Please Enligthen this PvE Newbie. (105/85/55build?)

Ok... I've pvped a lot lately.

I am rank 8.

However, I haven't PvEed for 2 months.

Can someone enlighten me what this 105/85/55 build that everyone is talking about?

You know the skill protective bond?
Slap that on a mo/w.
Then add 5 superior runes (double up on one of them)
OPTIONAL: Get a -20HP or -50HP offhand

You now take less than 5% of your max health.
Cast balthazar's spirit/essence bond, to farm aataxes.

Grats. You now have the mo/w that everyone has. Too bad it might be rebalanced in the next update (which is presumably within 24 hours).

And be prepared for the massive DELUGE of "omfg...wtf... anet nerfed my build!!1!!one!!1!" threads. I'm actually glad that I'll be out of town this weekend and will miss that insanity.

hmm ok but where does the name 105/85/55 come from?

Have you read this...
http://pc.ign.com/articles/644/644916p1.html
doesnt say there going to change anything but my friends zealots fire helper
(55) monk smitter and my friend who Ether renewal; draw condidtion on me...
now UW doesnt take so long; with only 2 people.


The HP of the build. 105; 85 (-20hp item) 55 (-50hp item)

number of Hp, cose it can go down to 105 hp 85 or even 55 hp

The IGN article specifically says that the list in the article does NOT include ALL the skill changes that are coming. More changes have not been revealed yet. Plus the Frog has made some cryptic references to "those who seem invincible" and how they won't be any longer. I think it's fairly safe to say that SOME change is coming regarding the solo monk build.

It just did, lvl 16 protective bond costs 3 energy/hit

Well the build is designed to get a level 17 bond by having an off-hand focus item. So the real question is what is the level 17 energy/hit cost?

And by the way, this is all speculation as to what is being nerfed. Too many of you fall in to the nerf paranoia trap. Here is some speculation: maybe the frog's talk about those who think they are invincible refer to the spirit spam builds in PvP. Seems just as logical a conclusion as the more popular belief that the frog is talking about invinci-monks.

The update specifics are on the GW official site. Prot Bond now costs 3 at lvl 15, so 17 won't be 1 anymore...

lvl17 still casts 3. Mo/Me can still effectively use protective bond in their build. Though I would suggest finding a new build. You can still use the 105/85/55 you'll just need a couple different skills.