Boon prot

Overview
A boon prot monk uses Divine Favor and Divine Boon with protection spells. This combines the damage-reducing properties of protection spells with the healing ability of Divine Favor and Divine Boon. Such a monk is relatively versatile but this versatility comes at the cost of maintaining Divine Boon and paying boon's extra 2 energy cost per monk spell cast. Most boon prots use Mantra of Recall or Energy Drain and other Inspiration Magic skills such as Inspired Hex or Drain Enchantment for energy management.

These characters are less popular in both PvP and PvE after the introduction of strong monk primary elites (Blessed Light, Zealous Benediction, Divert Hexes, Glimmer of Light, etc.) and the nerfing of Inspiration and Blood energy management options.

Attributes for Boon Prot Monks
Boon Prot Monks use Protection Prayers in combination with high Divine Favor. A third attribute line (usually Inspiration Magic) for energy management is much more important than for other forms of monks and almost never omitted. Most builds suggest 8-10 ranks in your secondary, 10 in Protection Prayers and the rest in Divine Favor.

Suggested Strategies for Boon Prot Monks

 * Like all monks, Boon Prot Monks should try to stay in the backline and avoid getting targeted as much as possible.
 * Unlike other monks, the Boon Prot must be very conservative with the use of spells. Team members should not be healed at the first notch in their health bar. Wait for the bar to drop quite a good bit before giving it a big boost with your Boon-enhanced protection spells.
 * Use whatever energy management skills you have often, to be able to keep up casting.
 * Consider switching off Divine Boon when buffing your party in advance.

Team Arena specifics

 * When using a Boonprot in the Team Arena, follow the following scheme:
 * Before the battle starts, buff your team mates with Holy Veil to be able to quickly remove lethal hexes before they get covered.
 * Activate Divine Boon.
 * Scan the enemy team for Necromancers and Mesmer/Necromancers. If negative, drop the Veils, else keep the veils until removal or you are down to 50% of your energy.
 * If the enemy team has Elementalists or Fast Casting Elementalists, maintain Protective Spirit on yourself and - if you have the energy - on your soft team mates.
 * Use Guardian when under fire from Rangers or when you see Warriors closing up on you.
 * If needing to remove multiple hexes from yourself, cast Holy Veil and remove it with Contemplation of Purity. Doing so will purge two hexes.
 * Consider Contemplation of Purity as a counter for Daze and spikes if your build includes cheap long lasting enchants

Related builds

 * Build:Mo/Me Boon Prot
 * Build:Mo/N Boon Prot