The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE running

This build is used to solo The Great Destroyer.

Attributes and Skills Edit

Monk / Mesmer 12 + 1 + 3 Protection Prayers 3 + 3 Divine Favor 12 Illusion Magic Protective Spirit Core Monk. Protection Prayers 16 Protective Spirit Enchantment Spell For 24 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. Target ally gets healed for 19 Health. 5 ¼ 10 Shield of Regeneration Core Monk. Protection Prayers 16 Shield of Regeneration Elite Enchantment Spell For 14 seconds, target ally gains +10 Health regeneration and 40 armor. Target ally gets healed for 19 Health. 8 ¼ 15 Sympathetic Visage Prophecies Mesmer. Illusion Magic 12 Sympathetic Visage Enchantment Spell For 9 seconds, whenever target ally is hit by a melee attack, all adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy. 20 1 10 Ancestor's Visage Factions Mesmer. Illusion Magic 12 Ancestor's Visage Enchantment Spell For 9 seconds, whenever target ally is hit by a melee attack, all adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy. 20 1 10 Illusion of Pain Factions Mesmer. Illusion Magic 12 Illusion of Pain Hex Spell For 8 seconds, target foe has -9 Health degeneration and takes 9 damage each second. When Illusion of Pain ends, that foe is healed for 103. 5 2 10 Feel No Pain EotN No Profession. Norn rank Feel No Pain Skill For 30 seconds you have +2..3 Health regeneration. If you are drunk when activating this Skill you also have +200..300 maximum Health. 20 5 Balthazar's Spirit Prophecies Monk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Spirit Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) Target ally gets healed for 19 Health. 2 10 -1 Essence Bond Prophecies Monk. Unlinked Essence Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target ally takes physical or elemental damage, you gain 1 Energy. Target ally gets healed for 19 Health. 2 10 -1 Template code

Equipment Edit

• Armor : Any armor, Superior Runes on all parts.
• Weapons : -50HP Cesta (Cities of Ascalon quest reward) and a +20% enchant +5 energy weapon, such as a Totem Axe or Rajazan's Fervor.
• This Requires 55HP

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Usage Edit

• Upon entrance, cast the two maintained enchants.
• Enable your Delver title.
• Cast Feel No Pain, Protective Spirit, and Shield of Regeneration, and head to the Great Destroyer. Keep these up at all times.
• When up to him, cast Sympathetic Visage. Keep Sympathetic/Ancestor's Visage up at all times.
• Maintain Illusion of Pain on him.
• Repeat until done.

Counters Edit

• Heavy Degen.
• Not using visages (Call of Destruction/Mark of Subversion).
• Running out of energy (This isn't likely but could happen).
• If any Destroyer of Deeds are present, they will interrupt your spells.
• If any Destroyer of Hopes are present, they will use Mark of Subversion to steal health.

Variants Edit

• Watchful Spirit in place of Feel No Pain if it's unavailable.

Mesmer Primary Edit

This build can also be used by a mesmer primary with 55 gear, using the following build.

Mesmer / Monk 10 + 1 + 3 Illusion Magic 12 Protection Prayers 8 + 3 Fast Casting Protective Spirit Core Monk. Protection Prayers 12 Protective Spirit Enchantment Spell For 19 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. 5 0.2 10 Shield of Regeneration Core Monk. Protection Prayers 12 Shield of Regeneration Elite Enchantment Spell For 11 seconds, target ally gains +9 Health regeneration and 40 armor. 8 0.2 15 Sympathetic Visage Prophecies Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Sympathetic Visage Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, whenever target ally is hit by a melee attack, all adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy. 20 0.6 10 Ancestor's Visage Factions Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Ancestor's Visage Enchantment Spell For 10 seconds, whenever target ally is hit by a melee attack, all adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy. 20 0.6 10 Illusion of Pain Factions Mesmer. Illusion Magic 14 Illusion of Pain Hex Spell For 8 seconds, target foe has -10 Health degeneration and takes 10 damage each second. When Illusion of Pain ends, that foe is healed for 114. 5 1.2 10 Feel No Pain EotN No Profession. Norn rank Feel No Pain Skill For 30 seconds you have +2..3 Health regeneration. If you are drunk when activating this Skill you also have +200..300 maximum Health. 20 5 Balthazar's Spirit Prophecies Monk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Spirit Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) 1.2 10 -1 Essence Bond Prophecies Monk. Unlinked Essence Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target ally takes physical or elemental damage, you gain 1 Energy. 1.2 10 -1 Template code