Ventari/Glint PvP Build
Hey everybody,
I am a pretty new revenant player, and have fallen in love with Ventari, so I thought I’d give it a try in PvP to see how it fares. So far, good luck; I have been having a blast with this build. I was curious if any of you have experience with anything similar or have any feedback. This is the build I have been running:
As you can clearly see, I do abysmal damage. Seriously terrible. Each match I have played has been a pathetic amount, ranging from 1%-10% of the team’s, but I’d like to think I make up for it with the healing I can offer, which is usually about 60% of the team’s, as well as the support. I have come to really love the utility the tablet can offer, particularly Energy Expulsion and its usefulness in capping/defending points, as well as rezzing targeted allies, especially when combined with Radiant Revival.
Personally, I have found Retribution to be too helpful to give up for Invocation. I have pretty incredible survivability when I’m being focused thanks to Infusing Light, Crystal Hibernation, Versed in Stone, and Soothing Bastion. For Salvation, I am still not sure if it’s worth it to take Selfless Amplication or Natural Abundance.In your opinions, would you say it’s worth it to have a dedicated support role taking up 1 of the 5 team slots? Clearly it’s a sacrifice in damage, but for what it’s worth, I have the best win/lose ratio on my rev by a fairly significant amount, and feel like I’m making a difference when I play this build. However, I have only ever played unranked so I know that my experience only means so much in the competitive realm. So, any thoughts, experiences, or recommendations from those that are more seasoned PvPers than I am? Would love to hear your opinions.
Thanks!
If you duo with a DPS partner and do a good job of keeping them alive then maybe. You should really use Mender’s amulet unless you want to bunker, Magi is purely for bunkering. Part of a decent support build is either doing ok damage or CCs, or both. For example the current meta ele build does ok AoE damage and gets great team condi cleanse and heals. Mender’s is a small sacrifice in healing and survivability for much better damage. Glint/Ventari is good, I would even explore Shiro/Ventari for fun, since you can use Jade Winds much more often than Facet of Chaos. In the Herald traitline, you should take Shared Empowerment if you’re using Glint, because that doubles the amount of might stacks you can put on your allies. Enhanced Bulwark is a better trait than Crystal Hibernation so long as you’re using Retribution.
For usage I don’t know much about Ventari other than that Blinding Truths is a very useful trait, and triggers around the caster regardless of where you move the tablet. To maximize its usefulness you’d need to be near your opponents, so basically on point just like an ele. But you can keep them pretty much permablinded if you do that. Basically if you maximize your Centaur stance skills and keep the enemy CCed/blinded as much as possible, you’ll be quite useful. But I wouldn’t really take Ventari at all unless the other team has a bunch of Dragonhunters and Druids, otherwise Protectice Solace is kinda pointless (which when used correctly can nullify them). Which, by the way, is the most useful skill due to the fact that it provides on-demand, low CD safe stomps on engi, rev, warrior, and ranger.
(edited by Huskyboy.1053)
Hey everybody,
I am a pretty new revenant player, and have fallen in love with Ventari, so I thought I’d give it a try in PvP to see how it fares. So far, good luck; I have been having a blast with this build. I was curious if any of you have experience with anything similar or have any feedback. This is the build I have been running:
As you can clearly see, I do abysmal damage. Seriously terrible. Each match I have played has been a pathetic amount, ranging from 1%-10% of the team’s, but I’d like to think I make up for it with the healing I can offer, which is usually about 60% of the team’s, as well as the support. I have come to really love the utility the tablet can offer, particularly Energy Expulsion and its usefulness in capping/defending points, as well as rezzing targeted allies, especially when combined with Radiant Revival.
Personally, I have found Retribution to be too helpful to give up for Invocation. I have pretty incredible survivability when I’m being focused thanks to Infusing Light, Crystal Hibernation, Versed in Stone, and Soothing Bastion. For Salvation, I am still not sure if it’s worth it to take Selfless Amplication or Natural Abundance.In your opinions, would you say it’s worth it to have a dedicated support role taking up 1 of the 5 team slots? Clearly it’s a sacrifice in damage, but for what it’s worth, I have the best win/lose ratio on my rev by a fairly significant amount, and feel like I’m making a difference when I play this build. However, I have only ever played unranked so I know that my experience only means so much in the competitive realm. So, any thoughts, experiences, or recommendations from those that are more seasoned PvPers than I am? Would love to hear your opinions.
Thanks!
No decent dmg or heal in such build.