Build:Team - 2 Man Physical Support

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A strong choice of heroes when doing areas in Hard Mode with two physical players. The build puts emphasis on increasing attack damage by means of Strength of Honor, Order of Pain and Barbs and distributing AoE damage from Splinter Weapon and Mark of Pain.

Overview

• / Human Physical Players

• / Curses Spammer Hero

• / Splinter Bot Hero

• / Orders Elementalist Hero

• / Jagged Bomber Hero

• / Interrupting Restoration Hero

• / Channeling/Restoration Hero

Curses Spammer Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=n/mo curse=12+1+1 protect=10 soul=8+1][Spiteful Spirit][barbs][mark of pain][Enfeebling Blood][Shield of Absorption][Protective spirit][aegis][signet of lost souls][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: 20/20 Curses wand and offhand can be useful but not necessary.

Variants

• Replace Spiteful Spirit with Empathic Removal or Pain of Disenchantent
• Go N/P and take Command skills such as Bladeturn Refrain, "Find Their Weakness!" and "Fall Back!".
• Weaken Armor and other curses skills.

Splinter Smiting Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Rt/Mo Channel=12+1+1 smi=12 Resto=3][Signet of Spirits][Bloodsong][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Spirit Siphon][Smite Hex][Strength of Honor][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: 20/20 Channeling wand and offhand

Variants

• Take Smite Condition or Mend Body and Soul to remove conditions like Blind

Orders Elementalist Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=E/N energy=12+2+1 blood=12][ether renewal][aura of restoration][order of pain][dark fury][blood bond][jaundiced gaze][mark of fury][awaken the blood][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: A Blood staff with +20% enchantments and two 20% HCT.

Variants

• See E/N Ether Renewal Orders for other variants.
• See D/N Arcane Orders Dervish for a similar build.
• If using all scythes on your physicals, drop this build since it doesn't synergize with Aura of Holy Might and bring a hero with Command support.

Jagged Bomber Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=N/Mo death=12+1+1 sou=8+1 heal=10][Jagged Bones][Animate Bone Minions][Death Nova][Masochism][Foul Feast][Cure Hex][Dwayna's Sorrow][Infuse Condition][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia, one Bloodstained Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: 20/20 Death wand and offhand can be useful but not necessary.

Variants

• Take Putrid Bile
• Omit this build if you want to take three physical characters.

Interrupting Restoration Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Rt/Me Restoration=12+1+1 Inspiration=12 spawning=3][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Weapon of Warding][Protective Was Kaolai][Life][Tease][power drain][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: 20/20 Restoration wand and offhand can be useful but not necessary.

Variants

• Take Energy Drain over Tease in areas with few casters. Alternatively, you may take a second N/Rt healer or another physical if you don't think you'll need the interrupts/extra healing.
• Drain Enchantment/Leech Signet over another skill if enchantment removal/extra interrupt is needed.

Splinter Restoration Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=N/Rt Resto=12 Channel=10 Soul=8+1+1][optional][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective was Kaolai][Signet of Lost Souls][Flesh of my Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia and the best vigor rune you can afford.
• Weapons: 20/20 Restoration wand and offhand can be useful but not necessary.

Variants

• Elite slot for:
  • Weapon of Remedy
  • Corrupt Enchantment
  • Pain of Disenchantent
  • Icy Veins
  • Xinrae's Weapon
• Recovery or Recuperation over one of the other skills

Usage

• Set all heroes to Guard mode.
• Disable and micro Strength of Honor onto your main melee player(s).
• You may wish to micro Protective Spirit onto your main melee player before attacking groups.

Counters

• Heavy enchant removal
• Generic anti-caster

Notes

• Heroes can keep Splinter Weapon up most the time for up to two people. They will cast on anyone wielding a melee weapon, spear or bow. It is therefore advised that all these heroes use either a Wand or Staff.

See Also

• D/N Arcane Orders Dervish
• Rt/any SoS Channeling Rit
• Rt/Me Inspired Resto Rit
• N/any Minion Bomber