Showing posts with label pvp. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Unorthodox Stormcaller PvP build.




Stormcaller (32)/Templar (21)/Chloromancer (13)
So this build is essentially based around a 1 hit wonder spell: Lightning Storm. The idea is that this one aoe attack is buffed to the point that it will melt faces off guardian scum.
3 Self-buffs need to be cast first and the shortest of these lasts 1 minute:
  • Static Discharge (+15 Air Damage on attacks)
  • Static Flux (+20% damage on Air Spells)
  • Entropic Veil (with Empred Veil 3/3 it adds +19% Magic Damage to all attacks)

Since Entropic Veil does not trigger Global Cooldown, this buff rotation takes 3s to cast.
My first question about these buffs is: Both Static Flux and Entropic Veil are charge-consuming buffs. Can I use both at the same time and will they stack?

The next rotation is the attacking rotation:
Optionally, you can throw down a Hailstorm to slow movement of 10 enemies within 25m range by 75%, or Flash Freeze to outright freeze enemies in place (but less damaging), and/or Raging Storm to help Inductance give a +30% Air Damage buff.
-Nenvin's Lament (Next damaging spell will be critical hit)
-Bloom OR Radiant Spores (Chloro healing abilities that will activate Natural Awareness 5/5 which gives +25% int for 6 seconds. Note that Nenvin's Lament should still be on since these are not damaging spells)
-Lightning Storm (25m aoe that hits 10 enemies for base 371 Air Damage. Any enemy who is within the Lightning Storm for 3 seconds is rooted for 15 seconds.
This rotation takes 2 Global Cooldowns (3 seconds). Hailstorm/Flash Freeze/ will add more time if you include them at the beginning.
Lightning Storm's 371 damage is buffed in PvP situations by a lot:
  • +15 Air Damage from Static Discharge
  • +20% Damage from Static Flux
  • +19% Damage from Entropic Veil + Empowered Veil
  • +5% Damage from Lightning Mastery
  • +0-30% Damage from Inductance (Depending on number of Electrified Stacks)
  • +15% Damage from Planar Attunement (PvP only)
  • X1.75 Damage from Nenvin's Lament Guaranteed Crit
  • +30% Crit Damage from Overload (PvP only)
If this works how I assume it does: Lightning Storm now does up to (381+(381 X 0.89))X(1.75+0.30) = 1476 damage on 10 enemies within 25m range over 6 seconds
In addition, you will have:
  • +25% Intelligence from Natural Awareness
  • +Any gear or party buff bonuses on your character
So, is this feasible as a PvP build? I don't know how 1476 damage translates ingame to actual damage, but it seems pretty large.

Check it out here
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Making Money via PVP Guide

In the current Open Beta, I leveled mainly by doing PVP. After I finally got my mount at 22, which is late compared to questers, I was constantly broke.
I then found out, that you can make money by spending Favor and selling what you buy. 

The Black Garden

Guardian/Defiant NameCost (Favor)Sells for (Gold)Silver/Favor
Vigilant Warden's Crest/Aender's Crest99425.762.59
Custodian's Baton/Declining Vigiliant's Scepter99423.422.36
Curator's Blazing Wand/Wanton Blaze99423.422.36
Vigilant Warden's Breastplate/Aender's Breastplate61211.251.84
Custodian's Coif/Declining Vigiliant's Coif4898.551.75
Watchman's Leggings/Last Gasp's Leggings61210.411.70
Curator's Mantle/Doomed Soul's Mantle4898.151.67
Watchman's Medallion/Last Gasp's Medallion8709.291.07

The Codex

Guardian/Defiant NameCost (Favor)Sells for (Gold)Silver/Favor
Tacit Arbiter's Wand/Lore Seeker's Scepter48913.622.79
Hushed Erudite Gloves/Arcanologist's Gloves3677.131.94
Mute Death's Bandoleer/Claimant's Bandoleer3676.241.70
Silent Vigil's Choker/Inquirer's Medallion4285.401.26

What Notoriety do I need to buy what?

NotorietyItems that cost less than
Friendly700
Decorated1500*
Honored5000
ReveredEverything

*Also, the tokens.

Missing Items

The Black Garden
Guardian/Defiant NameCost (Favor)Sells for (Gold)Silver/Favor
Custodian's Crest/Declining Vigiliant's Crest2137??
Gatekeeper's Knowledge/Decrepit Wardstone Fragment10687??
On Regulos, and his Domain/Forbidden Knowledge2137??
Overseer's Rage/Degenerate Wardstone Fragment10687??
The Black Garden Token2500??
Vigilant Warden's Vengeance/Aender's Guarantee4275??
Watchman's Authority/Last Gasp's Retribution2137??
The Codex
Guardian/Defiant NameCost (Favor)Sells for (Gold)Silver/Favor
Cavernous Nothing/Recaptured Knowledge10687??
Hushed Erudite Pantaloons/Arcanologist's Pantaloons1243??
Hushed Erudite Robe/Arcanologist's Robe2672??
Mute Death's Boots/Claimant's Boots746??
Mute Death's Shoulderpads/Claimant's Shoulderpads2137??
Silehnt Vigil's Great Helm/Inquirer's Helm2137??
Silent Vigil's Gauntlets/Inquirer's Gauntlets746??
Tacit Arbiter's Shoulderpads/Lore Seeker's Mantle994??
Tacti Arbiter's Mark/Lore Seeker's Medallion1870??
The Codex Token2500??
Whispered Silence/Words of War10687??
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