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[edit] Title grind

As much as I hate the grind aspect (repetitive playing) of Guild Wars, I do want to increase the power of my PvE skills, and the related PvE benefits. It seems that the most efficient way to get reputation points for the Eye of the North titles is to complete half of the Hero's Handbook (Hard Mode) by doing 3 missions and turn it in for 3000 reputation points. Or do 4 missions and get 4500 reputation points. The missions of choice for this "handbook grind" seem to be (tmakinen's notes included):

• Against the Charr : use the southern bridge and ignore the optional objectives - navigate around patrols straight into the fort and clear it. Bring Aegis (PvE)

  Core	Aegis (PvE) 30 2 10 Enchantment Spell. For 5..10..11 seconds, all party members within earshot have a 50% chance to block attacks. (Protection Prayers)

  and/or Defensive Anthem (PvE)

  Nightfall

  Defensive Anthem (PvE) 25 1 15 Elite Chant. For 4..9..10 seconds, each party member within earshot has a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. This Chant ends if that party member hits with an attack Skill. (Leadership)

  . (h/h suggestion: dual P/W with Defensive Anthem, Watch Yourself! and Shields Up!, minion bomber N/Mo, Zho, Herta, Mhenlo, Lina)

• Curse of the Nornbear : very straightforward, especially after you remember the spawn places and take the shortest route. Mostly melee opponents. (h/h example: debuff N with Shadow of Fear and Enfeebling Blood, blindbot E, minion bomber N/Mo, Zho, Herta, Mhenlo, Lina)

• G.O.L.E.M : if you have at least 2 real players this is an extremely easy mission. Make 2 self-sufficient teams of 4 and split to defend the kilns. Once the golems are ready, head to the hills and kill everything that moves. (h/h example: blindbot E, minion bomber N/Mo, healer Mo or N/Rt, Zho, Herta, Mhenlo, Lina)

• A Time for Heroes: take enough defense/party wide healing to stay alive for 2-3 minutes, Pain Inverter

  Eye of the North PvE only

  Pain Inverter 20 1 10 Hex Spell. For 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). (Asura rank)

  takes care of the rest. (e.g. E/Mo with Heal Party, Extinguish, GoLE, Ward of Stability, Zho, Herta, Mhenlo, Lina; take "I Am Unstoppable!"

  Eye of the North PvE only

  "I Am Unstoppable!" 30 5 Shout. For 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. (Norn rank)

  and Pain Inverter

  Eye of the North PvE only

  Pain Inverter 20 1 10 Hex Spell. For 6..10 seconds, every time target foe deals damage that foe takes 100..140% of the damage it causes (maximum 80 damage). (Asura rank)

  )

[edit] Domain of Anguish notes

Well I've finally got through Domain of Anguish (Normal Mode) with my paragon, and defeated Mallyx, using a stable team of 3 ursans ([DOG] members: me+Val+Ras) with heroes.. It was as painful as expected, especially the cave in Gloom and of course Mallyx.. I am thinking that if I am to do it again, I would rather try a non-ursan build on my paragon, just to assist the monks and ursans in the team. I only have LB 6 on my paragon (oh, the grind! the horror!), but it seems it was enough for our mini ursan team, at least in NM.

I plan to use a Song of Purification build, something like this suggestion on the gwguru forums:

SoP Para
	Nightfall PvE only "There's Nothing to Fear!" 20 15 Shout. For 4 seconds and 1 second for every 2 ranks in Leadership, all party members within earshot take 20..35% less damage. Affected party members are healed for 20..60 Health when this Shout ends. (Sunspear rank) Nightfall Song of Purification 2 5 (-1..7) Elite Chant. For 20 seconds, the next 2 Skills used by each ally within earshot remove 1 Condition from that ally. (11 Motivation) Nightfall Hexbreaker Aria 2 8 (-1..7) Chant. For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot casts a Spell, that ally loses 1 Hex. (14 Leadership) Nightfall Ballad of Restoration (PvE) 20 1 10(-1..7) Chant. For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot takes damage, that party member gains 59 Health. (11 Motivation) Nightfall "Make Your Time!" 30 10(-0) Shout. You gain 1 strike of adrenaline for each party member within earshot (maximum 5 adrenaline). (14 Leadership) Core Remove Hex 8 1 5 Spell. Remove a Hex from target ally. Nightfall Chorus of Restoration 5 1 4 (-1..7) Chant. For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot uses a Shout or Chant, that ally is healed for 74 Health. (11 Motivation) Nightfall Signet of Return 20 5 Signet. Resurrect target party member with 14% Health and 4% Energy for each party member within earshot. (14 Leadership)

Still not sure why I shouldn't go with a P/W and a typical "Save Yourselves!" (Luxon) build..