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Monk question, for diev or priest? before monk

Class and Rank Cleric
#1

Alot of different builds i see before reaching monk… previously i am aiming for priest3 before getting to monk but this might change.

What my aim is that, being a good dps and partial good party support as well. Previously i go priest3 due to diev was bug during the beta.

Right now what i am seeing is something like this

c1>c2>diev1>diev2>monk

i am not sure if this build will help monk to get the best dps out of it since there is no priest’s buff such as blessing etc. I wonder how does diev does for monk in case of solo questing in DPS?

#2

Is your build focus on Str? I think it is good. I like that you can reduce Monk’s SP cost from the statue.

What about is?
c1>c2>diev1>paladin1>monk3

You can get silence in Monk instead of diev2 and get smite from Paladin.

The thing is I don’t know which one is better between this build and the Priest one. There are some different in Pros and Cons.

This build with the statue, your team movements are limited. But there are some spells which scale well into high level - I mean Divine Might and statues.
The attack skills are also not fixed damage compare to those Bless and Sacrament.

#3

u can get silent in monk? but compare to the silent tower, is it AOE as well on the monk? i am not aware there is a skill for silence, can tell me the name? and also i am not sure how paladin can give me better dps tho. Is like before Monk, everything seems so bad and there is like no good route for monk.

For priest, i think sacrament is kinda good together with blessing since monk is phys atk type. But i am not sure how well does your build vs priest one. One thing for sure i am open up for any other builds.

ur recommendation is nice as well and i understand where is it from. Would like to see more builds and some discussion route prior to monk.

#4

In Monk c2, One Inch Punch has an attribute to silence enemies for 5 seconds. It has shorter duration but it has shorter cooldown with direct damage + DoT damage.

Smite has very short cooldown with over heat. And it can be better with Monk’s Armor Break. It is much more effective in Str build than Owl statue which do magic damage.

About the Pro and Con, I said that this build will suffer from limited movement but the low level skills will scale better then Priest build in the high level.

Just want you to know more.

#5

I think Pala c1 is only ever worth it if you want even more Healing. Smite is weak a.f.
Diev c2 gives you the statue that silences nearby enemies, it’s actually really good cause they can’t even auto attack when silenced. And even tho Owl is INT based, you can still do alot of damage with it, as long as you’re wearing a Mace. Its base damage is pretty good.

#6

the question now here is does diev2 really that worth it? as in the silence statue is something i am kinda skeptical it will work well in pvp.

since if the person is inside the statue range, it will be silence but they can just move out of that statue location if i am correct. Also it affects greatly on melee but not that much on range since they can atk you outside the statue radius? i am not sure about that as i never see any pvp video or something with that silence statue up. Not sure about pve as i did not tested it before. Any input from diev players now?

any thoughts on this? regarding the owl statue is like a bonus but i guess the main star for diev2 is still about that silence statue.

that silence statue might be the regret that i ever take up diev2 for it or not taking up diev2 for it.

#7

Thanks for letting me know about the silence on monk. Yea i agree that diev build will suffer on limited movement for the party but just wondering how good does priest buff in higher level?

#8

Okay, you ask a lot of questions! XD
I’m currently playing a Diev c2, I’ll be uploading some videos to show you how the statues work.
Right now, the game’s major PvP content is the PvP Arena. The main resource you can get from Statues is ground coverage. You can easily block up to half of the PvP Arena from the enemy team, forcing them to walk into your Statue’s debuff zones. As a Monk, you do have to remember you have 2 ranged skills, and fighting around those skills inside your Statues should be your main PvP strategy.
For PvE, the Silence Statue is really f*ing strong. When the mobs are silenced, they do nothing but stand there and take damage, cause the statue also Taunts the mobs within its range to attack it(I’ll show you once I have the time to upload these videos, stuck at work right now xD).
And Owl Statue’s damage, I’ll also be uploading a video to demonstrate how strong it is if used properly, it’s also a great tool for ground coverage, because it’s range is ridiculous and it lasts for a really long time if lvl’d up!

#9

awesome, thanks for the video in advance. This will convince me with diev tho LOL.

#10

one more question, are taking this route?

c1>c2>diev1>diev2?

#11

No, the build I’m doing is: Cleric>Priest>Diev>Diev>Monk>Diev>Monk.
Priest is mainly bc of Resurrection and Monstrance. Altho Blessing is nice so far.
@intothefantasy. Updated with class build

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#12

ok thanks, possible if you can post your build as well?

#13

Please do keep in mind that: Carve is lvl 5, Owl Statue is lvl 1(whereas I’d benefit the most out of maxing it because of how good the base damage scaling is), I also have 0 attributes on them(regarding +%).
Videos being uploaded right now, will edit this post with the Link for both videos soon. In the videos, I show the damage against a boss that I found questing, and thought it’d be a good way to demonstrate, since it’s Plate type and doesn’t take +% damage from Carve and Owl Statue(The game only placed one Owl apparently, guess the second one bugged out when I was carving) :
Damage against boss

I’ve also uploaded a video demonstrating how World Tree statue works, and with it, the damage of Owl Statue against regular mobs(I currently don’t have the higher range attribute on it, if you want to, I can upload a screen shot with the range later):
World Tree in action

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#14

first of all, thanks again for uploading the video. The craft damage is awesome and the silence statue is nice as well. I guess i will try for diev + monk in this case with some priest stuff in it like your build. You have totally sold me the silence statue there lol.

#15

some question, do you ever consider getting some other class instead of getting diev3?

#16

Well, I thought alot about getting PD at Rank 7, even tho I don’t think it’d be as good for PvE, it’s definely always a good choice for PvP. You’re trading your Party-wise Damage immunity to CC immunity and alot more solo survivability.
I don’t think Monk c3 good enough to skip on what those classes have to offer(Diev c3/PD).

#17

PD stat wise etc are the same as monk? i always tot PD is like using INT mostly…

#18

PD is mainly bc of Bloodletting and Healing Factor. Even tho Incineration is INT based, it’s really not the strong point of PD.

#19

hmm seeing that, i am still thinking to go diev3 or PD then…PD looks interesting tho…more variety

#20

Yea,it’s definelya hard choice. What made me decide was thinking that: Since PD is so common on FS builds and Dievdirbyis c3 is more unique anduncommon, you’ll hardly ever have its effect reduced bcof having another one in your Party.
The main reason why I don’t personallylike the Priest3 builds on Monks is because you’re straight up useless whenever partying with a FS(that obviously has Priest3). You’re offering nothing but the -okay- dps from Monk.