02-22-2005, 11:35 PM
I'm thinking out loud here, but I thought I'd put this out there to get some input. In a private message, t0a5t put into my head the idea of the Last to Die build. The core idea is to max out both Improved Fade and Subtlety. According to him, he basically is always the last to die in his parties with this build, because he never gets aggro. The problem is, of course, that you're splitting points over all three trees, but maybe it can be made to work. Here's what I was thinking:
Shadow (17 points):
Blackout (5 points)
Improved SW: Pain (2 points)
Shadow Focus (5 points)
Improved Psychic Scream (2 points)
Mind Flay (1 point)
Improved Fade (2 points)
Holy (15 ponts):
Improved Renew (5 points)
Spiritual Healing (5 points)
Subtlety (5 points)
Discipline (19 points):
Unbreakable Will (5 points)
Improved PW:S (3 points)
Improved PW:Fort (2 points)
Mental Agility (5 points)
Mental Strength (4 points)
One would lose some mana efficiency with this build over the strict holy/discipline build I described above, but there are some definite benefits here. For one thing, it's much easier to heal one's party when you don't have to worry about your own health. When my tank dies, it's often because I'm too busy healing myself. Plus, all that mana efficiency of the strict holy/disc build goes to waste when you die. In effect, the LtD build elliminates a lot of those wipes caused by early inadvertent priest deaths. Finally, all those skills in the shadow tree needed to get to Improved Fade are darned useful for solo and PvP play. So, this build would be good for both instance and for solo/PvP play.
I think I just talked myself into trying this out. I have good enough equipment now that I can take a small hit to my mana pool. Why not? Any other ideas out there?
Shadow (17 points):
Blackout (5 points)
Improved SW: Pain (2 points)
Shadow Focus (5 points)
Improved Psychic Scream (2 points)
Mind Flay (1 point)
Improved Fade (2 points)
Holy (15 ponts):
Improved Renew (5 points)
Spiritual Healing (5 points)
Subtlety (5 points)
Discipline (19 points):
Unbreakable Will (5 points)
Improved PW:S (3 points)
Improved PW:Fort (2 points)
Mental Agility (5 points)
Mental Strength (4 points)
One would lose some mana efficiency with this build over the strict holy/discipline build I described above, but there are some definite benefits here. For one thing, it's much easier to heal one's party when you don't have to worry about your own health. When my tank dies, it's often because I'm too busy healing myself. Plus, all that mana efficiency of the strict holy/disc build goes to waste when you die. In effect, the LtD build elliminates a lot of those wipes caused by early inadvertent priest deaths. Finally, all those skills in the shadow tree needed to get to Improved Fade are darned useful for solo and PvP play. So, this build would be good for both instance and for solo/PvP play.
I think I just talked myself into trying this out. I have good enough equipment now that I can take a small hit to my mana pool. Why not? Any other ideas out there?