Drazach Thicket Speed Clear, to farm around 17.000 kurzick points by vanquishing the area with 4 600/smite teams. Before the 25/02 nerf one run used to take teams around 10-15mins to clear. With the new builds it's still doable, the smite has a more active role to play now. I guess this is the main reason why so many PUG teams fail (bad smite positioning causing bad aggro or falling teams).
We could do these runs faster with an alliance team that knows how to play. We could use voice comm if needed and less chance that teams break up after 1-2 runs (hence speeding up the farming time). I'll post the new builds and their equipment below.
The team consists of 8 Monks, however there can also be a Ritualist present. The VwK 600 Tank is most useful on the eastern path.
600 Builds
Monk/Assassin
Prot 12+1+3
Shadow 12
Deadly 3
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Spirit Bond, Protective Spirit, Shadow Form, Deadly Paradox, Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support, "Finish Him!", Pain Inverter, Essence Bond
Alternative: Monk/Ritualist (or Ritualist/Monk)
Prot 12+3+1
Div 3+1
Restoration 12
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Spirit Bond, Protective Spirit, Vengeful Was Khanhei, Vengeful Weapon, Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support, "Finish Him!", Vital Blessing, Essence Bond
Equipment:
Lower armor possible (5AR or 15AR)
Survivor or Radiant insignia's
20% longer enchantments weapon
no shield equipped!
vitae/vigor runes
Use "Finish Him!" and Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support to easily kill off any Mantis Menders, or Wardens of the Seasons/Summer.
Smite Builds
Monk/Necromancer (can be any profession, but people tend to do /N to recognize the player is a dtsc smite)
Prot 12+1+3 (diff headgear)
Smit 12+1+3 (diff headgear)
Div 3+1
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(the template probably uses 11 Prot and 6 Div, so can swap that if u want)
Blessed Signet, Shield of Judgment, Holy Wrath, Retribution, Balthazar's Spirit, Vital Blessing, Essence Bond, Rebirth
Alternative build (paired with the VwK 600)
Smit 12+1+3
Div 12+1+3
Blessed Signet, Spell Breaker, Holy Wrath, Retribution, Balthazar's Spirit, Blessed Aura, Essence Bond, Rebirth
Equipment:
any armor
high energy
40/40 Smiting set (2x Halves Skills Recharge, 2x Halves Casting Time)
20% longer enchantments weapon (for casting Shield of Judgment)
+1 smiting headgear with superior smiting rune
+1 protection headgear with superior protection rune (equip before casting Vital Blessing for maximum health boost)
Smiters should generally stay 1.5 Aggro radius bubble away from the 600. Which means rebond holy wrath and step back right away!
