by giledoms » Thu May 09, 2013 8:03 pm
The goal of this post is to aggregate some of the more general (see cookie cutter) specs for playing on Gaheris.
This list is built based on specs I found on the internet and from the following forum posters (in no particular order):
1) Warriorperson
2) Pentegarn
3) Electro
UPDATED: 31 May 13
Could use some other builds!
Archer builds are always welcome and some solo builds!
DISCLAIMERS:
1) I do not directly credit each spec author, since that is not practical. The same spec may have been posted many times by many different posters, but I only mention the poster that I found to have posted the spec
2) I do not claim that these specs are the “best” spec or the only way to spec. This post is to promote discussion and help new players with their specs
3) I may cut/paste specs from posters without quoting them and may edit their specs to elaborate a bit. If I quote you, your name is in the above list.
4) If there is an error of a spec or I miss understood its purpose please send me a PM and I will fix it
General RA Advice:
Main Tanks (Heavy Tanks): MTs can fill both the MT and blocker role. They need to be able to hold threat and help survive heavy hits in the main tank role. Therefore, the following RAs are recommended: MoBlock, Dashing Defense, Ignore Pain, Avoidance of Magic, Toughness, Augmented Constitution and Augmented Dexterity are all helpful to survive tanking or blocking.
Blockers: The key RA to max first is Mastery of Blocking (MoB). After you max that you want to max Augmented Dex (Aug Dex), since Dex does impact blocking (.05 block per point or 20 for 1% block). Can max both by 4L8.
Casters: For pure DPS keep the Mastery of Magery (MoM), Wild Power (WP), and Augmented Acuity (Aug Acu) levels equal and level them in order I listed (MoM1, WP1, Aug Acu 1, MoM2, ect.). If you are casting spells from a line that is less than level 50 you need to put points in Mastery of Focus (MoF) before you do anything else. (Note: MoF can not take spells above 50, so if your spell line is 50 you do not need it and if your spell line is 48 you only need first rank to be max). If you find you need mana regen (like on a bainshee to afk farm) put points in serenity as well.
Healers: More powerful and less costly heals is the name of the game so you want Mastery of Healing and Wild Healing. Divine Intervention (DI) and Perfect Recovery (PR) are also very helpful if your healing class can obtain them.
THE LIST (Alphabetical order by class):
Animist
Support spec
--Type of spec: Uses Verdant Mastery to increase pet survivability in focus pulling groups
--Works well with: Focus pulling groups
--Used for: Focus pulling
--Point Distribution: 50 verdant, typically with 20 arb.
--First RA’s to get: Aug Dex (not much really needed here)
Armsman
Tank/blocker spec
--Type of spec: Main tank/Blocker rspec for Arms, can do at any realm rank
--Works well with: Anything that needs tanking/blocking
--Used for: Almost any area
--Point Distribution: 50 shield. 50 polearm, 31 thrust/crush/slash
--First RA’s to get : General RA’s for MT
Blocker/tank spec
Needs higher RR
Part of Warriorperson’s recommended 3-man
--Type of spec: Great blocker, dashing Defense and the Arms RR5 is an absolute monster for large add waves, plate armor and Defender's Rage from 34 polearm will absolutely destroy doors even on its own.
--Works well with: Anything that needs a blocker
--Used for: Almost any area
--Point Distribution: 50 shield, 39 thrust, 34 polearm, 28 parry
--First RA’s to get : MT RAs
Pure blocker/main tank spec
--Type of spec: Pure Blocker and 1H MT. No points in Polearm, but you hit harder while shield is equipped
--Works well with: Anything that needs a MT/Blocker
--Used for: Almost any area
--Point Distribution: 50 1H, 50 shield, rest parry
--First RA’s to get : MT RAs
Bainshee
AFK farmer spec
--Type of spec: AFK Pulsing PBAoE farming
--Works well with: Warden Blocker Duo
--Used for: AFK Farming. Turn on PBAoE and with blocker and go afk.
--Point Distribution: 46 Phantasmal Wail (best PBAoE chant) and rest in spectral guard for the taunt
--First RA’s to get : Serenity 5
Bard
Healer/buffer spec
Part of Electro’s 4-man keep group
--Type of spec: main heals, speed, power song, base buffs, spec AF, Ameliorating melodies, extra HoA equipped
--Works well with: Almost all group setups
--Used for: AFK Farming. Turn on PBAoE and with blocker and go afk.
--Point Distribution: 50 nurt, 38 regrowth, rest music
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Bonedancer
DPS spec
--Type of spec:
--Works well with: In in group
--Used for: Filling in DPS spot in some groups
--Point Distribution: there's no best option, just depends on what you want out of your bonedancer, for pure damage, go high in bone army (48 gives you the last bone warrior) or you could go with a heal heavy option and go suppression (48 gives you the best bone healer)
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Cabalist
Focus puller spec
--Type of spec: great pet for pure focus pulling (gets AOE poision as well)
--Works well with: Focus pull group
--Used for: Farming where focus is needed
--Point Distribution: full matter
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Solo spec
--Type of spec: Tri-spec goes far in all 3 lines
--Works well with: Meant for soloing
--Used for: If you don’t want many toons
--Point Distribution: 41 spirit 29 matter 18 body
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Cleric
Heal spec
--Type of spec: Strong healing with decent buffs
--Works well with: In a group setting that needs a healer (not for focus pulling)
--Used for: Raids, keeps, 3 mans, anything that needs a healer
--Point Distribution: 44 buff, 31 healing or 42 buffs, 33 heals
--First RA’s to get: Healing passives, PR3, DI5, BoF if high rank.
Full buffer spec
--Type of spec: Max Buffing with some healing
--Works well with: Focus pulling groups, or as buffer for anything
--Used for: Focus pulling since clerics get another armor buff that is helpful for buffing pets survivability
--Point Distribution: 50 enhance, rest healing
--First RA’s to get: BoF, PR, Aug acuity (for increased conc pool)
Druid
DPS/buffer/backup heals spec
Part of Electro’s 4 man Keep group
--Type of spec: Backup small heals, spec buffs, 2nd ML9 pet for doors to drop quickly, DI, PR
--Works well with: Almost all group setups (Standard Buffer)
--Used for: Anything you need a buffer for
--Point Distribution: 42 nurt, rest into nature
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Buffer and decent healer spec
Part of Warriorperson’s recommended 3-man
--Type of spec: Dual Puprose PBAoE along with focus pet in one spec
--Works well with: Anything
--Used for: Everyone needs buff/heals
--Point Distribution: 44 nurture, 31 regrowth
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Heal spec
--Type of spec: Strong healing with decent buffs
--Works well with: In a group setting that needs a healer (not for focus pulling)
--Used for: Raids, keeps, 3 mans, anything that needs a healer
--Point Distribution: 44 buff, 31 healing or 42 buffs, 33 heals
--First RA’s to get: Healing passives, PR3, DI5, BoF if high rank.
Enchanter
PBAOE/pet/focus spec
Part of Warriorperson’s recommended 3-man
--Type of spec: Dual Puprose PBAoE along with focus pet in one spec
--Works well with: Almost all groups makeups (duo+)
--Used for: Almost all areas
--Point Distribution: 50 mana, 20 light.
--First RA’s to get : Caster Passives and Juggernaut 3, Wild minion, toughness, aug con for pet.
Friar
Solo spec
--Type of spec: Strong solo spec for a strong solo class
--Works well with: Soloing and duo with blocker, not very helpful in groups
--Used for: Single account players
--Point Distribution: 50 Staff, 50 Enchantments, rest parry
--First RA’s to get : Anything to increase melee DPS
Heretic
Raid super dps spec
--Type of spec: Maximum DPS for burning raid bosses
--Works well with: As DPS in a raid or with a blocker duo
--Used for: Any bosses that can be taken down with tics
--Point Distribution: 50 rejuv, 50 enhance, the rest into whatever
--First RA’s to get : Damage passives, PR2 or 3, DI3+
Non-raider shield spec
--Type of spec: A little less DPS, but with much higher shield ability
--Works well with: Duos with blocker or a bit solo
--Used for: People who want to farm with tics, but don’t use them for raid much
--Point Distribution: 48 rejuv, 42 enh, 42 shield
--First RA’s to get : Damage passives, PR2 or 3, DI3+
Hero
Tank/blocker spec
--Type of spec: Main tank or Blocker
--Works well with: Almost anything
--Used for: Raids, keeps, grouping anything that needs a blocker. No skill in 2 hander, so weak 2 handed DPS
--Point Distribution: 50 shield, 50 weapon of choice, 31 parry
--First RA’s to get: Normal MT and Blocker RAs
Mauler
Focus Pull Support spec
--Type of spec: Uses Mauler hots and damage reduction to greatly incrase pet surviablity in focus pulling groups
--Works well with: Excellent in focus pulling groups
--Used for: Focus pulling
--Point Distribution: 45 magnetism 44 aura mauler
--First RA’s to get: Toughness, aug con. For CL should choose warlord as it provides extra stackable no threat healing and omni heal
Mentalist
Support dotter spec
--Type of spec: Heavy no threat Hot and Man regen with strong dots, but not very good charmer
--Works well with: Excellent in focus pulling groups or as support for other groups
--Used for: Focus pulling
--Point Distribution: 47 mana, 25 mentalism or Full mana, rest ment
--First RA’s to get: Healing passives, static tempest. For CL should choose warlord as it provides extra stackable no threat healing and omni heal
Necromancer
DPS and mana battery spec
--Type of spec: Death sight necro for soloing or for group support via power trasnfer
--Works well with: Duo with cleric support or in group as support DPS
--Used for: Solo farming and some group content
--Point Distribution: 50 sight, 20 servant.
--First RA’s to get: Caster DPS ones
Paladin
Blocker/tank/chants spec
Part of Electro’s 4-man Keep group
--Type of spec: Great blocker, amazing rr5, when you're higher RR you can get VR5 which is another free group heal, celerity for dropping keep doors fast, endo for speed 6 in between keeps (without having to use potions), great tank for keep lords.
--Works well with: Anything that needs a blocker
--Used for: Almost any area
--Point Distribution: (Not Elector's spec) 50 Shield, 48 chants, 34 1H, rest parry
--First RA’s to get : MoBlock, Vehement Renewal, purge, aug dex.
Shaman
Healer spec
--Type of spec: Normal healing spec for shaman
--Works well with: As a healer support in a group
--Used for: Raid healing, ect
--Point Distribution: 44 aug 31 mend.
--First RA’s to get : Healing passives, VR5
Sorcerer
General spec
--Type of spec: Balanced sorc spec with good charming, mez, mana regen and single target DPS
--Works well with: Many groups settings
--Used for: Mezzing, crack, single target DPS
--Point Distribution: 37 Mind, 39 body.
--First RA’s to get : MoF to get spell levels casting as a levle 50 spell
Spiritmaster
PBAOE spec
Part of Electro’s 4-man Keep group
--Type of spec: Full PBAoE. Also, Intercepting pet, str/con debuff is huge, decent baseline nuke damage, rr5 is yet another backup 'oh shit' button to fall back on.
--Works well with: Any group needing PBAoE. Can respect to Focus pull as well.
--Used for: PBAoE groups
--Point Distribution: 50 Suppression, rest into whatever you like
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Split pbaoe/charm spec
--Type of spec: gives you the 2nd best PBAoE and the charm-any-50-pet spell
--Works well with: Many situatoins (versitale)
--Used for: Main PBAoE or pet class
--Point Distribution: 41 suppression 36 darkness
--First RA’s to get : Not specified
Theurgist
Pet spam spec
--Type of spec: This spec tries to get as many pets on target to make the target easier to hit, along with bladeturn and some single target/aoe damage
--Works well with: As raid support for other classes
--Used for: Dragons and raids to hit very high level bosses
--Point Distribution: 50 earth, the rest doesn't really matter.
--First RA’s to get : Aug dex 9, Negative maelstrom 5, Raging power, Serenity, damage passives, and if you're insanely high rank, physical defense.
Valkyrie
Blocker spec
--Type of spec: Blocker with some hots
--Works well with: Almost anything can be a blocker or help support in focus pulling
--Used for: Anything that uses a blocker, not a good main tank since no Protect 3
--Point Distribution: 50 shield, 41 mend, 34 sword, 21 parry
--First RA’s to get: Normal Blocker and healing passives. Possibility raging power
2-hand spear spec
--Type of spec: DPSing and healing support
--Works well with: Almost anything can be a blocker or help support in focus pulling
--Used for: Anything that uses a blocker, not a good main tank since no Protect 3
--Point Distribution: 50 spear, 50 mend, 28 parry OR 50 spear 41 mend 40 parry
--First RA’s to get: Aug Quick (to reach 250 quickness), MoHealing, Wild healing, MoPain, Aug Str. Possibility raging power
Warden
Blocker/buffer spec
--Role: General Blocker, some buffs, some heals
--Works well with: Almost all classes.
--Used for: All areas of Gaheris including keeps, raids, farming, duos.
--Point Distribution: 50 shield, 45 nurture, 24 regrowth, 8/9 blunt, and the rest in parry.
--Variant Specs:
--First RA’s to get : MoBlocking 9 and Aug Dex 9
Warrior
Tank/blocker spec
--Type of spec: Main tank or Blocker
--Works well with: Almost anything, good for keeps
--Used for: Raids, keeps, grouping anything that needs a blocker. Skill in weapon works for both 1-handed and 2-handed so does good DPS with both
--Point Distribution: 50 shield, 50 weapon of choice, 31 parry
--First RA’s to get : Normal MT and Blocker RAs
Last edited by
giledoms on Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:13 pm, edited 8 times in total.