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Monk build - Dievdirby x2 or Dievdirby/Paladin?

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#1

Hello guys, Im planning on building a monk and came up with these two builds:

Dievdirby/Paladin: http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/8ez9d0dw21/

Dievdirby x2: http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/a5er9pmrvt/

Right now Im a Cleric x2 > Dievdirby x1 focusing on STR and CON with DEX as third stat. (Ignore the Cleric x2 please, I regret it so much :sob:)

So I need help deciding whether to advance with Dievdirby and get the Owl and Silencing statues or get Paladin next for Smite (and a cool outfit :grimacing: ) Then again theres the problem of statues not working right…

Also would appreciate it if you had any tips for leveling and grinding places or methods (It sucks so hard to grind with STR Diev…)

Thanks guys!

#2

whatever you feel like testing tbh, both will still be pains in the arse to lvl and without much of a advantage over easier builds.

Try some odd combo, it’s beta anyway who knows what you might find.

#3

I miss some AoE damage xD Sometimes I think about reseting to INT and SPR and then reseting back to STR when I reach monk, then I remember the actual game wont have resets… I HAVE TO BE READY FOR IT! lol

#4

Just to make sure you know, the cast time of Dievdirbys are 4 - 5 seconds.
Until they fix and balance the class, I am not seeing an immobile long casting class to be successful.

#5

Well, using Protective Zone you can almost always finish the cast, unlesse some monster knocks you back or something…

The problem is I that I feel like I threw away two ranks if I dont get Diev x2 as rank 1 diev is pretty much useless.

So the question lingers, give up on Owl and Silencing statues for Smite?

#6

A word of warning: Dievdirby’s statues aren’t 100% reliable right now. The only ways I’ve been able to get them to work is when the lag isn’t so bad, I have to hold down the button for the statue I’m trying to make while tapping space at certain intervals during the statue’s creation. When lag is low it’s about a 90% success rate. So you’ll likely have to make use of your safety zones to get statues off if at all, and they’re only really worth using on bosses or if you’re party grinding and whoever is pulling is pulling to the same area over and over again. Also, Carve is meh as well, it’s an ok skill vs plants and enemies with leather type armor, but don’t get more than one point in it if you plan to use it as an attack often as the sp cost goes up and the only thing that changes is your chances of getting wood. I really hope there’s some sort of fix to make Dievdirbys usable with some reliability, but as they are right now, I can’t in good conscious recommend them.

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#7

I assume you mean Safety Zone from preventing interruption, but you missed my point. Would any enemy be standing in front of you 5 seconds and let you finish casting? Perhaps it may work in PvE one on one, but mobbing? PvP?

#8

Paladin doesn’t come into its own until circle 3. Until then Smite hits hard on certain types of mobs (2K-3K at rank 5 at level 102) but the rest of the time it only hits for like 600, and that’s with a full investment in strength (rocking 144 right now).

#9

the pvp arenas are relative small so you can build them in advance just fine, steparu has several vids on that.

The crafting interruption just shouldn’t even be there imo, dievdirby skills have enough downsides already. long cd, shorter durations, long cast time, are stationary and can easily be interrupted? that’s just overkill.

As it is currently i can only see it being off use during boss fights, since they takes ages in the same area. Or while grinding in one spot. Or when you want to teleport without scrolls/warp stone.

But you’re right that safety zone won’t help you, esp not vs enemies with multi hit attacks.
Ironically dievdirby3 does have a invuln that should solve that issue, just need to build a different statue for it first…

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#10

I see, I thought that Owl Statue would solve the AoE deficiency I have right now but the downside is just too big. (Also heard that Owl was the only statue that worked 100% of the time)

But I guess I will in fact choose Paladin over Diev x2.

Do you guys have any opinion about my skill choices at Monk? Is it really worth it to only use skill points on circle 2?

#11

paladin/priest or krivis are the best options now tbh.
priest/krivis are better in the long run due to their dmg buffs imo.

And put some points in monk1 double punch & palm strike, there’s no point not to.

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#12

Ok guys, I think I will stick to Paladin then this time.

After the wipe I will probably create a Cleric > Krivis > Krivis > Paladin > Monk.

Thanks for the help everyone! :smiley:

#13

cleric-priest-priest-paladin-monk pure good

#14

I’m going with full dex cleric > priest > priest > paladin(this is where i am) > monk > monk

my stat is 20 str(from vubbe glove) and 196 dex. I have upgrade level 50 blessing, level 40 leather mastery(gives like 1 or so evasion per level) and Leveling hasn’t been too much big of a deal for me. I simply mob around and Smite away and mobs are mostly cleared. my smite ranges from 3.5k~4k crit if target is weak to holy, or weak to strike type damage. Otherwise, it depends on type of monster u hit. and it ranges from 400~1000. I’m currently working on leveling my heal damage, hoping it would give me a bit more AoE damage possibility and more survival.

my build works pretty well for me because my dex makes me able to dodge a lot of attacks even from bosses. Some boss can’t even hit me with multi hit attacks(talking about those laser or flamethrower type attack). and I can also dodge knockback attacks inside of safety wall to avoid losing dps which is pretty handy for me. and i crit 50:50 atm. after I finish working oh yellow gem and red gem for more crit damage, and green gem for evasion, I will do tons more damage but its been very slow since the patch.

For me, Blessing and Secrement was more than enough to level up with. I have to say tho cleric > priest > priest was really depressing watching barbs and hoplite murdering stuff so quickly. But after you get paladin, and stack up enough blessing you will see a lot of improvement on hunting speed. I will see if Healing stacking up actually helps my AoE damage once I get substantial amount of it upgraded.

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