Archive:Mo/any Glimmer Monk

This build was archived 22:48, 4 January 2009 (EST), for the following reasons: Meta Shift New buffed monk elites This build had been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP RA This build was in the category Good before being archived.

A Monk that utilizes Glimmer of Light to create a versatile, if not always the most efficient, build.

Attributes and Skills

Monk / Any 11 + 1 + 1 Healing Prayers 10 + 1 Protection Prayers 10 + 1 Divine Favor Your allies are healed for 35 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Glimmer of Light NightfallMonk. Healing Prayers 13Glimmer of LightElite SpellHeal target ally for 101 (+35) Health.5¼1 Spirit Bond FactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 11Spirit BondEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 50 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 74 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.10¼2 Dismiss Condition NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 11Dismiss ConditionSpellRemove one Condition from target ally. If that ally is under the effects of an Enchantment, that ally is healed for 59 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5¾3 Guardian CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 11GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.514 Shield of Absorption NightfallMonk. Protection Prayers 11Shield of AbsorptionEnchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, damage received by target ally is reduced by 5 each time that ally is hit while under the effects of this Enchantment. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5110 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. 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 35 Health.-15112   Template code

Equipment

• Armor: Survivor's insignia on all pieces, you won't need the extra energy if you stay on your toes. On the last open armor piece, either put a vitae or a recovery rune. The dazed reduction is nice, but is a bit of a trade-off in my opinion.
• Weapons:
  • 40/40 PROTECTION wand/offhand set
  • Hale 20/20 Prot rod of enchanting/fortitude (I prefer enchanting.)
  • Crippling Spear of Fortitude/Shield of fortitude set. (Keep both a +5 energy and a -5 energy spear in your inventory. Standard shield defensive sets, including reducing dazed and crippled shields.)
  • High energy set. (Remember to not camp in this set, only switch to this set to cast.)

Usage

• Spirit Bond: Use this when you see a spike about to hit someone.
• Guardian: Use this to hinder physical opponents.
• SoA: Use this on people that are being trained by multiple sources of damage.
• Holy Veil: Remove hexes and remember to Pre-veil whenever possible.
• Dismiss Condition: This also heals if the target is enchanted; can be used as a general heal if you get diversioned on Glimmer.
• Glimmer of Light: Your after/during-a-spike heal. This skill replaces RoF and GoH, allowing for much more room on your bar. Use for cleanup after attempted spikes.

Counters

• Lots of widespread pressure. Glimmer isn't as efficient as Word of Healing.
• Those mesmer anti-elite skills, to a small extent. If your teammates have a self-heal, they can tune-up themselves.
• Daze, to a smaller extent than some Monks.
• Diversion.
• Being caught unawares. Remember to always watch the field.
• BAD PROTTING. Practice identifying what type of prot you need, otherwise it's three times as much wasted energy.

Notes

• Remember to not spam glimmer like crazy, that's not the point of this build (unless you're under the effect of Divine Spirit). The point is to be able to counter a wide variety of threats, with Glimmer being the cleanup and general spike response.

Variants

/Any

• Shielding Hands - often weaker than Shield of Absorption, but the quick cast can be useful, especially against certain Assassins because of how it allows you to quickly re-act to a tele-spike
• Draw Conditions - for when your team needs you to have a sure-fire ability to keep them clean
• Mending Touch - allows you to remove covered conditions from yourself; necessary with Draw conditions
• Mend Condition - a faster recharging condi removal than Dismiss
• Signet of Rejuvenation - a free, but conditional, heal
• Divine Spirit - energy management
• Deny Hexes - in combination with Divine Spirit to help against hex stacks
• Remove Hex - a faster-recharging hex removal than Veil...can be good in situations where Holy Veil will almost always be removed if used as pre-prot
• Cure Hex - can be decent against hex pressure
• Reverse Hex - a fast hex removal, giving you a high chance to avoid an interrupt and/or remove a nasty hex before a cover can be applied
• Purge Signet - all purpose complete removal...be sure to cast on your lowest energy set
• Protective Spirit - instead of Spirit Bond
• Vigorous Spirit - for the correct team build
• Spotless Soul / Spotless Mind - for constant removal-over-time
• Heal Party - if this is a flag-runner for GvG
• Aegis - for a standard back-line GvG Monk

/Me

• Hex Breaker - to help avoid hexes

/A

• Return - Cast this on a set with a "Crippling" mod (usually your defensive set) whenever possible
• Dark Escape - Allows you to live through a sticky situation or run some place a bit quicker
• Dash - Helps you kite and/or get across the map quicker

/W

• Disciplined Stance - A good anti-spike skill; also helps you remove Daze from yourself
• Balanced Stance - To counter knockdowns than can ruin the day; additionally prevents damage from physical characters by ignoring critical hits
• Shield Bash - Can be difficult to use, but rewarding when it pays off
• Sprint - For a Monk that wants a speed boost (such as for a GvG team that is constantly splitting) while still having access to a defensive Warrior ability

/E

• Glyph of Lesser Energy - If using Aegis or Heal Party
• Storm Djinn's Haste - for a flag-runner