Build:A/any Permaform Tank

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached 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: PvE farming

This build is part of the current PvE meta. Remove this tag if it is no longer used in the current PvE meta.

Two tough-as-nails builds for tanking in DoA and FoW. Both builds require an Essense of Celerity to work.

[edit] DoA Tank

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 3 + 1 Shadow Arts 12 Earth Magic 3 Deadly Arts Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 1 Spell cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Deadly Paradox Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 3 Deadly Paradox Stance All of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 7 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster. 10 15 Shadow Form Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shadow Form Elite Enchantment Spell For 22 seconds, all hostile Spells that target you fail and all attacks against you miss, but you deal 33% less damage. When Shadow Form ends, lose all but 53 Health. 45 1 10 Lightbringer Signet Nightfall No Profession. Lightbringer rank Lightbringer Signet Signet If you are within the area of a demonic servant of Abaddon, you gain 3...5 strikes of adrenaline and 16...24 Energy. 25 ¼ Glyph of Lesser Energy Core Elementalist. Energy Storage 0 Glyph of Lesser Energy Glyph For the next 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells cost 10 less Energy to cast. 30 1 5 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Armor of Earth Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Armor of Earth Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, you gain 53 armor, but move 21% slower. 15 ¾ 10 Death's Charge Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Death's Charge Spell Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209. 30 ¼ 5 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Radiants/Attunements. Blessed may be used as well.
• Shield with +10 AL. vs. Demons.
• Spear with +5 energy, +20% enchantments.

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Shadow Form.
• Use Glyph of Concentration whenever Stygian Fiends are present.
• Use Lightbringer Signet to maintain energy near demons.
• Ball/Get unstuck with Death's Charge.
• Survive

[edit] Counters

• Failure to use GoC around Stygian Fiends.
• Inexperience with the area.

[edit] FoW Tank

Assassin / Mesmer 12 Inspiration Magic 3 Critical Strikes 12 + 1 + 3 Shadow Arts Deadly Paradox Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts Deadly Paradox Stance All of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 5..13..16 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster. 10 15 Shadow Form Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shadow Form Elite Enchantment Spell For 22 seconds, all hostile Spells that target you fail and all attacks against you miss, but you deal 33% less damage. When Shadow Form ends, lose all but 53 Health. 45 1 10 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotN No Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!" Shout For 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. 30 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Feigned Neutrality Nightfall Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Feigned Neutrality Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, you have +7 Health regeneration and +80 armor. This Enchantment ends if you successfully hit with an attack or use a Skill. 25 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Channeling Prophecies Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Channeling Enchantment Spell For 46 seconds, whenever you cast a Spell, you gain 1 Energy for each foe in the area. 15 1 5 Death's Charge Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Death's Charge Spell Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209. 30 ¼ 5 Template code

• Ebon Battle Standard of Honor
• Ebon Escape
• Tryptophan Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant/Attunements
• Necessary attribute runes
• Staff with +20% enchants and max energy mods

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Shadow Form.
• Use defensive skills to survive traps, hydras, etc. in the Fissure of Woe.
• Aggro enemies, ball them up, survive.

[edit] Counters

• Failing to maintain Shadow Form
• Inexperience with the area.