Build:Mo/any Smiter Hero

This Monk utility build buffs melee with Strength of Honor while providing ample condition and hex removal for your team as well as some secondary healing. Benefits from blood is power support and requires it for supporting more than one melee or entertaining energy intensive variable skill choices.

Frequency
Seen in some 7-hero builds, particularly for melee-oriented players.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Monk/any SmitingPrayers=12+1+3 DivineFavor=10+1][Optional][Smiter's Boon][Reversal of Damage][Optional][Optional][Smite Condition][Smite Hex][Strength of Honor][/build]
 * Elite skill choices
 * – causes scattering.
 * – combine with [[Divine Healing@13]/[[Heaven's Delight@13].
 * – raise inspiration magic to 8.
 * – raise command to 8.
 * – raise command to 8.


 * Utility skill choices
 * Monk
 * /[[Heaven's Delight@13]
 * – improves dealt base damage, particularly effective on hammers and scythes. Especially useful versus undead.
 * – for minions.

Mesmer – set inspiration magic to 8.

Paragon – set command to 8.
 * – can be combined with [["Incoming!"@8].
 * – only as a counter against touch skills.
 * – only as a counter against touch skills.
 * – only as a counter against touch skills.

Equipment

 * 5 blessed insignias.
 * Rune of superior vigor.
 * 2 runes of vitae.
 * 40/20/20 smiting prayers.

Usage

 * Micro the hero to maintain [[Strength of Honor@16] on you.
 * 1) Invite the hero to your party.
 * 2) Click on the number next to the hero in the party window. This opens the hero control panel.
 * 3) Hold down left shift and left click once on strength of honour. A red crossed circle shows that it is disabled.
 * 4) Target yourself (standard hotkey: F) and left click once on strength of honour. The hero will now cast the enchantment on you and maintain it.
 * 5) Repeat step 4 if the enchantment gets removed in combat.
 * Advanced users can set a custom hotkey for Action: Order Hero # to use Skill # in the controls options to force heroes to use certain skills.

Counters

 * Frequent enchantment removal.
 * General Anti-Caster.