Build:Team - DoA Ritway

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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 4.5 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE team PvE farming

The DoA Ritway team build is very similar to the Team - DoA HM Searing Flames build, using the same tank, monks, and BiP necro but instead of elementalists with Searing Flames and a necromancer with Spiteful Spirit, there are 3 Ritualists that use Spirit Rift and Ancestor's Rage in combination with Attuned Was Songkai to deal higher, more spammable damage than Searing Flames. The use of Sympathetic Visage and Ancestors' Visage by one of the rits on the tank drains the enemy healers and casters of energy, so they can be spiked without any problems.

[edit] Team Composition

[edit] A Few Preceding Notes

[edit] Threats to be aware of:

• Margonite Anur Vus have several knockdowns; keep Dolyak up.
• Margonite Anur Kayas carry Cry of Frustration and Power Leak, thus it is important that you cast OF while SB is still on you so they can't target you with said spells.
• Margonite Anur Sus carry Gale, so once again be sure you've got dolyak and/or SB on before casting either enchantment or using your glyph.
• Tortureweb Dryders carry Meteor Shower.
• Greater Dream Riders carry Power Spike, Cry of Frustration, Shatter Enchantment and Power Block. These are by far the biggest threats to your casting spells and your bonds. Either SB or OF MUST be on the tank at all times against these. They have been known to strip 2 bonds in 1 second. Also, because they have shatter enchantment, let the rits know to not use ghostly haste
• Anguish Titans don't interrupt, but they are known to disable your spells with Arcane Larceny and Arcane Thievery
• Rage Titans are basically harmless to you, but in Foundry they often cast Churning Earth on the nukers. Due to their high levels and use of Enraged, the spell can kill all 3 nukers in 1 or 2 hits. Be sure to tell the rits when one of these pops up so they know to be cautious.
• Misery Titans carry Earth Shaker, which knocks you down.
• Spirit Tormentors carry Savage Shot, so if they are present use wary stance then glyph before casting any spells.
• Mind Tormentors carry Power Drain.
• Soul Tormentors carry Corrupt Enchantment.
• Heart Tormentors carry Scourge Enchantment and Scourge Healing. These don't really threaten the tank, but if on the tank they will damage the HB and SB due to the healing from Seed of Life. If the tank has either one on him, he should have a rit cast convert hexes on him.
• Sanity Tormentors carry Stunning Strike and Disrupting Throw. Stunning Strike dazes you as well as interrupts you, so be sure to use the Wary+Glyph combo while fighting these.
• Earth Tormentors carry Rending Sweep. This would not normally be a threat, but if SB or OF is off for some reason and he gets hexed, the Earth Tormentors will proceed to strip all his bonds in mere seconds with it. Thus, against just about all groups in Ravenheart Gloom (Tormentor groups), the rits should use Convert Hexes on him whenever he gets hexed, no matter what the hex is.
• Lastly (woohoo!), there are the Stygian Fiends that interrupt you like crazy (wary+glyph combo, again) and Stygian Hungers, who spam the crap out of Necromancer touch skills. These skills ignore your armor, bonds, and SB and OF, so against groups with Hungers the BiP should keep Symbiosis up, the HB should heal the tank of any damage he takes (Dwayna's Kiss and Ethereal Light are best, and heal party if needed), and the tank should keep endure pain up as much as possible in addition to his normal enchantments even if the group is 100% Hungers because them simply being on the tank will raise his hp higher thanks to Symbiosis.
• NOTE: The life stealing from the touch skills doesn't even trigger seed! D:<!

[edit] Other Notes

• No one in the party should ever attack. EVER. The only exception is that there is a rare case in which the tank attacking an enemy that runs to the far wall in Foundry will cause it to finally stop being stubborn and follow the tank.
• If the tank dies and the enemies can reach the casters, the whole party should RUN. After breaking aggro, they can come back and rez him with whatever skill is best for the situation.
• Many SB and HB monks maintain the Seed of Life on the bonder. However, it is even easier to maintain it on each other because then the monk that has seed on them can see exactly when it ends and cast it at the perfect time. This works the same as casting seed on the bonder because both the HB and SB have life bond on the tank and thus take damage whenever he does, triggering seed.
• Symbiosis should not be used when fighting Misery, Rage, or Dementia Titans. Dementia titans use loads of enchantments, so Symbiosis makes them take ages to kill. The other 2 don't, but are the larger titan forms that eventually become Dementias when killed.
• Margonite Anur Ruks are healers. When fighting a margonite group, target Kis first, then Ruks, then Kayas, then the rest (Kis and Ruks should be killed even before leaks).

[edit] Builds

[edit] The Obsidian Flesh Tank

Warrior / Elementalist 12 Earth Magic 12 + 3 + 1 Strength 3 + 1 Tactics Signet of Stamina Nightfall Warrior. Strength 16 Signet of Stamina Signet You have +317 maximum Health. This Signet ends if you successfully hit with an attack. 20 ¼ Endure Pain Core Warrior. Strength 16 Endure Pain Skill For 19 seconds you have an additional 314 Health. 30 5 Obsidian Flesh Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Obsidian Flesh Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, you gain +20 armor and cannot be the target of enemy Spells, but move 50% slower. 30 1 10 Dolyak Signet Prophecies Warrior. Strength 16 Dolyak Signet Signet For 21 seconds, you have +42 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%. 20 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 12 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 13 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 25, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Wary Stance Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 4 Wary Stance Stance For 2 seconds, you block any attack skills used against you. For each successful block, you gain adrenaline and 5 Energy. Wary Stance ends if you use a skill. 10 10 Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next two Spells cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

• The optional slot should be filled with Grasping Earth if in Ravenheart Gloom or the Stygian Veil.
• In City of Torc'qua, The Foundry of Failed Creations, or the Ebony Citadel of Mallyx, it should be filled with Ward Against Foes.

Equipment:

• A sword/axe/spear with +5 Energy and a 20% "of Enchanting" grip. This will give you extra energy and make all the Earth spells last longer on you. Rajazan's Fervor or the Totem Axe make great weapons for this build.
• A set of an Earth Magic based wand and Focus item is optimal for energy. You may also prefer to carry a backup 15/-1 set to provide an extra energy boost in times of trouble.
• 5 Radiant Insignias
• Runes of Superior Strength and Minor Tactics, the highest Rune of Vigor you can afford, and 2 Runes of Attunement.

Usage:

• Maintain Signet of Stamina.
• When your party is ready for you to pull a group or groups, call for SB from the SB monk (some prefer for you to cast Stoneflesh Aura as well).
• Once SB is on you, run forward and aggro the group, then run to whatever wall you plan to pull to (not towards then party) and THEN run back towards the party along the wall. This will cause the enemies to go to the wall then follow you, so they are much less likely to "leak" around you and attack the casters.
• If you get crippled, ask the ritualists to cast Extinguish.
• If you're getting constantly knocked down and need to recast Stoneflesh Aura or cast OF, use Dolyak Signet. This makes the pull slower, but safer.
• If for some reason SB gets close to ending while you're not almost at your tanking spot, cast Obsidian Flesh and then continue the pull. Just be sure to not get body-blocked.
• Once at your spot, start casting and maintaining Dolyak Signet. If SB is still on you, wait until it gets about 2 seconds from ending and then cast OF. You should also maintain Stoneflesh Aura.
• Be aware of any interrupters in the group you've pulled. If there are any, then before you cast OF and/or Stoneflesh Aura you should use Wary Stance to avoid any interrupting attacks immediately followed by Glyph of Concentration. Because this takes extra time, start the stance and glyph 3-5 seconds before SB ends to be sure you cast OF before it does.
• Note: Unless you're fighting an enemy with Fingers of Chaos, the Glyph should not be interrupted by anything. Be sure you're keeping Dolyak up as well, to prevent knockdowns.
• When the Ritualists start nuking, use Grasping Earth or Ward Against Foes (whichever you brought) to prevent the foes from running out of the blast radius.
• Use Endure Pain if you get close to dying, or as you see fit.
• Tip for experienced tanks: It is common that there is an inexperienced HB or SB monk in the party, or that the HB and SB don't coordinate their Seeds of Life well. Because of this, they may not be able to maintain Seed of Life perfectly. Watch the numbers that show up on your screen; when you stop seeing the blue numbers for healing and they stay away for more than a second or two, let the monks know that Seed isn't on.

[edit] The Ritualists

[edit] The MS/WoQ Ritualist

Ritualist / Elementalist 2 + 1 Spawning Power 6 + 1 Communing 11 Fire Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic Weapon of Quickening Factions Ritualist. Communing 7 Weapon of Quickening Elite Weapon Spell For 14(+0.8) seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Quickening, and Spells and Binding Rituals recharge 33% faster. 5 2 10 Spirit Rift Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Spirit Rift Spell Open a Spirit Rift at target foe's location. After 3 seconds, all adjacent foes are struck for 142 lightning damage. 5 2 10 Ancestors' Rage Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Ancestors' Rage Skill For 1 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 117 lightning damage. 8 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Earthbind Factions Ritualist. Communing 7 Earthbind Binding Ritual Create a level 5 Spirit with 100 (+12) Health and 32 armor. All non-Spirit foes knocked down within its range are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Whenever this happens, this Spirit loses 38 Health. This Spirit dies after 29 seconds. 60 5 15 Glyph of Sacrifice Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Sacrifice Glyph For 15 seconds, your next Spell may be cast instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. 15 1 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 11 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 84 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 5..17..21% Energy. 4 5 Template code

• The optional slot should be Deep Freeze, unless you are doing Foundry in which case you will need Mend Body and Soul.

Equipment:

• An Insightful HCT 20% for Communing/HSR 20% with any requirement and any Staff Wrapping.
• Radiant Insignias
• Runes of Vigor, Superior Channeling, Minor Communing, Minor Spawning Power, and Attunement.

Usage:

• Keep WoQ on yourself, and if you think you can, the SB monk as well during combat.
• Once the tank is in his spot, there will most likely be several enemies that aren't adjacent to him. If possible (ask the party first), move up towards the tank along the wall he pulled to, cast spirit rift on the enemies that are adjacent to him (if none are, then cast it on the closest foe), and then run back. (Note: some people will call this "rubberbanding." If they ask you to rubberband, that's what they mean.) Keep repeating this until the foes move in.
• Use Mend Body and Soul on anyone who needs it. It is mainly used for curing the snakes of cripple in Foundry, but can prove useful in the other areas as well.
• Once the enemies are all adjacent to, or "on" the tank, let the rits know that it's time to nuke. Make sure you have WoQ on you, and cast Earthbind. Once earthbind is up, call a target (should be the closest Margonite Anur Ki or Heart Tormentor, if any. If not, target the center-most foe.) Once again make sure WoQ hasn't ended, and then cast glyph sac and then meteor shower, and unless you're fighting something that poses a threat to the rits, follow the shower up with spirit rift and ancestor's rage spamming (AR should be cast on the tank).
• If a caster dies during combat, make sure you have WoQ on you and cast Glyph Sac then Flesh of My Flesh on them to instantly ressurect them. Be careful of the hp sacrifice, though.

[edit] The AWS Ritualists

[edit] The Empowered Channeler

Ritualist / Monk 12 + 1 Spawning Power 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic 3 Healing Prayers Attuned Was Songkai Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 13 Attuned Was Songkai Elite Item Spell Hold Songkai's ashes for up to 45 seconds. While you hold her ashes, your spells and Binding Rituals cost -44% of the base Energy to cast. 60 2 10 Spirit Rift Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Spirit Rift Spell Open a Spirit Rift at target foe's location. After 3 seconds, all adjacent foes are struck for 142 lightning damage. 5 2 10 Ancestors' Rage Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Ancestors' Rage Skill For 1 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 117 lightning damage. 8 ¼ 5 Channeled Strike Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Channeled Strike Spell Target foe is struck for 101 lightning damage. That foe is struck for an additional 37 lightning damage if you are holding an item. 4 2 10 Empowerment Nightfall Ritualist. Spawning Power 13 Empowerment Binding Ritual Create a level 9 Spirit with 180 (+94) Health and 56 armor. All allies within its range holding an item gain 41 maximum Health and 10 maximum Energy. This Spirit dies after 54 seconds. 30 3 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Ghostly Haste Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 13 Ghostly Haste Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, spells you cast while within earshot of a Spirit recharge 25% faster. 20 1 10 Resurrection Chant Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 3 Resurrection Chant Spell Resurrect target party member with up to your current Health and 11% Energy. This spell has half the normal range. 15 6 10 Template code

• The optional slot should be Extinguish or Convert Hexes, depending on what your party prefers.

Equipment:

• An Insightful HCT Channeling 20% HSR 20% staff of enchanting with any requirement.
• Radiant Insignias
• Runes of Superior Channeling, Minor Spawning Power, Vigor, and 2 Runes of Attunement.

Usage: Unlike the WoQ/MS rit, this rit has a much simpler job.

• Maintain Ghostly Haste.
• When preparing for a pull, start casting and maintaining empowerment and AWS.
• When the WoQ/MS rit calls glyph of sacrifice, run up with him and spam spirit rift on the target and ancestor's rage on the tank.
• Cast Channeled strike on any stragglers or if neither rift nor AR is recharged. Once the group dies, go back to simply maintaining Empowerment, AWS, and Ghostly Haste unless the party is moving to another spot.
• During pulls, if the tank asks for extinguish, cast it. In Gloom, if the tank gets hexed, he should be converted immediately. Also, he and the party may ask for convert at certain times or ping that they have certain hexes on them; at these points convert them.
• If a caster dies, resurrect them.

[edit] The Visager

Ritualist / Mesmer 11 + 1 Spawning Power 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic 6 Illusion Magic 2 + 1 Restoration Magic Attuned Was Songkai Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 12 Attuned Was Songkai Elite Item Spell Hold Songkai's ashes for up to 45 seconds. While you hold her ashes, your spells and Binding Rituals cost -41% of the base Energy to cast. 60 2 10 Spirit Rift Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Spirit Rift Spell Open a Spirit Rift at target foe's location. After 3 seconds, all adjacent foes are struck for 142 lightning damage. 5 2 10 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 2 15 Ancestors' Rage Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Ancestors' Rage Skill For 1 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 117 lightning damage. 8 ¼ 5 Sympathetic Visage Prophecies Mesmer. Illusion Magic 6 Sympathetic Visage Enchantment Spell For 6 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 6 Ancestor's Visage Enchantment Spell For 6 seconds, whenever target ally is hit by a melee attack, all adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy. 20 1 10 Ghostly Haste Factions Ritualist. Spawning Power 12 Ghostly Haste Enchantment Spell For 17 seconds, spells you cast while within earshot of a Spirit recharge 25% faster. 20 1 10 Flesh of My Flesh Factions Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3 Flesh of My Flesh Spell Lose half your Health. Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 8% Energy. 4 5 Template code

Equipment:

• Runes of Superior Channeling, Minor Spawning Power, Vigor, Minor Restoration Magic, and Attunement.

Usage:

• Maintain Ghostly Haste.
• When preparing for a pull, the other AWS rit will cast Empowerment. Once it is up, cast and start maintaining AWS (Ghostly Haste allows you to do so).
• If the tank is being attacked by meleers, switch between casting AV and SV on him. This will drain all foes adjacent to him of energy, and is particularly useful once the healers move up to the tank.
• When the spike is called, cast arcane echo then spirit rift, and proceed to spam both rifts and ancestors' rage.
• Due to the constant energy denial/knockdown of the healers, the group should go down in 10 seconds of casting or so.
• If a caster dies, resurrect them.

[edit] The SB Monk

Monk / No profession 12 + 3 + 1 Divine Favor 12 + 1 Protection Prayers Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Spell Breaker Core Monk. Divine Favor 16 Spell Breaker Elite Enchantment Spell For 18 seconds, enemy Spells targeted against target ally fail. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 45 1 15 Seed of Life Nightfall Monk. Sunspear rank Seed of Life Enchantment Spell For 1..5 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, all party members are healed for 2 Health for each rank in Divine Favor. You get healed for 51 Health. 25 ¼ 5 Protective Spirit Core Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Protective Spirit Enchantment Spell For 21 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max Health due to damage from a single attack or Spell. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 5 ¼ 10 Spirit Bond Factions Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Spirit Bond Enchantment Spell For 8 seconds, whenever target ally takes more than 60 damage from the next 10 attacks or Spells, that ally is healed for 92 Health. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 2 ¼ 10 Blessed Aura Prophecies Monk. Divine Favor 16 Blessed Aura Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, Monk Enchantments you cast last 37% longer. You get healed for 51 Health. 2 2 10 -1 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 26. Target ally gets healed for 51 Health. 2 10 -1 Rebirth Core Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Rebirth Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 4 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy. 5 10 Template code

• The optional slot can be anything, really. Most SB Monks bring Serpent's Quickness, Extinguish, or Convert Hexes. For Foundry, the optional slot MUST be Dismiss Condition. If you bring Serpent's Quickness, drop Protection Prayers to 10+1 and raise Wilderness Survival to 8.

Equipment:

• Any staff, so long as it has 20% HSR and 20% Enchanting.
• Radiant Insignias.
• Runes of Superior Divine Favor, Minor Protection Prayers, Vigor, and 2 Runes of Attunement.

Usage:

• Cast and maintain life bond on the tank when you first enter the area. It should stay on him for the whole run, so reapply it if it drops.
• Maintain Blessed Aura.
• Before the tank goes to pull, he will ask for SB. When he does, cast SB (or Serpent's Quickness then SB, if you brought it) on him and then be sure he stays on your radar while he pulls so that the life bond doesn't drop.
• Once the tank aggros a group, cast seed of life on the HB monk. When it ends on him/her, he/she will cast seed on you. When it ends on you, cast it on him/her again, etc. Keep this up until the whole pulled group is dead.
• If any casters take damage, even if it's a little, put Protective Spirit and Spirit Bond on them. Also, when the WoQ/MS rit runs up to rubberband enemies, be sure you cast prot spirit on him. If monks and rits are taking damage, prot the monks first (including yourself).
• If your brought Convert Hexes or Extinguish, use it as needed by the tank or party members.
• If a caster dies, cast Rebirth on them but only if the rits can't resurrect them. You need your energy.
• If the tank dies and enemies start attacking the rest of the party, run and have 1 person (preferably one of the AWS rits) stand still so the enemies attack him while the rest of the party gets away. Once the aggro has broken, start casting Rebirth on people.

[edit] The HB Monk

Monk / Necromancer 12 + 1 Divine Favor 12 + 3 + 1 Healing Prayers 3 Death Magic Dwayna's Kiss Prophecies Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Dwayna's Kiss Spell Heal target other ally for 63 (+42) Health and an additional 37 Health for each Enchantment or Hex on that ally. 3 1 5 Ethereal Light Factions Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Ethereal Light Spell Target ally is healed for 105 (+42). This Spell is easily interrupted. 5 1 5 Seed of Life Nightfall Monk. Sunspear rank Seed of Life Enchantment Spell For 1..5 seconds, whenever target other ally takes damage, all party members are healed for 2 Health for each rank in Divine Favor. You get healed for 42 Health. 25 ¼ 5 Heal Party Core Monk. Healing Prayers 16 Heal Party Spell Heal entire party for 78 Health. You get healed for 42 Health. 2 2 15 Healer's Boon Nightfall Monk. Divine Favor 13 Healer's Boon Elite Enchantment Spell For 49 seconds. Healing Prayers Spells cast 50% faster and heal for 50% more Health. You get healed for 42 Health. 10 ¼ 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 3..25..32. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Rebirth Core Monk. Protection Prayers Rebirth Spell Resurrect target party member. Target party member is returned to life with 25% Health and zero Energy, and is teleported to your current location. All of target's skills are disabled for 10..4..3 seconds. This Spell consumes all of your remaining Energy. 5 10 Template code

• The optional slot should be Necrotic Traversal for Foundry (and Veil, if your party plans to teleport into the trench). Otherwise, it should be Healing Seed. If you bring healing seed, drop the points in death magic and put them all in protection prayers.

Equipment:

• A 20% HCT Healing Prayers/20% HSR staff of enchanting with any staff head. Insightful is recommended.
• Radiant Insignias.
• Runes of Superior Healing Prayers, Minor Divine Favor, Vigor, Attunement, and either a Rune of Minor Protection Prayers if you bring Healing Seed or a second Rune of Attunement if you bring NT.

Usage:

• Cast and maintain Life Bond on the tank. It will need to stay on for the whole run, so if it drops recast it.
• Cast Healer's Boon and keep it up throughout battles.
• Once the tank aggros a group, the SB monk will cast seed of life on you. When it ends on you, cast it back on the SB monk. When it ends on him/her, he/she will cast it back on you, etc. If done correctly, Seed of life should be constantly healing the party during combat. (Life bond is what makes this work so be sure to recast it on the tank if it drops)
• If not in foundry, casting Healing Seed on the tank can sometimes make foes move closer to him, making them easier to rubberband/nuke. Healing Seed can also be used as a general heal on anyone.
• Use Dwayna's Kiss and Ethereal Light for spike heals. Note the effect Dwayna's Kiss has on enchanted/hexed allies, as this spell may be more worth casting on allies than Ethereal Light at times they are heavily enchanted or hexed.
• If several people are taking damage and Seed of Life isn't healing them quickly enough, use Heal Party.
• If in Foundry, the BiP will kill his pet outside the room you are entering by the gate to the room. Once everyone is in the room the gate will close, and you should NT back to the pet immediately. Some people in the party will then sacrifice themselves; they need to be rebirthed into the room you NTed into.
• If using the trench in Veil, you are the way into it. The party will first kill off a few groups in the trench from the mainland. Once that area of the trench is clear of foes, NT one of the enemy corpses in it, being careful not to aggro the enemies on either side of the trench. The party will then get killed on the side of the trench by a group of darknesses (except the tank), so you should then rebirth them into the trench.
• If a caster dies and the rits can't resurrect them or more than 1 is dead, rebirth them. Don't use rebirth if the party needs healing though, because it will drain all your energy. Instead, leave the rebirthing to the other monks.
• While the tank pulls, be sure he stays on your radar so life bond doesn't drop. Recast it if it ever drops, because it's the source of your energy and seed of life's healing.

[edit] The Bonder

Monk / Mesmer 10 + 3 Divine Favor 10 Inspiration Magic 11 + 3 + 1 Protection Prayers Life Barrier Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Barrier Elite Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, damage dealt to target other ally is reduced by 50%. If your Health is below 50% when that ally takes damage, Life Barrier ends. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 5 2 15 -1 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 30. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 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 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Life Attunement Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Life Attunement Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally deals 30% less damage in combat, but gains 50% more Health when healed. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 10 -1 Vital Blessing Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 15 Vital Blessing Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally has +200 maximum Health. Target ally gets healed for 42 Health. 2 ¾ 10 -1 Blessed Signet Core Monk. Divine Favor 13 Blessed Signet Signet For each Enchantment you are maintaining, you gain 3 Energy. You cannot gain more than 21 energy in this way. 10 2 Mantra of Inscriptions Core Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 10 Mantra of Inscriptions Stance For 70 seconds, your Signets recharge 42% faster.<