Build:Team - Physical Hero Team

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This is a three hero team build design to support physical players in PvE. It raises damage caused by physicals with Orders, Strength of Honor, Splinter Weapon and Curses spells like Mark of Pain and Barbs.

Overview

• / Physical Damage Player

• / Empathic Smite Hero

• / Jagged Minion Hero

• / SoS Orders Hero

Empathic Smite Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Ritualist/Monk Smiting=12 Channeling=12+1+1 Spawning=3][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Judge's Intervention][Empathic Removal][Spirit Siphon][Bloodsong][Strength of Honor][Flesh of My Flesh@0][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia, Vitae and/or Vigor runes
• Weapons: 40/40 Channeling wand and offhand

Variants

• Replace Bloodsong with Ancestor's Rage.
• Replace Smite Condition with Castigation Signet or Judge's Intervention
• Replace Flesh of My Flesh with Death Pact Signet
• Zealot's Fire can add some additional AoE damage. Note that elemental damage is not so effective in Hard Mode.
• Reversal of Damage and Judge's Intervention can both provide some damage prevention
• Do NOT use Judge's Insight, because it will change your damage to holy.

Jagged Minion Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/mo Death=12+1+3 SoulReaping=8+1 protection=10][Jagged Bones@18][Animate Bone Minions@18][Death Nova@18][Putrid Bile@18][Protective Spirit][Aegis][Shield of Absorption][Masochism@12][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor/radiant Insignia with Bloodstained insignia on head, hands or feet
• Weapons: Death Magic staff of enchanting

Variants

• Replace Jagged Bones with Aura of the Lich

SoS Orders Hero

<pvxbig> [build prof=Ritualist/Necromancer BloodMagic=11 Channeling=12+1+1 Spawning=6+1][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Blood Bond][Order of Pain][Dark Fury][Spirit Siphon][Signet of Spirits][Flesh of My Flesh][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor Insignia, Vitae and Vigor Runes
• Weapons: +20% enchantment blood magic staff, two HCT mods

Variants

Blood Ritual instead of Blood Bond

Usage

• Set all heroes to Guard mode.
• Disable and micro Strength of Honor on the physical damage players.

Variants

The Rt/N orders can be swapped for the following necro orders build, if your team requires more healing or the area has many conditions. You sacrifice damage for more defense. <pvxbig> [build prof=Necromancer/rt blood=11+1+1 SoulReaping=8+1 resto=11][optional][order of pain][blood bond][mend body and soul][spirit light][Protective was kaolai][life][Signet of Lost Souls@11][/build] </pvxbig> Optional elite slot for:

• Ravenous Gaze
• Spoil Victor

Notes

• If using with Henchmen, bring 2 more physical henchmen (preferably one being more support - a ranger or paragon) and 2 healers.
• It is recommended to bring "Save Yourselves!" on the player
• Do not bring Aura of Holy Might or elemental weapon mods as this prevents Orders from triggering extra damage.

See Also

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