Archive:Team - Barrage/Pet

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The Barrage/Pet is the most common, and effective Team build designed for ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings. This build utilizes the synergy between Barrage, Favorable Winds, Winnowing and Orders to inflict high damage on multiple foes, with a wall of pets and minions to defend the party.

Team Composition

• 5 Barrage/Pet players

Some combination of the following:

• 1 Minion Master

• 1 Orders Necromancer

• 1 Healer Monk

Barragers

The barragers have a number of variations as many skills synergise with barrage. A full list is given on Guide:Barrager Guide and Build:R/any Barrage Ranger, this team build explores a number of strong example builds.

Splinter Barrager

<pvxbig> [build prof=r/rt marks=11+1+1 expertise=7+1 channel=10 beast=7+1][Barrage][Savage Shot][splinter Weapon]["By Ural's Hammer!"][nightmare Weapon][triple Shot][Call of Protection][Comfort Animal][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Play as Rt/R (attributes, Channeling=12+1+1 Marksmanship=11 Beast Mastery=6)
• Replace Triple Shot (Kurzick) with the Luxon version

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +5energy.

Usage

• Use "By Ural's Hammer!" to increase the damage done by Splinter Weapon.
• Use Nightmare Weapon with Triple Shot to kill single foes.

Commanding Barrager

<pvxbig> [build prof=r/p marks=11+1+1 expertise=7+1 command=11 beast=7+1][Barrage][Savage Shot][Distracting Shot]["Go for the Eyes!"][Anthem of Envy][Never Rampage Alone][Comfort Animal][Signet of Return][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Replace Signet of Return with "We Shall Return"!"
• Take Hexbreaker Aria

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage

Usage

• Use "Go For the Eyes!" and Anthem of Envy when enough adrenaline has built up

Spirit Barrager

<pvxbig> [build prof=r/rt marks=12+1+1 expertise=7+1 beast=8+1 wilder=8+1][Barrage][Savage Shot][Winnowing][Favorable Winds][Summon Spirits][Call of Protection][Comfort Animal][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Replace Flesh of My Flesh with Death Pact Signet
• Replace Winnowing with Edge of Extinction (put all points in Wilderness Survival in Beast Mastery)
• Use the Luxon version of Summon Spirits

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage

Usage

• Keep Winnowing and Favorable Winds up at all times.
• Move and heal spirits with Summon Spirits

Savior Barrager

<pvxbig> [build prof=r/w marks=12+1+1 expertise=8+1 beast=10+1][Barrage][Savage Shot][Distracting Shot][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor]["Save Yourselves!"][For Great Justice][Call of Protection][Comfort Animal][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Replace Distracting Shot with Throw Dirt

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +5energy.

Usage

• Cast Ebon Battle Standard of Honor before attacking. Try to cast close to areas with many Barragers or Bone Fiends.
• Use "Save Yourselves!" when the party is taking a lot of damage.
• Use "For Great Justice!" to build up adrenaline quicker where SY! is needed a lot.

Puller Barrager

<pvxbig> [build name="Splinter Puller" prof=range/mo marksm=12+1+1 beastm=10+1 expert=8+1][barrage][Savage Shot][distracting shot][Zojuns Haste][I Am Unstoppable!][call of Protection][Comfort Animal][rebirth][/build]</pvxbig>

Variants

• Different res skill

Equipment

• Weapon: Zealous or Vampiric Recurve bow, +30hp, +15^50 damage. May want to use a Longbow to pull away or shield and +5 armor weapon when running in to pull.

Usage

• Pull groups by running in with Zojun's Haste and "I Am Unstoppable!" up.

Supporters

These builds are best used in support of barrage-team.

Minion Master

<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/mo Death=12+1+3 Soul=10+1 heal=8][Aura of the Lich][animate vampiric horror][Animate Shambling Horror][masochism][Blood of the Master][Dwayna's Sorrow][cure hex][optional][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Optional slots for additional hex or condition removal.

Equipment

• Weapon: +20% enchantments weapon with +30hp
• Armor: Survivors or Radiant insignia with one Bloodstained insignia piece. Rune of superior vigor.

Usage

• Maintain Masochism and Aura of the Lich to raise Death Magic
• Use Aura of the Lich once a battle it finished.
• Use Dwayna's Sorrow on minions and pets.
• Heal minions with Blood of the Master

Orders Necromancer

<pvxbig> [build prof=n/mo blood=12+3+1 soul=12+3 prot=3][Order of the Vampire@18][Blood Renewal@18][Blood Bond@18][Great Dwarf Weapon][Awaken the Blood@18][succor][Blood Ritual@18][rebirth][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Take Order of Pain and replace elite with Blood is Power
• Take a different orders build, such as Build:E/N Ether Renewal Orders

Equipment

• Weapon: +20% enchantments staff with 2 adept mods, +20% enchantments one handed weapon with -50hp Grim Cesta to switch to.
• Armor: One set of Radiant insignia with super runes on each piece and a regular health set to switch between, depending on the area.

Usage

• Maintain Awaken the Blood (as long as you are running reasonably low health).
• Put Great Dwarf Weapon on the three barragers which do not have Splinter Weapon
• Maintain Order of the Vampire during fights.
• Heal minions and pets with Blood Bond
• Maintain Succor on the monk.

Healer Monk

<pvxbig> [build prof=monk/e healin=12+1+1 divine=12+1][optional][Dwayna's kiss][Patient Spirit][seed of life][cure hex][heal party][glyph of lesser energy][optional][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Run either Healer's Boon and a res, Word of Healing and a res or Unyielding Aura and another hex or condition removal skill.
• Different Healing Prayers skills such as Ethereal Light

Equipment

• Weapon: 20/20 healing wand and offhand and a +20% enchantments weapon.
• Armor: Survivor insignia, rune of superior vigor, runes of attunement

Usage

• Remove hexes such as Spiteful Spirit and Empathy with Cure Hex

General Usage

Variants

More experienced teams can drop one of the barragers for an SS necromancer <pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/Mesmer Curses=12+1+1 Soul=11+1 Inspiration=6][Mantra of Resolve][Spiteful Spirit][Arcane Echo][Mark Of Pain][barbs]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Air of Superiority][Signet Of Sorrow][/build] </pvxbig>

Variants

• Ural's for Desecrate Enchantments/Defile Enchantments
• Signet of Sorrows for another skill (Pain Inverter, Weaken armor, Enfeebling Blood)
• Mindbender instead of Air of Superiority

Equipment

• Radiant or survivors
• 40/40 set, or 20/20 offhand with a caster weapon
• Vigor

Usage

• Hex balled foes with Mark of Pain and Spiteful Spirit
• Use Barbs on single or leftovers foes.

See Also

• Guide:Barrager Guide
• Build:R/any Barrage Ranger