Build:Rt/E WoQ Support Ritualist

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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 general

This build uses Weapon of Quickening to be able to recast all weapon spells in high speed to support the team by interrupt and the damage from Splinter Weapon on melee and ranged players.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ritualist / Elementalist 10 + 1 Communing 12 + 1 + 1 Channeling Magic 8 + 1 Spawning Power 2 Restoration Magic Weapon of Quickening Factions Ritualist. Communing 11 Weapon of Quickening Elite Weapon Spell For 20(+3.6) seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Quickening, and Spells and Binding Rituals recharge 33% faster. 5 2 10 Splinter Weapon Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 14 Splinter Weapon Weapon Spell For 20(+3.6) seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 5 attacks deal 47 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes. 5 1 5 Great Dwarf Weapon EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf Weapon Weapon Spell For 20(+3.6) seconds, target other ally's weapon strikes for +15..20 damage and has a 28..40% chance to cause knock down. 5 1 10 Ancestors' Rage Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 14 Ancestors' Rage Skill For 3 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 29 lightning damage. 8 ¼ 5 Essence Strike Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 14 Essence Strike Spell Target foe is struck for 57 lightning damage. If any Spirits are within earshot, you gain 8 Energy. 8 1 5 Vampirism Nightfall Ritualist. Sunspear rank Vampirism Binding Ritual Create a level 4..14 Spirit that dies after 30..150 seconds. Attacks by this Spirit steal up to 10..20 Health, and you are healed for 10..20 Health. 30 ¾ 10 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 Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 2 Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 7% Energy. 4 5 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Any max armor, make sure your health is around 560-600 and your energy at 45-50.
• Staff of the Forgotten (Communing/Channeling) or any staff in Communing/Channeling Magic with the same stats is perfect.
• Consider a superior rune instead of a minor rune, as it is PvE.

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Weapon of Quickening on you and important caster professions! (Elementalists, Monks and Ritualists)
• Use Splinter Weapon on the martial professions. (Warriors/Dervishes/Paragons/Rangers/Assassins.)
• Throw Great Dwarf Weapon and/or Warmonger's Weapon on Assassins, Dervishes or Warriors to easily keep causing knockdowns and interrupting casters.
• Cast Ancestor's Rage on Warriors and other melee fighters to deal AoE damage to adjacent foes.
• Don't cast any Weapon Spells on yourself as this would end WoQ, although it can be recast quickly since it has 5 second recharge.
• Use GoLE and Essence Strike as often as possible to reduce the pricey GDW, WoQ and W'sW.
• Keep Bloodsong and/or Vampirism up.

[edit] Counters

• Regular anti-caster spells (ie. Backfire, Diversion)
• Hard interrupt of WoQ (ie. Distracting Shot)

[edit] Variants

• Other weapon spell selections include Nightmare Weapon and Sundering Weapon.
• Energetic Was Lee Sa can be equipped for other energy management.
• Take Spirit Rift for an additional AoE nuke.