Build:Team - Mallyx Heroway

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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 PvE team

These builds are designed to kill Mallyx in NM without the need for Consumables.

[edit] Composition

• 1 / Player 1
• 1 / Player 2
• 1 / DA Para 1
• 1 / DA Para 2
• 1 / Expel Para
• 1 / Heal Rit 1
• 1 / Heal Rit 2
• 1 / CS Nec

[edit] Player 1

Warrior / Paragon 12 + 1 Strength 12 + 1 + 1 Swordsmanship Dragon Slash Factions Warrior. Swordsmanship 14 Dragon Slash Elite Sword Attack If Dragon Slash hits, you strike for +38 damage and gain 5 strikes of adrenaline. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 13 Flail Stance For 13 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Factions Warrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Shout For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. 8 "For Great Justice!" Core Warrior. Unlinked "For Great Justice!" Shout For 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more. 45 5 Enduring Harmony Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 0 Enduring Harmony Echo For 10 seconds, Chants and Shouts last 50% longer on target non-Spirit ally. 10 1 5 Hexbreaker Aria Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 0 Hexbreaker Aria Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot casts a Spell, that ally loses 1 Hex. 2 8 Asuran Scan EotN No Profession. Asura rank Asuran Scan Hex Spell For 9..12 seconds your attacks against this foe deal an additional 45..75% damage. 5 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

[edit] Usage

• Use Asuran Scan to boost your damage and remove a hex when Hexbreaker Aria is up
• Enduring Harmony is used to make "FGJ" last longer

[edit] Equipment

• Sentinel Insigs on the chest and legs

[edit] Variants

• "By Ural's Hammer" is a good choice for the 3rd PvE skill since it can't be removed.
• A Res Sig can also fill in the blank spot.

[edit] Player 2

Paragon / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 6 + 1 Command 11 + 1 Leadership Spear of Lightning Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Spear of Lightning Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +19 lightning damage. This attack has 25% armor penetration. 6 5 Spear of Fury (Luxon) Factions Paragon. Luxon rank Spear of Fury (Luxon) Spear Attack Deals +30..40 damage. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, you gain 3..6 strikes of adrenaline. 8 1 5 "Save Yourselves!" (Luxon) Factions Warrior. Luxon rank "Save Yourselves!" (Luxon) Shout For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. 8 "There's Nothing to Fear!" Nightfall Paragon. Sunspear rank "There's Nothing to Fear!" Shout For 4 seconds and 1 second for every 2 ranks in Leadership, all party members within earshot take 20..35% less damage. Affected party members are healed for 20..60 Health when this Shout ends. 20 15 Focused Anger Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Focused Anger Elite Skill For 45 seconds, you gain 120% more adrenaline. 60 10 "For Great Justice!" Core Warrior. Unlinked "For Great Justice!" Shout For 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more. 45 5 Aggressive Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Aggressive Refrain Echo For 21 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have Cracked Armor for 20 seconds. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on you. 20 2 25 Signet of Return Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Signet of Return Signet Resurrect target party member with 13% Health and 3% Energy for each party member within earshot. 20 5 Template code

[edit] Usage

• Keep "SY" up as much as you can.

[edit] Equipment

• r7 +15 AL Shield. Increase your rank in Command if you don't have one.

[edit] Variants

• Spear of Fury can be replaced for another PvE skill since it'll be useless at Mallyx
• Asuran Scan can be used to remove a hex when Hexbreaker Aria is up. Replace Spear of Fury if used.

[edit] DA Para 1

Paragon / No profession 10 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 1 Motivation 11 + 1 Leadership "Go for the Eyes!" Nightfall Paragon. Command "Go for the Eyes!" Shout For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot makes an attack, that attack has an additional 30..66..78% chance to critical. 4 4 +1..6 Defensive Anthem Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Defensive Anthem Elite Chant For 9 seconds, each party member within earshot has a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. This Chant ends if that party member hits with an attack Skill. 25 2 15 Energizing Finale Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Energizing Finale Echo For 28 seconds, whenever a Shout or Chant ends on target non-Spirit ally, that ally gains 1 Energy. 5 1 10 Signet of Synergy Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Signet of Synergy Signet Target other ally is healed for 84 Health. If you are not under the effects of an Enchantment, you are also healed for 84 Health. 10 1 Chorus of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Chorus of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot uses a Shout or Chant, that ally is healed for 74 Health. 5 1 4 +1..6 Ballad of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Ballad of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot takes damage, that party member gains 59 Health. 20 1 10 Aggressive Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Aggressive Refrain Echo For 21 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have Cracked Armor for 20 seconds. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on you. 20 2 25 Signet of Return Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Signet of Return Signet Resurrect target party member with 13% Health and 3% Energy for each party member within earshot. 20 5 Template code

[edit] DA Para 2

Paragon / Ritualist 1 Restoration Magic 10 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 1 Motivation 11 + 1 Leadership "Go for the Eyes!" Nightfall Paragon. Command "Go for the Eyes!" Shout For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot makes an attack, that attack has an additional 30..66..78% chance to critical. 4 4 +1..6 Ballad of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Ballad of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot takes damage, that party member gains 59 Health. 20 1 10 Mending Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Mending Refrain Echo For 15 seconds, target non-Spirit ally has +3 Health regeneration. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on that ally. 8 1 10 Signet of Synergy Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Signet of Synergy Signet Target other ally is healed for 84 Health. If you are not under the effects of an Enchantment, you are also healed for 84 Health. 10 1 Finale of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Finale of Restoration Echo For 28 seconds, whenever a Chant or Shout ends on target non-Spirit ally, that ally is healed for 59 Health. 10 1 5 Defensive Anthem Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Defensive Anthem Elite Chant For 9 seconds, each party member within earshot has a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. This Chant ends if that party member hits with an attack Skill. 25 2 15 Aggressive Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Aggressive Refrain Echo For 21 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have Cracked Armor for 20 seconds. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on you. 20 2 25 Death Pact Signet Nightfall Ritualist. Restoration Magic 1 Death Pact Signet Signet Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 21% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you. 12 3 Template code

[edit] Expel Para

Paragon / Mesmer 11 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 1 Motivation 10 + 1 Leadership Expel Hexes Factions Mesmer. Unlinked Expel Hexes Elite Spell Remove up to 2 Hexes from target ally. 8 1 5 Power Return Factions Mesmer. Fast Casting 0 Power Return Spell If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and target foe gains 10 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Aria of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Aria of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot uses a Spell, that party member gains 74 Health. 20 1 10 Chorus of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Chorus of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot uses a Shout or Chant, that ally is healed for 74 Health. 5 1 4 +1..5 Energizing Chorus Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Energizing Chorus Chant For 10 seconds, the next Shout or Chant used by each ally within earshot costs 6 less Energy. 1 4 +1..5 Signet of Synergy Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 11 Signet of Synergy Signet Target other ally is healed for 84 Health. If you are not under the effects of an Enchantment, you are also healed for 84 Health. 10 1 Aggressive Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 11 Aggressive Refrain Echo For 20 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have Cracked Armor for 20 seconds. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on you. 20 2 25 Signet of Return Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 11 Signet of Return Signet Resurrect target party member with 12% Health and 3% Energy for each party member within earshot. 20 5 Template code

[edit] Heal Rit 1

Ritualist / Mesmer 12 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 + 1 Restoration Magic Spirit Light Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Spirit Light Spell Target ally is healed for 172. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health. 4 1 5 Mend Body and Soul Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Mend Body and Soul Spell Target ally is healed for 109 Health. That ally loses one Condition for all Spirits within earshot. 3 ¾ 5 Wielder's Boon Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Wielder's Boon Spell Heal target ally for 57 points. If that ally is under the effects of a "Weapon Spell," Wielder's Boon heals for an additional 71 Health. 4 ¼ 5 Weapon of Warding Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Weapon of Warding Weapon Spell For 8 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. Weapon of Warding ends if that ally attacks. 5 1 10 Spirit Transfer Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Spirit Transfer Spell The Spirit nearest you loses 47 Health. Target ally is healed for 5 for each point of Health lost. 5 ¼ 10 Power Return Factions Mesmer. Fast Casting 0 Power Return Spell If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and target foe gains 10 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Waste Not, Want Not EotN Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Waste Not, Want Not Spell If target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 12 Energy. 15 ¼ 5 Energy Drain Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Energy Drain Elite Spell Target foe loses 8 Energy. You gain 2 Energy for each point of Energy lost. 25 1 5 Template code

[edit] Variants

• Life is a good replacement for Spirit Transfer. Drop it from the Nec if used.
• Power Drain can replace Waste Not Want Not.

[edit] Heal Rit 2

Ritualist / Mesmer 12 Inspiration Magic 12 + 1 + 1 Restoration Magic Spirit Light Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Spirit Light Spell Target ally is healed for 172. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health. 4 1 5 Mend Body and Soul Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Mend Body and Soul Spell Target ally is healed for 109 Health. That ally loses one Condition for all Spirits within earshot. 3 ¾ 5 Wielder's Boon Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Wielder's Boon Spell Heal target ally for 57 points. If that ally is under the effects of a "Weapon Spell," Wielder's Boon heals for an additional 71 Health. 4 ¼ 5 Weapon of Warding Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Weapon of Warding Weapon Spell For 8 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. Weapon of Warding ends if that ally attacks. 5 1 10 Death Pact Signet Nightfall Ritualist. Restoration Magic 14 Death Pact Signet Signet Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 94% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you. 12 3 Power Return Factions Mesmer. Fast Casting 0 Power Return Spell If target foe is casting a Spell or Chant, that Skill is interrupted and target foe gains 10 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Waste Not, Want Not EotN Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Waste Not, Want Not Spell If target foe is not casting a Spell or attacking, you gain 12 Energy. 15 ¼ 5 Energy Drain Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 12 Energy Drain Elite Spell Target foe loses 8 Energy. You gain 2 Energy for each point of Energy lost. 25 1 5 Template code

[edit] Variants

• Power Drain can replace Waste Not Want Not.

[edit] CS Nec

Necromancer / Ritualist 12 + 1 + 1 Soul Reaping 12 Restoration Magic Signet of Lost Souls Nightfall Necromancer. Soul Reaping 14 Signet of Lost Souls Signet If target foe is below 50% Health, you gain 94 Health and 9 Energy. 8 ¼ Spirit Light Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Spirit Light Spell Target ally is healed for 156. If any Spirits are within earshot, you don't sacrifice Health. 4 1 5 Spirit Transfer Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Spirit Transfer Spell The Spirit nearest you loses 41 Health. Target ally is healed for 5 for each point of Health lost. 5 ¼ 10 Soothing Memories Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Soothing Memories Spell Target ally is healed for 82 Health. If you are holding an item, you gain 3 Energy. 4 ¾ 5 Life Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Life Binding Ritual Create a level 1..14 Spirit. When this Spirit dies, all non-Spirit allies within its range are healed for 1..7 Health for each second this Spirit was alive. This Spirit dies after 20 seconds. 20 ¾ 10 Recovery Nightfall Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Recovery Binding Ritual Create a level 11 Spirit with 220 Health and 68 armor. Conditions on allies within range of this Spirit expire 44% faster. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds. 30 ¾ 15 Death Pact Signet Nightfall Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Death Pact Signet Signet Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 83% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you. 12 3 Consume Soul Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 0 Consume Soul Elite Spell You steal 5 Health from target foe. If that foe was a summoned creature, you steal all of that foe's life. 5 1 5 Template code

[edit] Usage

• Micro Consume Soul to take down the Shrouded and Listless spirits in Mallyx's room. Keep it canceled so it's not used wastefully by the hero.
• The other 2 spirits in Mallyx's room can be ignored

[edit] Common Team Counters

• Blind from Rage/Dementia Titans
• Soothing Images from Mind Tormentors
• Vocal Minority from the "Dabi" Margonites
• The Shrouded and Listless spirits in Mallyx's room

[edit] Notes

• Because Mallyx can remove Hexes and Enchants, there's not much variety in the builds that can be used here. Other classes haven't been tested yet, but physicals are a great choice for damage against him.
• Heroes will constantly use Mend Body and Soul to remove Cracked Armor from the Paragons. Replace it with another skill if it becomes a problem.
• For more details: Guide to DoA Heroway