Terra Tank

[Jeremiah Astrum]

Here's a generic Terra Tank build I run.

	Elementalist / Mesmer 12 + 4 Earth Magic 11 + 1 Energy Storage 4 Air Magic 5 Inspiration Magic Weapon: Any weapon with +20% Enchantment length Your maximum Energy is raised by 36.

EotN Glyph of Swiftness 10 1 5 Glyph. For 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells recharge 25% faster, and projectiles from those spells move 200% faster. (Attrib: 4 Air Magic) Core Obsidian Flesh 30 1 10 Elite Enchantment Spell. For 21 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic) Nightfall Stoneflesh Aura 15 2 10 Enchantment Spell. For 16 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 33, and you are immune to critical attacks. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic) Nightfall Stone Striker 20 ¼ 5 Enchantment Spell. For 32 seconds, whenever you take or deal elemental or physical damage, that damage is converted to earth damage. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic) Core Mantra of Earth 20 10 Stance. For 50 seconds, whenever you take earth damage, the damage is reduced by 34% and you gain 2 Energy. (Attrib: 5 Inspiration Magic) Core Arcane Echo 20 2 15 Enchantment Spell. If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. Factions Sliver Armor 30 1 10 Enchantment Spell. For 11 seconds, you have 52% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 37 earth damage. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic) EotN PvE only Ebon Battle Standard of Honor 20 1 10 Ward Spell. You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 10..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +5..15 damage and an additional +5..10 vs. Charr. (Attrib: Ebon Vanguard rank)

Terra Tank

Be sure to use a Superior Earth Magic Rune and an Earth headgear as well to get Earth Magic up to 16.

Optional: Switch out

	EotN PvE only Ebon Battle Standard of Honor 20 1 10 Ward Spell. You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 10..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +5..15 damage and an additional +5..10 vs. Charr. (Attrib: Ebon Vanguard rank)

 for

	Core Armor of Earth 15 ¾ 10 Enchantment Spell. For 30 seconds, you gain 62 armor, but move 12% slower. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic)

 to boost armor by 42 more (for Hard Mode, especially...), or if you're in Jaga Moraine farming the Spectral Vaettirs, you may drop

	Nightfall Stone Striker 20 ¼ 5 Enchantment Spell. For 32 seconds, whenever you take or deal elemental or physical damage, that damage is converted to earth damage. (Attrib: 16 Earth Magic)

 and take

	Nightfall PvE only Intensity 45 1 5 Enchantment Spell. For 10 seconds, your spells deal 15..25% more damage. (Attrib: Sunspear rank)

 instead. Why? The Vaettirs do Earth Damage, oddly enough, for their melee attacks.

Drawbacks: Obviously there is no self-heal, so if you're in a party, you'll want some healers. If you're soloing, you'll want to make sure you don't take much damage. Or run an E/Mo variant with a self heal and

	Prophecies Balthazar's Spirit 2 10 -1 Enchantment Spell. While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) (Attrib: Smiting Prayers)

.

Edit: You could also take

	Core Ether Feast 8 1 5 Spell. Target foe loses 3 Energy. You are healed 17..41..49 for each point of Energy lost. (Attrib: Inspiration Magic)

, and boost up your Inspiration Magic some more at the cost of having less Energy overall.

[Lais]

Yay! Now I can pick one of my many armors and gear Lais up for a specialized build!

[Iscaroth Warblade]

Here's my version:

	Elementalist / Mesmer 9 Inspiration Magic 4 Air Magic 12 Earth Magic 8 Energy Storage Your maximum Energy is raised by 24.

Nightfall Stone Striker 20 ¼ 5 Enchantment Spell. For 25 seconds, whenever you take or deal elemental or physical damage, that damage is converted to earth damage. (Attrib: 12 Earth Magic) Core Mantra of Earth 20 10 Stance. For 66 seconds, whenever you take earth damage, the damage is reduced by 40% and you gain 2 Energy. (Attrib: 9 Inspiration Magic) Core Armor of Earth 15 ¾ 10 Enchantment Spell. For 30 seconds, you gain 53 armor, but move 21% slower. (Attrib: 12 Earth Magic) Nightfall Stoneflesh Aura 15 2 10 Enchantment Spell. For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. (Attrib: 12 Earth Magic) Core Obsidian Flesh 30 1 10 Elite Enchantment Spell. For 18 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. (Attrib: 12 Earth Magic) EotN Glyph of Swiftness 10 1 5 Glyph. For 15 seconds, your next 2 Spells recharge 25% faster, and projectiles from those spells move 200% faster. (Attrib: 4 Air Magic) Factions Sliver Armor 30 1 10 Enchantment Spell. For 10 seconds, you have 45% chance to block attacks and whenever you are the target of a hostile Spell or attack one nearby foe is struck for 29 earth damage. (Attrib: 12 Earth Magic) Prophecies Channeling 15 1 5 Enchantment Spell. For 37 seconds, whenever you cast a Spell, you gain 1 Energy for each foe in the area. (Attrib: 9 Inspiration Magic)

Enchanted Tank

Worked very well in Slaver's Exile, especially for tanking Duncan. Just make sure that you're the first in agro range, use all geomancer armor, and he's reduced to nothing but a wander. It also helps if the swappers only take the disenchantment spirit away, so that you have more things hitting you for energy.

Also, I've found that a good swap for Sliver is to use Radiation Field. Good AoE plus diseased condition, for additional pressure on the monks to exhaust themselves

Only downside that I find to Terra-Tanking: If agro breaks, you pretty much just stand there looking stupid, since so many of your skills are used just to keep yourself alive.

[Jeremiah Astrum]

That's a good idea, I'll have to try working in Radiation Field.

[Anthony]

Andy, just gonna fix your statement here...

Iscaroth Warblade wrote:

Only downside that I find to Tanking: If aggro breaks, you pretty much just stand there looking stupid, since so many of your skills are used just to keep yourself alive.

There we go. MUCH better, and completely...utterly, true.

Just sayin'...

[Iscaroth Warblade]

Anthony wrote:

Andy, just gonna fix your statement here... Iscaroth Warblade wrote: Only downside that I find to Tanking: If aggro breaks, you pretty much just stand there looking stupid, since so many of your skills are used just to keep yourself alive. There we go. MUCH better, and completely...utterly, true. Just sayin'...

True enough, which is why I've finally completed my scythe build for Iscaroth (well, almost, just need a couple of skills)

[Erring Ryft]

Iscaroth Warblade wrote:

Anthony wrote: Andy, just gonna fix your statement here... Iscaroth Warblade wrote: Only downside that I find to Tanking: If aggro breaks, you pretty much just stand there looking stupid, since so many of your skills are used just to keep yourself alive. There we go. MUCH better, and completely...utterly, true. Just sayin'... True enough, which is why I've finally completed my scythe build for Iscaroth (well, almost, just need a couple of skills)

Yeah, he still needs to work on his twirly move...otherwise, it rocks.

[bandage dispenser]

Why has everyone in Guild Wars forgotten that tanks have really big guns to kill stuff?

[Iscaroth Warblade]

bandage dispenser wrote:

Why has everyone in Guild Wars forgotten that tanks have really big guns to kill stuff?

I haven't forgotten that, I just want BIGGER guns

[Aroarus]

Well that scythe build worked amazingly tonight in CoK, War... when you were alive