16 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3..7..8 seconds. 510 and Armor of SanctityNightfallDervish. Earth Prayers Armor of SanctityEnchantment SpellAll adjacent foes suffer from weakness for 5..13..16 seconds. For 15 seconds, you take 5..17..21 less damage from foes suffering from a Condition.5¼15 to inflict Crippling and Weakness conditions which adds 6 pips of health regen.

･ Corsair Weapons Master (Warrior) : No threat at all.

Strategy : Keep him alive if possible. He will "help" you with "You're All Alone!"NightfallWarrior. Unlinked"You're All Alone!"Elite ShoutIf target foe isn't near an ally, that foe suffers from Cripple and Weakness for 8 seconds.510 to inflict Crippling and Weakness conditions which adds 6 pips of health regen.

8.You respawn at the 2nd shrine if you somehow died. In that case, re-flag D/P heroes at this shrine and try the farm again. It's still doable with 15% death penalty.