2.3 zDPS Life Regen Support/XP Farming Monk

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by TheRealScrotie last updated Oct 1, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Crippling Wave Rising Tide
- 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.
Rising Tide

Each enemy hit generates 2.5 additional Spirit.

Crippling Wave's damage turns into Holy.
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.
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.
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%.
Mystic Ally Enduring 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.
Enduring Ally

Active: Your mystic ally sacrifices itself to heal you for 100% of your maximum Life. The cooldown on Mystic Ally is increased to 50 seconds.

Passive: A mystic ally fights by your side that increases your Life per Second by 10728. The heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.
Mantra of Healing Sustenance
- Mantra of Healing
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: Shroud you and your allies with a mystical shield that absorbs up to 62064 damage for 3 seconds. Absorb amount is increased by 15% of your Health Globe Healing Bonus.

Passive: You and your allies within 60 yards gain 10728 increased Life regeneration. The heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Sustenance

Passive: Increase the Life regeneration granted by Mantra of Healing to 21457 Life per Second.

Heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.

Harmony
- Harmony
40% of your single elemental resistances from items instead increases your resistance to all elements.
Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Sixth Sense
- Sixth Sense
Reduce all non-Physical damage taken by 25%.
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.

Items

Cain's Insight

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Monster kills grant +140–200 experience.
Empty Socket

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
Born's Privilege

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Born's Command
Born's Frozen Soul
Born's Privilege
Born's Furious Wrath
(2) Set: +15% Life
(3) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by +10%.+20% Experience. (0.2*10|1| % at level 70)
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Inna's Vast Expanse

Set Chest Armor

398 - 472 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 150% for each Mystic Ally you have out.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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
Inna's Hold

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 125% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
Inna's Favor

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 125% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
Cain's Habit

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
The Crudest Boots

Legendary Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

Mystic Ally summons two Mystic Allies that fight by your side.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Leoric's Signet

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+20–30% Experience. (2.0–3.0% at level 70)
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Hellfire Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases Bonus Experience by 35%
Chance to launch an explosive ball of Hellfire when you attack.
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 4 Magic Properties (varies)

+300–329 Intelligence

+300–329 Dexterity

+300–329 Strength

+300–329 Vitality
Born's Furious Wrath

Set Sword

Primary Stats

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Holy Damage
+5 Random Magic Properties

Born's Command
Born's Frozen Soul
Born's Privilege
Born's Furious Wrath
(2) Set: +15% Life
(3) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by +10%.+20% Experience. (0.2*10|1| % at level 70)
Stormshield

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25.0–30.0%
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

More Details

Head
- Cain's Insight
- Stat Priority: LPS Socket Dex Vit
Shoulders
- Born's Privilege
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR Vit AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- The Star of Azkaranth
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Stat Priority: Socket LPS Vit CDR
Torso
- Inna's Vast Expanse
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Socket LPS
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS Armor +
Hands
- Inna's Hold
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR LPS Vit
Waist
- Inna's Favor
- Stat Priority: Dex LPS Vit Life
Legs
- Cain's Habit
- Stat Priority: Dex LPS Vit Socket
Feet
- The Crudest Boots
- Stat Priority: Dex LPS Vit Armor +
Rings
- Leoric's Signet
- Hellfire Ring
- Stat Priority: CDR Socket Dex LPS
Weapon
- Born's Furious Wrath
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Reduced Resource Cost
Offhand
- Stormshield
- Stat Priority: CDR LPS Vit Dex

Legendary Gems
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Vigilance

Legendary Polearm

Primary Stats

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Holy Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Getting hit has a chance to automatically cast Inner Sanctuary.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+495–787 Strength

+495–787 Intelligence

+495–787 Dexterity
Vigilance
Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Leoric's Crown
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
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Hey Everyone! Here is my life regen zDPS Support/ Bonus Experience monk build for the 2.3PTR/ Season 4(coming August 28th on live)

In my opinion/experience this build is currently the strongest support build for the upcoming season 4. With this build, it allows your DPS classes to worry about doing their DPS and not so much about their survivability. Our life regeneration is 700k+ per second, and your party members life per second is around 450K.

Kanai's Cube Slots:

Weapon: Vigilance(more Inner Sanctuary!)

Armor: Leoric's Crown(to help with the 100% uptime of Inner Sanctuary and Epiphany)

Jewelry: Ring of Royal Grandeur(to get the set bonuses for Innas, Captain Crimson, and Borns!)

If you aren't doing speed runs, and are doing GR pushing, replace the cains set with Captain Crimson. And Use Blinding Flash, with laws of Seph in the armor slot of the cube!

Basic game-play strategy:

Dash in to the bigger areas of the map
Hold down your inner sanctuary button, as you should have 100% uptime, this allow a safe place for your DPS(usually a barb or another monk) to fight
Cyclone strike to keep mobs in your sanctuary and to proc your strongarm bracers
Activate your mantra when possible, to give shield to your party members, but watch your spirit, we aren't using a spirit generator attack(you most likely won't have spirit issues, with your great uptime on Epiphany)

Skill variations:

Inner Sanctuary- Safe Haven : Even more life per second, but you lose a good damage buff for your party
Epiphany- Desert Shroud: I have found this is not needed for speed 65-68s, if you're group also has a zDPS barb. I prefer to have the dash for mobility.

IF you are going to push, Use captain crimson set, and drop your spirit generator to use Desert shroud. You will have enough CDR and RCR that you don't need a generator.

Passive variations(+hellfire bonus):

Resolve

Stat Priority:

Helm: Socket>Life Per Second>Vit>Dex
Shoulders: CDR>Vit>Dex>All Resist
Torso: x3 Sockets>Dex>Vit>Life Per Second
Legs: x2 Sockets>Life per Second>Dex>Vit
Gloves: CDR>Life Per Second>Dex>Vit
Rings: Socket>CDR>Life Per Second>Vit
Waist: Life Per Second>Dex>Vit> %Life
Wrist: Life Per Second>Dex>Vit>Armor
Amulet: Socket>CDR>Vit>Life Per Second
Weapon: CDR>Vit>RCR>Socket

You want Life Per Second on all pieces(where possible). With our skills, plus stacking LPS, we have amazing survivability for us and the group.

Also, max out on Cool Down Reduction where you can. And try to get secondary resist on all of your gear, instead of all resist. It works much better with our harmony passive as a monk!

FAQ:

Q: What gem should i put in my helmet socket?

A: For Speed XP Runs, use a Ruby for the extra experience

A: For pushing: Diamond. CDR = 100% uptime on Inner Sanctuary and Epiphany

Q: What normal gems should i put in my chest/pants?
A: Diamonds, For All Resist, since we are tanking

Q: What follower should i use?
A: None, this build is for group play only!

If you liked the guide, then come follow my stream! I am brand new at streaming, but I plan to be pushing hard for season4 and I would love your support!! >>> www.twitch.tv/therealscrotie <<< for more monk action! I'm also hoping to do a youtube video of the build before the PTR goes down and Season 4 goes live, if not, then I will make a video after season 4 is live!

Hope you enjoyed the build!

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Movement Speed
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life Regeneration
Resist All
Life
Armor

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

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