Random Arena - builds and build discussion

[RezurrectMePlx]

Could anyone mention some good current RA ele builds please?

[Zulu8691]

Hi everyone,

First You need a strong def so let's start : Mo/Wa, resilient insign,q7 for 8 tact or q8 for 9 tact etc. You'll save loads of energy not healing yourself what ever the build you play. Here are the builds I could play.

Woh - Patient : main heal

My way of thinking is to help my team to make them kill faster and help me better in return. So :
Spot mind : at least 2 hex removed on melees ( faint empaty .. And cover(s) )
Draw cond : everyone know why - make useless every cond spammer)
I don't care about my own cond - could be annoying the first minute vs some
paragon daze skill until bonneti get available if you run bonneti + balanced or dolyak. I don't care either about my own hex. Just heal you before you get under, let's say 160 hp for such a skill like bf or vor but none play them anyway. And you can afford shame and div because bad Mesmer will random them and good will remove your holyveil so ...
Vigorous : cover for spot mind and good extra heal for melee like assa axe etc and own heal as well.

Then I like to play heal sig ( 12x heal, helpfullagainst shame, energy manage, free energy fake).

Finally the stances, many options :

With the new updates I'm not sure yet about what to play but I'd go for :
Shield bash and balanced stance since I lost a round only because I had 1 st***d earth ele spamming kd on me 24/7 in a large map ( I was playing with bonetti and sb). This stance and skill will make me comfortable against most of the opponent. It could be hard vs 2 or 3 melees but ... Everyone seems to like ele so..

Variations :
guardian over healsig but you need q7/8tact
Stance combinations - bonneti sb balanced stance shield stance

For me you can manage every kind of team unless you re in team with 2 or 3 totally beginner.
I hope it can help some new monk.

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[set asside]

here's my derv build
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Originally Posted by RezurrectMePlx

Could anyone mention some good current RA ele builds please?

blind the f out of everyone, works betetr tehn anythign else.

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Originally Posted by chullster

Keep posting it, I love playing against squishy melee with no blocking skills or blind removal, makes for easy games

blind removal lol?
assasins with block are annoying as RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO, but assasins without it put out some major dps.

[Darmikau]

So, what's meta in RA right now?

I've been on hiatus since November, so some serious flux and build changes have been going on I'm sure. I'm just trying to farm Glad points for my HoM, so I'm looking for meta stuff. I used to Run an Invoke ele, dshot ranger, and WoH monk, most of which I'm assuming are still popular, but I'm sure there are alternatives now. What are most people running?

[Rage_Knight]

Originally Posted by Dirame

My Ele build is slightly different from what the meta is but stonetrike will definitely reduce the amount of damage I do to you, although you'd be better off not using draw conditions cos.. *ahem* that could be fatal for you when fighting me hehehe.

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Been there, done that. It's fun until you notice how slow you are when you about to cast plague touch and how easily you can be interrupted whilst trying to do it. Like the other commenter said, Grenth's fingers = 1000 times better but it is quite energy intensive although if you have a bunch of casters in a group it will totally freak them out.

Grenths fingers is keen..would virulence be effective with a bleed/cripple/deep wound cross up? I know the monk would have absolute hell getting rid of all those conditions. Standard non-self healers would be dead in seconds.

But alas.. normaly I dont even use a secondary on a warrior anymore. Just Primary class. I get praises for being bold and dead sometimes for being predictable. XD But all in all I never get called a noob. so thats a plus. XD

[Coast]

i run this build now, at least more fun as healer:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/gw094e.jpg/

[Lucas13]

you just played the HA RC in RA x)
gg for the 24 wins but it seems very hard to use in RA

[Fluffy Kittens]

I got 25 wins with UA monk the other day. (I did have 3 eles in team tho)

[azzer20]

Originally Posted by Coast

i run this build now, at least more fun as healer:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/gw094e.jpg/

what's skill number 5?, distortion?

[urania]

Hex breaker.

[clbembry]

I present to you, THE HEALING ASSASSIN.

12 Healing
12 + 1 Shadow

Radiants and Attunements on head gloves and legs.
Survivors and Vitaes on Chest and Legs.
+5 e weapon
+30 hp off-hand

http://www.gwpvx.com/Special:PvXDeco...ame=&Go=Submit

That's the build.

Strategy is to use Infuse Health only when health bars get LOW. Immediately use one of your shadow steps to heal. Use Shadow Refuge if you feel you're going to be using Infuse Health soon. Pop SF when under heavy fire or need to rez without interrupts. Do not heal yourself until after SF expires, in which you will immediately use one of the shadow steps.

Good luck, and have fun.

[HigherMinion]

Originally Posted by clbembry

I present to you, THE HEALING ASSASSIN.

12 Healing
12 + 1 Shadow

Radiants and Attunements on head gloves and legs.
Survivors and Vitaes on Chest and Legs.
+5 e weapon
+30 hp off-hand

http://www.gwpvx.com/Special:PvXDeco...ame=&Go=Submit

That's the build.

Strategy is to use Infuse Health only when health bars get LOW. Immediately use one of your shadow steps to heal. Use Shadow Refuge if you feel you're going to be using Infuse Health soon. Pop SF when under heavy fire or need to rez without interrupts. Do not heal yourself until after SF expires, in which you will immediately use one of the shadow steps.

Good luck, and have fun.

Mosassin, huh? Think you'll need more points in CS for it to work.

[clbembry]

Originally Posted by HigherMinion

Mosassin, huh? Think you'll need more points in CS for it to work.

Well actually its a A/mo. A Mo/A would definitely be a better healer, but you'd have less armor and you're going to be targeted quite a bit more.

And what does putting points in CS accomplish?

[Shenro]

Originally Posted by Coast

i run this build now, at least more fun as healer:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/gw094e.jpg/

Is that Build for this Current Flux? If so mind Posting attributes?

[HigherMinion]

Originally Posted by clbembry

Well actually its a A/mo. A Mo/A would definitely be a better healer, but you'd have less armor and you're going to be targeted quite a bit more.

And what does putting points in CS accomplish?

The idea was that an assassin has the best energy management ever due to critical strikes, so you build up energy by autoattacking or maybe a lotus chain with critical strike at the end. Doesn't actually work because of all the casting and shit damage.

[Way2dead]

Only difference with Coast's is that prot monks in HA take eremite's zeal these days. If you are good looking at your field and not spamming rc/rof too much you will roll through RA when you have a team with enough damage. Spirit bond just got buffed, it will trigger a lot atm.

[exploiter]

godlike teamcomp, about 20 of them flawless. the dps on r/p with flux is sick

[Fitz Chivalry]

Originally Posted by exploiter

godlike teamcomp, about 20 of them flawless. the dps on r/p with flux is sick

You'd get owned by a shockwave ele.

By himself.

[exploiter]

Originally Posted by Fitz Chivalry

You'd get owned by a shockwave ele.

By himself.

thats why monks run condition removal

[Fleeting]

Originally Posted by Shenro

Is that Build for this Current Flux? If so mind Posting attributes?

RC with Hex Breaker is usually:

12+1+1 Prot
11(12)+1 Divine
6(<6) Domination

Whether you opt for 13 in Div over 6 in Dom depends on whether you want the extra time on Hex Breaker or not, and sometimes on how fast you are.