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Zelniq
United States7166 Posts
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wUndertUnge
United States1125 Posts
Anyhow, this is the current build I use: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#aeYVf!a!a.a I was using a version that used crippling wave where I'd run into the middle of a fight and debuff, plus I removed Fleet Foot in favor of increased spirit. He lost the quickness of my current build, and I just found the monk to be more satisfying when he was more, well, nimble and teleporty. | ||
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archon256
United States363 Posts
On May 19 2012 01:33 Mr. Black wrote: I use fist of thunder with teleport (first rune) to generate spirit. As soon as I have full spirit, I hit sweeping wind and spam fist of thunder. I use tempest rush to run straight to the middle of the mobs and to get quickly from group to group (gotta keep sweeping wind going). With exalted soul, a dagger and fist of thunder, the spirit regens SOOOOO FAST, and tempest rush + transcendance = insta heal and escape. With this build you will generally lead the charge and initiate the mob fights. I also use seven sided strike for big damage and breath of heaven to bail teammates out (I can tempest rush in, knockback the mobs, heal ally + scorch enemies). Heh, this is exactly what I did for much of A2. But I ran into a nasty bug that caused me to disconnect every 5 mins until I stopped using Tempest Rush  Hopefully it's fixed now. | ||
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LunaSaint
United Kingdom620 Posts
It's doubly good with Transcendance, Since your spirit regen is so high you can repeatedly use your mantra abilities, regaining a nice chunk of health and doubling its effect. Current build is here. Can't wait to pick up the last Dashing Strike Glyph and get the dodge bonus. | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
Level 53, Hell, Act 1, mostly soloing This works pretty fine at the moment used to have Sweeping Wind in there instead of Breath of Heaven but it seems to go way better this way. Also used Mantra of evasion before, but the healing one does way better so far I feel. I'd really like to pick up Sweeping Wind or Exploding Palm again, but I don't think I can drop one of my current abilities and still do well. | ||
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wUndertUnge
United States1125 Posts
On May 19 2012 02:34 FliedLice wrote: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#WdYXgQ!ZdX!aZbbab Level 53, Hell, Act 1, mostly soloing . You know what I love? Your build requires a level 42 character, but you're level 53. The skill system is so non-linear, and so many of the skills viable up until level 60. | ||
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Nikoras
United States115 Posts
On May 19 2012 02:34 FliedLice wrote: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#WdYXgQ!ZdX!aZbbab Level 53, Hell, Act 1, mostly soloing This works pretty fine at the moment used to have Sweeping Wind in there instead of Breath of Heaven but it seems to go way better this way. Also used Mantra of evasion before, but the healing one does way better so far I feel. I'd really like to pick up Sweeping Wind or Exploding Palm again, but I don't think I can drop one of my current abilities and still do well. Really no ally for a solo build? I'm finding it pretty much necessary to tank some blows. Especially those fat little explody demons. Sometimes a pack of them will burn through 2 or 3 of my air allies. | ||
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dmfg
United Kingdom591 Posts
On May 19 2012 03:31 Nikoras wrote: Really no ally for a solo build? I'm finding it pretty much necessary to tank some blows. Especially those fat little explody demons. Sometimes a pack of them will burn through 2 or 3 of my air allies. Up to nightmare, you can kill those before they explode if you don't try to run away from them. I don't know how their HP scales into Hell though. | ||
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archon256
United States363 Posts
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BlasiuS
United States2405 Posts
On May 19 2012 02:34 FliedLice wrote: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#WdYXgQ!ZdX!aZbbab Level 53, Hell, Act 1, mostly soloing This works pretty fine at the moment used to have Sweeping Wind in there instead of Breath of Heaven but it seems to go way better this way. Also used Mantra of evasion before, but the healing one does way better so far I feel. I'd really like to pick up Sweeping Wind or Exploding Palm again, but I don't think I can drop one of my current abilities and still do well. I don't see a single spirit regen ability in the build anywhere (unless you're using 2-h weapon for more spirit gen with Guardian's Path). Do you ever run out of spirit? | ||
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
On May 19 2012 05:29 BlasiuS wrote: I don't see a single spirit regen ability in the build anywhere (unless you're using 2-h weapon for more spirit gen with Guardian's Path). Do you ever run out of spirit? Spirit regen is not a problem at all with this build at all, whether you're DW or 2-H, because skills 1-4 aren't spam skills. Trying the build out as level 54 Act 2 solo, it's pretty good so far. I'll probably use it to tank in coop as well. Edit Hit level 55. It's even better with Faith in the Light with Blinding Flash. | ||
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Alventenie
United States2147 Posts
On May 19 2012 05:29 BlasiuS wrote: I don't see a single spirit regen ability in the build anywhere (unless you're using 2-h weapon for more spirit gen with Guardian's Path). Do you ever run out of spirit? I run with only Crippling wave for my spirit gen and it works quite well. Most of my dps is from crippling wave so the rest of my skills are used for healing/keeping people alive. | ||
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SnipedSoul
Canada2158 Posts
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EMIYA
United States433 Posts
healing mantra w/ spirit regen + chant of resonance + templar = unlimited spirit and sustain through spending it | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On May 19 2012 09:39 EMIYA wrote: what's all the hate for exalted soul? running through hell and nightmare as solo/pair i used a spirit sustain build. most of your dps comes from your generator ( i used the fist + holy DOT) with sweeping wind, and then i end up building the 250 spirit needed to heal my self back to full with a wave of light dump when i get hit-- this is what let me face roll pretty much every boss solo. things get tricky when i don't get good dodge RNG, but in that event i use divine shield/seven strikes to cover for it. healing mantra w/ spirit regen + chant of resonance + templar = unlimited spirit and sustain through spending it This sounds interesting, would you be able to post the full build? | ||
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EMIYA
United States433 Posts
At 57, i upgraded wave of light to the pillar glyph. hundred fists is the bread and butter, with dual wield to up your atk speed = more spirit regen. i didn't find too many atk speed items unfortunately, but its the best stat next to a mix of vit/dex. i ran a bit high on vit because i had a tank build for my friend, but it lets you take some hits in nm/hell giving you the chance to dodge and heal to full more. the BEST thing about hundred fists with certain glyphs, like the DOT one, is it has a mini knock back--you can keep foes from even touching you by positioning right and knocking the hordes back. wave of light can be replaced with the stun kick in nm, but on hell it doesn't work on bosses much(?) and its not as effective for a heal dump with the cheap cost in pinches. the good thing about wave of light is it knocks foes back, letting you regen, wait for CDs, etc. sweeping wind is a must for bosses, and i felt the spirit regen version didn't make much of a difference with the already high regen your shit gives you. only piece of gear that gave me some regen was a monk helm. the more the better this builds effectiveness goes. its kind of a glass cannon in some situations, but it worked for me, especially on asmodan runs. the regen mantra is great, i usually pop it in fights since its cheap, and you have lots of spirit to deal with. it goes without saying, the passive spirit regen is godly for this build. serenity is your 'oh shit button' but i usually use it on cooldown to mitigate damage. and in the right scenarios, it will be blasting foes around you for your full HP if you absorb enough damage. the heal glyphed version has its pluses too, sometimes i change em out. | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On May 19 2012 10:05 EMIYA wrote: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#UegiTQ!Ycb!bZZZbZ At 57, i upgraded wave of light to the pillar glyph. hundred fists is the bread and butter, with dual wield to up your atk speed = more spirit regen. i didn't find too many atk speed items unfortunately, but its the best stat next to a mix of vit/dex. i ran a bit high on vit because i had a tank build for my friend, but it lets you take some hits in nm/hell giving you the chance to dodge and heal to full more. the BEST thing about hundred fists with certain glyphs, like the DOT one, is it has a mini knock back--you can keep foes from even touching you by positioning right and knocking the hordes back. wave of light can be replaced with the stun kick in nm, but on hell it doesn't work on bosses much(?) and its not as effective for a heal dump with the cheap cost in pinches. the good thing about wave of light is it knocks foes back, letting you regen, wait for CDs, etc. sweeping wind is a must for bosses, and i felt the spirit regen version didn't make much of a difference with the already high regen your shit gives you. only piece of gear that gave me some regen was a monk helm. the more the better this builds effectiveness goes. its kind of a glass cannon in some situations, but it worked for me, especially on asmodan runs. the regen mantra is great, i usually pop it in fights since its cheap, and you have lots of spirit to deal with. it goes without saying, the passive spirit regen is godly for this build. serenity is your 'oh shit button' but i usually use it on cooldown to mitigate damage. and in the right scenarios, it will be blasting foes around you for your full HP if you absorb enough damage. the heal glyphed version has its pluses too, sometimes i change em out. Awesome, thanks. I've been curious about builds with exalted soul but not many seem to use it. My Monk is only 38 right now, so I'll obviously be missing the Hundred Fists rune for a bit but I'm excited to try this out anyway. I also really like that it uses both Transcendence and Chant of Resonance, two of my favorite passives so far. | ||
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aseq
Netherlands3996 Posts
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
On May 19 2012 12:15 Risen wrote: Yeah I was up at 5k dps but realized I found it so much easier to focus on tanking w/ a decent amount of dps. Edited my last post with my skills/such Figured I'd drop this in the monk thread as well. Thigns are going easy build http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#UedXjQ!YcU!bZZYbZ Being more cautious build http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#UegXjQ!YcU!bZaYbZ | ||
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Pobearo
United States351 Posts
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