Archive:Mo/W Bold Forge Monk

This build was archived 22:36, 30 June 2007, for the following reason: Outdated This build had been designed for the following use: PvE running This build was in the category Good before being archived.

The unique Bold Forge Monk finally allows the monk profession to run Droknar on a highly reliable level. By making use of the classical Warrior running stances, and the quick-healing abilities of Divine Favor skills this build provides the best output for primary monks for running Droknar's Forge.

Attributes and Skills

Monk / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Divine Favor 12 Tactics Your allies are healed for 45 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Divine Intervention CoreMonk. Divine Favor 14Divine InterventionEnchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, the next time target ally receives damage that would be fatal, the damage is negated and that ally is healed for 226 Health. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.5¼30 Sprint CoreWarrior. Strength 0SprintStanceFor 8 seconds, you move 25% faster.515 "Charge!" CoreWarrior. Tactics 12"Charge!"Elite ShoutAllies in Earshot lose the crippled condition. For 11 seconds, these allies move 33% faster.520 Balanced Stance CoreWarrior. Tactics 12Balanced StanceStanceFor 18 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.530 Purge Conditions CoreMonk. UnlinkedPurge ConditionsSpellRemove all Conditions (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, and Deep Wound) from target ally. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.5¼20 Smite Hex CoreMonk. Smiting Prayers Smite HexSpellRemove a Hex from target ally. If a Hex is removed, foes in the area suffer 10..70..90 holy damage. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.5112 Holy Veil CoreMonk. UnlinkedHoly VeilEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, any Hex cast on target ally takes twice as long to cast. When Holy Veil ends, one Hex is removed from target ally. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.-15112 Watchful Spirit PropheciesMonk. Divine Favor 14Watchful SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains +2 Health regeneration. That ally is healed for 170 Health when Watchful Spirit ends. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.-11515   Template code

Equipment

Armor

• Acolyte's Armor for its +10 |armor (while enchanted) bonus - you will be under enchantments almost 100% of the time of your run.

Runes

• Rune of Major or Superior Vigor

Weapons

Two weapon sets are optimal for this run, so that you can switch while running. This, of course, depends more or less on your personal style of running. One set for high energy, and faster recharge, and one for running through groups of Tundra Giants.

Weapon Set #1

• Gardock's Staff

Weapon Set #2

• Totem Axe or Rajazan's Fervor

• Grognar's Defender

Note: The 20% longer enchantment mod helps to keep up the life-saving skill Divine Intervention longer which can be helpful when running through groups having this skill up.

Usage

General

The Running Sequence provides an almost constant speed boost. It is not gap-less, that is to say, there is a short pause between one Sprint and "Charge!" cycle. The Divine Favor Cycle provides the best quick-healing, and the Hex-Countering Mechanism the best anti-hex measurements.

Running Sequence

• Use Sprint, and "Charge!" for a speed boost of 25%. Sprint and "Charge!" together do stack for a total boost of 33%.
• Use Balanced Stance to counter knockdowns by Frost Wurms, Ice Golems, Tundra Giants, and Azure Shadows.

Note: Balanced Stance cancels Sprint and vice versa, for they are both stances. Never use them simultaneously if you don't want to lose either of them. Balanced Stance should be used with "Charge!" instead. Balanced Stance will outlast "Charge!" by 8 secs. Use Balanced Stance, wait 4-8 secs and activate "Charge!". It is better to be quicker in escape than in approach due to the aggro/ deaggro behavior of the NPCs.

Divine Favor Cycle

• Activate Watchful Spirit (WS) when entering a new area.
• Cancel Watchful Spirit whenever instant healing is necessary. Try to recast Watchful Spirit after that.
• Use Divine Intervention (DI) as backup healing.

Note #1: Depending on your running abilities it is advised to use DI first before canceling WS in order to be still under the effect of the +2 health pips by WS.

Note #2 Your high Divine Favor attribute allows you to heal you from spells like Purge Conditions, and Smite Hex, too. Though, it might not be much healing but in case of little healing it is much better than canceling Watchful Spirit

Hex-Countering Mechanism

• Cast Holy Veil on yourself first as major hex-protecting mechanism.
• Use Remove Hex as major hex-remover.

Note #1: Always use Smite Hex for removing a Hex before canceling Holy Veil. By not canceling Holy Veil first you make sure that the enemies still need twice as long to cast for their hexes.

Note #2: For an extra hex remover cast Holy Veil and wait for it to recharge. By canceling it, recasting, and canceling it again, you can remove up to two hexes only with Holy Veil.

Conditions

• Use Purge Conditions for an all-in-one conditions clean-up.

Note: Beware traps set by Pinesouls that cripple you for quite a long time. It is not unlikely that two traps are behind each other. Go on running crippled to check whether a second trap is about to ignite; only then use Purge Conditions to reduce the chance of getting trapped twice to a minimum. Alternatively, Mend Ailment can replace Purge Conditions for countering multi-traps.

Variants

• Mend Ailment can replace Purge Conditions for countering multiple Barbed Traps.
• Mending Touch should be considered optimal for condition removal. Even at 0 protection prayers, it still removes 2 conditions, and has a recharge time of 6.

Notes

Talus Chute

Monk / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Divine Favor 12 Tactics Your allies are healed for 45 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Divine Intervention CoreMonk. Divine Favor 14Divine InterventionEnchantment SpellFor 10 seconds, the next time target ally receives damage that would be fatal, the damage is negated and that ally is healed for 226 Health. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.5¼30 Sprint CoreWarrior. Strength 0SprintStanceFor 8 seconds, you move 25% faster.515 "Charge!" CoreWarrior. Tactics 12"Charge!"Elite ShoutAllies in Earshot lose the crippled condition. For 11 seconds, these allies move 33% faster.520 Balanced Stance CoreWarrior. Tactics 12Balanced StanceStanceFor 18 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.530 Healing Breeze CoreMonk. Healing Prayers Healing BreezeEnchantment SpellFor 15 seconds, target ally gains +4..8..9 Health regeneration. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.1015 Holy Veil CoreMonk. UnlinkedHoly VeilEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, any Hex cast on target ally takes twice as long to cast. When Holy Veil ends, one Hex is removed from target ally. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.-15112 Mending CoreMonk. Healing Prayers MendingEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains +1..3..4 Health regeneration. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.-1102 Watchful Spirit PropheciesMonk. Divine Favor 14Watchful SpiritEnchantment SpellWhile you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains +2 Health regeneration. That ally is healed for 170 Health when Watchful Spirit ends. Target ally gets healed for 45 Health.-11515   Template code

Due to the high damage output by the groups of Avicara, and the knockdowns by Azure Shadows, it is advised to modify the build for the final stage of the Droknar run. However, this is not needed if you have henchmen or real players as meatshields. Do not forget to put some attributes into Healing Prayers.

• Activate Mending, Watchful Spirit, and Holy Veil (in this order).
• Before encountering the first Azure Shadows cast Healing Breeze.
• Activate Balanced Stance when the first Signet of Judgments are about to hit you.
• Use "Charge!" in the first corner (left hand) near the Azure Shadow Boss.
• Cancel Watchful Spirit whenever healing is required. Try to reapply it immediately.
• Activate Divine Intervention as final life-saver skill when running through the groups of Avicara.