The CA monk build for people who don`t like losing

Ok, I`ve been playing CA monk for far too long now, and I thought I`d give out my fav CA monk builds for all of those children (like me a couple of months ago) who can`t seem to find the secret to good CA monking no matter as hard as they tried.
Anyways, here it is.


Attributes

11 Inspiration
11 Prot (Minor Prot)
12 Divine (Minor Divine + Headpiece)
+ Minor, Major and Sup Vigor



Equipment

Insightful Prot Staff of Fortitude
Wanderers Top
Rest Judges


Skillz

Divine Boon-- Teh Boon
Contemplation Of Purity--The Condition + Hex Removal/ MoR Remover
Reversal Of Fortune-- Really Fast Heal that messes w Inturrupts
Guardian---2nd Heal that helps deal with Whammos
Drain Enchant-- A nice remover that helps energy
Mantra Of Recall--- Ur ub3r energy management elite
Physical Resistance---The underrated legend
Vengance---Because invinsibility is a myth


Now, I have been using this build, and its variations for a while. With it (and its variations), I have gotten a 52 win streak in CA. It does not suck. If it is hard for you, then u need to play it more, because it does involve skill. I just wanted to share it with people.

(If u want to try diff versions, u can go heal, or swap Sig of Devotion for Drain Enchant, they both work very well)

Dodo

Quote: With it (and its variations), I have gotten a 52 win streak in CA. It does not suck. If it is hard for you, then u need to play it more, because it does involve skill. I just wanted to share it with people.
Just to clarify, you did not get 52 wins in CA, because after 10 wins you're on longer in random arenas, but Team Arenas. If you want to have a high consecutive win streak, you're better off starting out in team arenas, since you can have an actual build, without relying on a ton of luck. (My most recent TA streak was 60 wins, almost all flawless, after which we simply left because we were bored.)


As far as your build is concerned, here are a few things to think about:

A: no condition removal for your team
B: no hex removal for your team
C: Phys resistance is useless on any team with an ele, and if you accidentally DO use it on a team with an ele, that ele will destroy you.
D: Vengence... I don't even need to go into the many reasons not to bring that.
E: You didn't once mention a 2nd or 3rd weapon set, for extra energy and energy hiding (from edenial.) both of these would be essential against decent teams.
F: Major + Sup vigor doesn't stack...
G: Only 12 divine is not really enough healing for a boon prot.
H: What do you do against mesmers? When a mesmer strips your enchantments and then backfires you, how are you going to heal?

You took my build you sunnuva...

Take out Drain Enchant. you don't need offense and I understand it may help with energy but in this spot I find Shielding Hands more useful and Rez Sig or that other one for as long as you don't die.

I usually run (nowadays) a Mo/Me:

10 Inspiration
11 Protection (10+1)
13 Divine Favor (11+1+1)

Reversal of Fortune
Mend Condition
Guardian
Inspired Hex
Energy Drain
Drain Enchantment
Contemplation of Purity
Divine Boon

I know the problem with no resurrection, but I don't know what to take out.

I've been using Kepkhet's Refuge, but I'm planning to use Garbok's Cane and Garbok's Chalice for the +1 inspiration and fast recharge of inspiration spells.

Anyone have any tips to make it better?

Quote: Originally Posted by Phoenix Arrows I usually run (nowadays) a Mo/Me:

10 Inspiration
11 Protection (10+1)
13 Divine Favor (11+1+1)

Reversal of Fortune
Mend Condition
Guardian
Inspired Hex
Energy Drain
Drain Enchantment
Contemplation of Purity
Divine Boon Decent build, an improvement on those posted so far.

However, you will find it far more rewarding to run 9 Inspiration and 14 Divine Favour.

Quote: Originally Posted by Phoenix Arrows I know the problem with no resurrection, but I don't know what to take out. Monks as a rule are not really expected to carry a res in PvP.

Physical resistance is becoming more popular in CA recently, any decent warrior/ranger will probably switch to an elemental mod, eviserating a running mesmer with physical resistance and an ebon axe mod is just to funny.

Quote: Originally Posted by flamingmarmo

First of all, thanks for all of the input
Now lets get back to the build


Quote: A: no condition removal for your team
B: no hex removal for your team
C: Phys resistance is useless on any team with an ele, and if you accidentally DO use it on a team with an ele, that ele will destroy you.
D: Vengence... I don't even need to go into the many reasons not to bring that.
E: You didn't once mention a 2nd or 3rd weapon set, for extra energy and energy hiding (from edenial.) both of these would be essential against decent teams.
F: Major + Sup vigor doesn't stack...
G: Only 12 divine is not really enough healing for a boon prot.
H: What do you do against mesmers? When a mesmer strips your enchantments and then backfires you, how are you going to heal? Ok, first of all, it is impossible to make a build that has no counters. Its balance.

Hex and Condition removal for others is not that important. If u do both, they will take out 2 spells from ur bar. Thats too much in my opinion

Physical Resistance pwns. If it is that bad, wear full wanderers, u will make up the missing protection. And, if there is not a war, or ranger on the whole oposing team, its not like u have to use it...

Are u sure Sup, Major and Minor don`t stack?

Vengance IS good. Having a short Multi-Res that brings them up @ full energy is awesome. Yea, it can be removed, but this is a CA build.

12 Divine is arguable

I think Mesmers in CA, and TA who bring 2 enchantment removers are pretty rare...

Superior, major and minor runes of ANYTHING do not stack...
the only stacking that occurs is the -75 hp from superior rrunes.

If you did not already know that Superior, Major and Minor Vigor runes do not stack, then you have no business telling sno that his advice is moot. On every single point he made, he is correct. Cept about divine. 12 is just fine for a PROPER boon prot build...

enjoy.

I never said his advice is "moot".

Its his opinion and I respect it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Batou of Nine

Quote: Originally Posted by Asrial

You might last against half-ass teams, but when you get to TA, you'll probably get smashed.

Constructivity>Honeyed bullshit.

LOL @ Jr.
Although you are so true. What is the point of posting a build if you are not wanting to improve it in some way?

Quote: Originally Posted by Serra Knightfang

..and just to point something out here..

In the first reply, this is the order of events from sno: you're wrong; here's a suggestion not relevant to the build; I'm better than you; here's why your build sucks.

It's not what you say but how others perceive what you say.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dodo The Extinct

I posted the build to help people out, not to get smashed by people who think it sucks.

Thanks but no thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by Dodo The Extinct

Quote: Originally Posted by Dodo The Extinct