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DatModz - Cold Blender Monk | GR 55+ DS Build

by DatModz last updated Apr 30, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Crippling Wave Tsunami
- Crippling Wave
Generate: 12 Spirit per attack

Unleash a series of large sweeping attacks that deal 155% weapon damage as Physical to all enemies in front of you.

Every third hit also dazes enemies within 11 yards, slowing their movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
Tsunami

Crippling Wave's third attack has its range increased to 17 yards and Freezes enemies for 1 second.

Crippling Wave's damage turns into Cold.
Epiphany Desert Shroud
- Epiphany
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Have an Epiphany, increasing your Spirit Regeneration per Second by 20 and enabling your melee attacks to instantly dash to your target for 15 seconds.
Desert Shroud

Infuse yourself with sand, reducing damage taken by 50%.
Inner Sanctuary Forbidden Palace
- Inner Sanctuary
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Create a runic circle of protection on the ground for 6 seconds that reduces all damage taken by 55% for all allies inside.
Forbidden Palace

Enemies inside Inner Sanctuary have their movement speed reduced by 80%.
Dashing Strike Blinding Speed
- 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.
Blinding Speed

Gain 40% increased chance to Dodge for 4 seconds after using Dashing Strike.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Cold.
Breath of Heaven Infused with Light
- Breath of Heaven
Cooldown: 15 seconds

A blast of divine energy heals you and all allies within 12 yards for 69735 - 91192 Life.

Heal amount is increased by 30% of your Health Globe Healing Bonus.
Infused with Light

Gain 14 additional Spirit from Spirit generating attacks for 5 seconds after using Breath of Heaven.
Mantra of Salvation Agility
- Mantra of Salvation
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: You and nearby allies gain an additional 20% increased resistance to all elements for 3 seconds.

Passive: You and your allies within 60 yards gain 20% increased resistance to all elements.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Agility

Passive: Mantra of Salvation also increases Dodge Chance by 35%.

Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Harmony
- Harmony
40% of your single elemental resistances from items instead increases your resistance to all elements.
Sixth Sense
- Sixth Sense
Reduce all non-Physical damage taken by 25%.
Seize the Initiative
- Seize the Initiative
Dealing damage to enemies above 75% Life increases your attack speed by 30% for 4 seconds.

Items

Mask of the Searing Sky

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Heart of the Crashing Wave

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Ancient Parthan Defenders

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9–12%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Fists of Thunder

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
String of Ears

Legendary Belt

145 - 164 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25 - 30%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Scales of the Dancing Serpent

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Eight-Demon Boots

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 6000% for 6 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 12 - 15%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25 - 30%
+120 - 150 Maximum Mana
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Physical skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.

Secondary Stats

+8 - 10 Maximum Fury
+9 - 12 Maximum Discipline
+7 - 9 Maximum Arcane Power
+13 - 15 Maximum Spirit

Increases Spirit Regeneration by 1 - 2.166667 per Second
Fire skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Cold skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Holy skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Lightning skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Poison skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Arcane skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Flying Dragon

Legendary Daibo

Primary Stats

+495–787 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance to double your attack speed when attacking.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Arcane Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Poison Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Lightning Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Holy Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Cold Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Fire Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Damage

More Details

Head
- Mask of the Searing Sky
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC Dex Vit
Shoulders
- Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD Dex
Torso
- Heart of the Crashing Wave
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Socket
Wrists
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Reaper's Wraps
- Spirit Guards
- Stat Priority: CHC Max Elemental Dmg Dex Vit
Hands
- Fists of Thunder
- Stat Priority: Dex CHC CHD CDR
Waist
- String of Ears
- The Witching Hour
- Blackthorne's Notched Belt
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Life LPS
Legs
- Scales of the Dancing Serpent
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Socket LPS
Feet
- Eight-Demon Boots
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS MS
Rings
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Focus
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD Dex
Weapon
- Flying Dragon
- Gift of Silaria
- Pig Sticker
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex Dmg %
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for 2500.0% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
  Gain Blood Frenzy, granting you 3% increased Attack Speed for each bleeding enemy within 20 yards. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.50% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
  Gain 1% Cooldown Reduction per stack of Swiftness. (Requires Rank 25)

Patch 2.2 & Season 3 Blender Monk Build 5+ APS

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Paragon Point Allocation is dependent on your current attributes so they will vary form person to person.

Core

Always MAX out Movement Speed first(25%), after that if you are under 400K health allocation the rest of your paragon points into Vitality, if you are over 400K, put your points into Dexterity for the damage/armor boost.

Offensive

Critical Hit Chance - Critical Hit Damage - Cooldown Reduction - Attack Speed. This build is CDR dependent, the more CDR you have = better(but don't sacrifice it for damage, its all about balancing!)So via paragon points, make sure to put them into Cooldown Reduction first, secondly make sure you are over 40% critical hit chance, if you are above 40% allocation your next points into critical hit damage, if not critical hit chance. Attack Speed increases your attack rate which scales very well with infused with light = more dashes!

Defensive

All Resist - Armor - Life% - Life Regen, Life Regen is a strong stat in Season 2 because of the Legendary Gem(Molten Wildebeasts Gizzard), but I value the flat damage reduction from All Resist & Armor Higher.

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction - Area Damage - Life on Hit - Gold Find, The most important stat is Resource Cost Reduction = more dashes! 1B Critz OP

Build Guide

Hello, DatModz here! With the new Season 3(Patch 2.2) Raiment Set Cold Blender Monk Build.

Basics

Skill Damage is based off xxxx-xxxx weapon damage range not weapon DPS.
You will use Templar as your follow for the Inspire Buff! = more spirit
Ancient Parathan Defenders damage reduction are procced by Crippling Wave:Tsunami
Crippling Wave: Tsunami accompanied with your high attacks per second, will freeze almost everything on your screen(every 3rd hit freezes enemies for 1 second), the freeze effect also procs the damage reduction granted by your ancient parathan defenders.
Gemming - Diamond in Helmet for the Cool-down reduction. If you are doing GR 48+ I would recommend full Diamonds in gear, unless you are feeling confident, you can go with full emeralds, for more damage. It is all about balancing though, dying 4+ times in a GR with emeralds is not worth the DPS gain.
Try to group up big packs of mobs to make use of your pain enhancer, you want to be constantly above 4+ APS on elites/white mobs. In a rift you will kite foward and pick a funnel point to drag white mobs + elites then start auto attacking to freeze them and use dashing strike to burst them down(try not to over dash and lose your charges, it will make you a sitting duck and you will die,most of the time)
Use inner sanctuary both offensively and defensively, if your health pot is on cool down and your Epiphany is going to fall off. Hold onto your Inner Sanctuary: Forbidden Palace for the 55% damage reduction!(You do 0 damage when you are dead!)

Stat Priority

Helmet - Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Dexterity, Vitality Increase Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist
Shoulders - Dexterity, Dashing Strike Damage %, Vitality, All Resist Secondary Attributes - Health Globe Bonus
Chest - Triple Socket, Dexterity, Vitality, Dashing Strike Damage % Increase Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist, Reduction from Range/Melee Attacks
Bracers - Critical Hit Chance, Cold Elemental Damage, Dexterity, Vitality Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist
Gloves - Dexterity, Critical Hit Chance, Cool Down Reduction, Critical Hit Damage Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist, Stun on Hit(BIS, but Prioritize other stats first)
Belt - Dexterity, Vitality, Life %, Life per Second Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist & High Melee Reduction if using a string of ears
Pants - Dexterity, Double Socket, Vitality, Life Regen or Armor Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist, Life after Kill
Boots - Dexterity, Vitality, Life Regen, Movement Speed Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist
Amulet - Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage & Dexterity Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist, Life after Kill or Reduction from Ranged/Melee Attacks
Rings - Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage Dexterity, Secondary Attributes - Stacking Resist, Monster Kill Grant +xxx Experience
Weapons - High xxxx-xxx Damage, %Damage Increase, Socket, Dexterity, Life per Spirit Spent Secondary Attributes - Life After Kill

Gem/Skill Variations

Bastion of WIll(Focus & Restraint) Ring combination, if you want to go more damage, but you lose the 50% damage reduction from unity combination. I would recommend learning the build first then going with the full damage setup later.
Molten Wildebeests Gizzard - If you are having survivability problems swap this in for pain enhancer, passive life regen that scales with life regen on your gear and grants you a shield!
Esoteric Alteration - Increase non-physical damage take and resist when you drop below half health, you will swap this in if you constaly are dying to elemental ground effects or using the focus/restraint Yolo DPS setup(ie: molten, frozen, poison, lightning)
Fist of Thunder: Quickening - You can drop Crippling wave and lose the freeze(cc effect along with the damage reduction granted by APD, but gain additional spirit regen, that results in a dps gain

Ideal Stats

40+ Critical Hit Damage, 350+ Critical Hit Damage, 400+ Health, 1000+ All Resist, 15,000 Armor, Life per Spirit Spent. When you are full buffed with all your dodge you will see character sheet toughness in excess of 200 million

If you have any questions leave them in the comments section below! You can also catch me live @ twitch.tv/datmodz

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