Can I make a 55 monk with nightfall and faction skills/armor?

I have a monk, and I'm having a hard time making gold, I farm some stuff on my warrior which is in factions, and I have a monk thats half way through nightfall, The only outposts my monk can goto is keinging center in factions, and like I said my monk is half way in nightfall. Could I make a 55 monk? Or do I need prophs? And if I could make a 55 monk with nightfall/factions skills and armor, would the same basic rules in this thread apply? example;

5 Superior Monk Runes (1 of each + 1 extra...no vigor runes)
1 -50 health Grim Cesta (see Q and A if you can't find it)
1 -20 health Ankh (*optional* will reduce your life to 13..I'll explain later)
1 Set of Monk Tattoo's (Droks>Lions Arch in my opinion)
1 Set of Normal Monk Armor (*optional* Drok armor that is non-tattoo)
5 Runes of Your Choice (*optional* for your normal non-55 monk armor)
1 Customized max damage rod of your choice (*optional* to kill nightmares)

and so on...

I also heard that 55's suck now, am I waisting my time or what?

Shield of Judgement is prophecies skill and so is Spiteful Spirit. So your major AOE attacks are out.


55's are still useful against caster groups but not melee > 3.

Try this, http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:Mo/E_SOA_Sliver

Even though you dont have Glyph of Renewal its ok. in the earth line there is damage dealer galore. Try Sandstorm. Sliver armor, sandstorm + grasping earth (to slow their movement down so Sandstorm can deal more damage if they run)

GL

You need Balthazars Spirit or Essence Bond to get Energy. Both are Prophecies-Skills.