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This build is not favored by the
GuildWiki community.
The general consensus among users of GuildWiki is that this
build is not viable.
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A pure warrior disabling mesmer that is particularly effective
in Random Arenas and Team Arenas. This build relies on the power of
the Elite Skill, Signet of Midnight.
[edit] Attributes and Skills
The key to this build is that Signet of Midnight's blind
duration last as long as its cooldown duration. Thus, you can
infinitely keep an enemy blinded. By using Plague Touch, you can
keep 2 warriors blinded indefinetly.
Hang back at the start of a match, and use Signet of
Midnight(note the touch range) on a charging warrior, then use
plague touch to transfer the blind on yourself to another warrior.
Cast Spirit of Failure on both of those warriors. Since the
warriors are blind, every time they swing their weapon, you gain 5
energy from Spirit of Failure. This is particularly effective in
Competition Arenas, because the majority of warrior-players just
swing into blind without end. Thus, you have a constant supply of
energy. Cast Diversion to disable condition removing skills, such
as Mend Aliment, other Plague Touch, and CoP. Also, use Spirit
Shackles to drain energy from players who blindly attack with their
weapon, even if they're a caster. Spirit Shackles is especially
effective against Rangers, who are heavily energy and weapon
dependent.
Hex Breaker and Ether Feast are use to protect yourself, since
you often won't have a healer on your team in Competition
Arenas.
Remember, this particular skill setup deals no damage
what-so-ever. However, you have the potential of completely
disabling 2 warriors. Alternate skill setups allow for some damage,
without sacrficing too much "annoyance factor."
[edit] Variations
- Empathy deals
damage every time the enemy attacks, even when blinded
- Spirit
Shackles + Mind
Wrack can be an effective way to deal damage and cause energy
denial
- Price
of Failure will be triggered on every attack due to
blindness.
- Malaise can be used
as a form of energy denial against casters.
- Wastrel's Worry is used to cover diversion,
and attempt to induce the enemy to use a skill to avoid the
Wastrel's damage, but disabling that skill for nearly minute if the
enemy does so.
- Mantra of Inscriptions will recharge
your Signet of Midnight much faster and you can keep more than 2
enemies blinded.
- Parasitic
Bond can be used as a cover hex and a self heal.
[edit] Example Variation
[edit] Counters
- Direct damage from spells, ie Air Magic and Fire Magic
- Avoid using condition removal skills while hexed with Diversion
- Nature's Renewal will significantly slow the
hex spells, making them easier to interrupt
- Using Plague
Touch to move the conditions to someone other than the SoM
Mesmer
Mesmer / Necromancer 
