Curse

w00t! · Jun 11, 2006, 05:36 PM // 17:36

I've had good luck using this build in areas where there's lots of damage but not too spikey. Please review and rip this apart (remember, this is PvE, not PvP):

Prot = 16
Divine = 13
Smite = 4?

1. Blessed Signit
2. Life Bond
3. Balth's Spirit
4. Divine Boon
5. Energy management skill of your choice
6. Restore Condition {elite}
7. Reversal of Fortune
8. Rebirth

Bond most in your party and then use Blessed Signit like crazy. Cast Balth's Spirit on yourself. Give thanks to any Necro who brings Blood Ritual. Bond others right before battle.

The secret of this build is Balth's Spirit, which gives you +1 energy any time someone takes damage. You'll be swimming in energy during battle, and rarely even have to use Blessed Signit, even with -5 energy degen. This will allow you to use (but not spam) Reversal and Restore. Reversal is also your friend when you start to take heavy damage when others get spiked. Cast it on yourself so you don't die if the other monk isn't watching your health.

The major weakness of this build is not during battle, but between battles, where -5 degen is hard to keep up with.

Any ideas for improvement? I've sometimes ditched the energy mangement in favor of Prot Spirit when in spikey areas, with pretty good success.

TurinPT · Jun 11, 2006, 05:50 PM // 17:50

good build, its pretty much the basic bonder.

Between battles, just end boon and/or 1 bond and put them on back again during a battle, take the Cultist Hench for BR.
Ditch management and put symbiosis, get 12 divine and the rest on beast mastery so youll get a nice max health boost for the whole party.
maybe switch rebirth for ressurect? losing all your energy is really bad for you.

also, I like taking Mark of Protection to use on my self in case I get targeted.

Prot Spirit is a must in high level canthan areas, some bosses take a whole party out with 1 fireball.