Archive:Team - Shove Spike

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Uses a shit load of defensive skills and a quick spike to be able to kite forever while still being able to clean spike.

Team Composition

/ Shove Hammer

/ DH Spiker

/ LS Spiker

/ WoH Spiker

Shove Hammer

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Equipment

• Stonefist Insignia
• Runes of Vitae/Superior Vigor

Usage

• Call spike over a voice chat program.
• Shadow walk in just before 'spike' and knock down enemy with Shove. Activate Protectors Defense and follow with Crushing Blow.
• Shadow step out with dash asap while the Monks cancel Shadow Walk and support you until you shadow step out.
• Kite until Shadow walk is recharged.
• Call weaker 'standing' grapple spikes between 'shadow' spikes.
• If the other team balls, spike the ranger and immediately grapple the monk.

Divert Hexes Spiker

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Usage

• Press T during the spike calling to switch to the Warrior's target.
• Aegis Shove Caller on spike in order to prevent interrupts
• Shadow Walk in on 'spike' and use both smite skills.
• Cancel Shadow Walk with Dash.
• For 'standing' spikes, Dash to target and smite on 'Spike'.
• Keep the party alive between spikes.

Life Sheath Spiker

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Usage

• Press T during the spike calling to switch to the Warrior's target.
• Shadow Walk in on 'spike' and use both smite skills.
• Cancel Shadow Walk with Dash.
• For 'standing' spikes, Dash to target and smite on 'Spike'.
• Keep the party alive between spikes.

Word of Healing Spiker

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Usage

• Press T during the spike calling to switch to the Warrior's target.
• Shadow Walk in on 'spike' and use both smite skills.
• Cancel Shadow Walk with Dash.
• For 'standing' spikes, Dash to target and smite on 'Spike'.
• Keep the party alive between spikes.

Build Usage

• Use the map to your advantage- hide behind obstacles and spike from behind them. High and low ground is useful.
• Continually kite to avoid most damage
• Spike regularly on vulnerable targets
• When Facing another Shove Spike build use Dark escape while being spiked.

Variants

• Shield of Deflection, Zealous Benediction and Shield of Regeneration Monks may be used.
• Run Dark Escape in place of Return/HoS to ensure victory against RTL spike.

Counters

• Bodyblocking
• Interrupts on Monks/War's KD
• Excessive energy denial
• Excessive amounts of damage and hexes
• Pre-protting of spikes with either Shielding Hands or Shield of Absorption
• Leech Signet
• Excessive snaring
• Stance removal on monks during the spike
• Not knowing how to kite
• Supportive Spirit
• Balthazar's Pendilum
• Balanced Stance