2.3 [GR65+] Uliana + Broken Promise

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by muze last updated Aug 31, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Way of the Hundred Fists Assimilation
- Way of the Hundred Fists
Generate: 12 Spirit per attack

Unleash a rapid series of punches that strike enemies for 190% weapon damage as Physical.
Assimilation

Each enemy hit with the third hit increases your damage by 5% for 5 seconds.
Seven-Sided Strike Sudden Assault
- Seven-Sided Strike
Cost: 50 Spirit
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Dash rapidly between nearby enemies, dealing 5677% weapon damage over 7 strikes.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Sudden Assault

Teleport to the enemy and increase damage dealt to 8285% weapon damage as Lightning over 7 strikes.
Exploding Palm Impending Doom
- Exploding Palm
Cost: 40 Spirit

Cause an enemy to Bleed for 1200% weapon damage as Physical over 9 seconds. If the enemy dies while bleeding, it explodes and deals 2770% weapon damage as Physical damage to all nearby enemies.
Impending Doom

Exploding Palm no longer causes the enemy to bleed, but if the enemy dies while affected by Exploding Palm, they explode for 6305% weapon damage as Cold.
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.
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%.
Mantra of Conviction Overawe
- 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.
Overawe

Passive: Increase the strength of Mantra of Conviction so that enemies take 12% increased damage.

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.
Near Death Experience
- Near Death Experience
When receiving fatal damage, you instead restore 35% Life and 35% Spirit and are immune to damage and control impairing effects for 2 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Sixth Sense
- Sixth Sense
Reduce all non-Physical damage taken by 25%.

Items

Madstone

Legendary Spirit Stone

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Seven-Sided Strike applies Exploding Palm.
Uliana's Strength

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 2100% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Uliana's Heart

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 2100% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Gungdo Gear

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Exploding Palm's on-death explosion applies Exploding Palm.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Cold skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Poison skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Holy skills deal 5–10% more damage.
Uliana's Fury

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 2100% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Binding of the Lost

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each hit with Seven-Sided Strike grants 3.0–3.5% damage reduction for 7 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+37–48 Dexterity

+37–48 Strength

+37–48 Intelligence
Uliana's Burden

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 2100% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Uliana's Destiny

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+78 - 83 Vitality

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 2100% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
The Fist of Az'Turrasq

Legendary Fist Weapon

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
Increases Spirit Regeneration by 1.67–2.33 per Second (Monk Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Exploding Palm's on-death explosion damage is increased by 250–300%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(610–745)–(731–926) Arcane Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Poison Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Lightning Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Holy Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Cold Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Fire Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Damage

More Details

Head
- Madstone
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Uliana's Strength
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CDR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Stat Priority: Cold % Dex CHD Socket
Torso
- Uliana's Heart
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Socket
Wrists
- Gungdo Gear
- Spirit Guards
- Stat Priority: Cold % Dex Vit AR
Hands
- Uliana's Fury
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CHD CDR
Waist
- Binding of the Lost
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Uliana's Burden
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Socket
Feet
- Uliana's Destiny
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit MS
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Broken Promises
- Stat Priority: Dex CHD CDR Socket
Weapon
- The Fist of Az'Turrasq
- The Flow of Eternity
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR Socket
Offhand
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR Socket

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.

Kanai's Cube

The Flow of Eternity

Legendary Daibo

Primary Stats

+192–245 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the damage of Seven-Sided Strike by 100% and reduce the cooldown of Seven-Sided Strike by 45–60%.
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
The Flow of Eternity
Spirit Guards

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Spirit Generators reduce your damage taken by 30–40% for 3 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence
Spirit Guards
Broken Promises

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Reduces all resource costs by 4.0–6.0%.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

After 5 consecutive non-critical hits, your chance to critically hit is increased to 100% for 3 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Broken Promises

TL;DR: This build revolves around the Broken Promises* ring affix. Since characters have a native 5% CC we want to swap all CC to EHP in every slot possible. This gives us a ton of mitigation and low sheet damage but this affix procs constantly which makes the build very viable in the end-game.

* After 5 consecutive non-critical hits, your chance to critically hit is increased to 100% for 3 seconds.

Side Note: This build works best in solo and in groups that do not have Buff Crusader. This build will lose a lot of damage potential if the Crusader uses Judgement (Resolved) as it increases your CC by 20%.

07/28/15 - Added Additional Comments
07/27/15 - Added Basic Gameplay
07/25/16 - Initial Guide

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

IMPORTANT NOTE

^{Do NOT add any points into Critical Hit Chance}

^{This build revolves around having 0% critical chance on gear}

Build Guide

WORK IN PROGRESS

I will update the item slots above once the new items are added into the database

Gems

BoTS - New seasonal gem. Has unlimited stacking potential but has a small ~3s ICD. Regardless, very strong gem, especially against single target.
BoTT - Self buff, slow works well since you're constantly in melee range.
Gogok - Mandatory for CDR and very easy to maintain stacks.
Diamond in Helm, Emerald in Chest/Legs/Weapon/Off Hand

Cube

NOTE: All 3 of the below items are mandatory for this build

Weapon - The Flow of Eternity - Required for 60% cooldown on SSS
Armor - Madstone - Required to apply EP on every cast of SSS
Jewelry - Broken Promise - Required for the constant crits + dps buff

Itemization

Helm - Uliana's Spirit - Dex, Vit, EP %, OS (Diamond)
Shoulder - Uliana's Strength - Dex, Vit, SSS % > AR, CDR %
Hand - Uliana's Fury - Dex, Vit > RCR % > AS %, CHD %, CDR %
Chest - Uliana's Heart - Dex, Vit, SSS %, 3 OS (Emerald)
Legs - Uliana's Burden - Dex, Vit, AR > Armor, 3 OS (Emerald)
Feet - Uliana's Destiny - Dex, Vit, MS %, EP %
Belt - Binding of the Lost - Dex, Vit, AR, Life % > Armor
Bracer - Gungdo Gear - Cold %, Dex, Vit, AR/Armor
Amulet - Hellfire Amulet - Cold %, Dex, CHD %, OS
Rings - Focus & Restraint - Dex, CHD %, CDR %, OS
Weapon - Lion's Claw - Dex, LPSS/LoH, CDR %, OS (Emerald)
Off Hand - Fist of Az'Turrasq - DMG % > Dex, LPSS/LoH, CDR %, OS (Emerald)

Skills (Alternate options)

Dashing Strike

Radiance (DPS)
Blinding Speed (Defense)

Way of the Hundred Fists - Assimilation (DPS)

Crippling Wave - Breaking Wave (DPS)
Crippling Wave - Tsunami (Defense)

Mantra of Conviction - Overawe (DPS)

Inner Sanctuary - Forbidden Palace (DPS)
Mantra of Salvation - Agility (Defense)
Serenity - Ascension (Defense)

Hellfire Amulet (5^th Passive)

Determination (DPS) - You're constantly in the 12 yard radius especially in group games
Resolve (DR) - Straight debuff
Momentum (DPS) - Since you're always moving/dashing, it is constantly active
Guardian's Path (Defense) - More dodge
Unity (DPS) - Good if you have 2 Monks both with this Passive, then you can drop Mantra of Conviction for Mantra of Salvation (Agility)

Basic Gameplay

Dash into mob to gain buff (Radiance + Momentum)
Hit with generator for buff (Focus + Assimilation)
SSS till screen is dead
Protips:

Try to aggro as many mobs as you can
Use generator as much as you can so it hits the max amount of mobs, this will boost Assimilation and easily double your damage output
Pull elites into massive trash pack, then blow up with SSS
Always stay mobile
Cast Epiphany whenever it's up

Additional Comments

As mentioned up top, your sheet DPS will be very low (400k-700k ish), but do not let that fool you. Once BP ring procs you will constantly see your sheet jump to 3M+.
Don't forget to use Epiphany whenever it's up. Lots of defense. Good mobility which also triggers Momentum.
You will never cast EP yourself, but it's necessary to have Impending Doom on the bar otherwise Uliana EP will be unruned version. Also don't waste spirit by casting EP
Madstone:

Not required, but if playing with another Cold Monk, this item is mandatory.

Reasoning: If more than 1 Monk uses EP, it overwrites your EP. With Madstone, you're constantly applying your own EP with SSS & attacking at same time

If playing solo and you need more defense, you can swap Madstone with Spirit Guards for 40% damage reduction (very useful) and probably the better option
Can swap for Leoric's Crown for more CDR, thats ~12% more CDR meaning you can remove Gogok and put in a DPS gem (to be tested)

Use SSS as often as you can but don't spam it. Even if EP is the one doing majority of the damage, this skill acts as your main damage initiator with Madstone. But more importantly it doubles as an "OH SHIT" button in tough situations.
CDR is very important for this build. Best to have around 60-65% with Gogok to have SSS ready at an instant. Keep in mind, you do not want to constantly spam SSS since you will need to use your primary skill to proc Focus for the multiplier.

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