E/Mo Solo UW

Since Balthazar's Aura got de-nerfed (enemys dont run away anymore, stay even if they get dmg) this is working again already tested this a few times.

Quote: Elementalist/Monk
Level: 20

Obsidian Flame (Earth Magic)
Obsidian Flesh [Elite] (Earth Magic)
Balthazar's Aura (Smiting Prayers)
Protective Spirit (Protection Prayers)
Healing Breeze (Healing Prayers)
Balthazar's Spirit (Smiting Prayers)
Mending (Healing Prayers)
Essence Bond (Monk other) My only problem is Obsidian Flame. I use it for easily killing the dying nightmares and for using it before i use Balthazar's Aura, cause the aaxte realy like to interrupted it
so Obsidian Flame can be kicked out .. anyone any idea for skill which prevents this interupting better then just casting another skill before the "real" one?

I use stone daggers...

Can you tell me the attributes please?
And does this really work, being balths ur only source of damage??

Balthazar's Aura isn't "de-nerfed", they didn't change the AoE panic AI, they just fixed it because apparently the damage could stack or something (probably related to fast recharge).

Please don't post a build without trying it =_=

Quote: Originally Posted by cerb

you guys should read what updates before crying and cursing ...

Quote: Monsters were not responding to damage taken from the skill Balthazar's Aura. it got nerfed again ... i tryed and posted this before that
you were just too slow :P

Can u tell attributes?

what I like about guild wars, is that the choices really r unlimited.
I have been testing a build that I believe will be able to solo old UW for sure, maybe even new UW.
I call it the 8x10 build. due to that each skill it uses will take 10 energy and the casting time of non-upkeep skills will not exeed 1second. So if used properly, it is almost impossible to interrupt. And that without glyph of concentration. The build can be used as 55hp for soloing, or as 85hp with 2 man farming (in which case you-the E/Mo, can die once, then be resed to have 15hp and use mending to counter all the damage you will get).
Here are the skills:
1) Mending
2) Balthazaars' Spirit
3) Healing Breeze
4) Protective Spirit
5) Whirlwind
6) Aftershock
7) Obsidian Flesh
8) Aura of Restoration

I also use a 20% longer enchants on a sword, plus, of course all superior runes. Don't remember the exact attributes, but mending should be +3 regen and Prot S should last about 15 seconds including the time bonus gained from 20% longer enchants mod. All the other points go to earth magic. With knockdown (by using whirlwind) my aftershock does close to 200dmg per hit. And since recharge of Whirlwind is 8s and Aftershoch is 10s, that means I can repeat the cycle after every 10 seconds. So in 40s I can do up to 1000 dmg, which I think is pretty good.

Before I go to battle, I cast Mending, Aura of Restoration and Balth spirit. Prot spirit should be up at all costs. Obsidian Flesh as well to protect your enchants. There will be approximately a 5sec loop when your enchantments are is danger cause of Obs Flesh cooldown time.
Only use Healing Breeze when taking a lot of damage.

If u go as 55hp, then I guess you can leave either AoR or HB and take anything u like instead.

The idea of the build is to get close to your enemies and get hit as much as possible, since BS will recharge your energy per hit. Skill and Experience of a player are important 2.

I hope to recieve some good critique with explained points.

HB is one of the core skills (and when I mean core, I mean core) of the 55-monk, mez, ele, necro, whatever. A 55-Monk without it = dead 55.

Hm...not too bad, but throw away Aura of Restoration and get in Crystal Wave. Just my preference.

New UW? Probably impossible. Although I don't really want to smother the thought...it would be fun, goddamnit.

Gotta try it now...

Sorry for doublepost, but does anybody want me to explain more?

We'll probally have a new "Underworld/Fissure" Like place that can be accessed from another gods statue (Evil Pixies in Melandru's Realm anyone?)

So I'm hoping.

I would second that hope. Even though it doesn't really make any sense.

I mean, seconding a hope...?

So, wtf is going on with AoE?

1)
what is HB?(I am noob )
2)U come as 55hp with aftershock?
3)can u kill crawlers with this build?

someone aready pointed this out but it still hasnt been clarified so could u please tell the attribute points

thanks

1)HB is Healing Breeze.
2)I think so.
3)I wouldn't know.

Guys you can figure out the attribute points really easily here. Just pump up healing so that you get 10 pips total, 3 from mending and 7 from HB...think it's like 9 in healing. Protections get it to at least 15 sec...should be around 8. The rest pump into earth since balthazars will give you plenty of energy. There is an option here for your damage dealers though...you can drop whirlwind since it does not do much damage and replace with crystal wave (106 DMG always) and keep aftershock. But the problem with that is foes will NOT scatter after a CW + AS. WW+AS will scatter them to give you a breather. All up to the player to determine which works better for them i guess.

55 farming is quite simple, actually.

yup easist farming build in the game...only problem is that it is WAY to boring!

Quote: Originally Posted by LightningHell

wow, me likes this idea but good.
thnx for posting it