Talk:Smiting Prayers

I place my vote that this is THE MOST underused attribute in all of guild wars, behind earth, water, and even deadly arts. Why can't anyone get past the image of the monk as a healer or protector and realize that this is an AWESOME damaging attribute line? --Gimmethegepgun 19:20, 14 December 2006 (CST)

What do you mean Water?!?!?!?!?!


 * How much do you honestly see water in use? For the most part the only place it shines is AB, and it's still not used much there either


 * I second the notion! Smiting Prayers are underused! Build:Mo/Me Inspired Smiter FTW!...and yes, water is also underused! Maelstrom is the only truly popular Water magic spell...you rarely see Water-oriented Elementalists! But they pwn in Hell's Precipice! IF they got more damaging spells, like Shatterstone and Vapor Blade, then they'd be popular! ...and better AoE damage! Entropy 01:32, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * What about the thousands of Mo/Me and E/Mo smiters out there? &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 01:33, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * Water's still somewhat useful... like those Rt/E Flaggers or those Eles running snare... yeah, I'm out of ideas. &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 01:34, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * Hmm, thousands? I still haven't seen even one yet...every Mo/Me uses Power Drain, and E/Mo uses Heal Party. I don't think they are Smiters. Entropy 01:40, 4 January 2007 (CST)


 * Especially hero monks using power drain, they shoot it out their asses! --Gimmethegepgun 16:42, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * sigh* The reason water and smites are so unused is the choice of skills, water is designed to be used with another element or proffesion, which is unpopular when u can get an extreemly powerful air spiker at or now searing flamer spiker both at 16 in their attributes. As for smiting, it is also designed to be used with something else. another proffesion, attribute line ect. The problem then occurs that you cannot get 16 in smites which is what one particularly aims for in a smiter. It has a few clever spells but the monk energy pool is far to low to use them, it is more advised to go primary elementalist....but guess what....NO RUNES. I think Anet has just given up mostly on smiting, tried to make monks have four attributes that sound appropiate, but it has ended disterously. The spells are too limited, monks do not have enough energy and there are so many ways in which monks can be used more efficiently. This is why I think smites are underplayed ~Quaz