Guild Wars GvG Build & Match Database

Match Information				Other Information
Match Date:	25 Aug 2006	Flux:	—	Credits:	A.
Occasion:	Semi-Finals	Guild Hall:	Isle of Jade	Added to Site:	25 Dec 2016 09:00:46 CET

#5 🏆		#6
	Eviscerate 8 Elite Axe AttackIf Eviscerate hits, you strike for +1…25…31 damage and inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 5…17…20 seconds.Axe Mastery Protector's Strike 5½3 Melee Attack If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10…34…40 more damage.Strength Distracting Blow 5½10 Melee AttackSwipe your weapon at the target, dealing no damage but disrupting the target's current action (and the actions of foes adjacent to your target). Bull's Strike 510 Melee AttackIf this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5…25…30 damage, and your target is knocked down.Strength Healing Signet 24 SignetYou gain 82…154…172 Health. You have -40 armor while using this skill.Tactics Shock 5¾1010 SkillTarget touched foe is knocked down and struck for 10…50…60 lightning damage. This skill has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Rush 4 StanceFor 8…18…20 seconds, you move 25% faster.Strength Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.		Energy Surge 5215 Elite SpellTarget foe loses 1…8…10 Energy. For each point of Energy lost, that foe and all nearby foes take 9 damage.Domination Magic Energy Burn 10220 SpellTarget foe loses 1…8…10 Energy and takes 9 damage for each point of Energy lost.Domination Magic Blackout 10112 SkillFor 2…5…6 seconds, all of touched target foe's skills are disabled, and all of your skills are disabled for 5 seconds.Domination Magic Shatter Enchantment 10120 SpellRemove an enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, that foe takes 14…83…100 damage.Domination Magic Gale 101510 SpellKnock down target foe for 2 seconds. (50% failure chance with Air Magic 4 or less.)Air Magic Drain Enchantment 5220 SpellRemove an enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you gain 8…15…17 Energy and 40…104…120 Health.Inspiration Magic Distortion 58 Stance For 1…4…5 second[s], you have a 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block an attack this way, you lose 2 Energy or Distortion ends.Illusion Magic Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.
	Devastating Hammer 7 Elite Hammer AttackIf Devastating Hammer hits, your target is knocked down and suffers from Weakness for 5…17…20 seconds.Hammer Mastery Crushing Blow 510 Hammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +1…16…20 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 5…17…20 seconds.Hammer Mastery Hammer Bash 6 Hammer AttackLose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down.Hammer Mastery Counter Blow 4 Hammer AttackIf this attack hits an attacking foe, that foe is knocked down.Hammer Mastery Bull's Strike 510 Melee AttackIf this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +5…25…30 damage, and your target is knocked down.Strength Shock 5¾1010 SkillTarget touched foe is knocked down and struck for 10…50…60 lightning damage. This skill has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Rush 4 StanceFor 8…18…20 seconds, you move 25% faster.Strength Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.		Devastating Hammer 7 Elite Hammer AttackIf Devastating Hammer hits, your target is knocked down and suffers from Weakness for 5…17…20 seconds.Hammer Mastery Crushing Blow 510 Hammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +1…16…20 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 5…17…20 seconds.Hammer Mastery Mighty Blow 7 Hammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +10…34…40 damage.Hammer Mastery Healing Signet 24 SignetYou gain 82…154…172 Health. You have -40 armor while using this skill.Tactics Death's Charge 5¼30 SpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 65…173…200.Shadow Arts Frenzy 54 StanceFor 8 seconds, you attack 33% faster but take double damage. Sprint 515 StanceFor 8…13…14 seconds, you move 25% faster.Strength Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.
	Ether Prodigy 51510 Elite Enchantment SpellLose all enchantments. For 8…18…20 seconds, you gain +6 Energy regeneration. When Ether Prodigy ends, you lose 2 Health for each point of Energy you have.Energy Storage Blinding Flash 10¾8 SpellTarget foe is Blinded for 3…7…8 seconds.Air Magic Fireball 101½7 SpellSend out a ball of fire that strikes target foe and all adjacent foes for 7…91…112 fire damage.Fire Magic Rodgort's Invocation 2528 SpellTarget foe and all nearby foes are struck for 15…99…120 fire damage and set on fire for 1…3…3 second[s].Fire Magic Meteor Shower 2556010 SpellCreate a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 7…91…112 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds.Fire Magic Heal Party (PvP) 15120 SpellHeal entire party for 30…66…75 Health.Healing Prayers Glyph of Sacrifice 5115 GlyphFor 15 seconds, your next spell casts instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. Ends prematurely if you use a non-spell skill. Resurrection Chant 10615 SpellResurrect target party member with up to your current Health and 5…29…35% Energy. This spell has half the normal range.Healing Prayers		Aura of Displacement -110¼20 Elite Enchantment SpellWhen you cast Aura of Displacement, Shadow Step to target foe. When you stop maintaining Aura of Displacement you return to your original location. Shock 5¾1010 SkillTarget touched foe is knocked down and struck for 10…50…60 lightning damage. This skill has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Falling Spider 58 Off-Hand Attack Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, Falling Spider strikes for +15…31…35 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 5…17…20 seconds.Dagger Mastery Twisting Fangs 1015 Dual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +10…18…20 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 5…17…20 seconds.Critical Strikes Disrupting Stab 510 Lead AttackIf this attack hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If that action was a spell, it is disabled for 3…9…10 seconds.Dagger Mastery Shock Arrow 518 SpellSend out a shocking arrow that flies swiftly toward target foe, striking for 5…41…50 lightning damage. If Shock Arrow strikes a foe suffering from Cracked Armor, you gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage. Shock Arrow has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Shadow Refuge 518 Enchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, you gain 5…9…10 Health regeneration. When Shadow Refuge ends, you gain 40…88…100 Health if you are attacking.Shadow Arts Dark Escape 530 StanceFor 5…13…15 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.Shadow Arts
	Oath Shot 1025 Elite Bow AttackIf Oath Shot hits, all of your skills except Oath Shot are recharged. If it misses, all of your skills are disabled for 10 seconds. (50% miss chance with Expertise 7 or less.)Expertise Barbed Trap 15220 TrapWhen Barbed Trap is triggered, all nearby foes are struck for 7…20…23 piercing damage, become Crippled, and begin Bleeding for 3…21…25 seconds. Barbed Trap ends after 90 seconds. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted.Wilderness Survival Flame Trap 10220 TrapWhen Flame Trap is triggered, every second (for 3 seconds total), all nearby foes are struck for 5…17…20 fire damage and set on fire for 1…3…3 seconds. Flame Trap ends after 90 seconds. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted.Wilderness Survival Dust Trap 25230 TrapWhen Dust Trap is triggered, every second (for 5 seconds total), all nearby foes are Blinded for 3…7…8 seconds and take 10…22…25 damage. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted. Dust Trap ends after 90 seconds.Wilderness Survival Distracting Shot 5½10 Bow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 1…13…16 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.Expertise Whirling Defense 1060 StanceFor 8…18…20 seconds, you have 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block a projectile in this way, adjacent foes take 5…10…11 damage.Expertise Shields Up! 1030 ShoutFor 5…10…11 seconds, you and all party members within earshot gain +60 armor against incoming projectile attacks.Tactics Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.		Aura of Displacement -110¼20 Elite Enchantment SpellWhen you cast Aura of Displacement, Shadow Step to target foe. When you stop maintaining Aura of Displacement you return to your original location. Shock 5¾1010 SkillTarget touched foe is knocked down and struck for 10…50…60 lightning damage. This skill has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Falling Spider 58 Off-Hand Attack Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, Falling Spider strikes for +15…31…35 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 5…17…20 seconds.Dagger Mastery Twisting Fangs 1015 Dual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +10…18…20 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 5…17…20 seconds.Critical Strikes Way of the Fox 5¼45 Enchantment Spell For 10…30…35 seconds, your next 1…5…6 attack[s] cannot be blocked.Shadow Arts Death's Charge 5¼30 SpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 65…173…200.Shadow Arts Shadow Refuge 518 Enchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, you gain 5…9…10 Health regeneration. When Shadow Refuge ends, you gain 40…88…100 Health if you are attacking.Shadow Arts Dark Escape 530 StanceFor 5…13…15 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.Shadow Arts
	Air of Enchantment 5¼8 Elite Enchantment SpellFor 4…9…10 seconds, enchantments cast on target other ally cost 5 less Energy (minimum 1 Energy).Protection Prayers Reversal of Fortune 5¼2 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 15…67…80.Protection Prayers Guardian 514 Enchantment SpellFor 2…6…7 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks.Protection Prayers Draw Conditions 5¼4 SpellAll negative conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each condition acquired, you gain 6…22…26 Health.Protection Prayers Zealot's Fire 10¼30 Enchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, whenever you use a skill that targets an ally, all foes adjacent to that target are struck for 5…29…35 fire damage and you lose 1 Energy.Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Aura 25225 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, foes adjacent to target ally take 10…22…25 holy damage each second.Smiting Prayers Aegis (PvP) 10¼30 Enchantment SpellFor 1…3…3 seconds, target other party member cannot be the target of hostile spells, and attacks against this party member fail.Protection Prayers Channeling 5115 Enchantment SpellFor 8…46…56 seconds, whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 Energy for each foe in the area.Inspiration Magic		Ether Prodigy 51510 Elite Enchantment SpellLose all enchantments. For 8…18…20 seconds, you gain +6 Energy regeneration. When Ether Prodigy ends, you lose 2 Health for each point of Energy you have.Energy Storage Lightning Orb 1525 SpellSend out a Lightning Orb that strikes target foe for 10…82…100 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration.Air Magic Blinding Flash 10¾8 SpellTarget foe is Blinded for 3…7…8 seconds.Air Magic Extinguish 15112 SpellRemove one condition from each party member. Party members relieved of Burning are healed for 10…82…100 Health.Protection Prayers Heal Party (PvP) 15120 SpellHeal entire party for 30…66…75 Health.Healing Prayers Aegis (PvP) 10¼30 Enchantment SpellFor 1…3…3 seconds, target other party member cannot be the target of hostile spells, and attacks against this party member fail.Protection Prayers Glyph of Sacrifice 5115 GlyphFor 15 seconds, your next spell casts instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. Ends prematurely if you use a non-spell skill. Resurrection Chant 10615 SpellResurrect target party member with up to your current Health and 5…29…35% Energy. This spell has half the normal range.Healing Prayers
	Ether Prodigy 51510 Elite Enchantment SpellLose all enchantments. For 8…18…20 seconds, you gain +6 Energy regeneration. When Ether Prodigy ends, you lose 2 Health for each point of Energy you have.Energy Storage Blinding Flash 10¾8 SpellTarget foe is Blinded for 3…7…8 seconds.Air Magic Ice Spikes 151½10 Hex SpellTarget and adjacent foes are struck for 20…68…80 cold damage and move 66% slower for 2…5…6 seconds.Water Magic Deep Freeze 25215 Hex SpellYou cause a Deep Freeze at target foe's location. All foes in this area are struck for 10…70…85 cold damage, and for 10 seconds, they move 66% slower.Water Magic Windborne Speed 10¾5 Enchantment SpellFor 5…11…13 seconds, target ally moves 33% faster.Air Magic Heal Party (PvP) 15120 SpellHeal entire party for 30…66…75 Health.Healing Prayers Aegis (PvP) 10¼30 Enchantment SpellFor 1…3…3 seconds, target other party member cannot be the target of hostile spells, and attacks against this party member fail.Protection Prayers Extinguish 15112 SpellRemove one condition from each party member. Party members relieved of Burning are healed for 10…82…100 Health.Protection Prayers		Crippling Shot 104 Elite Bow AttackIf Crippling Shot hits, your target becomes Crippled for 1…9…11 second[s]. This attack cannot be blocked.Marksmanship Apply Poison 15212 PreparationFor 24 seconds, foes struck by your physical attacks become Poisoned for 3…13…15 seconds.Wilderness Survival Savage Shot 10½5 Bow AttackIf Savage Shot hits, your target's action is interrupted. If that action was a spell, you strike for +13…25…28 damage.Marksmanship Distracting Shot 5½10 Bow AttackIf Distracting Shot hits, it interrupts target foe's action but deals only 1…13…16 damage. If the interrupted action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds.Expertise Shadow Refuge 518 Enchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, you gain 5…9…10 Health regeneration. When Shadow Refuge ends, you gain 40…88…100 Health if you are attacking.Shadow Arts Dark Escape 530 StanceFor 5…13…15 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.Shadow Arts Return 5¼15 SpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 3…7…8 seconds. Shadow Step to target other ally's location.Shadow Arts Resurrection Signet 3 SignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.
	Energy Drain 5130 Elite SpellTarget foe loses 2…8…9 Energy. You gain 3 Energy for each point of Energy lost.Inspiration Magic Reversal of Fortune 5¼2 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 15…67…80.Protection Prayers Mend Condition 5¾2 SpellRemove one condition (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, or Deep Wound) from target other ally. If a condition is removed, that ally is healed for 5…57…70 Health.Protection Prayers Distortion 58 Stance For 1…4…5 second[s], you have a 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block an attack this way, you lose 2 Energy or Distortion ends.Illusion Magic Protective Spirit 10¼5 Enchantment SpellFor 5…19…23 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or spell.Protection Prayers No Skill This skill is not known. Drain Enchantment 5220 SpellRemove an enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you gain 8…15…17 Energy and 40…104…120 Health.Inspiration Magic Divine Boon -15¼10 Enchantment SpellWhile you maintain this enchantment, whenever you cast a Protection Prayer or Divine Favor spell that targets an ally, that ally is healed for 15…51…60 Health, and you lose 1 Energy.Divine Favor		Blessed Light 10¾3 Elite SpellHeal target ally for 10…114…140 Health and remove one condition and one hex.Divine Favor Reversal of Fortune 5¼2 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 15…67…80.Protection Prayers Gift of Health 5¾5 SpellAll of your other Healing Prayers skills are disabled for 10…6…5 seconds. Target other ally is healed for 15…123…150 Health.Healing Prayers Guardian 514 Enchantment SpellFor 2…6…7 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks.Protection Prayers Spirit Bond (PvP) 10¼5 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or spells, that ally is healed for 30…78…90 Health.Protection Prayers Signet of Devotion 25 SignetHeal target ally for 14…83…100 Health.Divine Favor Return 5¼15 SpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 3…7…8 seconds. Shadow Step to target other ally's location.Shadow Arts Dark Escape 530 StanceFor 5…13…15 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.Shadow Arts
	Energy Drain 5130 Elite SpellTarget foe loses 2…8…9 Energy. You gain 3 Energy for each point of Energy lost.Inspiration Magic Reversal of Fortune 5¼2 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 15…67…80.Protection Prayers Mend Condition 5¾2 SpellRemove one condition (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, or Deep Wound) from target other ally. If a condition is removed, that ally is healed for 5…57…70 Health.Protection Prayers Gift of Health 5¾5 SpellAll of your other Healing Prayers skills are disabled for 10…6…5 seconds. Target other ally is healed for 15…123…150 Health.Healing Prayers Spirit Bond (PvP) 10¼5 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or spells, that ally is healed for 30…78…90 Health.Protection Prayers No Skill This skill is not known. Drain Enchantment 5220 SpellRemove an enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment is removed, you gain 8…15…17 Energy and 40…104…120 Health.Inspiration Magic Divine Boon -15¼10 Enchantment SpellWhile you maintain this enchantment, whenever you cast a Protection Prayer or Divine Favor spell that targets an ally, that ally is healed for 15…51…60 Health, and you lose 1 Energy.Divine Favor		Blessed Light 10¾3 Elite SpellHeal target ally for 10…114…140 Health and remove one condition and one hex.Divine Favor Reversal of Fortune 5¼2 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, the next time target ally would take damage or life steal, that ally gains that amount of Health instead, maximum 15…67…80.Protection Prayers Gift of Health 5¾5 SpellAll of your other Healing Prayers skills are disabled for 10…6…5 seconds. Target other ally is healed for 15…123…150 Health.Healing Prayers Mend Ailment 5¾5 SpellRemove one condition (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, or Deep Wound) from target ally. For each remaining Condition, that ally is healed for 5…57…70 Health.Protection Prayers Spirit Bond (PvP) 10¼5 Enchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or spells, that ally is healed for 30…78…90 Health.Protection Prayers Signet of Devotion 25 SignetHeal target ally for 14…83…100 Health.Divine Favor Return 5¼15 SpellAll adjacent foes are Crippled for 3…7…8 seconds. Shadow Step to target other ally's location.Shadow Arts Dark Escape 530 StanceFor 5…13…15 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.Shadow Arts

Additional Information
Note: This match was game 2 from a best of 3 series and took part in the "Guild Wars Factions Championships". Game 2 – Isle of Jade EviL took a primarily unchanged build into the second game, with the interesting replacement of a Ranger/Assassin for one of the Domination Mesmers. But this increased mobility appeared to be for naught as they loaded into iQ's hall selection, Isle of the Jade, a map that limits movement and split effectiveness better than almost any other. Not to be deterred, EviL formed up into a 4-4 split right out of the opening gate, and adhered to it from early on. Meanwhile, iQ had gone back to their highly successful build from Game 2 against Irresistible Blokes, but were again on their heels in response to EviL's advances. Just as they had done in the previous game, the Last Pride found their openings and took full advantage, catching iQ players under-manned or out of position, and making them pay. By four minutes, iQ had become split up, suffered a few deaths, lost a handful of NPCs, and given control of the flag stand to EviL without much of a fight. By ten minutes, they had parked themselves firmly in their base, and had no interest in trying to chase their Shadow Step-loving opponents all around the map any longer. They wanted Victory or Death, literally. The ensuing wait to VoD felt more like PvE than PvP, as EviL tried fruitlessly over and over again to “pull” iQ from the clutches of their NPC core. They even tried sacrificing deaths in order to sneak someone back in to resurrect them and perhaps take out a few more NPC's, but iQ never strayed far from their remaining defenses. The Savants sat back, drank some Dwarven Ale, and counted the minutes until they could again unleash their monstrosity of a VoD-strat for this particular map. But as the Victory or Death shout landed, iQ took the unexpected route, and reacquainted themselves with the gank rush that had held up so well for them thus far in the tournament. EviL, who had manuevered to pincer the stray NPCs, were caught unprepared for such a move, and hurriedly moved back to defend their Lord. Having already sustained some hefty damage from the Spiked Coral en route to the opposing base, iQ began the fight without max Health, and perhaps thought they could out-damage the Lord before Monk support could arrive. But when almost an entire team has Dark Escape, and both Monks have Return, it becomes a tough task to sneak anything under their noses, to be sure. All at once, three different battles raged into play. A 6-on-6 battle in EviL's base, a 2-on-2 battle in iQ's base, and an NPC-on-NPC battle at the flag stand, where iQ's remaining forces actually managed to take out both of The Last Pride's Bodyguards and quite a few Archers before going down themselves. Unfortunately for iQ, that was the only battle of the concurrent three that had much of a bright side. Forced to hold a Monk back to defend their own Lord, the Savants couldn't heal through the damage during their attempted gank, and wound up back at square one–the waiting game. Back to Plan A! There's nothing quite like a 35 minute Guild Lord escort when you're facing elimination, but it's especially exceptional when you're packing Glyph of Sacrifice and Meteor Shower. Rayne played his part just like his name specified, and held agro like a champion. Just as he'd done against iB, he hit Whirling, received a healthy dose of Smite, and ran into the biggest group he could find to lay traps while a Meteor Shower flew in from overhead. Instantaneous mayhem, now in a convenient take-home kit! Down went the remaining NPCs for EviL, followed by a series of kills on Assassins, and then the underlying question of the match came into focus. While a Monk/Assassin makes for one of the most elusive healing builds you can muster, what happens when there's nowhere left to run? Forced to stick with their Guild Lord, EviL deflated and just couldn't pump enough sustained healing power into their Lord. With no way to regain energy because they weren't the typical Mesmer secondary, the Guild Lord went down in the most peculiar of scenarios–with the entirety of his team still alive and holding a massive morale advantage.

Additional Information

Note: This match was game 2 from a best of 3 series and took part in the "Guild Wars Factions Championships". Game 2 – Isle of Jade EviL took a primarily unchanged build into the second game, with the interesting replacement of a Ranger/Assassin for one of the Domination Mesmers. But this increased mobility appeared to be for naught as they loaded into iQ's hall selection, Isle of the Jade, a map that limits movement and split effectiveness better than almost any other. Not to be deterred, EviL formed up into a 4-4 split right out of the opening gate, and adhered to it from early on. Meanwhile, iQ had gone back to their highly successful build from Game 2 against Irresistible Blokes, but were again on their heels in response to EviL's advances. Just as they had done in the previous game, the Last Pride found their openings and took full advantage, catching iQ players under-manned or out of position, and making them pay. By four minutes, iQ had become split up, suffered a few deaths, lost a handful of NPCs, and given control of the flag stand to EviL without much of a fight. By ten minutes, they had parked themselves firmly in their base, and had no interest in trying to chase their Shadow Step-loving opponents all around the map any longer. They wanted Victory or Death, literally. The ensuing wait to VoD felt more like PvE than PvP, as EviL tried fruitlessly over and over again to “pull” iQ from the clutches of their NPC core. They even tried sacrificing deaths in order to sneak someone back in to resurrect them and perhaps take out a few more NPC's, but iQ never strayed far from their remaining defenses. The Savants sat back, drank some Dwarven Ale, and counted the minutes until they could again unleash their monstrosity of a VoD-strat for this particular map. But as the Victory or Death shout landed, iQ took the unexpected route, and reacquainted themselves with the gank rush that had held up so well for them thus far in the tournament. EviL, who had manuevered to pincer the stray NPCs, were caught unprepared for such a move, and hurriedly moved back to defend their Lord. Having already sustained some hefty damage from the Spiked Coral en route to the opposing base, iQ began the fight without max Health, and perhaps thought they could out-damage the Lord before Monk support could arrive. But when almost an entire team has Dark Escape, and both Monks have Return, it becomes a tough task to sneak anything under their noses, to be sure. All at once, three different battles raged into play. A 6-on-6 battle in EviL's base, a 2-on-2 battle in iQ's base, and an NPC-on-NPC battle at the flag stand, where iQ's remaining forces actually managed to take out both of The Last Pride's Bodyguards and quite a few Archers before going down themselves. Unfortunately for iQ, that was the only battle of the concurrent three that had much of a bright side. Forced to hold a Monk back to defend their own Lord, the Savants couldn't heal through the damage during their attempted gank, and wound up back at square one–the waiting game. Back to Plan A! There's nothing quite like a 35 minute Guild Lord escort when you're facing elimination, but it's especially exceptional when you're packing Glyph of Sacrifice and Meteor Shower. Rayne played his part just like his name specified, and held agro like a champion. Just as he'd done against iB, he hit Whirling, received a healthy dose of Smite, and ran into the biggest group he could find to lay traps while a Meteor Shower flew in from overhead. Instantaneous mayhem, now in a convenient take-home kit! Down went the remaining NPCs for EviL, followed by a series of kills on Assassins, and then the underlying question of the match came into focus. While a Monk/Assassin makes for one of the most elusive healing builds you can muster, what happens when there's nowhere left to run? Forced to stick with their Guild Lord, EviL deflated and just couldn't pump enough sustained healing power into their Lord. With no way to regain energy because they weren't the typical Mesmer secondary, the Guild Lord went down in the most peculiar of scenarios–with the entirety of his team still alive and holding a massive morale advantage.