15 Feb 2006 at 18:14 - 3
My PvP Anti-Warrior build is not build for dmg, just making all the weapon users idiots.
Me/N
Max or close to max in Inspiration
The rest is at your discretion, depending on what your last 3 skills are.
1)Sig of Midnight
2)Plague Sending / Plague Touch (if you can take both even better -- both need zero Att points to be 100% effective)
3)Signet of Inscriptions (About 50% faster recharge)
4)Spirit of Failure (+5 energy every miss)
5)Rez
The last three spots are gravy
Tested with much success in CA and TA, nothing further.
The basic theory is this: Target the ranger (because he is targeting you) or a warrior if there is no ranger. This is key, a good ranger will own this build, especially once they figure out your game. But, if you make the ranger number one target you will own him. Sig of Midnight the ranger, the 1/4 cast (I think) is unstoppable without blind luck. If the ranger has condition remover then get ready with Plague sending or plague touch. (I once had a clever warrior with mend ailment and I wrecked him, so it would take a concerted effort by a monk to keep this build down) If the condition is removed, re-apply. In less than 8 seconds you can use the Sig or Midnight again. If you face a condition remover just repeat this cycle (this is where Touch is better than sending). You should keep him blinded almost 100% of the time and drain his energy quickly. Once you get the blind to stick, spread the darkness. Use sending to pass your bind of to other rangers or groups of warriors. Every 8 seconds simply blind someone and send your blind off to someone else. Even with Martyr, the team will be blind free for at most 8 seconds. Without condition removals you should be able to keep at least 4 people in a near perminate state of blind. In between your blindings, cast out Spirit of Failure and you will have energy dumping into your bar. Then use your 3 other skills to do whatever you want. I usually use diversion, backfire, and cry of frustration -- or something similar -- to mess with the casters. Weariness, e-burn and p-leak could be fun on a monk.
The goal is obviously not to do dmg, just to eliminate the weapon users from the game. I get cursed at a lot using this build. People claim I am a noob because I only blind people... I think they have a lot of time to type while blinded. Many people just give up and stand there waiting for the blind to end (knowing that attacking just feeds my energy bar). My favourite is still the dancing ranger, who danced and danced and danced until his whole team was dead.
This build requires two things, weapon users on the other team and the other team not bringing above average condition removal. One Martyr won't recharge fast enough to keep up with your 8 second recharge -- although it would restrict your blinding to two targets -- again, I recommend the rangers.
