RA Bonder

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

or whatever they are called, the one who uses Life Bond and all other enchants + blessed signet. Is that build useable in PvE with heroes?

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

Only if you think there's nothing more exciting than stand around hitting blessed sig on recharge.

Tha Dukk

Tha Dukk

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

[HoV]

E/

which there ISN'T... >>

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by cr00mz
or whatever they are called, the one who uses Life Bond and all other enchants + blessed signet. Is that build useable in PvE with heroes? I find bonding quote fun in pve... -0s on top of my head and the +1 energy always make me LOL.

Yes you can do it on heros... yes heros can do it on you (given you disable their skills)....

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove
Only if you think there's nothing more exciting than stand around hitting blessed sig on recharge. yes that sounds boing, but its also nice to have something other to use so you dont get bored too fast, like i was with my warrior.

Anyway, what would be a good Elite for that kind of bonding in pve?
also i assume a staff with +20% enchant would be a good investment?

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

In Memorium [iBot]

Mo/A

Eh, I run Life Barrier or WoH as my elite for when I bond, but then again, it's been quite a while since I did any serious bonding. I also suggest going /Me for Mantra of Inscriptions in conjunction with Blessed Sig.

Also, if you want something interesting, picking your toenails is more fun than bonding.

darkdreamr

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

beyond the yellow brick road

She Left With Half My [GeAr]

Me/

If you're too bored by it, try going Me/Mo and bonding with Signet of Recall and Ether Sig. Fun times.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

the bonding build i like to use is

Shield of Regen(yes i know guru hates this skill but with bonding i have no energy problems ever)
Life Bond
Balths spirit
mantra of inscriptions
blessed sig
gaurdian
ether sig
aegis

for RA bonding that works sadly well........
and i dont run rez in RA on monk since you should be protting or healing your allies instead of rezzing and by the time you need to rez in RA as a monk is if your group is near wiped and i have only seen 2 groups cme back from that and win

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

Yeah, Pandra's build (I always thought your name was Panda, I need to read more carefully) works well enough in RA, especially if you're a newer monk. However, it's hardcore vulnerable to enchant stripping.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

all bonding is hardcore vunerable to enchant strip.

ya it get the panda thing alot so i just tend to respond to both....

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

great stuff, thanks for all of your input. About item selection, should i focus on hp or mana runes/insignias? I know many people here are against superior runes and many people are also superior-pro (?) anyway since bonding you get "extra" life would that be a good choice and also does degen go through bonding?

Lykan

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Pandra Pierva
the bonding build i like to use is

Shield of Regen(yes i know guru hates this skill but with bonding i have no energy problems ever)
Life Bond
Balths spirit
mantra of inscriptions
blessed sig
gaurdian
ether sig
aegis

for RA bonding that works sadly well........ um hexes... conditions..?

My Lipgloss is Cool

My Lipgloss is Cool

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

My Computer

Band Of The H A W K

P/Mo

I suppose the logic is that with 50% damage reduction, +regen +armor +50% (75% w/ aegis up) block chance, you wouldn't need to worry about hexes/ conditions and that most RAers would have some form of self healing...

What I don't like is the actual lack of healing...All the prot is nice, but if you have an offensive caster with any sort of enchant removal on his team, you're screwed

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

this was mainly a thread for PvE bonding but yes, i'm sure there is enchat removing enemies, but i have not come across many. Maybe in Hardmode there are more or deeper into the factions/nightfall campaign

XiaoTheBlade

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

When bonding, healing light actually almost becomes a useful elite.

Blessed light is nice as well because you should be gettin the energy to use it.

masta_yoda

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

i wouldnt bother with bonding in ra... lotta corrupt enchant necros and mesmers with enchant stripping

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

It works in PvE, but there is a lot more enchantment removal in most areas of PvE than RA. Having to reapply bonds gets pretty annoying.

ender6

ender6

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by holymasamune
It works in PvE, but there is a lot more enchantment removal in most areas of PvE than RA. Having to reapply bonds gets pretty annoying. I agree 100%.

And as for PvP (well RA) I have yet to come across a Life Bond Monk which my team coouldn't defeat. Perhaps there is an element of luck to that, but I would primarly say that as far as Life Bond Monks go the following is true 1) their build sucks, and 2) crappy monks life bond, which translates into poor skill use of an already crappy skill bar.

PS the best is when a life bond monk dies and then gets rezed, talk about a waste of a party member.

Hundbert

Hundbert

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

He is asking for advice for PvE not PvP

ender6

ender6

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hundbert
He is asking for advice for PvE not PvP and?

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