Build:Team - AB April Dual Invoke

This build is provisionally vetted great pending more votes. This build has received a provisional 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: PvP AB PvP team

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: There Can Be Only One. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.

This AB team build is designed to perform quick, powerful spikes during the april flux There Can Be Only One.

Team Overview

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Builds

Wastrel's Collapse Assassin

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 1 + 1 Dagger Mastery 8 + 1 Critical Strikes 10 Water Magic You have an additional 9% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 2 Energy. Wastrel's Collapse NightfallAssassin. UnlinkedWastrel's CollapseElite SkillShadow Step to target foe. If that foe is not using a skill that foe is knocked down. All your non-dagger attack skills are disabled for 10 seconds.5¼20 Leaping Mantis Sting FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 14Leaping Mantis StingLead AttackIf Mantis Sting hits, target foe takes +14 damage. If this attack strikes a moving foe, that foe is Crippled for 14 seconds.5½8 Fox Fangs FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 14Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +33 damage if it hits.5½3 Horns of the Ox FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 14Horns of the OxDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Horns of the Ox strikes for +10 damage. If struck foe is not adjacent to any allies, that foe is knocked down.512 Falling Lotus Strike EotNAssassin. Dagger Mastery 14Falling Lotus StrikeOff-Hand AttackMust strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, you strike for +34 damage and gain 11 Energy.512 Twisting Fangs FactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 9Twisting FangsDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +16 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 14 seconds.1015 Conjure Frost CoreElementalist. Water Magic 10Conjure FrostEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you're wielding a cold weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 15 cold damage.10145 Dash FactionsAssassin. UnlinkedDashStanceFor 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.58   Template code

Equipment

Runes and insignias

• 5 blessed insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of clarity.
• Rune of restoration.

Weapons

• Icy daggers of defense, 15^enchantment.
• 40/20/20 water magic.
• Icy spear of defense, +5 energy with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% blind duration.
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type.

Usage

• Call spikes for your elementalists.
• Main Article: Wastrel's Collapse Assassin

Invoke Lightning Elementalists (2)

Elementalist / Assassin 12 + 1 + 3 Air Magic 12 + 1 Energy Storage 3 Shadow Arts Your maximum Energy is raised by 39. Aura of Restoration (PvP) CoreElementalist. Energy Storage 13Aura of Restoration (PvP)Enchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, you gain 1 Energy and are healed for 373% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell.5¼20 Air Attunement CoreElementalist. Air Magic 16Air AttunementEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, you are attuned to Air. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill whenever you use Air Magic.10130 Invoke Lightning NightfallElementalist. Air Magic 16Invoke LightningElite SpellTarget foe and up to two other foes near your target are struck for 95 lightning damage. This Spell has 25% armor penetration.51016 Lightning Bolt NightfallElementalist. Air Magic 16Lightning BoltSpellSend out a Lightning Bolt that strikes for 53 lightning damage if it hits. If Lightning Bolt strikes a moving foe, that foe is struck for 53 additional lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration.518 Lightning Strike CoreElementalist. Air Magic 16Lightning StrikeHex SpellStrike target foe for 53 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration. If you are Overcast, that foe is hexed with Lightning Strike for 3 seconds. When this hex ends, that foe is struck again for 53 lightning damage.515 Shell Shock EotNElementalist. Air Magic 16Shell ShockSpellTarget foe takes 31 lightning damage and has Cracked Armor for 21 seconds. This Spell has 25% armor penetration. If you are Overcast, this spell strikes adjacent foes.518 Glyph of Elemental Power CoreElementalist. UnlinkedGlyph of Elemental PowerGlyphFor 25 seconds, your elemental attributes are boosted by 2 for your next 10 Spells.515 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 3Dark EscapeStanceFor 7 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530   Template code

Equipment

Runes and insignias

• 5 aeromancer insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of vitae.
• Rune of restoration.

Weapons

• 40/20/20 air magic.
• 40/40 air magic.
• High energy set air magic.
• Spear of defense, 10%hrt with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.

Usage

• Follow spikes.
• Protect yourself against spikes with Dark EscapeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 3Dark EscapeStanceFor 7 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530.
• Main Article: Invoke Elementalist

Monk

Monk / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Healing Prayers 8 + 1 Protection Prayers 10 + 1 Divine Favor 2 Shadow Arts Your allies are healed for 35 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Healing Burst FactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Healing BurstElite SpellTarget ally is healed for 150 (+35). All party members in earshot of your target gain Health equal to the Divine Favor bonus from this spell. Your Smiting Prayers are disabled for 20 seconds.5¾4 Patient Spirit EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Patient SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. Unless this enchantment ends prematurely, that ally is healed for 114 Health when the enchantment ends. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5¼4 Spirit Bond (PvP) FactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 9Spirit Bond (PvP)Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 66 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.10¼5 Guardian CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 5 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.514 Signet of Rejuvenation FactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Signet of RejuvenationSignetHeal target ally for 71. If target ally is casting a spell or attacking, that ally is healed for an additional 71 Health.18 Cure Hex EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Cure HexSpellRemove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 114 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5112 Draw Conditions CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9Draw ConditionsSpellAll negative Conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each Condition acquired, you gain 18 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5¼4 Return FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 2ReturnSpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location.5¼15   Template code

Equipment

Runes and insignias

• 5 disciple's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of restoration.

Weapons

• 40/20/20 protection prayers.
• 40/40 healing prayers.
• High energy sets healing prayers.
• Spear of defense, 10%hct with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% crippled duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.
• Low energy shield set.

Usage

• Main article: Healing Burst Monk

Tactics

Playing this team

Capture

• Burst through the NPCs with invoke. Take out monk and ritualist NPCs with the assassin.

Player Team Combat

• Spike targets.
  • The assassin can mark someone with an offhand attack, fake to spike another one, DashFactionsAssassin. UnlinkedDashStanceFor 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.58 back to the marked target and spike that one.
  • Pick elementalists for the brutal flux bonus damage.

Playing against this team

Player Team Combat

• Stay in your shield sets.
• Disenchant the assassin.
• Don't kite when being spiked.
• Don't engage if you have elementalists without Dark EscapeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Dark EscapeStanceFor 5..13..16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530.

See also

• AB Dual Elementalist Mesmer (mesmer over assassin, flux independent)