Harmony

The harmony system was as the primary system that makes the Monk stand out against the other vocations via a builder/spender play style. The Monk builds harmony by using Builder Spells, storing up to five harmony at a time. A second group of spells, called Spenders, consumes all available harmony on use to heavily boost their power. Whenever a harmony point is gained or spent, the lowest % HP member of the Monk's party is healed (healing themselves if solo). See Virtue Healing for more details. From a gameplay perspective, the Monk will always be able to make a small decision on how to use their harmony. It can be used for a powerful area heal, to punish a single target, or to damage a large group of enemies. The harmony system also discourages the use of runes, because using a rune does not generate any harmony. The base bonus of harmony is 7%. This bonus is doubled with each additional harmony point, reaching a maximum of 112% if a spender spell is used when the Monk has built up all five harmony points. The base bonus can be increased by various means: Virtue of Harmony: +3%, or +6% if the Monk is Serene Ascetic: +1% / +2% / +3% depending on the stage "wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" Harmony points used ! colspan="3" Harmony bonus ! No buffs to base Harmony !! Virtue of Harmony + Serene !! Virtue of Harmony + Serene + Stage 3 Ascetic