Build:Team - Racway

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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 hero PvE team

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

This team allows a paragon human to use three heroes and however many henchmen are necessary to blow through most PvE areas.

[edit] Composition

[edit] Imbagon

Paragon / Warrior 11 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 11 + 1 Leadership 8 + 1 Command Swift Javelin Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 13 Swift Javelin Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +18 damage. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, this spear flies twice as fast and cannot be blocked. 10 5 Vicious Attack Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 13 Vicious Attack Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +18 damage. If you land a critical hit with this attack, target foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 14 seconds. 8 5 "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Factions Warrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) 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 Ebon Battle Standard of Honor EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of Honor Ward Spell You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +8..15 damage and an additional +7..10 vs. Charr. 20 1 10 "For Great Justice!" Core Warrior. Unlinked "For Great Justice!" Shout For 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more. 45 5 Focused Anger Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Focused Anger Elite Skill For 45 seconds, you gain 120% more adrenaline. 60 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 Template code

• Ebon Battle Standard of Honor should be replaced if you have a low Ebon Vanguard Rank (or if another party member has it). Some options include:
  • "You Move Like a Dwarf!"
  • "Finish Him!"
  • Anthem of Flame
• Another energy spear attack instead of Vicious Attack

• Points in motivation instead of command

[edit] Equipment

• Centurion insignias, superior vigor rune, vitae rune
• 15^50 spear of Fortitude. Spear head to taste - either vampiric or furious.
  • If you use a vampiric spear, keep a sundering or furious spear with the same stats for your second shield set.
• Two shields, both with +30 health. One should have +10 al vs fire damage, one should have a reduce blind inscription.
  • If possible, acquire al 15 req 7 shields so you can move attributes into Spear Mastery.
• A staff such as Alem's Remedy.
• A longbow or flatbow for pulling.

[edit] Usage

• Maintain Aggressive Refrain.
• Throw spears and spam calling targets for the AI. Maintain Aggressive Refrain and either Focused Anger or "For Great Justice!". (Don't let the latter two overlap.)
• Use attack skills for added damage. Use Swift Javelin to gain adrenaline through blocking.
• Spam "There's Nothing to Fear!" when it recharges. (If you're grouped with another paragon with tntf, don't let them overlap so your party gains the healing.)
• Mash your 3 key every 2.25 seconds or so.

[edit] Commandagon

Paragon / Warrior 10 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 2 Leadership 11 + 1 Command Swift Javelin Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Swift Javelin Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +17 damage. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, this spear flies twice as fast and cannot be blocked. 10 5 Vicious Attack Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Vicious Attack Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +17 damage. If you land a critical hit with this attack, target foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 13 seconds. 8 5 Stunning Strike Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Stunning Strike Elite Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +25 damage. If it hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is also Dazed for 9 seconds. 10 Anthem of Weariness EotN Paragon. Command 12 Anthem of Weariness Chant For 8 seconds, the next attack Skill used by each ally within earshot also causes Weakness for 13 seconds. 10 1 5 "Fall Back!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 12 "Fall Back!" Shout For 9 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 13 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack. 25 10 Bladeturn Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Command 12 Bladeturn Refrain Echo For 20 seconds, target non-Spirit ally has +34 armor against slashing damage. This Echo is reapplied every time a Chant or Shout ends on that ally. 8 1 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] Equipment

• Silencing 15^50 spear of Fortitude
• Duplicates of either shield the human uses (req 9 command versions), depending on personal preference and the area to be cleared

[edit] Variants

• Hexbreaker Aria over Anthem of Weariness

[edit] Motigon

Paragon / No profession 10 + 1 Spear Mastery 11 + 1 Leadership 10 + 1 + 1 Motivation Spear of Redemption EotN Paragon. Spear Mastery 11 Spear of Redemption Spear Attack If it hits, you deal +16 damage, otherwise you lose 1 condition. 3 Merciless Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 11 Merciless Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits a foe with less than 50% Health, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 16 seconds. 6 Song of Purification Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 Song of Purification Elite Chant For 20 seconds, the next 3 Skills used by each ally within earshot remove 1 Condition from that ally. 2 5 +1..6 Finale of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 Finale of Restoration Echo For 30 seconds, whenever a Chant or Shout ends on target non-Spirit ally, that ally is healed for 63 Health. 10 1 5 Ballad of Restoration Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 Ballad of Restoration Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot takes damage, that party member gains 63 Health. 20 1 10 Mending Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 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 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] Equipment

• Furious 15^50 spear of Fortitude
• A motivation equivalent of the commandagon's shield

[edit] Variants

• Mending Refrain or Finale of Restoration over Chorus of Restoration

[edit] Orders dervish

Dervish / Necromancer 10 Blood Magic 11 + 1 Wind Prayers 10 + 1 + 1 Mysticism Arcane Zeal Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 12 Arcane Zeal Elite Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, whenever you cast a Spell, you gain 1 Energy for each Enchantment on you (maximum 6 Energy). 5 1 10 Dark Fury Prophecies Necromancer. Blood Magic 10 Dark Fury Enchantment Spell For 5 seconds, whenever any party member hits with an attack, that party member gains one hit of adrenaline. (50% failure chance with Blood Magic of 4 or less.) 5 ¾ 10 Order of Pain Core Necromancer. Blood Magic 10 Order of Pain Enchantment Spell For 5 seconds, whenever a party member hits a foe with physical damage, that party member does +12 damage. 2 10 Mystic Healing Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 12 Mystic Healing Spell For each Enchantment on you, one party member is healed for 53 Health (the same party member cannot be healed more than once). 2 1 5 Vow of Piety Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 12 Vow of Piety Enchantment Spell For 20 seconds, whenever you lose an Enchantment, 1 ally in the area is healed for 41 Health. 8 ¼ 5 Dwayna's Touch Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 12 Dwayna's Touch Spell Target touched ally is healed for 51 Health for each Enchantment on you (maximum 150). 2 ¾ 5 Watchful Intervention Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 12 Watchful Intervention Enchantment Spell For 60 seconds, the next time target ally's Health drops below 25%, that ally is healed for 170 Health. 15 1 10 Faithful Intervention Nightfall Dervish. Mysticism 12 Faithful Intervention Enchantment Spell If damage drops your Health below 50%, Faithful Intervention ends. When Faithful Intervention ends, you are healed for 126 Health. 20 2 5 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Adept 20/20 Blood Magic Staff of Enchanting. Vanahk's Staff works well.

[edit] Variants

• Swap Dwayna's Touch for Pious Restoration for extra synergy with Vow of Piety and hex removal on your derv so in the hex variant your paragons will focus on you

[edit] Variants

In all variants presented here, equipment remains as above.

[edit] Hex-heavy areas

This build lacks hex removal. In areas with foes such as Wind Riders, bring the following paragon heroes instead.

[edit] Commandagon

Paragon / Monk 12 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 2 Leadership 8 + 1 Command Blazing Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Blazing Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +24 damage and sets target foe on Fire for 3 seconds. 6 Wild Throw Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Wild Throw Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +19 damage, and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked. 7 Swift Javelin Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Swift Javelin Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +19 damage. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, this spear flies twice as fast and cannot be blocked. 10 5 Empathic Removal Factions Monk. Unlinked Empathic Removal Elite Spell You and target other ally lose 1 Condition and 1 Hex, and are healed for 50. 7 1 5 Hexbreaker Aria Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Hexbreaker Aria Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot casts a Spell, that ally loses 1 Hex. 2 8 +1..6 Anthem of Weariness EotN Paragon. Command 9 Anthem of Weariness Chant For 8 seconds, the next attack Skill used by each ally within earshot also causes Weakness for 10 seconds. 10 1 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] Motigon

Paragon / Monk 10 + 1 Spear Mastery 11 + 1 Leadership 10 + 1 + 1 Motivation Wild Throw Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 11 Wild Throw Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +16 damage, and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked. 7 Merciless Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 11 Merciless Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits a foe with less than 50% Health, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 16 seconds. 6 Empathic Removal Factions Monk. Unlinked Empathic Removal Elite Spell You and target other ally lose 1 Condition and 1 Hex, and are healed for 50. 7 1 5 Mending Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 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 Aria of Zeal Nightfall Paragon. Motivation 12 Aria of Zeal Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot uses a Spell, that ally gains 5 Energy. 20 2 10 Hexbreaker Aria Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Hexbreaker Aria Chant For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot casts a Spell, that ally loses 1 Hex. 2 8 +1..6 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] Notes

• The dervish replaces a monk in a two-monk backline.
• You will want to bring physical allies to fill out the rest of your team - characters that can take advantage of both Order of Pain and Dark Fury, if possible.