Fire AoE, Two handed

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by user-5474015 last updated Sep 20, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Types: Fire, Attack Speed

Skills

Deadly Reach Searing Grasp
- Deadly Reach
Generate: 12 Spirit per attack

Project lines of pure force over a short distance for 150% weapon damage as Physical.

Every third hit has a 50% chance to knock enemies up into the air.
Searing Grasp

Increase damage to 260% weapon damage as Fire.
Sweeping Wind Fire Storm
- Sweeping Wind
Cost: 75 Spirit

Surround yourself in a vortex that continuously deals 105% weapon damage to all enemies within 10 yards. The vortex lasts 6 seconds and is refreshed each time you strike an enemy with a melee attack. Landing a Critical Hit has a chance to increase the vortex effect up to 3 stacks for a total of 315% weapon damage.
Fire Storm

Increase the radius of the vortex to 14 yards.

Sweeping Wind's damage turns into Fire.
Dashing Strike Radiance
- Dashing Strike
Cost: 1 Charge

Quickly dash up to 50 yards, striking enemies along the way for 370% weapon damage as Physical.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Radiance

Gain 15% increased attack speed for 4 seconds after using Dashing Strike.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Fire.
Mystic Ally Fire Ally
- Mystic Ally
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your mystic ally has its damage increased by 50% for 10 seconds.

Passive: A mystic ally fights by your side. The ally deals 130% of your weapon damage as Physical per swing. When the ally dies, it is reborn after 5 seconds.
Fire Ally

Active: Your mystic ally splits into 5 allies that explode for 480% weapon damage as Fire.

Passive: A mystic ally fights by your side that increases your damage by 10%.
Cyclone Strike Implosion
- Cyclone Strike
Cost: 50 Spirit

Pull up to 16 enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 261% weapon damage as Holy.
Implosion

Increase the distance enemies will be pulled towards you to 34 yards.
Mantra of Conviction Intimidation
- Mantra of Conviction
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: Damage bonus is increased to 16% for 3 seconds.

Passive: Enemies within 30 yards of you take 8% increased damage.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Intimidation

Passive: Enemies affected by Mantra of Conviction deal 15% less damage.

Alacrity
- Alacrity
Increase the attack speed of Spirit Generators by 15%.
Harmony
- Harmony
40% of your single elemental resistances from items instead increases your resistance to all elements.
Seize the Initiative
- Seize the Initiative
Dealing damage to enemies above 75% Life increases your attack speed by 30% for 4 seconds.
Determination
- Determination
Each enemy within 12 yards increases your damage by 4%, up to a maximum of 20%.

Items

Andariel's Visage

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
5–10% more Fire damage taken.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Poison Resistance
Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Aughild's Power

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Xephirian Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Lightning damage taken and heal yourself for 10–15% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Aughild's Rule

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

200 - 220 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%
+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20 - 30% increased damage for 6 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Magefist

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Fire skills deal 15–20% increased damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Blackthorne's Notched Belt

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+26–28% Extra Gold from Monsters
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
Depth Diggers

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Primary skills that generate resource deal 80–100% additional damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Blackthorne's Spurs

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Increases damage against elites by 12.0–15.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Staff of Kyro

Legendary Daibo

Primary Stats

+192–245 Dexterity
Increases Deadly Reach Damage by 40–50% (Monk Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(39–47)–(47–59) Arcane Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Poison Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Lightning Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Holy Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Cold Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Damage

More Details

Head
- Andariel's Visage
- Aughild's Spike
- Cain's Insight
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Aughild's Power
- Sunwuko's Balance
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Xephirian Amulet
- Sunwuko's Shines
- Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Aughild's Rule
- Blackthorne's Surcoat
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Aughild's Search
- Steady Strikers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Magefist
- Sunwuko's Paws
- Cain's Scrivener
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Blackthorne's Notched Belt
- The Witching Hour
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Depth Diggers
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Blackthorne's Spurs
- Ice Climbers
- The Crudest Boots
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Staff of Kyro
- Flying Dragon
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Build Guide

Made the build for simple reason, Lightning dual wield (usually easiest to access build for monk) is dull, boring and painful experience.I had several items in bank and thus mixed these to make T6 viable (reasonably quick) build. Result is very strong AoE build with weaker Single target.

Skill choice:

Deadly Reach is obvious for the Weapon choice (Staff of Kyro) + knock to proc Strongarms and solid AoE.
Fire Storm is obvious, strong AoE
Dashing Strike with Radiance, the additional IAS do help with Diabo builds
Mystic Ally, Fire isadditional damage with optional AoE. This might be controversial skill to choose and the only one I would eventually consider to replace
Cyclone Strike with Implosion is a must have skill which enable quicker run through Rifts or Bounties.
Mantra, increae damage while tunning down enemy damage slightly. I found it ideal balance for the build

Passive: Aimed for higher IAS and basic surviviblity (Harmony) along with boost to AoE (Determination works fine with Cyclone Strike).

Navigation in items, only really required part are Depth Diggers. RoRG is listed required as it is very easy to obtain and bring huge bonus to any build which is not based on complete 6/6 or similar sets. Adeguate items may oftenly bring good composition (Sunwuko, Cain's or Asheara sets).

Ideal weapon is the Staff of Kyro. But would work with any viable 2h.

Gems used (priority):

Smite >Bane of Powerful > Bane of Trapped > Wreath of Lightning > Gogok >Simplicity’s Strength

Gogok may seem srong option, but 15% IAS in comparsion to other choices is not as good since we do not need CDR.Smite is the single target god of gem too good to be ignored.

Stats:

You want to maintain IAS on gloves and RoRG (and Andariel if you have it). You want to have CHC while maintaining ~1:10 CHC to CHD ratio.

Paragon only interesting choice comes with Offensive tab where I would invest in CHD>IAS>Crit (but may depend on gear you have, with Witching Hour, Steady Striker or Cain set the IAS is not as interesting option).

This build is rather basic and generally aimed to start your monk with. Depth Diggers are however important part and may be hard to obtain. Obviously it is just a step before Sunwuko full Holy build, important step however as I found the Dual Wield Lightning really really boring. I believe it would scale fine with lower gear at lower Torment levels. The gear I mentioned as Recommend should immediately allow quite fast T6 clear times.

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