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 and Order of Pain and distributing AoE damage from Splinter Weapon.

Overview

• / Human Physical Players

• / Splinter Protection Hero

• / Splinter Smiting Hero

• / Orders Elementalist Hero

• / Jagged Bomber Hero

• / Interrupting Restoration Hero

• / Splinter Restoration Hero

Splinter Protection Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=rt/mo chan=12+1+1 protect=12 resto=3][Bloodsong][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Spirit Siphon][Empathic Removal][Shield of Absorption][Aegis][Death Pact Signet][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

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

Variants

• Go Rt/P and take Command skills such as Bladeturn Refrain, "Find Their Weakness!" and "Fall Back!".

Splinter Smiting Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Rt/Mo Channel=12+1+1 smi=12 Resto=3][Signet of Spirits][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Spirit Siphon][Judge's Intervention][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 can be useful but not necessary.

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.

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][Shield of Absorption][Aegis][Protective Spirit][Signet of Lost Souls][/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

• 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:
  • Pain of Disenchantent
  • Icy Veins
  • Xinrae's Weapon

Usage

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

Counters

• Heavy enchant removal
• Generic anti-caster

Notes

• Heroes will cast Splinter Weapon on anyone wielding a melee weapon, spear, or bow. To maximize the concentration of Splinter Weapon on the melees, it is advised that all these heroes use either a Wand or Staff. Some casts may still be used on minions, however.

See Also

• E/N Ether Renewal Orders
• Rt/any SoS Channeling Rit
• N/any Minion Bomber
• N/Rt SoLS Healer
• Build:Team - 2 Man Physical Smite Support