Build:Mo/A GvG Healing Burst

This build is in the metagame and deserves to be stored. This build has received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP GvG

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: Jack of All Trades. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.   Notes: Decrease Healing Prayers to 9 + 1 + 1. Increase Protection Prayers to 9 + 1 and Divine Favor to 10 + 1.

Standard GvG healing monk with single target healing, spike healing, party healing, cleansing abilities and anti-physical protection.

Frequency

Part of every GvG team.

Skills and Attributes

Monk / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Healing Prayers 8 + 1 Protection Prayers 10 + 1 Divine Favor 2 Shadow Arts Your allies are healed for 35 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Healing Burst FactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Healing BurstElite SpellTarget ally is healed for 150 (+35). All party members in earshot of your target gain Health equal to the Divine Favor bonus from this spell. Your Smiting Prayers are disabled for 20 seconds.5¾4 Patient Spirit EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Patient SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. Unless this enchantment ends prematurely, that ally is healed for 114 Health when the enchantment ends. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5¼4 Infuse Health CoreMonk. Healing Prayers 14Infuse HealthSpellLose half your current Health. Target other ally is healed for 134% of the amount you lost. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.10¼ Guardian CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 5 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.514 Shield Guardian FactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 9Shield GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 3 seconds, all party members in earshot have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. If an attack is blocked, all allies in earshot are healed for 28 and Shield Guardian ends.51.520 Cure Hex EotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Cure HexSpellRemove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 114 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5112 Draw Conditions CoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9Draw ConditionsSpellAll negative Conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each Condition acquired, you gain 18 Health. Target ally gets healed for 35 Health.5¼4 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 2Dark EscapeStanceFor 6 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530   Template code

Variant

• Take Signet of RejuvenationFactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Signet of RejuvenationSignetHeal target ally for 71. If target ally is casting a spell or attacking, that ally is healed for an additional 71 Health.18 over Infuse HealthCoreMonk. Healing Prayers 14Infuse HealthSpellLose half your current Health. Target other ally is healed for 134% of the amount you lost.10¼ against pressure builds.

Equipment

Runes and insignia

• 5 disciple's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of vitae.

Weapons

• 40/20/20 protection prayers.
• 40/40 healing prayers.
• High energy sets healing prayers.
• Spear of defense, 10%hct with
  • Strength shield of fortitude, -20% cripple duration.
  • Strength shields of fortitude, +10 armor against each damage type.
• Low energy shield set.

Usage

• If your team is pushing the opponent's flag runner, push up with them.
• Catch spikes with Infuse HealthCoreMonk. Healing Prayers 14Infuse HealthSpellLose half your current Health. Target other ally is healed for 134% of the amount you lost.10¼.
• Redbar with Healing BurstFactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Healing BurstElite SpellTarget ally is healed for 150. All party members in earshot of your target gain Health equal to the Divine Favor bonus from this spell. Your Smiting Prayers are disabled for 20 seconds.5¾4, Patient SpiritEotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Patient SpiritEnchantment SpellFor 2 seconds, target ally is Enchanted with Patient Spirit. Unless this enchantment ends prematurely, that ally is healed for 114 Health when the enchantment ends. 5¼4 and Signet of RejuvenationFactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Signet of RejuvenationSignetHeal target ally for 71. If target ally is casting a spell or attacking, that ally is healed for an additional 71 Health.18.
• Protect allies from martial attacks with GuardianCoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 5 seconds, target ally has a 50% chance to block attacks.514.
  • Help your midline against ranger interruptions.
  • If the opponent has a dervish and a warrior, prefer to use it against the warrior.
• Remove hexes with Cure HexEotNMonk. Healing Prayers 14Cure HexSpellRemove one Hex from target ally. If a Hex was removed, that ally is healed for 114 Health.5112. If there are no especially dangerous hexes like Lightning SurgeCoreElementalist. Air Magic 16Lightning SurgeElite Hex SpellAfter 3 seconds, target foe is knocked down and struck for 106 lightning damage, and has Cracked Armor for 21. This spell has 25% armor penetration.10110 or Soul BindFactionsNecromancer. Curses Soul BindElite Hex SpellFor 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 20..68..84 damage. This hex ends if target is suffering from a Smiting Prayers hex.1015 use it as a healing skill.
• Use Draw ConditionsCoreMonk. Protection Prayers 9Draw ConditionsSpellAll negative Conditions are transferred from target other ally to yourself. For each Condition acquired, you gain 18 Health.5¼4 to remove deep wound from the Restore Condition Prot and blind/weakness/crippled from physicals.
  • Draw all deep wounds while Restore ConditionPropheciesMonk. Protection Prayers 14Restore ConditionElite SpellRemove all Conditions (Poison, Disease, Blindness, Dazed, Bleeding, Crippled, Burning, Weakness, Cracked Armor, and Deep Wound) from target other ally. For each Condition removed, that ally is healed for 66 Health.5¾2 is disabled.
• Use Dark EscapeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 2Dark EscapeStanceFor 6 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530 as an anti-spike and for tactical purposes such as kiting or positioning.

Counters

• Scourge EnchantmentNightfallMonk. Smiting Prayers Scourge EnchantmentHex SpellFor 30 seconds, each time target foe is the target of an Enchantment, the caster of that Enchantment takes 15..63..79 damage.1025 – triggered by enchantments, including Shield GuardianFactionsMonk. Protection Prayers 9Shield GuardianEnchantment SpellFor 3 seconds, all party members in earshot have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. If an attack is blocked, all allies in earshot are healed for 28 and Shield Guardian ends.51.520.
• Scourge HealingCoreMonk. Smiting Prayers Scourge HealingHex SpellFor 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 15..67..84 holy damage.1025 – triggered by healing, including Healing BurstFactionsMonk. Healing Prayers 14Healing BurstElite SpellTarget ally is healed for 150. All party members in earshot of your target gain Health equal to the Divine Favor bonus from this spell. Your Smiting Prayers are disabled for 20 seconds.5¾4's party healing effect.
• Soul BindFactionsNecromancer. Curses Soul BindElite Hex SpellFor 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 20..68..84 damage. This hex ends if target is suffering from a Smiting Prayers hex.1015 – same as scourge healing.
• Being crippled while having to push up.
• General caster hate.

See also

• November Flux Variant
• Backline and Backline Variation Guide