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Changes On Monk. Can my build be saved?

Class and Rank Cleric
#1

Hi guys,
I used to play this game as monk but i stopped because i wasn’t sure of my path Cleric 2/priest2 (I’m current Cleric 2/priest2/monkC1 HighDex-Con) , but nowi have the rank reset option for this character and they are improving it, so it will be more viable.

This character was made for mainly PvP , but i also wanted a dps build with sustain for also enjoy pve.
I really like the design of monk, and i want to mainly focus to pvp with him, I already know that it isn’t the best pvp build but i really want to play with a melee non-cata character in pvp ( i tried that character but i dont like his skill set).

I will really apreciate if you can share your thoughts about the incoming changes in the monk class for PvP, also i want to know your opinion about if i must use the rank reset for deleting priest 2 or cleric 2 to make a better pvp build ( i was thinking of removing cleric c2 to pick priest c3 and have stone skin, but cleric 2 add a lot of sustain in TBL for you and your team).

#2

Priest 3 Sucks…play a chaplain char or something

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#3

I know that maybe it isn’t better than cleric c2 in general, but my core build is going monk and maybe inquistor, i just want to know if priest 3 fits better in a build with monk or if i must reroll and go the Diev 2 path ( but i dont like the idea of an static class that place statues on pvp and i’m loosing monstrance), i don’t know why you are talking about chaplain, my core isn’t the priest.

Anyone know if i must stick in ClericC2/priestC2 or i must go another route?
And with rank 8 my best option is inquisitor for pvp?

#4

I don’t know much about Monk, but I assume you want Priest for Blessing on bleeding? If so then I think it’s somewhat justified, but Priest have little to offer in the way of DPS since Priest is AA based and Monk is skill based. I think you’re better off going Diev for dem statues. Diev’s area of control is powerful stuff, people wouldn’t dream of going in and get silenced.

#5

I always knew Priest-monk was better, but I did diev-monk anyway to feel different, and against normal mobs, Carve Own is really OP. Carve Attack + Double Punch make Stamina appear much more bigger than it is, and Kavarine (something like this), will save many Scrolls Teleports.
But against Bosses/Players with physical attacks, its fragile as hell, specially against physical bosses/archer players, as in saalus for example.
As an cleric 2 priest 2 you may know how it is. Even if you dont die because the heal, but receive knock-backs.

now I did a priest-monk, I ask archers to shoot at me at the Saalus, and I cant kill them, because I cant hit them, the hit box is very small, and beyond kamehameha and good finger, its very difficult to hit with others skills, and they don’t stop running (even with Kamehameha is difficult to hit, its better when its surprise attack), but they became hell scared TOO, because I don’t die either, and without use any heal, just blocking with a good shield and stone skin, they think wtf, its a peltasta?

But then against Mages, you have no chance, as magic cant be blocked you will be brutalized as priest-monk, on the contrary of diev-monk that kills magic inside a area, good for GvG for example.

its your choice.

#6

Wrong.

Priest is for Monstrance (+30% DEX), Revive and Mass Heal.

Don’t go Diev-Monk. Stupid build.

#7

i disagree on "Don’t go Diev-Monk. Stupid build."
monstrance can be bough with scroll, diev does give you aoe silence and CDR. and also you get a pierce attack.

I am not saying one build is better then the other, but they both are viable.

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#8

I am saying one build is better than the other.

Have you actually tried both builds in practice and not just theorising? Did you know that the pierce attack is absolutely rubbish and not worth using later on?

#9

I have leveled 3 monks to 220+ (monk3) and diev WAS higher DPS… (frankly that was for rank 7)

Have you played anything outside of your priest 2?

#10

Yes, I’ve made 4 monks, 2 at 310+. The Diev one and my Priest2.

#11

Diev: owl will help with your Dps while EB refresh, good adps and semi tank, - 20% cool down and aggro of Laima, Silence of carve world tree. Carve isn’t that bad on plants mobs and you can have teleport statues. Only con is the weight of the wood, whit stamina pills and wheel of inquisitor you easily will reach your max weight.

Priest: I have a lvl 270 now and only find two useful skill, Monstrance and Revive, but you can buy Monstrance. Bless falls at high levels like Sacrament, Aspersión helps but the three can be bought for a longer duration at shops. In my opinion this path doesn’t worth it but I m more pve focus.

#12

I don’t see Priest - Monk was better except in ET lol… Many things that Diev and other filler classes do better in PvM… Taking Priest 1 for Res and Monstrance was fine…

In PvP Diev wins way better until IMC nerf Ausrine, although you sacrifice to Monk 2 instead Monk 3 but really even after Golden Bell kToS buff Diev 3 - Monk 2 was better. For Priest, Revive can easily negated and you just need to kill the Priest for the win…

#13

I was Cleric 1 Priest 3 Monk and I hated it. Boring, expensive and mediocre… better off letting others take Priest for you who aren’t Monks.

Cleric 2 is great and required for sanity~ the heal tiles, safety zone and Divine Might are super useful.

I switched to Diev2 for the damage and utility. I was always kicking myself for not taking it when I realized it had a STR based attack and synergized well with Monk. CD reduce gets crazy when you’re with a Chrono and the Owls do good damage for having no INT (The CD is absurd though, wish you could at least attribute it down). I don’t run outa Stamina as often anymore since I can spam other skills between Double Punch. Also free teleports4life<3

Krivis 2 is another option for Monk since you’re Dex based and get a buff/debuff to crit things. I went STR though personally and didn’t really wanna bother mixing Crit build stuff into it and wanted the higher weight limit. I’ve seen quite a few go Bokor as well but idk much about that. The zombies aren’t cute enough.

#14

High DEX Priest2>Monk is actually very viable, assuming you go Inquisitor at rank8 (and I wouldn’t recommend picking further Monk ranks).

You won’t really have too much damage until R8, but once you get there, 100% crit Pears hurts. Priest2 is also decent party pvp support. You can ask Wrathior for more info, it’s their build.

#15

Well after reading all the comments I think I will stick with my priest c2 and I will continue aiming for a monk 3 inquisitor.
I don’t want to loose monstrance/revive/resurrection/mass heal (even knowing that revive and res are nerfed in pvp) and the cd reduction of diev I think it isn’t necesary with the monk/inquisitor 's offensive kit ( just for some teams in TBL), and yes, carve world tree is really good, but i think its not enought to justify going this path with a dex-con cleric.
I also will choose monk 3 because probably we will get a really good buff of golden bell shield ( Lvl 5 = 2s of inmunity for you and people arround you with 20s of CD in pvp) this will work really good with priest, making you a legit tanky support with a good offensive kit to protect yourself in TBL or GVG.
Now I wonder how many points in CON I should invest to resist in PvP ( I was going 1CON-2DEX but I don’t know when i must stop adding CON.

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