Discordway

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This page contains information about an obsolete build. The information on this page does not apply to the game as it currently exists.

Discordway is a team build that features three or more necromancer heroes using Discord to deal heavy armor-ignoring damage to a single target. The team is popular for vanquishing and completion of Hard mode missions. Due to Discord's focus on a single target, it is slower than more Area of Effect-oriented teams. Discordway was originally created when only three heroes could be used per player.

Overview[edit]

Heroes use Discord effectively. They will prioritize its use on suitable targets, unless performing other tasks. Due to its low recharge time, heroes are frequently able to use it simultaneously. This often results in a spike to a target and often death, which has synergy with each hero's Soul Reaping as energy management. The elite skill's prerequisites are easily met with a few skills, leaving the team with plenty of room for support and utility skills (e.g. a combination of minion masters, healing from Restoration Magic or Healing Prayers, and/or support from Curses, Death Magic, or Protection Prayers).

Advantages[edit]

Disadvantages[edit]

  • Diminished effectiveness during prolonged fights of attrition or against better-designed mobs, especially in Winds of Change.
  • Less useful in areas with heavy hex and condition removal.
  • Both energy management and minion armies depend on killing foes quickly, which makes the team helpless in areas with fewer or more durable foes.
  • Can be slow to cover a map, due to long activation times of minion-generating skills.
  • Can be easily countered by Complicate and Signet of Humility, which prevent the heroes from spamming Discord.

Caveat[edit]

  • Due to the introduction of 7-hero parties, other team builds have become much more efficient.

Team Build[edit]

Any Player[edit]

The player can use any build that allows frequent application of hexes and conditions. Assassin's Promise and a combination of PvE-based skills are ideal for this. Heroes will spike a called foe to death quickly, triggering Assassin's Promise in return and recharging the player's skills for the next target.

Any / Assassin
Assassin's Promise.jpg
Assassin's Promise
"You Move Like a Dwarf!".jpg
"You Move Like a Dwarf!"
Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support.jpg
Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support
"Finish Him!".jpg
"Finish Him!"
Optional.jpg
Optional
Optional.jpg
Optional
Optional.jpg
Optional
Optional.jpg
Optional
Deadly Arts: 12
Template Code[edit]
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Typical 3-Hero Builds[edit]

The classic Discordway combination includes a Necromancer/Ritualist healer, a Necromancer/Monk protector, and a Necromancer/Ritualist curser. The first two keep the team alive, while the third helps the player apply conditions and hexes. There are many viable variations. The optional skills below should produce minions and provide a hard resurrection.

Necromancer Restoration[edit]

Necromancer / Ritualist
Discord.jpg
Discord
Animate Shambling Horror.jpg
Animate Shambling Horror
Signet of Lost Souls.jpg
Signet of Lost Souls
Mend Body and Soul.jpg
Mend Body and Soul
Spirit Light.jpg
Spirit Light
Protective Was Kaolai.jpg
Protective Was Kaolai
Life.jpg
Life
Optional.jpg
Optional
Death Magic: 10+1+1
Soul Reaping: 8+1
Restoration Magic: 12
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Necromancer Protection[edit]

Necromancer / Monk
Discord.jpg
Discord
Animate Bone Minions.jpg
Animate Bone Minions
Death Nova.jpg
Death Nova
Putrid Bile.jpg
Putrid Bile
Shield of Absorption.jpg
Shield of Absorption
Protective Spirit.jpg
Protective Spirit
Aegis.jpg
Aegis
Optional.jpg
Optional
Death Magic: 12+1+3
Soul Reaping: 8+1
Protection Prayers: 10
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Necromancer Curses[edit]

Necromancer / Ritualist
Discord.jpg
Discord
Animate Shambling Horror.jpg
Animate Shambling Horror
Enfeebling Blood.jpg
Enfeebling Blood
Putrid Bile.jpg
Putrid Bile
Mend Body and Soul.jpg
Mend Body and Soul
Spirit Light.jpg
Spirit Light
Protective Was Kaolai.jpg
Protective Was Kaolai
Recovery.jpg
Recovery
Death Magic: 11+1+1
Soul Reaping: 7+1
Curses: 5+1
Restoration: 11
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See also[edit]

  • Sabway, another team build using three necromancer heroes (also made prior to the ability to take seven heroes per player).

External links[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The build is named after its primary elite, after the IWAY naming convention.
  • Although the build is designed for use in PvE, some spike teams have made use of similar builds in PvP.

Team roles (edit)
Type General team roles Specific team roles Hero team roles
Damage SpikerNuker BomberDagger spammerTouch rangerStarbursterTrapper
Pressure Lineback BarragerBeast masterCripshot RangerPressure Ranger
Support HealerProtection BatteryBonderFlag runnerHybrid monkImbagonInfuserOrders
Control ShutdownTank Minion masterPermaSpirit spammer Mesmer Midline
Utility CallerToolbox Gimmick