Build:Rt/any SoS Channeling Rit

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Uses Signet of Spirits coupled with utility skills to provide excellent damage with spirits and melee support. Also provides damage support for Spirit Wranglers.

Attributes and Skills

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Optional slots for one of the following;

• For Channeling Magic support (change Spawning Power to 12):
  • Bloodsong for another spirit.
  • Spirit Rift for additional AoE spike damage and cracked armor.
  • Painful Bond for more damage.
  • Spirit Boon Strike for spirit healing if not using Summon Spirits.
  • Gaze from Beyond to inflict Blindness.
  • Spirit Burn to inflict Burning.
  • Warmonger's Weapon for interrupt with melee attackers.

• Smiting support (put 12 in Smiting Prayers):
  • Strength of Honor for more melee support.
  • Castigation Signet for better energy management
  • Smite Hex for hex removal.
  • Smite Condition for condition removal.

• For Curses support (put 12 in Curses):
  • Barbs if your party has many melee characters, or a minion master
  • Mark of Pain for more AoE damage.
  • Enfeebling Blood for better protection against melee.
  • Weaken Armor to decrease target's AL.

• For Blood Magic support (put 12 in Blood Magic):
  • Blood Bond to give constant heals to frontliners/minions
  • Order of Pain for physical damage support
  • Blood Ritual if you have an energy hungry party

• For Protection Prayers support (put 12 in Protection Prayers):
  • Aegis for a party-wide block.
  • Protective Spirit for damage reduction.
  • Shield of Absorption for damage reduction.
  • Spirit Bond when taking heavy damage.

• For Command support (put 12 in Command):
  • "Find Their Weakness!" for more damage + DW.
  • "Stand Your Ground!" for extra armor while fighting.
  • "Fall Back!" for movement support.
  • Anthem of Weariness for added Weakness.
  • "Never Surrender!" to save dying allies.

• For Restoration Magic support (put attributes as Channeling:12+1, Restoration:12+1+1):
  • Spirit Light for massive 5 energy heal.
  • Life for part-wide heal.
  • Mend Body and Soul for condition removal and a heal.
  • Weapon of Warding for 50% chance to block and health regeneration.
  • Protective Was Kaolai for party-wide heal.
  • Soothing Memories for cheap heals (if using PWK).

• For Communing support (put attributes as Communing:11+1, Spawning Power:6+1):
  • Armor of Unfeeling for damage reduction on your spirits.
  • Pain for another offensive spirit.
  • Anguish for another offensive spirit.
  • Disenchantment for another offensive spirit and enchantment removal.
  • Shadowsong for another offensive spirit and blindness condition.
  • Shelter for another defensive spirit.
  • Union for another defensive spirit.
  • Mighty Was Vorizun for defense & energy management.

• For Spawning Power support (put attributes as Spawning Power:12+1):
  • Spirit's Gift for nearby allies healing and condition removal each time you create a creature.
  • Boon of Creation for self healing and energy each time you create a creature.
  • Explosive Growth for nearby lightning damage each time you create a creature.
  • Feast of Souls for big party healing.
  • Spirit to Flesh for nearby allies healing.
  • Rupture Soul for use with Destruction.

Equipment

• Armor: Shaman's or Survivor's Insignias, Runes of Vitae, and Rune of Superior Vigor.
• Weapons: Use a good Channeling Magic staff such as Ssyn's Staff or Bohdalz's Fury. The Hourglass Staff is ideal for Heroes.

Usage

Players:

• Precast Signet of Spirits prior to battle.
• Spirit Siphon can be used for energy management.
• Splinter Weapon/Great Dwarf Weapon should be used on any melee/ranged attackers.
• Ancestor's Rage should be used on allied melee attackers such as Dervishes, Warriors, and Assassins.
• Use Flesh of My Flesh to resurrect people when needed.
• Use optionals as needed, whether for support or otherwise.

Heroes:

• Disable Strength of Honor (if using) and micro it on three available frontliners.
• Put the Hero on guard mode. Call targets so that Hero locks onto it.

Counters

• Heavy damage.
• Bad healers.
• Interrupts.
• Enchantment removal.
• Hex removal.
• General caster counters.

Variants

• Others PvE-only Skills:
  • Great Dwarf Weapon for another weapon spell.
  • Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom for potentially faster recharges on spells.
  • Technobabble for daze support.
  • Summon Spirits to prot your spirits with you.
  • Pain Inverter to help against foes that deal large amounts of damage.
  • Vampirism for another spirit.
  • Selfless Spirit for more energy management.

Notes

• Invest 12 points into secondary profession skills you may use in your optionals.
• The Heroes now uses Splinter Weapon on minions.

See Also

• Build:Rt/any OoS Support Ritualist