User:Bain/Quick 600 guide

Introduction
Welcome to the Quick 600 Guide.

This is a guide to build a 600 monk (Spirit bonder) for use in UW/FoW/ToD with a smiter. This guide will allow you to have the lowest AL (5) with all the skills.

This guide will follow in chronological order. If you find a quicker way of doing things. Please put it in the talk pages.

End Goal
The end goal is to have a monk with lowest AL armor (5) to play the role of 600 and/or spirit bond farmer. The builds are discussed in more detail here :


 * Spirit Bonder
 * 600 Famine/Smite
 * 600/Smite FoW
 * 600/Smite UW

The core skills we'll be covering in this guide are :


 * Protective Spirit
 * Spirit Bond
 * Balthazar's Spirit
 * Retribution
 * Blessed Aura
 * Shield of Absorption
 * Blessed Signet

This Guide will NOT cover all the skills for all builds, nor Elites. This guide only covers the basic skills needed to function as a spirit bonder. Any additional elite spells needs to be capped afterwards.

Pre-Searing
Create a new monk character in prophecies. You will start in pre-searing with starter armor (AL 5). You will need to perform some quests.

A few things to note.


 * Do NOT upgrade or remove your starter armor. This is the lower Armor level in the game and will be used for your 600 monk.
 * You are free to select any second profession, however keep in mind the builds you might want to use.
 * Might be a good idea to get a Tapestry Shred. It's only available in pre-searing.
 * You don't have to do The Blessings of Balthazar, however it's soonest you can get it.
 * you will need all three campaigns to access all the skills in this guide.

Quest list
Follow the primary quests as given. you can do side quests, but this will of course slow down your progress. Do the secondary quest of your choice.

The quest Tithe for Ashford Abbey is not part of the Primary quests, however it gives you an additional skill point. Only take the quest The Path to Glory once you have finished everything you want to do in pre-searing. you will not be able to come back to pre-searing once you accept this quest.

These are the quests you have to finish before moving on :


 * Message from a Friend (primary quest)
 * War Preparations (primary quest)
 * Monk Test (primary quest)
 * A Monk's Mission (skill quest)
 * Protection Prayers (Quest)
 * The Blessings of Balthazar
 * Further Adventures (primary quest)
 * Unsettling Rumors (primary quest)
 * A Second Profession (primary quest)
 * Tithe for Ashford Abbey
 * The Path to Glory (primary quest)

Post-Searing
You have successfully moved over into post searing and we can start getting the skill together. Below you will find a list of skills and where they can be acquired.

The Quick Way
Ascalon City -> Lion's Arch

Beacon's Perch -> Droknar's Forge

Lion's Arch -> Kamadan via Sunspears in Kryta obtained from Lionguard Figo

Lion's Arch -> Kaineng Center via Mhenlo's Requestobtained from Firstwatch Sergio

Skills Acquisition
Once you have access to Kaineng Center and Kamadan you can go get Shield of Absorption, Spirit Bond and Blessed Signet from Skill Trainers

Go to Beacon's Perch. Take the quest Hungry Devourer obtained from Old Mac in Deldrimor Bowl and then do the followup The Deserters to get Balthazar's Spirit