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This PvP build is used to cause high damage, semi-spammable AoE pressure. It can be adapted for PvE purposes.
Attributes and Skills
<pvxbig> [build prof=eleme/monk firema=12+1+3 energy=12+1][searing flames][liquid flame][glyph of sacrifice][meteor shower][glyph of lesser energy][fire attunement][essence bond][rebirth][/build] </pvxbig>
Equipment
- A Full set of + Health Armor
- A +5 Energy/30 Hp Weapon with an offhand of choice.
- A 15/-1 Energy Set
- A Staff of Enchanting is optional.
Usage
- Keep Fire Attunement up at all times.
- Find a mob of players or NPCs and cast Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze, Liquid Flame repeatedly.
- Use Glyph of Lesser Energy whenever possible to assist your energy.
- Cast Meteor Shower in combination with Glyph of Sacrifice on a bunched up group of players/NPCs to cause panic.
- Resurrection Signet for fallen allies.
Counters
- Enchantment removal.
- Anti-spam skills such as Backfire, Spiteful Spirit, and Diversion.
- Frigid Armor and Avatar of Melandru prevent burning, however Frigid Armor is an uncommon skill.
- Signet of Humility.
- Mantra of Flame.
- Protection Prayers (Protective Spirit in particular).
- This build is less useful against split or spread teams.
Variants
- Replace Resurrection Signet with Flame Djinn's Haste for Alliance Battles or Competitive Missions.
- Replace Liquid Flame with Meteor for knockdowns.
- Serpent's Quickness can be used to decrease recharge times.
- Replace Resurrection Signet with Resurrection Chant and combine with Glyph of Sacrifice for an instant, reusable resurrect.
- Adding in Mark of Rodgort to keep constant burn on all enemies. (Recommended for PvE mostly)
- Meteor Shower has a high recharge time, any of these variants can replace it and glyph of sacrifice in faster-paced PvE.
- Meteor Shower is generally a bad choice in PvP, where players may just run out of it.
- Use Glowing Signet (Paragon) for extra energy gain in faster paced PvP battles