Build:P/W Imbagon

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

The Imbagon gives constant damage reduction to your party using powerful PvE-only skills and deals decent damage with its spear.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Paragon / Warrior 11 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 8 + 1 Command 11 + 1 Leadership Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. "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

Paragon / Warrior 11 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 8 + 1 Command 11 + 1 Leadership Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. "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 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

[edit] Optionals

• Add Spear of Lightning for good attack skill for general use.
• Add Swift Javelin if running in team with orders/aegis chains etc.
• Add "Go For The Eyes!" for greater energy management. (The additional damage is insignificant against high-level foes.)
• Add Anthem of Flame or Anthem of Weariness to keep up AR outside of battle as well as provide additional damage or defense.
• Swap Ebon Battle Standard of Honor for Spear of Fury for adrenaline instead of damage buffing.
• Against Demons in Nightfall, take Lightbringer Signet for instantly charged "SY!" and energy management.

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Armor

• Centurion's or Survivor's Insignia on all pieces.
• Rune of Superior Vigor.
• Rune of Clarity.

[edit] Weapons

• Vampiric/Zealous/Sundering 15^50 Spear of Fortitude and a -20% Blind Command Shield of Fortitude.
• +15/-1energy Staff in case you are low on energy.
  • If you can afford a Req.7, 15AL command shield, drop command to 6+1, and put an extra point into spear mastery.

[edit] Usage

• Use Focused Anger; while recharging, use "For Great Justice!"
• Keep "Save Yourselves!" and "There's Nothing to Fear!" up as much as possible.
• Use your attack skills for damage.
• Place Ebon Battle Standard of Honor strategically to increase you and your allies' damage.

[edit] Counters

• Anti-shout skills such as Vocal Minority
• Anti-adrenaline hexes such as Soothing Images
• Blind/Missing, Blocking, and Hexes that trigger on attacks

[edit] Variants

• Add Wild Throw instead of one of the attack skills to get through blocking stances.
• Add Hexbreaker Aria to combat hexes in caster parties. Maintaining "Save Yourselves!" should be prioritized over Hex Removal, but you can still manage both.
• Add "Fall Back!" to decrease time spent during the run between mobs with an expense of losing some DPS. Not recommended when running with balanced team.
• Invest in Tactics instead of Command and add "To the Limit!" to get "Save Yourselves!" charged instantaneously should your party encounter foes in greater numbers than 3. It is also useful if your attacking is disabled (blind, blurred vision etc).

[edit] Notes

• Playing this with an Arcane Orders Dervish hero is optimal. In this situation, Spear of Lightning should not be taken.
• A Sunspear Rank of at least 8 is preferable. If using Spear of Fury, your Kurzick/Luxon rank should be at least 3.