The New age solo monk

Dark Tykane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Cult Unseen

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tookis Elite
u ninja'd my jade brotherhood farming

no i dont care


but just incase those become rlly popular and som1 gets called god for those....

Jade Brotherhood Farming






EDIT: on a more helpful note koot didnt post that ranged attackers hold aggro 100% better then melee attackers. so farming ranged > farming melee

just more hints. What a joke that was....and what idiocy if not intended to be humor.

osk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/Me

any1 tried this in UW ?
somehow Shield of Absorption can get interrupted by aaxte easily even with 1/4 sec castin o.O. Obviously i wasnt stack castin skills....

any1 has the same prob?

EDIT: sry for double postin

Lifeblast

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

if you're using mantra of resolve as the build shows. interupts shouldn't matter unless you just get massively interupted. by multiple foes at once.

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

So how is this better than the basic 55 monk?

RuPee

RuPee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Los Angeles, CA

[RoD]

Mo/

this looks fun. i'll try it out this weekend. thanks for sharing .

Irongate

Irongate

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Nice, lots of possibilities

pukiman

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Asrial
So how is this better than the basic 55 monk? Don't know. Only difference to me, is that you're spamming SOA and not Healing Breeze.

-LiamB

-LiamB

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Eh, can you use skill cards? ( (skill) <Skill> (/skill) but replace the ( and ) with [ and ]

[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill]

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

Very very nice,
Any decent place to farm NF greens?

ddraeg cymru

ddraeg cymru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Guardians Of Wales [GoW]

Mo/

sweet kooter now that smite spirit bonder is nerfed maybe i have a think bout this....but what about that aggro holding hows that doing? did i see easier to maintain aggro of ranged enemies? anyways good job still no troll farming tho... other than trapping well keep thinkin dude

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by pukiman
Don't know. Only difference to me, is that you're spamming SOA and not Healing Breeze. Actually, you can tank as many enemies as you want to, with Healing Breeze, you can't.

You'll be taking 0 damage. Doesn't matter how many enemies you have on you

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

something you gotta remember with these builds is that blessed sig is the wild card so:
for trolls - symbol of wrath (doesnt really work any more )
Jade bros - Mantra of resovle
UW - Keep it blessed
Horde farming e.g Minos - Healing breeze

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Could I make a video of this later today? No idea why, I just like to create videos

I'll do it from these places:
Ice Imps, Siege Ice Golems, Insicts outside Yohlon Haven (in Marga Coast), Jade Brotherhood and Rockshots in Thirsty River

Just wait and watch for it

ddraeg cymru

ddraeg cymru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Guardians Of Wales [GoW]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Asrial
So how is this better than the basic 55 monk? hmmm 55 is limited to roughly 11 enemies this is like spirit bonder used to be can tank LOTS!

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ddraeg cymru
hmmm 55 is limited to roughly 11 enemies this is like spirit bonder used to be can tank LOTS! Heya ddraeg,
Fellow Guildy xD
Yeah i agree,
IS this build quick In UW?

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

Lol this made Naphui Quarter farming actually easier
just beware of the lights and their vampiric weapon.


Liam i keep getting unknown skill with those "cards"

LiamR

LiamR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Prefer Unlight Beer [PuB]

Wow. Any way you could do without SOJ? Very hard cap -.-

TeeJay

TeeJay

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Netherlands

OBE

R/

Can anyone give a build on how to get to and farm Mineral Springs. I see A LOT of bots doing it so I was wondering what the build was. Ice Imps are not problem but getting to Mineral Spring is a bit harder.

Greetz

Theros

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Sweden

Earls Cendree[TEA]

W/

well... you can use whatever you wan't basiclly.. the survival skills are protspirit, SoA and Balths spirit for E management. The rest just makes it alot easyer, and SoJ is just an effective monk smite skill to use.
Could probably go Mo/N with ss.. hech you could go Mo/W throw a few points in sword or axe and hit them to death if you want^^

TeeJay

TeeJay

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Netherlands

OBE

R/

Well I can't get to Mineral, that's the problem. So far I tried this with most succes: Prot, Soa, Blessed, Soj, Balthz, Blessed aura, Watchfull spirit, Mending.

Almost made it, but knockdowns of ice golems really really slow down

Why_Me

Why_Me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

New Jersey

Mo/

Quote:
UW didn't worr for the same reason as the trolls... melee attackers run away to regen so it wasn't possible. Otherwise I like this invincimonk resurrection. GG! Just to clear up something, THIS WILL NOT WORK IN UNDERWORLD, or at least bladed aatxes. Not only do they scatter, but they can deal the upwards of 300 damage in one hit, so you'd need to get hit 60 times before the damage is actually reduced to 0, and by that time, you are dead. However, on smaller groups, it works beautifully, or wait, is that mending+protective spirit doing the work? If you want to go into the UW, use the standard 55, this build solves all the huge aggro issues that 55 can't.

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by TeeJay
Well I can't get to Mineral, that's the problem. So far I tried this with most succes: Prot, Soa, Blessed, Soj, Balthz, Blessed aura, Watchfull spirit, Mending.

Almost made it, but knockdowns of ice golems really really slow down
Hmm if you take the proper route from Granite Citadel to Mineral springs you shouldn't encounter any..

I always skip the first spawn in tascta's demise by waking past the right wall left wallhugging can also work btw.
after that i attack the next group of enemies they shouldn't be to hard but it takes some time, you won''t be able to kill the gnashers however they don't attack.
After that walk straight so that you leave the big group of dolyak masters and heretics to the left.
You should see 2 bridges,skip the first one and try to walk over the second one when the patrol won't block you.
There is a small corner also on the right after the bridge where you can stand to be save from both nearby patrols.
(sometimes the dolyaks will follow but won't attack)
now walk further if the siege ice golems+ heretic patrol is out of your path.
with the last part before mineral spings you have 2 options of spawns:
1:you can clearly run trough but there is a spawn in front of the portal, wait till it moves out of the way and enter.
2:the way is blocked with heretics and other nasty stuff, just walk as far as you can with some luck you activate the res shrine closer to the portal and you can move on.

That should help you on getting there

Quote:
Originally Posted by Why_Me
Just to clear up something, THIS WILL NOT WORK IN UNDERWORLD, or at least bladed aatxes. Not only do they scatter, but they can deal the upwards of 300 damage in one hit, so you'd need to get hit 60 times before the damage is actually reduced to 0, and by that time, you are dead. However, on smaller groups, it works beautifully, or wait, is that mending+protective spirit doing the work? If you want to go into the UW, use the standard 55, this build solves all the huge aggro issues that 55 can't. You have Prot spirit on you wich reduces dmg to 10% of your live and reduce that dmg by 5 for everytiem your hit.
if youre live is 180 it's 18 (without shield of abs) 13(with the first hit on shield of abs), 8, 5, 0 etc....

bugsy3861

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/W

I've tried this build in UW and its not bad... but u gotta get used to it. I was trying it using: protspirit, SoA, symp visage, arcane echo, SoJ, blessed aura, balths spirit, mending. It went ok... but there still is some work to do. I bring 3 head tats... 1 divine, 1 healing, and 1 smiting... to keep energy regen at +3, the aura at 32% (for a little bit of time to play with), and the smiting to boost SoJ. Problem... interrupts casting symp visage the second time and interrupts on SoA. I know, I know.... I could bring mantra to stop being interrupted but I'm trying to speed up the underworld runs and I wanted echo to have an almost continuous SoJ. Bottom line is that it wasn't safe enough.
So I went Mo/W and changed symp visage for bonettis and arcane echo for sig. of mystic wrath. The bonettis really helps not get interrupted and with energy management which I have found to be a problem when u only get 2 aatxes and with the octos who leech like nobody's business. The sig is nice for the break away enemy who comes back after u kill one of the three that stays (130 dam.) and it doesnt use energy.
All in all, I am sure this build has a future (if it isnt nerfed). I am going in solo for now as duos dont get the job done that much faster these days. If there are any other solo 55/ex 605/135 monks out there who dedicate their days to UW and have made any other breakthroughs with this build, POST THEM. I'm only worried about cutting time off the runs and getting faster and not sharing the ectos if possible.
Thanks for the great idea Narutoscryed.

Karmaniac

Karmaniac

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Is there a particular reason to have DF 12? I have used DF 9 to get +25% from aura. With smiting at 16 SoJ both lasts longer and deals more damage while the SoA lasts 10.5s which- or so I have noticed- is adequate to keep you alive. Moreover I swapped that offhand for Shen's Censure because I felt I didn't need the extra life nor the energy but the smiting buff on the other hand has been very welcome.

Anyways great build and thanks for sharing it with us muggles.

alexthefire

alexthefire

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

mlgpro.com/forums

W/

You...are....my....hero...

I CAN EARN MONEY AGAIN WOOT!

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

is it possible to duo FoW with this build?

LiamR

LiamR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Prefer Unlight Beer [PuB]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Theros
well... you can use whatever you wan't basiclly.. the survival skills are protspirit, SoA and Balths spirit for E management. The rest just makes it alot easyer, and SoJ is just an effective monk smite skill to use.
Could probably go Mo/N with ss.. hech you could go Mo/W throw a few points in sword or axe and hit them to death if you want^^ Okie dokie thanks. With a sword sounds bad xP Same with SS, too suckish. Ele PBAOE, or dervish PBAOE? Wanding?! And is SOJ that hard to cap.

random.name

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

South Africa

N/

Good going, very nice build.

Just want to mention though that solo monk was never actually dead. We just needed to find new places.

Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Guild Wars Gangsters [Gang]

W/

does this work in the troll cave outside droks?

Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Guild Wars Gangsters [Gang]

W/

wouldnt the enemies still run from u

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

so the 55hp is out huh?

who cares? this is better

random.name

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

South Africa

N/

55 still works. Just have to find something else to farm.

Narutoscryed

Narutoscryed

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

In the woods

Elite Crew

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Why_Me
Just to clear up something, THIS WILL NOT WORK IN UNDERWORLD, or at least bladed aatxes. Not only do they scatter, but they can deal the upwards of 300 damage in one hit, so you'd need to get hit 60 times before the damage is actually reduced to 0, and by that time, you are dead. However, on smaller groups, it works beautifully, or wait, is that mending+protective spirit doing the work? If you want to go into the UW, use the standard 55, this build solves all the huge aggro issues that 55 can't.
I find this strange.. i never solo uw for the sheer bordom factor.. but i have been duoing it a few times with my dual visage build i posted in the original opp..

i had the ranger bring traps. along with eoe and famine.

both times i made it through withought a hitch.. never died.. never got intterupted..

what i did was just keep the aggro groups smaller.. 3-4.. it sounds slow but actually goes at a pretty good pace.

you just have to throw the visages on yourself to prevent the attax from droppin on the ranger..

now as for smite... i pulled like 20 smite, the whole time the ranger threw down traps.. then his eoe then his famine.. then i threw up 1 visage .. they took themselves down to about half life.. then of course scatterd.. but 4 stayed on me to die from the visage... and about 6 went and enjoyed a nice death on the ranger traps.. the leftover smite just dropped dead from the eoe bomb..

hope this helps with your uw woes.. i really do not intent to find a solo uw build for i have no intrest in it.

Why_Me

Why_Me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

New Jersey

Mo/

Interesting, so this has an effect AFTER protective spirit. I though it was like shielding hands, in which it reduces the base damage after armor and before pure damage reduction.

bugsy3861

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/W

you were right about running with famine rangerin UW... but switch to kepkhets staff and u get the recharge, energy, enchants and casting time bonus for SoA. its as easy as the 605 that i buried last week. DONT NERF THIS!!!

THX ALOT for all the advice... and happy farming to all

sampos

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Nevermind.

Problem solved.

pork soldier

pork soldier

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by sampos
Where can you buy Shield of Absorption?

I didn't find it in Kamadan.

Thanks. You didn't look hard enough.

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

Thanks for posting this. A fresh start. I'm glad you figured this out before any elitists could come around and say, "Ya I've done it and I can do it better".

CHEERS TO YOU!

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Video is here! Get the popcorn ready!!

http://files.filefront.com/SoA_Soloe.../fileinfo.html

psyx0th

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

Actualy, after the update shielding hands' dmg reduction is applied AFTER prot sprit and with a 50% skill recharge reduction from quickening zephir can be mantained forever wich makes UW runs possible with famine partner.