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Beginner Team – Build Page Beginner Basics
Player builds: WarriorWarrior RangerRanger MonkMonk NecromancerNecromancer MesmerMesmer ElementalistElementalist AssassinAssassin Ritualist Ritualist Paragon Paragon DervishDervish

  Koss This page is directed towards players with limited access to skills, heroes and equipment.  
Intended for transitional use only.           

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This build is in the metagame and deserves to be stored.

This build has received 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:

Metacapecategory

This guide provides players using an entirely new account with a team build that is soon available and financed on the fly. It is meant to be played in the Nightfall campaign: It grows in power while progressing with the main quest and empowers the player to deal with more challenging PvE content. By design it evolves into an endgame teambuild, but can be used to work towards any other non-transitional Hero Teambuild.

If you're inexperienced with Guild Wars, read the Beginner Basics first.

Preparation for the Beginner Team Build[]

This setup requires you to play this far:

Prophecies Factions Nightfall Eye of the North
Character created in Prophecies
  • Lion's Arch
    first outpost for foreigners. Late outpost far in the campaign for Prophecies characters.
  • Consulate Docks
    first mission for foreigners; end of the tutorial for Nightfall characters. Do the mission.
Character created in Factions
Character created in Nightfall

You have to ascend in order to be able to change your secondary profession, which is required to purchase skills for heroes not matching your initial profession combination. With a character created in Prophecies or Factions, the fastest way to ascend is to do the Factions mission Nahpui Quarter, the second mission on the mainland. Characters that have been created in Nightfall ascend during the primary quest Hunted!, right after the Consulate Docks mission, and don't have to do any quests in Factions.

Unlocking the Heroes[]

Nightfall Heroes

Eye of the North Heroes

Purchasing the initial skill set[]

Buy 9 skills from skill trainers and get two more in exchange for hero skill points. The required skill trainers are:

Factions Nightfall EotN
Michiko (Kaineng Center)
Monk Aegis Aegis
Monk Signet of Rejuvenation Signet of Rejuvenation
Mesmer Shatter Hex Shatter Hex
Mesmer Unnatural Signet Unnatural Signet
Pikin (Kamadan)
Necromancer Signet of Lost Souls Signet of Lost Souls (hero skill point)
Shiloh (Sunspear Great Hall)
Necromancer Animate Shambling Horror Animate Shambling Horror (hero skill point)
Medando (Yohlon Haven)
Mesmer Mistrust Mistrust
Mesmer Spiritual Pain Spiritual Pain
Micah Fergson (Eye of the North)
Monk Cure Hex Cure Hex
Monk Patient Spirit Patient Spirit
Necromancer Masochism Masochism


Build Overview[]

Starting Skill Set    Final Skill Set  
Necromancer/Mesmer

Animate Bone MinionsAnimate Shambling HorrorUnnatural SignetDeath NovaCry of FrustrationSignet of Lost SoulsMasochismResurrection Signet

Animate Bone Minions
Animate Shambling Horror
Unnatural Signet
Death Nova
Cry of Frustration
Signet of Lost Souls
Masochism
Resurrection Signet
    Necromancer/Mesmer

Energy SurgeSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetShatter HexCry of FrustrationMasochismAnimate Bone MinionsDeath Nova

Energy Surge
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Shatter Hex
Cry of Frustration
Masochism
Animate Bone Minions
Death Nova
Elementalist/Mesmer

Resurrection SignetSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentEmpathy

Resurrection Signet
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Empathy
Mesmer

Energy SurgeSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentEmpathy

Energy Surge
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Empathy
Elementalist/Mesmer

Resurrection SignetSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentEmpathy

Resurrection Signet
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Empathy
Mesmer

Energy SurgeSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentEmpathy

Energy Surge
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Empathy
Mesmer/Monk

Shatter HexSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentResurrect

Shatter Hex
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Resurrect
Mesmer/ Ritualist

Energy SurgeSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainShatter EnchantmentFlesh of My Flesh

Energy Surge
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Shatter Enchantment
Flesh of My Flesh
Dervish/Mesmer

Shatter HexSpiritual PainUnnatural SignetMistrustCry of FrustrationPower DrainDrain EnchantmentEmpathy

Shatter Hex
Spiritual Pain
Unnatural Signet
Mistrust
Cry of Frustration
Power Drain
Drain Enchantment
Empathy
Necromancer/ Ritualist

Blood is PowerEnfeebling BloodSignet of Lost SoulsMend Body and SoulSpirit LightProtective Was KaolaiLifeFlesh of My Flesh

Blood is Power
Enfeebling Blood
Signet of Lost Souls
Mend Body and Soul
Spirit Light
Protective Was Kaolai
Life
Flesh of My Flesh
Monk/Mesmer

Signet of RejuvenationPatient SpiritProtective SpiritAegisShield of AbsorptionCure HexMend AilmentPower Drain

Signet of Rejuvenation
Patient Spirit
Protective Spirit
Aegis
Shield of Absorption
Cure Hex
Mend Ailment
Power Drain
Monk/Mesmer

Word of HealingPatient SpiritProtective SpiritAegisShield of AbsorptionCure HexDismiss ConditionPower Drain

Word of Healing
Patient Spirit
Protective Spirit
Aegis
Shield of Absorption
Cure Hex
Dismiss Condition
Power Drain
Monk/Mesmer

Signet of RejuvenationPatient SpiritProtective SpiritAegisShield of AbsorptionCure HexOrison of HealingPower Drain

Signet of Rejuvenation
Patient Spirit
Protective Spirit
Aegis
Shield of Absorption
Cure Hex
Orison of Healing
Power Drain
Monk/Mesmer

Word of HealingPatient SpiritProtective SpiritAegisShield of AbsorptionCure HexDismiss ConditionPower Drain

Word of Healing
Patient Spirit
Protective Spirit
Aegis
Shield of Absorption
Cure Hex
Dismiss Condition
Power Drain


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Starting Skill Set
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Player Build Suggestions[]

Suggestions for transitional builds made of skills available when playing with this team:

Warrior Warrior             Elementalist Elementalist
Ranger Ranger             Assassin Assassin
Monk Monk             Ritualist Ritualist
Necromancer Necromancer             Paragon Paragon
Mesmer Mesmer             Dervish Dervish

Starting Heroes in Detail[]

Acolyte Sousuke
Your maximum Energy is raised by 18.
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Vekk
Your maximum Energy is raised by 18.
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Melonni
The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 24%.
In PvE, gain +6 armor rating while enchanted.
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Gwen
You activate Spells and Signets 37% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.)
In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 30%.
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Olias
Gain 8 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds.
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Tahlkora
Your allies are healed for 26 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them.
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Dunkoro
Your allies are healed for 26 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them.
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Consecutive Build Upgrades[]

At Kodonur Crossroads[]

Note: Permanently replace Vekk with Zhed Shadowhoof using the same build. Zhed is required for this and one future mission. Note: Make sure you have Monk as your primary or secondary profession during the mission. You can change your secondary profession by talking to Profession Changer in Great Temple of Balthazar.
After the mission, upgrade your monk heroes:


At Rilohn Refuge[]

Permanently replace Melonni with Master of Whispers.

Gain 8 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds.
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At Kodash Bazaar[]

This build upgrade consists of two steps: The first is to implement the elite skill Energy Surge into the team. The second is to add Blood is Power, which results in a couple of additional build changes throughout the entire team and requires to buy a couple of skills. If you don't yet have the required platinum to execute the second step of this build upgrade, you can postpone it until later.

AnyStep 1: Energy Surge

  • Energy Surge Energy Surge can be captured from Yammiron, Ether Lord outside of the Kodash Bazaar.
    • Replace Resurrection Signet on Acolyte Sousuke and Zhed Shadowhoof.
    • Replace Empathy on Master of Whispers. Replace his Mistrust with Shatter Hex.
    • Replace Shatter Hex on Gwen.

AnyStep 2: Blood is Power – the skill changes should be performed in one go. The equipment changes can be performed at any point.

Skill acquisition
  • Blood is Power Blood is Power can be captured from Lieutenant Vanahk outside of Chantry of Secrets.
  • The new ritualist spells can be bought from Michiko in Kaineng Center.
    • Mend Body and Soul Mend Body and Soul
    • Spirit Light Spirit Light
    • Protective was Kaolai Protective was Kaolai
    • Life Life
    • Flesh of My Flesh Flesh of My Flesh
Equipment upgrade
Build upgrade
  • Replace Drain Enchantment on Zhed Shadowhoof with Shatter Hex.
  • Replace Drain Enchantment on Gwen with Shatter Enchantment.
  • Replace Resurrect on Gwen with Flesh of My Flesh.
  • Replace Remove Hex on Dunkoro with Reversal of Fortune.
  • Replace Signet of Lost Souls on Master of Whispers with Masochism.
  • Replace Olias's entire bar with a Blood is Power Healer build:
Gain 10 Energy whenever a non-Spirit creature near you dies, up to 3 times every 15 seconds.
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After Dzagonur Bastion[]

You activate Spells and Signets 37% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.)
In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 30%.
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After finishing Nightfall[]

Transition to an endgame build[]

  • The endgame build which is closest to the final version of this beginner team is Offensive Mesmerway.
  • Keep improving your hero equipment: Buy better weaponry fitting their attributes, give them attribute and health runes alongside armor insignias. Follow Guide:PvE Equipment.
  • Play the Factions primary questline, siding with the Kurzick faction. Capture Soul Twisting outside of Unwaking Waters and unlock the ritualist hero Xandra in Gunnar's Hold during the Norn Fighting Tournament. Taking her as ST Prot over Dunkoro will largely increase the team stability.
  • Continue the primary questline The Knowledgeable Asura. The mission quest Finding the Bloodstone will unlock Livia. You can use her as Prot Hero or Healer Hero over Tahlkora.
    • Alternatively, capture Ether Renewal in a Crystal Desert mission in Prophecies and replace Tahlkora with an Elementalist Prot Hero.


Notes[]

  • If you play a healer build yourself, drop a monk hero for an E/Me or D/Me hero. However, it is not recommended to play any backline build in hero teams due to issues with their AI.
  • You can level heroes by having them in your party while accepting quest rewards. Just remember to switch your party members to those you wish to level before accepting the reward.
    • If you level Melonni this way, you can replace her initially with M.O.X. to play with a level 20 hero sooner.
    • If you level Tahlkora or Dunkoro this way, you can replace one of them with Ogden to play with a level 20 hero sooner.
  • If you don't mind farming, do the quest The Team Trials or the mission Zaishen Challenge to gain Balthazar faction which you can turn into skills for your heroes at a Priest of Balthazar. This way you can gain access to elite skills early on and perform some of the build upgrades mentioned in the section transition to an endgame build during the campaign. The greatest improvement would be to get the Soul Twisting ritualist.
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