new to nightfall in HA

[dcmonkeee]

I just got nightfall and I was wondering if Dervs or Paragons play a role in HA? What sceondary prof do they play? Do they play in balanced teams?

thnx

[Tiyuri]

Stop writing stupid threads and use observer mode.

[Another Fess]

Obs mode doesnt grants clear vision of all aspects. You need to think about it alot (i mean about information that you gain in Obs mode).

[Sleepwalkerr]

I've seen Paragon DPS and spike, but not often. Haven't seen Dervish at all.

[listen]

paragons are used for more dps and their chants and shouts buff.
dervish nt much but currently now some groups run rangers with dervish secondary.

[Lord Helmos]

He just got nightfall and is looking for some insight, chill with the toxic posts. Observer mode doesn't give you insight on everything.

Anyway from my PoV:

Paragon: Party wide support in HA. The thing about paragons is that shouts and chants cannot be stripped by the enemy team. This has caused constant nerfs to the paragon in order to attempt to balance them. I have seen effective paragon spike teams. Paragons in HA usually work in tandem with other paragons, so that the can leech energy from the shouts of their teammates through leadership. This setup allows them to keep echoes and chants running forever. This has lead to builds like paragon spike, which consists of a ton of supporting paragons throwing stuff like spear of lightning at the same guy. Song of Restoration, Hex Breaker Aria, and even going P/Me and using expel hexes has been used for paragon party support. Cautery signet is also a decent elite to use in condition removal, expecially with an extinguish spammer to remove the burning. Also Angelic Bond is awesome for keeping the ghostly hero or the relic runner alive. They also support damage with shouts like GftE, which throws critical hits out like holloween candy.

Dervish: Dervish hurt, lots. A critical hit with a scythe can drop anything, dealing triple digit numbers easily without buffs. A dervish melee train is a devastating technique. Avatar of Grenth is extremely powerful in destroying enemy protters or monks, Banish Strike can maul down spirits, and also Avatar of Lyssa is just plain a damage monster. Dervish can also use AoE enchantments to spike using mystic sandstorm. They are mainly used as a damage class in HA, crippling sweep and reapers/wounding strike also is good for spreading deep wounds and conditional covers over the enemy. Also dervish punish clumped enemies by nailing up to three at a time with scythe attacks. You can deep wound 3 enemies quite easily with a dervish. Thats already a -300 deficit in HP to the enemy party.

[shardfenix]

I just got nightfall and I was wondering if Dervs or Paragons play a role in HA? What sceondary prof do they play? Do they play in balanced teams?

thnx
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