Build:Mo/Me Signet Smiter

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants 6 Notes

The basis is the ability to deal Holy damage fairly often. This build was developed in The Desolation and really took off in The Realm of Torment.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Monk / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Smiting Prayers	12 + 1 + 3
Healing Prayers	8
Inspiration Magic	10

Mantra of Inscriptions

Signet of Mystic Wrath

Bane Signet

Signet of Judgment

Banish

Retribution

Balthazar's Spirit

Mending

[edit] Equipment

• Shepherd's armor or your choice.
• Hale Smiting Staff of Mastery or similar green.

[edit] Usage

1. Maintain Mending, Bathazar's Spirit and Retribution at all times.
2. Keep Mantra of Inscriptions up.
3. Lead attack with Signet of Mystic Wrath.
4. Follow with Bane Signet.
5. Cast Banish to space out knockdowns.
6. Finish with Signet of Judgment.

• Use each skill as it recharges.

[edit] Counters

• Repeated enchantment removal.
• Degen energy skills.

[edit] Variants

• Replace Banish with one of the following...
  • Signet of Rage for another signet.
  • Lightbringer's Gaze for Demons.
  • Smite for extra damage at a cost of 10 energy.
  • Any resurrection skill.

[edit] Notes

• Mending helps keep the arrgo off of you and on someone else. Source.
• The signets recharge in 12 seconds with Mantra of Inscriptions.
• If facing Demons it would be wise to enable the Lightbringer title. This will boost your armor-ignoring damage 5% each rank.
• Good timing during the activation of Call to the Torment can usually kill off the Torment creature in one skill.