Build:Team - TA Balanced

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This build has been archived as of 00:19, October 23, 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Removal of Team Arenas 10/23/09 This build had been designed for the following use: PvP TA PvP team This build was in the category great before being archived.

This build is the balanced meta for ta, good players = win.

[edit] Team Composition

/ Devastating Hammer War

/ Magebane Shot Ranger

/ Necro

/ WoH Monk

[edit] Devastating Hammer War

Warrior / Paragon 12 + 1 Hammer Mastery 12 + 1 + 1 Strength 3 Spear Mastery Devastating Hammer Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Devastating Hammer Elite Hammer Attack If Devastating Hammer hits, your target is knocked down and suffers from Weakness for 18 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 7 Crushing Blow Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Crushing Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +17 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 18 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Hammer Bash Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Hammer Bash Hammer Attack Lose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 6 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 14 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +28 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Wild Throw Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 3 Wild Throw Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +8 damage, and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 7 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Enraging Charge Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 4 strikes of adrenaline. 20 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Iron Palm
• Prot Strike
• Primal Rage Axe/Sword if you are Euro
• Shield Bash if PR

[edit] Magebane Shot Ranger

Ranger / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 1 Expertise 9 + 1 Marksmanship 7 + 1 Wilderness Survival 6 Domination Magic Magebane Shot Nightfall Ranger. Unlinked Magebane Shot Elite Bow Attack If this attack hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, it is disabled for an additional 10 seconds. This attack cannot be blocked. 5 ½ 4 Distracting Shot Core Ranger. Expertise 14 Distracting Shot Bow Attack If Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 15 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. 10 ½ 2 Debilitating Shot Core Ranger. Marksmanship 10 Debilitating Shot Bow Attack If Debilitating Shot hits, your target loses 7 Energy. 10 4 Blackout Prophecies Mesmer. Domination Magic 6 Blackout Skill For 4 seconds, all of touched target foe's skills are disabled, and all of your skills are disabled for 5 seconds. 12 1 4 Natural Stride Nightfall Ranger. Wilderness Survival 8 Natural Stride Stance For 5 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted. 12 2 Lightning Reflexes Core Ranger. Expertise 14 Lightning Reflexes Stance For 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster. 30 4 Apply Poison Core Ranger. Wilderness Survival 8 Apply Poison Preparation For 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 9 seconds. 12 2 7 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Go /Mo for Remove Hex
• Revealed Hex
• Leech Signet

[edit] Necro (pick 1)

[edit] WoD Necro

Necromancer / Assassin 12 + 1 Curses 12 + 1 + 1 Soul Reaping 3 Shadow Arts Defile Defenses EotN Necromancer. Curses 13 Defile Defenses Hex Spell For 10 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 108 damage. 5 1 5 Wail of Doom Factions Necromancer. Soul Reaping 14 Wail of Doom Elite Hex Spell For 4 second[s], all of target foe's attributes are set to 0. 15 ¼ 1 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 14 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 42 Health and 3 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Plague Sending Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Plague Sending Spell Transfer 3 negative Conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes. 5 1 1 Insidious Parasite Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Insidious Parasite Hex Spell For 14 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 41 Health from that foe. 12 1 15 Rip Enchantment Nightfall Necromancer. Curses 13 Rip Enchantment Spell Remove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 22 seconds. 10 1 5 Return Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 3 Return Spell All adjacent foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location. 15 ¼ 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

• Faintheartedness for Insidious

[edit] CE Necro

Necromancer / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Curses 12 + 1 Soul Reaping 3 Shadow Arts Defile Defenses EotN Necromancer. Curses 14 Defile Defenses Hex Spell For 10 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 114 damage. 5 1 5 Enfeeble Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 14 Enfeeble Spell Target suffers from Weakness for 29 seconds. 5 ¼ 5 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 13 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 39 Health and 3 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Plague Sending Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 14 Plague Sending Spell Transfer 3 negative Conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes. 5 1 1 Faintheartedness Core Necromancer. Curses 14 Faintheartedness Hex Spell For the next 23 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. 8 1 10 Corrupt Enchantment Nightfall Necromancer. Curses 14 Corrupt Enchantment Elite Hex Spell Remove one Enchantment from target foe. If an Enchantment is removed in this way, that foe suffers from -8 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 10 ¾ 5 Return Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 3 Return Spell All adjacent foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location. 15 ¼ 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

[edit] Cultist's Necro

Necromancer / Assassin 12 + 1 Curses 12 + 1 + 1 Blood Magic 2 + 1 Soul Reaping 2 Shadow Arts Defile Defenses EotN Necromancer. Curses 13 Defile Defenses Hex Spell For 10 seconds, the next time target foe blocks, that foe takes 108 damage. 5 1 5 Insidious Parasite Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Insidious Parasite Hex Spell For 14 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 41 Health from that foe. 12 1 15 Foul Feast EotN Necromancer. Soul Reaping 3 Foul Feast Spell All conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired in this way, you gain 9 Health and 1 Energy. 5 ¼ 5 Plague Sending Prophecies Necromancer. Curses 13 Plague Sending Spell Transfer 3 negative Conditions and their remaining durations from yourself to target foe and all adjacent foes. 5 1 1 Faintheartedness Core Necromancer. Curses 13 Faintheartedness Hex Spell For the next 21 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -3 Health degeneration. 8 1 10 Strip Enchantment Core Necromancer. Blood Magic 14 Strip Enchantment Spell Remove 2 enchantments from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you steal 61 Health. 15 1 10 Cultist's Fervor Factions Necromancer. Blood Magic 14 Cultist's Fervor Elite Enchantment Spell For 20 seconds, your Necromancer spells cost -7 Energy to cast but you suffer from bleeding for 10 seconds each time you cast a Necromancer spell. 15 1 5 Return Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 2 Return Spell All adjacent foes are Crippled for 4 seconds. Teleport to target other ally's location. 15 ¼ 5 Template code

[edit] WoH Monk

Monk / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Healing Prayers 10 + 1 Divine Favor 8 Tactics Patient Spirit EotN Monk. Healing Prayers 14 Patient Spirit Enchantment Spell For 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. When this Enchantment ends, that ally is healed for 114 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health. 3 ¼ 5 Word of Healing Core Monk. Healing Prayers 14 Word of Healing Elite Spell Heal target ally for 1 (+35) Health. Heal for an additional 109 Health if that ally is below 50% Health. 3 ¾ 5 Divine Spirit Prophecies Monk. Divine Favor 11 Divine Spirit Enchantment Spell For 11 seconds, Monk Spells cost you 5 less Energy to cast. (Minimum cost: 1 Energy.) You get healed for 35 Health. 60 ¼ 10 Vigorous Spirit Prophecies Monk. Healing Prayers 14 Vigorous Spirit Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, each time target ally attacks or casts a Spell, that ally is healed for 19 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health. 4 ¼ 5 Holy Veil Core Monk. Unlinked Holy Veil Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, any Hex cast on target ally takes twice as long to cast. When Holy Veil ends, one Hex is removed from target ally. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health. 12 1 5 -1 Deny Hexes Factions Monk. Divine Favor 11 Deny Hexes Spell Remove one Hex from target ally for each recharging Divine Favor skill you have. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health. 12 1 5 Balanced Stance Core Warrior. Tactics 8 Balanced Stance Stance For 14 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack. 30 5 Bonetti's Defense Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 8 Bonetti's Defense Stance For 8 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks. You gain 5 Energy for each successful melee attack blocked. Bonetti's Defense ends if you use a skill. 8 Template code

• Cure Hex or Remove Hex for Veil.
• Dolyak Signet for Balanced Stance