Build:Team - 600/Smite/QZ

This build requires a rating. Please apply the appropriate tag based upon consensus. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming PvE team

This build uses the general 600/Smite team with the added Quickening Zephyr ranger to make Spell Breaker infinite and no down time between shield of absorption casts. The results are being able to completely clear out 95% of all areas in the game in HM. This build can be used for vanquishing, clearing dungeons, cartography, farming bosses, and FoW, UW and DoA.

Team Composition

• / 600 Monk

• / Smiter Monk

• / Quickening Zephyr Ranger

600 Monk

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mo/any Protection=12+1+3 Divine=12+1][spell breaker][protective spirit][spirit bond][shield of absorption][optional][optional][essence bond][blessed aura][/build] </pvxbig>

• Mantra of Resolve for interrupts.
• "I Am Unstoppable!" or Fleeting Stability for excessive knockdowns.
• Pain Inverter for super healers, healing signet warriors, annoying bosses and wurms.
• Spirit Shackles for super healers.

These are the most common optional skills used, but there's tons of others for various situations.

Equipment

• Lowest AL possible. (preferably 15, or 5 if you saved your beginner armor.)
• Radiant and attunement runes.
• Any weapon with +20% enchantments and energy bonuses.

Usage

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• Re-allocate your attributes (preferably out of protection prayers) to compliment the optional skills you decide to take.
• Maintain [[Essence Bond] and [[Blessed Aura@13].
• Use [[Protective Spirit@16] and aggro as much as possible. If there are potentially dangerous casters in the group, use [[Spell Breaker@13] before aggroing.
• Maintain [[Spirit Bond@16] and [[Shield of Absorption@16] until everything is dead.
• Use your optional skills as described above.

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Smiter Monk

<pvxbig> [build prof=Mo/any smiti=12+1+3 protect=12+3][Shield of Judgment@16][Holy Wrath@16][optional][optional][optional][vital blessing@15][life attunement@15][retribution@16][/build] </pvxbig>

• Essence Bond for energy
• Blessed Signet for energy.
• Blood Ritual for energy.
• Rebirth for a res.
• Bane Signet for the same reason as SoJ.
• Purge Signet to remove all the conditions/hexes off the 600 monk after he killed everything, or if he's in danger in the middle of battle.
• Smite Condition
• "By Ural's Hammer!" for human smiters

Equipment

• Armor doesn't matter here.
• Any weapon with +20% enchantments.

Usage

• Always remain a good distance away from the battle, but not so far that the enchantments will lose connection with the 600 monk.
• Can be human or hero.
• Maintain on the 600 monk.:

• Retribution
• Life Attunement
• Vital Blessing

• Apply Shield of Judgment and Holy Wrath before the 600 monk gains aggro. Re-apply until everything is dead.
• Give your monk energy when he/she asks for it.
• Use your optional skills as described above.
• Sit back, relax and watch the action.

Quickening Zephyr Ranger

<pvxbig> [build prof=r/mo wild=12+1+3 exper=12+3][serpent's quickness][quickening zephyr][optional][optional][optional][optional][essence bond][balthazar's spirit][/build] </pvxbig>

• Frozen Soil for when there is excessive resurrection.
• Healing for small heals to keep the team alive if there's traps or environment effects (especially in dungeons). Another example would be a skill that returns damage back to its origin:

• Glimmer of Light
• Healing Whisper
• Patient Spirit
• Healing Spring

• Edge of Extinction
• Succor on the 600 monk or Smiter monk for extra energy.
• Distracting Shot to aid in the annihilation of super healers. (Only when there are only 1 or 2 enemies left.)

Equipment

• Armor doesn't matter here.
• Any weapon with energy bonuses.

Usage

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• Stay with the smiter monk..
• Can be human or hero. (preferably human because it can be tricky to micro him while in the middle of a big battle.)
• Maintain on the 600 monk:

• Essence Bond
• Balthazar's Spirit

• Use [[Serpent's Quickness@16] and [[Quickening Zephyr@16] when there are dangerous casters that won't die within 1 Spell Breaker duration or excessive melee that will destroy the monk between shield of absorption casts. Another reason for using this could be because there is a super healer that has infinite energy. Quickening Zephyr will make those skills cost more and reduce the recharge, so the super healer will lose energy faster, won't be able to heal, and die.
• Use the optional skills as described above.

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Counters

• Excessive Life Stealing.
• Non-spell enchantment removal.

Variants

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• The Quickening Zephyr Ranger can be exempt from the team if the area is possible to get through without infinite Spell Breaker or there isn't excessive melee. You won't need the QZ ranger for most areas, and some dungeons are possible to get through without the QZ ranger as well, such as Cathedral of Flames. If you decide not to bring the QZ Ranger, you will have to put in [[Balthazar's Spirit] on the 600 monk, which only leaves room for 1 optional.

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Notes

• Careful research of the enemies in each area you plan on taking on is recommended before doing so. It will allow you to plan out which optional skills you need to take, and discover the best and fastest route to get around.