Spirit spammer
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A spirit spammer is a type of build that emphasizes the use of binding rituals to create a small army of spirits. These builds can be used for significant armor-ignoring damage, for offensive or defensive support, to create a spirit wall to body block opponents, or even as fodder to distract the enemy AI from other soft targets.
Characteristics[edit]
Spirit spammer builds are based around one of four elites, typically supported by one or more energy management skills. Since most of the work can be done by 3-4 binding rituals, this leaves plenty of room on the skillbar for additional utility skills.
Skills[edit]
Elites[edit]
- Ritual Lord — speeds recharge of binding rituals and boosts Ritualist attributes for one skill. Less frequently used due to its lack of energy management.
- Signet of Spirits — the core of damage-dealing variants. Often combined with Painful Bond to increase the damage output of the three spirits.
- Soul Twisting — manages energy and instantly recharges binding rituals, making it a favored choice for hero builds.
- Signet of Ghostly Might - boosts the damage and attack speed of spirits. Usually paired with a Signet of Spirits Ritualist.
Energy management[edit]
- Signet of Creation — spawning power signet often used for regaining energy.
- Spirit Siphon — a preferred energy-generating skill for channeling magic.
- Boon of Creation — spawning power enchantment aids energy management and health gain.
Other important skills[edit]
- Armor of Unfeeling — improves durability of spirits, especially helpful at protecting them from enemy frontline attacks.
- Painful Bond — nearly doubles damage by offensive spirits.
- Summon Spirits — to move and heal spirits.
- Spirit's Gift - excellent heals and condition support, especially with Signet of Spirits.
- Spiritleech Aura — spirits steal health, which bypasses damage reduction.
Equipment[edit]
- Shaman's Insignia
- Can often use a spear and shield instead of caster weapons: increasing armor is often more valuable than decreasing recharge and casting time for 1-2 spells.
Evaluation[edit]
- Pros
- Rapid spirit creation provides additional damage, support, and control for the party.
- Distracts the enemy from allies, increasing overall party durability.
- Cons
- Vulnerable to burning.
- Vulnerable to anti-summon spikes, especially Consume Soul.
- Vulnerable to AoE damage and foes that strike multiple targets, notably dervishes and barrage rangers.
- Susceptible to critical hits (due to their low level), especially against hard mode foes.
Trivia[edit]
- Historically popular names for this character have included: Soul Spinner, Spirit Wrangler, Spirit Master, Spirit Monger, Spirit Binder, Spirit Shepherd, Spirit Shaman, Spirit Spam, Spirit Wall, in addition to Ritual Lord or Soul Twister.
- The June 2009 and the February 2010 updates buffed various binding rituals and spirit-generating skills (notably Soul Twisting, Ritual Lord, and Signet of Spirits). This allowed for more rapid creation of stronger and longer-lasting spirits.
- The spirit spammer is often considered the Guild Wars equivalent of turtling.
See also[edit]
Team roles (edit) | ||||
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Type | General team roles | Specific team roles | Hero team roles | |
Damage | Spiker • Nuker | Bomber • Dagger spammer • Touch ranger • Starburster • Trapper | — | |
Pressure | Lineback | Barrager • Beast master • Cripshot Ranger • Pressure Ranger | — | |
Support | Healer • Protection | Battery • Bonder • Flag runner • Hybrid monk • Imbagon • Infuser • Orders | — | |
Control | Shutdown • Tank | Minion master • Perma • Spirit spammer | Mesmer Midline | |
Utility | Caller • Toolbox | Gimmick | — |