Monk + Discord hero

R A I Y N E

R A I Y N E

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2010

Ohio

Guild F Ll C K Il N Wars [ban]

Mo/W

Hello, I'm a monk. And I don't know what build to use for my discord heroes I'm thinking AP Boon Prot? That sounds good but what kind of weapons should I use with it?

DokkyDok

DokkyDok

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Interested in finding one.

Mo/

Take the general AP caller with Aegis & prot spirit. SoA/cond removal/hex removal/resses are also nice. 40/20 + 20% prot staff.

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

I'd say leave the prots/heals to the heroes you will get plenty of that from discordway.
Here is what I use.
Assassin's promise
YMLaD
Ebon Vanguard Sin
Finish Him
Spear of Light
Bane Signet
Castigation Signet
Rebirth

Lanier

Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

[Pink]

P/

Honestly, I wouldnt use discord on a monk. It requires a condition or hex and if you are playing monk, chances are you are doing so b/c you want to heal/prot. If you want to heal/prot, chances are you won't always have a condition or hex on your build. That said, if you do choose to use discord, Id go with the AP boon prot build. Its healing/protting potential is powerful due to the good e-management and it gives you a hex for your discords to use.

Esuna

Esuna

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

NYC

Squee Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee [yay]

Mo/

It is doable, I play all the time with my monk and discord heroes. However, I usually do SoS with the tweak of adding Technobabble and Evas (instead of another spirit and armor of unfeeling) for the AoE daze, which I find extremely helpful versus problematic caster groups (like the charr in eotn).

I think that unless you run with just run with one monk hench and your heroes for heals, you should go on the offensive instead of defensive. You should have been able to find a few heals/prots on your discord heroes already. You will find that you kill much faster when you are in control of the damage. If you want to run AP, I think the smite build someone mentioned is decent.

Star_Jewel

Star_Jewel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2010

Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009

Considering the long recharges of most smite skills, it just seems natural to go that way with Assassin's Promise. That's how I usually do it, anyway. I also do Spear of Light and tend to run Scourge Healing or Scourge Enchantment as a backup hex, and Crippling Dagger as my backup condition. Rest of the build is defensive, as I'm working on Legendary Survivor. Might not be the most uber-fantastic-pro-meta-rawr build, but since the heroes do most of the work anyway, it gets the job done.

BrettM

BrettM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

I also run my monk as a smiter for discord. For a backup condition I like "You are All Weaklings!", since it's a cheap, long-lasting, AoE condition.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Assassins Promise, Deaths Charge, YMLAD!, Stonesoul Strike, Iron Palm, Holy Strike, Finish Him, Pain Inverter.

Its fun!

Volcoms Shadow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

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Originally Posted by Luminarus View Post
Assassins Promise, Deaths Charge, YMLAD!, Stonesoul Strike, Iron Palm, Holy Strike, Finish Him, Pain Inverter.

Its fun!

Sounds really fun!

I'm gonna have to try it.