Changes: Build:Mo/any PvE Smiter

Latest revision as of 19:48, 6 April 2011

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This build has been designed for the following use:

This Monk utility build buffs melee with Strength of Honor while providing ample condition and hex removal for your team as well as some secondary healing.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mo/any SmitingPrayers=12+1+1 DivineFavor=12+1][Optional][Reversal of Damage][Smite Hex][smite condition][Optional][Castigation Signet][Smiter's Boon][Strength of Honor][/build] </pvxbig> Optional Elite skill:

Unyielding Aura
Defender's Zeal
Empathic Removal
Ray of Judgment
Signet of Removal use with Mantra of Inscriptions, raising Inspiration Magic to 8.
Tease use on heroes, raising Inspiration Magic to 8.

Optional Regular skill:

Divine Healing or Heaven's Delight (Duplicate Skill) Efficient and cost-effective party heal.
Holy Wrath Return damage to its source.
Judge's Insight Buff melee, especially useful versus undead.

Player-only:

Seed of Life for strong party healing

Hero-only:

Power Drain interrupt and energy gain
Leech Signet interrupt and energy gain
Waste Not, Want Not energy gain

Equipment

Armor:
- Survivor Insignia, a Rune of Vigor and Runes of Vitae.
Weapons:
- A Hale Smiting Prayers Staff of Fortitude.

Usage

Hero

Put this hero on guard mode.

Player

Maintain Strength of Honor on your melee during battle. If used by a Hero, disable Strength of Honor, cast and maintain it manually.
Use Castigation Signet on attacking monsters to manage your energy.
Maintain Smiter's Boon for reasonable healing.
Use Reversal of Damage as a relatively strong heal with damage reduction, and to turn damage back to its dealer.
Cast Smite Hex and Smite Condition to remove Hexes and Conditions, respectively, and to deal damage to surrounding monsters.

Counters

Enchantment removal.
General Anti-Caster.

Variants

Take Zealot's Fire or Holy Wrath
Take Splinter Weapon or Ancestors' Rage, putting 10 in Channeling Magic
Take "Fall Back!", putting 9 in Command.

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 '''{{skill icon|Optional}} Elite skill:'''
+:*{{skill icon|Unyielding Aura}}
 :*{{skill icon|Defender's Zeal}}
 :*{{skill icon|Empathic Removal}}
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 '''{{skill icon|Optional}} Regular skill:'''
-:*{{skill icon|Divine Healing}} Efficient and cost-effective party heal.
+:*{{skill icon|Divine Healing}} or {{skill icon|Heaven's Delight}} (Duplicate Skill) Efficient and cost-effective party heal.
 :*{{skill icon|Holy Wrath}} Return damage to its source.
-:*{{skill icon|Heaven's Delight}} dupe of [[gww:Divine Healing|Divine Healing]]
 :*{{skill icon|Judge's Insight}} Buff melee, especially useful versus undead.
 '''Player-only:'''
 :*{{skill icon|Seed of Life}} for strong party healing
-:*{{skill icon|"By Ural's Hammer!"}} to increase the strength of RoJ
 '''Hero-only:'''