Build:Team - FoW Caster Spike

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This build is to complete FoW in the quickest time possible by using 2 Shadow Form Assassins to split. These builds use the same Frontline, Backline and tactics but allows for varied damage dealers. Each set of damage dealers has different advantages and disadvantages, though all are capable of times under 20 minutes. It requires a full conset to work.

Overview

The core team:

• 2 / T1/T2

• 1 / MT

• 1 / Splinter Barrager OR /SoS

• 1 / Unyielding Aura Monk

Cryway

Cryway uses Cry of Pain along with Ray of Judgment, which is especially effective against Undead enemies. A very potent snare is taken on a mesmer to ensure nothing can scatter from RoJ.

• 2 / RoJ Nukers

• 1 / Deep Freezer

Shitterflames

Shitterflames uses Searing Flames, boosted by PvE skills, to provide continuously high damage output.

• 1 / Flesh Nuker

• 1 / Snaring Nuker

• 1 / Weakness Nuker

Signet Spike

Signet Spike uses the recently buffed Keystone Signet to spam signets for maintainable damage.

• 1 / KS Caller

• 2 / Signet Spammers

Core Team

Terra #1

<pvxbig> [build prof=A/E ear=12 sha=12+1+3][Shroud of Distress@17][Shadow Form@17][Armor of Earth@13][Mental Block][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor][Sliver Armor@13][Optional][Death's Charge@17][/build] </pvxbig>

• "I Am Unstoppable!" or Dwarven Stability

T1 Walk-through with Narration

Equipment

• Weapons: Single handed 20% enchantment weapon, -2 while enchanted shield
• Armor: Full Radiant insignias, Runes of Attunement and a Superior Vigor rune and Blessed Insignia set for Burning Forest.

Usage

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• Maintain [[Shadow Form@17] and [[Armor of Earth@13]. This only works when Essence of Celerity is up. Also maintain [[Shroud of Distress@17].
• Use [["I Am Unstoppable!"] for Abyssals, and Shadow Warriors (If your health is below 50%).
• Use [[Death's Charge@17] as a self-heal or a method for getting unstuck.

Terra #2

<pvxbig> [build prof=A/E ear=12 sha=12+1+3][Shroud of Distress@17][Shadow Form@17][Armor of Earth][Optional][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor][Sliver Armor@13][Optional][Death's Charge@17][/build] </pvxbig>

• "I Am Unstoppable!" or Dwarven Stability
• Glyph of Concentration or Mental Block

T2 Walk-through with Narration

Equipment

• Weapons: single handed 20% enchantment weapon, +10AL vs Slashing Shield.
• Armor: Full Radiant or Blessed insignias, Runes of Attunement and a Superior Vigor rune.

Usage

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• Maintain [[Shadow Form@17] and [[Armor of Earth@13]. This only works when Essence of Celerity is up. Also maintain [[Shroud of Distress@17].
• Use [["I Am Unstoppable!"] for Abyssals, and Shadow Warriors (If your health is below 50%).
• Use [[Death's Charge@17] as a self-heal or a method for getting unstuck.

Main Tank

<pvxbig> [build prof=A/E ear=12 sha=12+1+3][Shroud of Distress@17][Shadow Form@17][Armor of Earth][Mental Block][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor][Sliver Armor@13][Optional][Death's Charge@17][/build] </pvxbig>

Optionals

• "I Am Unstoppable!" or Dwarven Stability

MT Walk-through with Narration

Equipment

• Armor: full Blessed Insignias with runes of Vitae. Superior Vigor rune.
• Weapons: Caster shield and 20% enchanting weapon. High Energy staff with 20% enchanting, to swap to if low on energy.

Usage

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• Maintain [[Shadow Form@17] and [[Armor of Earth@13]. This only works when Essence of Celerity is up. Also maintain [[Shroud of Distress@17].
• Use [["I Am Unstoppable!"] for Abyssals, and Shadow Warriors (If your health is below 50%).
• Use [[Death's Charge@17] as a self-heal, balling method or a method for getting unstuck.
• Use [[Ebon Battle Standard of Honor] on all spikes, so the warriors do extra damage.
• Call [[Ebon Battle Standard of Honor] after you finish balling mobs to signal the rest of the team that you ready. </pvxbig>

Splinter Barrage

<pvxbig> [build prof=Rt/R name="Splinter Barrage" bea=10 mar=8 cha=12+1+3][Distracting Shot][Splinter Weapon][Barrage][Summon Spirits (Luxon)][Nightmare Weapon][Triple Shot (Luxon)][Edge of Extinction][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

• Replace Distracting Shot by "By Ural's Hammer"
• Use Nightmare Weapon + Triple Shot for single enemies

Equipment

• Vampiric Longbow, requires 9 Markmanship

EoE Utility Ritualist

<pvxbig> [build prof=Rt/R Channeling=12+1+3 beast=12 Spawning=3][Signet of Spirits@17][Bloodsong@17][Summon Spirits][Ancestor's Rage@17]["You Move Like a Dwarf!"][Technobabble][Edge of Extinction@13][Flesh of My Flesh@1][/build]</pvxbig>

Variants

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• [[Agony@17] additional spirit damage.
• [[Vampirism] additional spirit damage.
• [[Mend Body and Soul] as additional condition removal: 4 conditions are removed if all the spirits are within earshot. Raise Restoration Magic slightly if you want to improve healing.

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Equipment

• Armor: Full Survivor Insignia with Superior Vigor
• Weapons: 40/40 Channeling wand and offhand, defensive set for forge and forest (caster weapon and a shield)

Usage

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• Use [[Summon Spirits] to ensure [[Edge of Extinction@13] is in range, on spikes.
• Use Ritualist spirits to absorb damage, cause extra damage and kill leftover enemies after spikes in forest/parts of forge. Spirits can also block the door in front of Rastigan. If EoE is recharged, put spirits in front of door, and then cast EoE back a bit.</pvxbig>

Variant

• For faster times, the rit can be used to solo Tower of Courage and then start clearing out the Lightning Forest while the rest of the team does Forge. The bar should be changed to:

Unyielding Aura Monk

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mo/E name="Unyielding Aura Monk" hea=12+1+1 div=10+1 prot=8][Unyielding Aura][Seed of Life][Protective Spirit][Dwayna's Kiss][patient spirit][Cure Hex][Heal Party][Glyph of Lesser Energy][/build] </pvxbig>

• Remove Protective Spirit and Glyph of Lesser Energy and replace with Air of Superiority and Selfless Spirit

Equipment

• 20/20 healing wand and offhand or +20% enchantments weapon
• Survivors insignia and a superior vigor rune.

Cryway

2 RoJ Mesmers

<pvxbig> [build prof=Me/Mo fas=11+1+1 ins=6+1 smi=12][Ray of Judgment][Arcane Echo][Cry of Pain]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Mind Wrack][Smite Condition][Judge's Insight][Auspicious Incantation][/build] </pvxbig>

• Can be played by Mo/Me, template code OwUSMYHTLB+M2gpixAUfAAiOA
• Optional skills for Monk: Mindbender, "Finish Him!", Air of Superiority, "By Ural's Hammer!"

Equipment

• 20/20 smiting wand and offhand
• Survivors insignia and a superior rune.

Deep Freezer

<pvxbig> [build prof=Me/E fas=12+1 illu=12+1+3 ins=3][Wandering Eye][Clumsiness][Cry of Pain]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Deep Freeze][Auspicious Incantation][Signet of Illusions][Air of Superiority][/build] </pvxbig>

• This build is the main group snarer (Deep Freeze).

Equipment

• 20/20 illusion wand and offhand
• Survivors insignia and a superior rune.

Shitterflames

Flesh Nuker

<pvxbig> [build prof=e/rt fire=12+1+1 energy=12+1][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Rodgort's Invocation][Searing Flames][Liquid Flame]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor][Fire Attunement][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• 20/20 fire wand and offhand

Weakness Nuker

<pvxbig> [build prof=e/n fire=12+1+1 energy=10+1 curse=8][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Weaken Armor][Searing Flames][Rodgort's Invocation]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Necrosis][Meteor Shower][Fire Attunement][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• 20/20 fire wand and offhand

Snaring Nuker

<pvxbig> [build prof=e/me fire=12+1+1 energy=10+1 insp=8][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Deep Freeze][Searing Flames][Liquid Flame]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Meteor Shower][auspicious incantation][Fire Attunement][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• 20/20 fire wand and offhand

Signet Spike

KS Caller

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/N fastcast=12+1+3 Dom=12+1][Symbolic Celerity]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Keystone Signet][Mind Wrack][Unnatural Signet][Signet of Clumsiness][Signet of Sorrow][Necrosis][/build] </pvxbig>

Use Mimicry to cap Ua .

Signet Spammers

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/Necromancer fastcast=12+1+3]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Symbolic Celerity][Keystone Signet][Unnatural Signet][Signet of Clumsiness][Signet of Sorrow]["Finish Him!"][Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support][/build] </pvxbig> <pvxbig> [build prof=Mesmer/Necromancer fastcast=12+1+3]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Symbolic Celerity][Keystone Signet][Unnatural Signet][Signet of Clumsiness][Signet of Sorrow]["You Move Like A Dwarf!"][Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support][/build] </pvxbig>

Usage

Terra #1

Terra One Route

1. Start
2. Run here and kill the Shadow Priest, 3 Rangers and Beast. The ghosts will pop, take both quests. Skeletons can no longer kill the ghosts if they are aggroed.(After silver form fix, agro 2 groups of sceletons with 3 berserks. Kill berserks first, than kill the Shadow Priest, 3 Rangers and Beast).
3. Run to 3, getting as much aggro as possible. Pull the Skeleton casters so they are just below the Priest of Menzies, but make sure the Priest of Menzies doesn't start running round. Death's Charge up to the Priest. The Warriors will start running round, but the casters will keep wanding, so Sliver Armor can kill Menzies before any Warriors steal Sliver's target. Once the Priest is dead, recast Shadow Form and pick up the book. Run around (do not use Death's Charge or the book will be left up the top) and take the book back to the ghosts. Do not forget to drop the book before recasting Shadow Form or it will run out early due to lack of +20% enchantment. Dragon Liches can interrupt through Shadow Form with Deafening Roar. If you have aggroed one, stop a few seconds before casting Shadow Form as to waste Deafening Roar.
4. Once the book is back, run to the Shard Wolf in the middle of the battlefield and kill it.
5. Run to burning forest (check the quest log to see if Terra 2 took the quest from Miko the Unchained before going in. If they have not taken it, take it yourself, shout at them a bit and go into forest). Mahgo Hydras will try to follow you, and use inferno which hit for 190 damage without the right equipment. Run to (5) and recast Shadow Form. Glyph of Lesser Energy and Death's Charge towards the Shard Wolf and kill it. If you are not moving, keep Feigned Neutrality up to reduce the hydra's damage and heal–you should only be standing still while Sliver Armor is up. One Sliver should kill the wolf and most hydras. Run on to (6)
6. There are 4 Shadow Overlords you need to kill, they don't pull far so you need to stand around the middle of them all after aggroing. There are lots of Hydras, so keep moving until you've just recast SF, then charge something that is alone and use sliver. If done right, all Shadow overlords should die in one go, if not find the last few and kill them off. By then most hydras should be dead so it will be easy. Run on to (7)
7. Tower of Strength - there should be lots of Shadow Patrols, Abyssals, Mesmers, and Rangers. Kill all the shadow patrols and rangers, leaving any mesmers alive. It is easy to split the rangers from mesmers as they have different weapon ranges. When they are all dead, ask where Terra two is. If they are still doing Khobey, then run to forge and get the mage (just run into minimap range and he will start running) (this shouldn't be the case). Terra two should have finished long ago, and should be waiting near forge to trigger mage. Either way, you have time to kill the shard wolf at(8) before he turns up (Pull the wolf towards the tower so the monks do not heal him). Once the mage opens the tower, kill the nightmare and wait for main team.
8. Kill the wolf if he isn't already dead.

Terra #2

Terra Two Route

1. Start
2. Grab quest from Miko the Unchained on your way past
3. Take quest from Nimros the Hunter
4. Kill this Shard Wolf. Lots of monks heal him so you might want to try pulling him into cave.
5. Kill the Beach Wolf, try not to aggro the warrior guys
6. Wait at beach for the main team to take the quest Restore the Temple of War. Work though the cave killing the Seeds of Corruption.
7. ●●● - This is path where the Seeds of Corruption are. If you had trouble with the first wolf then ask where T1 currently is. If he is almost finished at Tower of Strength, wait outside forge so you can trigger the Tower Mage straight away.
8. ●●● - Follow the yellow line to Lord Khobay. To kill, pull the drakes by the Giant Wurm with you, so you can get more aggro. Be careful not to let the drakes bodyblock the exit, then walk pass the Giant Wurm by Khobay. Death Charge to Khobay and sliver him to death. Now trigger mage if you have not already done so.

Main Team

• Clear the way to the Tower of Courage and complete Rastigan The Eternal's quest.
• Clear the way to the Temple of War and clear it so the Forgemaster appears. Terra 1 takes the quests so you can go directly to the Temple of War.
• Take the first quest once the Perma is waiting on the south side of the forge. Pull them towards the middle. Once they are dead, pull the Shadow Beasts to the other side and kill. Do the same for the North side.
• Before leaving the Temple of War, make sure all three quests are taken - Khobay the Betrayer, Restore the Temple of War and Tower of Strength from Eternal Lord Taeres.
• Head to the Wailing Forest, clear all foes to the wailing lord. Do not kill the Wailing Lord.
• Pull and kill the nearby wolf.
• The Ritualist is the quest taker. Wait until everyone else is off the map and ready, then take the quest from the Wailing Lord. Wait until you are called by the main team.
• If you were far enough away, the griffins will not have followed you. Clear the way back to the Tower of Courage. Once you are almost there, tell the Ritualist they can come with Griffins.
• Pull and kill the last Wolf. Wait in the Tower until the griffins get there, then head to forge for your reward.