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[[Discordway]] is a team build that features three or more [[necromancer]] [[hero]]es using [[Discord]] to deal heavy [[armor]]-ignoring damage to a single target. The team is popular for [[vanquisher|vanquishing]] and completion of [[Hard mode]] [[mission]]s. Due to Discord's focus on a single target, it is slower than more [[Area of Effect]]-oriented teams. Discordway was originally created when only three heroes could be used per player.

==Overview==
Heroes use Discord effectively. They will prioritize its use on suitable targets, unless performing other tasks. Due to its low [[recharge time]], heroes are frequently able to use it simultaneously. This often results in a [[spike]] to a target and often death, which has synergy with each hero's [[Soul Reaping]] as [[energy management]]. The elite skill's prerequisites are easily met with a few skills, leaving the team with plenty of room for support and utility skills (e.g. a combination of [[minion master]]s, healing from [[Restoration Magic]] or [[Healing Prayers]], and/or support from  [[Curses]], [[Death Magic]], or [[Protection Prayers]]).

===Advantages===
*Excellent for [[spike|hard/fast]] strikes against numerous weaker foes.
*Very effective in areas with a [[party|party limit]] of four to six.
*Does not require further micromanagement if the player [[Call|calls target]]s effectively. 
*Good [[energy management]].
*Leaves room for [[utility skill]]s.

===Disadvantages===
*Diminished effectiveness during prolonged fights of attrition or against better-designed mobs, especially in [[Winds of Change]].
*Less useful in areas with heavy hex and [[condition removal]].
*Both energy management and minion armies depend on killing foes quickly, which makes the team helpless in areas with fewer or more durable foes.
*Can be slow to cover a map, due to long activation times of [[List of minion skills|minion-generating skill]]s.
*Can be easily countered by [[Complicate]] and [[Signet of Humility]], which prevent the heroes from spamming [[Discord]].

===Caveat===
*Due to the introduction of 7-hero parties, other team builds have become much more efficient.

==Team Build==
==={{any}} Player===
The player can use any build that allows frequent application of hexes and conditions. [[Assassin's Promise]] and a combination of PvE-based skills are ideal for this. Heroes will spike a called foe to death quickly, triggering Assassin's Promise in return and recharging the player's skills for the next target.

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| [[Deadly Arts]]: 12
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===Typical 3-Hero Builds===
The classic Discordway combination includes a {{N}}/{{Rt}} healer, a {{N}}/{{Mo}} protector, and a {{N}}/{{Rt}} curser. The first two keep the team alive, while the third helps the player apply conditions and hexes. There are many viable variations. The optional skills below should produce minions and provide a hard resurrection.
*Minion skills: [[Animate Shambling Horror]] for conditions, [[Animate Bone Minions]] for quick meat shields, or [[Animate Bone Fiend]] for ranged attacks.
*Resurrection: [[Flesh of My Flesh]] (safer) or [[Death Pact Signet]] (quicker)
*Some players replace the resurrection skill with [[Masochism]] for increased effectiveness of minions and Discord.

===={{n}} Restoration====
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| [[Death Magic]]: 10+1+1 <br> [[Soul Reaping]]: 8+1 <br> [[Restoration Magic]]: 12
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===={{n}} Protection====
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| {{skill bar|Discord|Animate Bone Minions|Death Nova|Putrid Bile|Shield of Absorption|Protective Spirit|Aegis|Optional}}
| [[Death Magic]]: 12+1+3 <br> [[Soul Reaping]]: 8+1 <br> [[Protection Prayers]]: 10
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===={{n}} Curses====
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| {{skill bar|Discord|Animate Shambling Horror|Enfeebling Blood|Putrid Bile|Mend Body and Soul|Spirit Light|Protective Was Kaolai|Recovery}}
| [[Death Magic]]: 11+1+1 <br> [[Soul Reaping]]: 7+1 <br> [[Curses]]: 5+1 <br> [[Restoration]]: 11 
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==See also==
*[[Sabway]], another team build using three necromancer heroes (also made prior to the ability to take seven heroes per player).

==External links==
*[https://gwpvx.fandom.com/Guide:Discordway PvX wiki Guide:Discordway]
*[http://gwpvx.fandom.com/Build:Team_-_3_Hero_Discordway Discordway build on PvX wiki - 3 Hero version]
*[https://gwpvx.fandom.com/Archive:Team_-_7_Hero_Discordway Discordway build on PvX wiki - 7 Hero version]

==Trivia==
*The build is named after its primary elite, after the [["I Will Avenge You" Warriors#Trivia|IWAY]] naming convention.
*Although the build is designed for use in [[PvE]], some spike teams have made use of similar builds in [[PvP]].

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