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Ignore tosbase builds entirely, over 90% are utter rubbish. Kimās bokor build is an r7 pd1 build updated for r8. Donāt use it for new characters.
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With pd2 being out and incinerationās new overheat 2 a lot has changed for plague doctor builds:
A) Pardoner1-2 are still good options if you only want plague doctor 1, but questionable for plague doctor2ās and nigh worthless for anyone aiming for pd3.
I say questionable because discern evil only adds dmg after the original duration is up. PD2 sadly falls in the category of overkill and already kills 500k mobs with but one cast of vapors + incin when decently geared. (and they both have overheat2 to boot)
Might change if r9 or r10 mobs get a lot tougher, but thatās hard to say considering there are rumors of a int rework and who knows what new gear we might get.
Though there are stronger debuffs from archers & swordsman that do benefit off Discern Evil, and itās always useful vs solo bosses & 2k+ mdef mobs.
B) Iām honestly not sure what the diev1 craze was about in this build. +4s duration and -20% cd & sp reduction? Donāt see the benefit in it.
2.3) The frequently overlooked bastard option is bokor3, which is actually a very promising dmg option due to damballa. But offers very little utility/defense/support aside of that.
To be more specific with what youāre asking:
Silence prevents both attacks and skills currently.
And while world tree is a very good defensive skill it wonāt properly bundle up enemies cough in itās effect.
Owl treeās short duration is rather bland at skill lvl 5. It wonāt be off that much use imo.
Iād recommend something akin to a bokor3/miko/pd2 as a dmg oriented pd2 build.
Alternatively, if you do want a more support oriented pd2 then look into a diev3/priest/pd2 build instead.
But trying to combine the two just tends to mean you lose out on one aspect or another and generally isnāt worth it.
And there should be a few new pd2 builds worth considering after the upcoming buffs to Guardian Saint & Out of Body.