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V Risingcan be played alone, with others, or against others. Regardless of how populated your server is, you will have access to the same spells and weapons. With all the spell options available, it may be hard to decide which ones work the best for you.
In this guide, we are going to cover the best spells for a PvP build. As with any build guide or recommendations, it’s important to remember that there is no correct option. Every single weapon and spell in the game works great; if you don’t like the build we cover, that’s okay!
What Is A PvP Build?
A PvP build isn’t radically different from a PvE build, but there are afew key differences.For example, some summoning spells cause the enemies in PvE to aggro, diverting the attention away from you. In a PvE game,the NPC enemies will simply fight the summoned entity.
This isn’t quite the same for PvP, as another player is smart enough to simply keep attacking you, especially if you are on the brink of death. This is a simple example, but it shows the difference between using a spell in PvE and PvP.
The Best PvP Spells
Looking for somehelpful PvP spells instead of a completed build?We’re going to take a look at this first, and then cover sample builds for you to use. Below, you can check out somegreat spells for PvP content.
Veil of Illusion
Illusion
Dash towards input direction and elude nearby enemies for 2.2s. Your next primary attack heals you 5% of your maximum health and inflicts Weaken. Spawns an illusion that launches projectiles inflicting Weaken and granting Phantasm. Recast to return to your start position and spawn a new illusion at your current location.
Phantom Aegis
Apply a shield to target ally or self that shields the target for 200% of your spell power, inflicts Weaken on nearby enemies and grants Phantasm for each enemy hit. The shield lasts up to 2s.
Heart Strike
Blood
Dash forward and strike enemies in a line. Deals 150% magic damage and heal yourself for 150% of your spell power over 3.5s. A nova of blood erupts when the effect ends dealing 150% magic damage and inflicting Leech to the victim and nearby enemies.
Blood Rage
Heal nearby allies for 40% of your spell power, increase attack speed by 25% and movement speed by 15% for 4s. Inflicts Leech on nearby enemies.
Ward of the Damned
Unholy
Block melee and projectile attacks in front of you for 2s. Absorbing an attack summons a skeleton, each consecutive attack absorbed has a 50% chance to summon an additional skeleton up to a maximum of 5. Enemy melee attackers are knocked back.
Recast during the effect to launch a wave of energy dealing 25% magical damage and inflicting Condemn.
Power Surge
Chaos
Boosts a target ally or self. Increases movement speed by 20%, attack speed by 20% and physical attacks inflict Ignite for 3.5s.
Arctic Leap
Frost
Leap into the air and strike down at target location, dealing 200% magic damage. A nova of frost erupts from the impact location, Freezing any enemy hit for up to 6s. Enemy vampires are Frozen for 2s.
Discharge
Storm
Block melee and projectile attacks for up to 1.5s. Blocking an attack pulls the target towards you and grants one Storm Shield. Enemies triggering Discharge in close vicinity are stunned for 0.8s. Storm Shields circle around you, dealing 20% magic damage and inflicting Static.
Effect stacks up to 3 times.
For the most part, Illusion Magic is average when it comes to PvE content. More often than not, you won’t have to rely on illusions; you can just deal damage to take out the enemies.
In a PvP server though,Illusion Magic is a bit more useful.Specifically,Phantom Aegis and Veil of Illusion.Phantom Aegis is a great shield ability that weakens enemies as well as granting Phantasm. This is the main mechanic of Illusion Magic;with more stacks of Phantasm, you can reduce the cooldown of your skills.This, of course, is handy in any form of combat.
PvP Build Examples
Now, let’s take a look at some PvP build examples. As always,feel free to mix and match with whatever spells you want; these examples should serve as the framework if you don’t know where to start.
Ultimate
Ice Block
You will always have two basic spells (primary and secondary), one travel spell, and one ultimate spell. Because of this, it’s easy to make your own balanced build.Still, some primary/secondary skills are a bit more defensive;be sure to have at least one spell that can do some heavy-hitting damage.
Which Weapon Works Best For PvP?
The answer to this question is:all weapons!Weapons are all fairly similar in terms of power; there is no ‘best’ weapon, especially because you will need to swap between several to complete the range of content in the game.
In terms of weapons,just use the strongest version of whichever one you like the most!
