• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 18:57
CET 00:57
KST 08:57
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL22] Finals Preview: Sweet Victory!12[ASL22] Ro4 Preview: Mirror Mirror6[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: Within Reach5[ASL22] Ro8 Preview: In A Tizzy11[ASL22] Ro16 Preview: Holy Diver5
Community News
Weekly Cups (October 19-25): Clem triples first in 5.0.175Evil Geniuses - shutting down21ISSL (IntoTheTV x SOOP SC2 League): Premier7Weekly Cups (October 12-18): 5.0.17 era begins1[$1250] International ShieldBattery League99
StarCraft 2
General
How do you feel about the mass reverts in the 5.0.17 PTR? No more SC2 streamers on team liquid? Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book 5.0.17 Patch Notes - October 7, 2026 Evil Geniuses - shutting down
Tourneys
ISSL (IntoTheTV x SOOP SC2 League): Premier Stellar Fest TWO the Moon (Dec 16-20) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament RSL goes to London! 2026 Offline Finals Nov 21-22 RSL 2026 Offline Finals LCQ Sign-Ups
Strategy
[H] ZvP Mid-Late Game: Stalkers Collossi HT
Custom Maps
[D] the control group Simple Questions/Answers [G] How to playtest arcade maps [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
Mutation # 550 Graveyard Shift The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 549 Endless Sparkles Mutation # 548 Shining Bright
Brood War
General
Rollback Netcode in Brood War How SKT1 S-Tiers Felt To Be Swept By Flash Top Players of October 2026 (EBPD Rankings) BW General Discussion Sagi.gg Launcher Released
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues 2v2v2v2 Tournament Stage 1: Community Poll [IPSL] IPSL Winter 26-27 Ro24 is HERE! [$1250] International ShieldBattery League
Strategy
50,000-Word Terran Builds Memo 2026-10-22 Cliff Jump Revisited (1 in a 1000 strategy) Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Deus Ex 3!? Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Armies of Exigo - YesYes?
Dota 2
Dota 2 Champions League Season 3 Begins April 25!
League of Legends
[TL LoL EUW IHs] Teemo shall perish
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine The Chess Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
Fan Club Resource Thread Reynor Fan Club The Flash Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece
Sports
Football (Soccer) Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 MLB/Baseball 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
Why I built Repalyzer (1.1.…
BlueStar
Innovate or Game Over?
TrAiDoS
ShieldBattery on Mac
Kraekkling
[ASL22] Ro4 Day1 Ticket Giv…
bITt.mAN
Can Bots Beat Pros?? Starcr…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 10050 users

Monk - Builds/Discussion - Page 111

Forum Index > Diablo 3
Post a Reply
Prev 1 109 110 111 112 113 141 Next
Tilorn91
Profile Joined July 2012
Serbia218 Posts
September 25 2012 14:18 GMT
#2201
Can you post a picture of the weapons how they look ingame? Can't seem to find any.
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
September 25 2012 14:27 GMT
#2202
I don't have the fist anymore, but i usually buy a cheap legacy version of the item to get an idea of the 3D model minus the 1.04 glowy effect. I'll post a SS later tonight.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
September 25 2012 22:14 GMT
#2203
On September 25 2012 23:18 Tilorn91 wrote:
Can you post a picture of the weapons how they look ingame? Can't seem to find any.


[image loading]

Still looking for a good looking chest.. I gave Black's Surcoat a shot and it doesn't look quite right.. >_> no continuity with Vile Ward. Ahh well.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
Genesis08
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
September 26 2012 03:34 GMT
#2204
Question here for a knowledgeable monk. Played all the way through inferno on sc as monk and just now got to inferno and hc and don't want my monk to die. When is it viable to switch from a shield to a dual wield setup without sacrificing too much survivability? What are you most looking for on the offhand? LOH, lifesteal, dex/vit, crit dmg/socket, or what? And how much dps difference is ok? Here is my hc monk prof for reference: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TempesT-1866/
Genesis08
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
September 26 2012 03:35 GMT
#2205
oops here is the hc one: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TempesT-1866/hero/24661754
Amui
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada10567 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-26 04:49:15
September 26 2012 04:47 GMT
#2206
From what I've seen of other hardcore monks, to dual wield you generally want to be at 30k+hp, 400+all resist, and add ~3k hp and 100+ all resist per act. LoH should be high as well, and the damage you gain from not using a shield has to be worth it to you. Nobody can tell you what damage is worth sacrificing your shield for, some people will do it for 10%, other people need 20% etc.
Porouscloud - NA LoL
willoc
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1530 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-27 21:35:39
September 27 2012 21:31 GMT
#2207
I'm sure many of you will scoff but here is a build I came up with while leveling my HC toon. I call it the "Bell Monk". It plays like a short range wizard/cleric hybrid. When I do MP, I switch out Seize the Initiative for Guiding Light and then slot Breath of Heaven with a more defensive rune. After 1.05 hits, I'll be dropping Seize the Initiative for a different passive.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Willoc-1564/hero/16899625

It's pretty damn viable so far and will only get better after 1.05. I bell everything to do death and can tank elites once they are the only ones left. The best part of this build is I don't have to use One With Everything and select stupid + single resist gear which bothers me in tremendous amounts.

My gear is pretty shit right now as this is my first HC toon but you would want to focus on + spirit regen gear / + life per spirit spent gear and not worry about +single resist gear at all.

Also, this is the most fun I've ever had playing a monk.
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid!
Genesis08
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
September 28 2012 01:07 GMT
#2208
Also, one other question. What are the top few pieces of gear I should focus on upgrading next? There is a lot less top level gear available on the hc auction house and I feel I can't make a meaningful upgrade on anything for less than a small fortune. I guess hope I get lucky and get a good legendary/something I can sell for cash?
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TempesT-1866/hero/24661754
wooozy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3813 Posts
September 28 2012 01:58 GMT
#2209
if you're planning to stay 1h for a while, you'll want to upgrade that shield. block % is way more important than stats on a shield so look for a sacred shield with higher block %.
Genesis08
Profile Joined April 2010
United States28 Posts
September 28 2012 03:20 GMT
#2210
Got this one: Better I think via block % although when it I compare it Blizz says it is worse. Idk lol. and still not sure about dual wield vs sword and board. sick shield though with 31 block % 260 dex and 8 crit.
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
September 28 2012 10:31 GMT
#2211
For those that solo with Enchantress usually be saddened by the big armor hit you'll see on the stat screen. I dropped from 6.2k armor to 4.7k.. and would dip under 4k without STI. But at least dps is unchanged! ;-D
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
bigwesside
Profile Joined September 2012
United States3 Posts
September 28 2012 15:32 GMT
#2212
I've been trying to get better gear for inferno act 3 for the past couple weeks but haven't found the right way yet. Any advice on my current build? I just keep dying that I either stay even on gold or lose money trying to just go through dungeons in act 3 :\

Not even to the point of farming yet...

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/bigwesside-2248/hero/1992352
willoc
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1530 Posts
September 28 2012 15:56 GMT
#2213
On September 29 2012 00:32 bigwesside wrote:
I've been trying to get better gear for inferno act 3 for the past couple weeks but haven't found the right way yet. Any advice on my current build? I just keep dying that I either stay even on gold or lose money trying to just go through dungeons in act 3 :\

Not even to the point of farming yet...

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/bigwesside-2248/hero/1992352


Go farm act 1 or 2 until you can farm act 3. Or wait until 1.05.
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid!
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
September 28 2012 19:59 GMT
#2214
I'm going to have about 30 mill to spend on gearing up pretty soon, what should I spend it on?
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Ettick-1927/hero/9625594
leser
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia239 Posts
September 28 2012 23:42 GMT
#2215
get as much crit as possible. helm with crit and socket, another ring with crit, pants/chest with more sockets and star emeralds in them. when enough crit, switch to sweeping wind with cyclone.
lulz
wooozy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3813 Posts
September 29 2012 00:23 GMT
#2216
wait for patch before buying ring/ammys so you can either buy the new i63 ones or buy the current ones which will severely go down in price
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
September 29 2012 16:58 GMT
#2217
http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/10medg/i_have_a_dream_monks_manifesto/

possibly best post ever made.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-29 17:50:21
September 29 2012 17:48 GMT
#2218
On September 30 2012 01:58 oneofthem wrote:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/10medg/i_have_a_dream_monks_manifesto/

possibly best post ever made.

Oh damn this is so awesome
Btw, how much crit should I have before switching to cyclone?
CarelessPride
Profile Joined March 2011
United States146 Posts
September 29 2012 18:11 GMT
#2219
On September 26 2012 12:34 Genesis08 wrote:
Question here for a knowledgeable monk. Played all the way through inferno on sc as monk and just now got to inferno and hc and don't want my monk to die. When is it viable to switch from a shield to a dual wield setup without sacrificing too much survivability? What are you most looking for on the offhand? LOH, lifesteal, dex/vit, crit dmg/socket, or what? And how much dps difference is ok? Here is my hc monk prof for reference: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TempesT-1866/


dont go duel wield unless your rich. you sacrafice way to much defense when you duel weild to make it efficent farming. for example if you spend 20 mil to duel wield you might farm act 2 inferno fairly safely but 1 bad pack like waller + sheilding + electify + reflect damage and ur fucked. while if you have a sheild with 20 mil. you can farm act 2 with ur eyes closed and you can farm act 3 with a barb. the only real way to be safe with duel wield is to have enough DPS that you don't need to worry about survive for more than 10 secs. imo thats 30k unbuffed for act 1 50k for act 2 and 80-100k in act 3. If u really wanna go duel wield ill suggest to wait till after 1.0.5 comes out
wooozy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3813 Posts
September 29 2012 19:28 GMT
#2220
On September 30 2012 03:11 CarelessPride wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 26 2012 12:34 Genesis08 wrote:
Question here for a knowledgeable monk. Played all the way through inferno on sc as monk and just now got to inferno and hc and don't want my monk to die. When is it viable to switch from a shield to a dual wield setup without sacrificing too much survivability? What are you most looking for on the offhand? LOH, lifesteal, dex/vit, crit dmg/socket, or what? And how much dps difference is ok? Here is my hc monk prof for reference: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TempesT-1866/


dont go duel wield unless your rich. you sacrafice way to much defense when you duel weild to make it efficent farming. for example if you spend 20 mil to duel wield you might farm act 2 inferno fairly safely but 1 bad pack like waller + sheilding + electify + reflect damage and ur fucked. while if you have a sheild with 20 mil. you can farm act 2 with ur eyes closed and you can farm act 3 with a barb. the only real way to be safe with duel wield is to have enough DPS that you don't need to worry about survive for more than 10 secs. imo thats 30k unbuffed for act 1 50k for act 2 and 80-100k in act 3. If u really wanna go duel wield ill suggest to wait till after 1.0.5 comes out


lol what

30-35k unbuffed is more than enough to farm a3 efficiently unless you're awful
Prev 1 109 110 111 112 113 141 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
08:00
Enki Pro Series #9
Rogue vs ClassicLIVE!
CranKy Ducklings66
CranKy Ducklings SOOP28
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 887
Nathanias 110
RushiSC 21
Codebar 12
StarCraft: Brood War
Bisu 1340
Rain 1238
GuemChi 862
Artosis 597
ProTech164
HiyA 77
910 32
Dota 2
capcasts130
NeuroSwarm106
LuMiX1
League of Legends
Doublelift4030
Super Smash Bros
PPMD84
Heroes of the Storm
Grubby3729
Other Games
summit1g12686
tarik_tv6923
singsing964
XaKoH 814
shahzam494
JimRising 382
C9.Mang0267
syndereN115
PiGStarcraft97
Mew2King52
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL434
Other Games
gamesdonequick131
StarCraft: Brood War
lovetv 9
[ Show 17 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 45
• RyuSc2 21
• HeavenSC 4
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• Laughngamez YouTube
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• Eskiya23 19
• Pr0nogo 2
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21380
Other Games
• imaqtpie717
• Shiphtur600
Upcoming Events
Patches Events
13h 3m
PiGosaur Cup
1d 1h
Kung Fu Cup
1d 11h
Replay Cast
1d 23h
The PondCast
2 days
KCM Race Survival
2 days
OSC
2 days
IntoTheTV X SOOP
4 days
Reynor vs Solar
ByuN vs SHIN
Clem vs MaxPax
herO vs Rogue
WardiTV Invitational
4 days
IPSL
4 days
WorsT vs nOmaD
Dewalt vs andersOn
[ Show More ]
IntoTheTV X SOOP
5 days
WardiTV Invitational
5 days
IPSL
5 days
Azhi_Dahaki vs ggnore13
Double vs WIZARD
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-11-01
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
HCC Season 3

Ongoing

Acropolis #5
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 4
International ShieldBattery League
BSL Season 23
IPSL Winter 2026-27
Proleague 2026-11-02
Calamity Cup Div. A Season 8
IEM Beijing 2026
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 5
1win Private Club #2
Thunderpick World Champ. '26
ESL Pro League Season 24
Stake Ranked Episode 4
1win Private Club #1
Logitech G Play Connect 2026
SL StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #3
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026

Upcoming

1xBet Invitational
SC4ALL II: Brood War
BSL 23: Non-Korean Championship
HSC XXX
Stellar Fest 2: Lunar Cup
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Offline Finals
BLAST Bounty Winter 2027
eXTREMESLAND 2026
PGL Major Singapore 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 6
BLAST Rivals Fall 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.