Nerfed UW / FoW Solo Guide... for any MONK w/ 55 or 85 Build

for a better strategy...before you caste balths aura or other 2 sec long spells, it is best to have first activated Bonnetti's def. You will have a 75% better chance of not being interrupted, while you gain energy. Once that spell is casted, bonnetti's ends and you have more energy with a successful spell caste!

Also, ^^ For those who cannot figure out what to best use for the eighth skill, Sister Rosette seems to imply youo are using zealots fire...

my Skill set...breeze, prot spirit, bonnettis, symbol of wrath, balths aura, balths spirit, mending, Spell breaker.

And whoever said SB is a wasted skill slot is quite slow...This is for when you aggro and a random nightmare spawns...now you have ALREADY aggroed the aatxes and usually you cant kill the nightmare before they caste rend enchantments. So...while still with the aatxes aggroed, you have just caste your buffs, u can quickly throw in SB, which buys you time to kill the nightmare, without losing you enchantments. == less risk of death == less % chance of losing 1k.

nuff said
I run exaclty the same build with Yakslapper and waht can i say it owns!

Here's a (better) build. I haven't sold my account and I've made over
200 successful (I define successful as all smites dead) UW Smite Runs.

H Prayers-13 or 14, just high enough to get a +4 Mending
P Prayers-Maybe 11, enough for a 16-17 Prot Spirit
S Prayers-14, Can be more, can be less.
D Favor-10+ Needed for self heal.

The skills;
Prot Spirit
Bonetti's
Balth's Aura
Spell Breaker (Elite)
Watchful Spirit
Mending
Balth's Spirit

You can nitpick or switch something if you really feel the need,
but this one's tried and true.

(FIRST OFF FORGET THE 'AZURE' PARTS OF THE OP'S POST.)

They DON'T spawn in the same places, so ignore that.
Here's how I roll.

(This is essentially the 55 build. Which means 5 Sup (Non Vigor) runes
in and the -50 hp focus item.)

1. Pay your gold, get into UW
2. Cast Balth's Spirit, Mending, and Watchful Spirit.
3. Wait for regen.
4. Get just outside aggro circle for ataxes.
5. Cast Prot Spirit, THEN Spell Breaker. I say this because the cool
down time is pretty long, so get as much out of it as you can.
6. Aggro ataxes. Usually a Dying Nightmare will pop as well and attempt
Rend Enchantments. Luckily, you already have SB on, so just pop the
Nightmare with a wand. (It's weak to light damage)
7. Engage the ataxes, and here's some finer points.
A. Recast your Upkeep buffs to goad the ataxes into using their
Savage Slash skill. Once they've all done it, you have a small
window to cast Balth's Aura without fear of interrupt. Take it.
B. The rest is just perseverence. Recast Spirit and Zealot's as
Necessary, and use your wand to attack in between. It's not
much damage, but it adds up.

8. Clear the first room of Ataxes, Nightmares, and Darkness then move out
to where the Smites are. The strategy here is a little less involved. Just
cast as if you won't be interrupted. Because you won't. Smites carry no
counter skill that stops spells, however, and THIS IS KEY. NO NOT ATTACK
THE SMITES WITH ANY SORT OF WEAPON. They have Shield of Judgement,
and it will F you up. Nightmares pop out here too sparsely, so watch your
self, and cast Spell Breaker as necessary.

9. Avoid the Coldfires, watch your radar for new red blips (usually
Nightmares) and go into stance as often as possible when fighting large
numbers of smites (the -4's add up real fast) and you'll have no problems
making the UW your b*tch.

Enjoy.

~Rosette. Ok, I'm using this build and it is working fantastic for aataxes (although it takes a while for them to die), but I'm having a little problem. Every time I finish the aataxes and bring in the octopus thingers, i cast prot spirit and spellbreaker and they come in and do like 15 damage to me. What the heck? How do I kill these guys?

Protective Spirit (I prefer this over protective bond because its 10% instead of 5 and helps alot in my case.) Umm, 5% means you take LESS damage than 10%... bad reasoning, we all know its because they nerfed prot bond.