Curse

Fr3sH · Jul 22, 2005, 08:23 PM // 20:23

Hi, I recently tried to make a farming character. Although most farmers are warriors primaries, I decided to go with a monk primary instead. I am using the starting gear to farm, since defense doesnt matter. I am relying on the skill protective spirit to keep me alive, and I stacked my armors with all the monk major runes. (Dont want to buy the superiors until im sure that farming will work). My health is at 260, and whenver I am struck, I lose exactly 26 life, which makes sense due to protective spirit. However, even at this reduced dmg, I still die in about 10 seconds. I thought maybe shielding hands would be able to lower the dmg even lower then 26, but no can do, the dmg monsters do to me just doesnt go lower then 26.
So here is my question, How do all you monk farmers with extremely low life characters survive with protective spirit? because in the end it only takes 10 hits to kill you anyways. There must be a spell im missing. Also, I seem to run out of mana, balthazars just isnt giving me enough. Whats Wrong>?!?!?!?

Btw im using balthazars aura, balthazars spirit, zealots fire, proc spirit, and I spam divine boon to keep me alive(even though it doesnt) and take advantage of zealots fire.

jelly samwich · Jul 22, 2005, 08:27 PM // 20:27

proc bond! not proc spirit!

Fr3sH · Jul 22, 2005, 08:40 PM // 20:40

Buuut proc bond makes me lose 3 energy each time i get hit, and I THINK (not sure) that balthazars only gives me like 1 energy each time i get hit -.-

Freddeh · Jul 22, 2005, 09:14 PM // 21:14

boost prot prayers up to 14 so its only 2 energy lost per hit with bond, and then stack essence bond and balthazars aura to make up for it.

theclam · Jul 22, 2005, 09:26 PM // 21:26

You're doing it wrong. Let's compare your build to an ideal build:

260 Health
Protective Spirit - You lose 26 HP max. It would take more than a second for you to regain this at max health regeneration.

105 Health
Protective Bond - You lose 5 HP max. It would take a quarter second for you to regain this at max health regeneration. You have 17 Protection Prayers, so you only lose one energy when you get hit.

You don't have to buy superiors to have a farming build. Try this instead:

Zealot's Fire
Channeling
Divine Boon
Shield of Judgement (E)
Symbol of Wrath
Divine Spirit
Balthazar's Spirit
Balthazar's Aura

12+1+1 Divine Favor
10+1 Smiting Prayers
8 Inspiration Magic

Put Balthazar's Spirit on. Before battle, use Zealot's Fire and Channeling. Run up to the enemy and start spamming Divine Boon as fast as you can. Use Shield of Judgement if they are damaging you too quickly. Use Divine Spirit if you run low on energy. If you have good energy and health, use Balthazar's Aura or Symbol of Wrath.

Enchantment removal will slaughter you, but that's true of any farming build. A Boon/Zealot's/Channeling build is more susceptible to interrupts and knockdown than a Protective Bond build, but it's also cheaper to get the equipment for and you kill faster. This build works the best against areas full of melee users.