Curse

bleh · Oct 11, 2005, 06:25 AM // 06:25

by life bond build i mean casting it on all allys and using stuff like balthazars spirit and blessed signet to get enrgy back.... or is it better just to go for other skills? im interested to see if any 1 has tried or if it is worth trying....

Shwitz · Oct 11, 2005, 02:18 PM // 14:18

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Originally Posted by bleh

by life bond build i mean casting it on all allys and using stuff like balthazars spirit and blessed signet to get enrgy back.... or is it better just to go for other skills? im interested to see if any 1 has tried or if it is worth trying....

I have a protection monk that's running a maitained enchantment build. I used Life Bond with Blessed Signet and Mantra of Inscriptions (a Mesmer skill that speeds up signet recharge). I say "used" because I just got the elite Life Barrier, which I prefer to Life Bond. Life Bond is definitely a good build, in my opinion... just have to watch out for mass enchantment stripping, like Jade Scarabs using Chilblains or lots of Mesmer/Necromancer enemies using Shatter/Strip/Rend Enchantments. With enough points in Protection Prayers, you're likely to see a bunch of zero's pop up when damage is redirected your way... and if you don't run more than 4 or 5 maintained enchantments at a time, you're also likely to never be at a loss for energy if you remember to hit your signet.

bleh · Oct 11, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53

well ty for that ill give it a go once my monk is a little higher than lvl 2

D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E · Oct 11, 2005, 06:56 PM // 18:56

Doesnt work so well 80% of the time around the Fire Island Chain.
Ether seals totally screw you over.

AWC Sandman · Oct 11, 2005, 07:01 PM // 19:01

I enjoy it in FoW, but dont take it into the underworld because the damage output from the monsters in alot higher for a single hit, so u die pretty quick

Yamat · Oct 11, 2005, 07:36 PM // 19:36

IMO with so many enchanment strippers in the PvE game, Life Bond is useless. Once you get to the desert, forget using it anywhere after that.

Racthoh · Oct 11, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48

Probably the reason why I enjoy going to the fissure of woe is the diversity of enemies and the ability to actually maintain enchantments for a good while. You don't have to worry about every mob using enchantment removal so Life Bond/Barrier are fine to use there. You will probably have to reapply it ever so often because you will run into the occasional enemy that does remove it.

twicky_kid · Oct 11, 2005, 07:56 PM // 19:56

you can make an energy machine out of life bond. cast balthazar's spirit on yourself and bond 3 others. when they get hit redirected to you and then usually reduced to 0 but balth spirit still triggers giving 1 energy. blessed sig for the 12 en every 10 sec.

i like the manta sig idea. was accually using that with sig of judgement.

Shwitz · Oct 11, 2005, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by twicky_kid

i like the manta sig idea. was accually using that with sig of judgement.

I do that sometimes. It's pretty fun