Quin69's EP explosion

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by user-2130606 last updated Oct 11, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Crippling Wave Breaking Wave
- 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.
Breaking Wave

Enemies hit by Crippling Wave take 10% additional damage from all attacks for 3 seconds.
Tempest Rush Tailwind
- Tempest Rush
Cost: 30 Spirit

Charge directly through your enemies, dealing 390% weapon damage while running.
Tailwind

Increases your movement speed while using Tempest Rush by 25%.
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.
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%.
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.
Mantra of Retribution Transgression
- Mantra of Retribution
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: Increase the amount of damage dealt to 202% for 3 seconds.

Passive: You and your allies within 60 yards deal 101% of your weapon damage as Holy to attackers when blocking, dodging or getting hit.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Transgression

Passive: Mantra of Retribution also increases attack speed by 10% for you and your allies.

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%.
Unity
- Unity
Each ally affected by your Mantras increases your damage by 5%, up to a maximum of 20%, and has 5% increased damage.
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

Sunwuko's Crown

Set Helm

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal 3000% increased damage.
Sunwuko's Balance

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal 3000% increased damage.
Sunwuko's Shines

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal 3000% increased damage.
Uliana's Heart

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

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 double its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 250% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.
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.
Sunwuko's Paws

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal 3000% increased damage.
String of Ears

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Uliana's Burden

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

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 double its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 250% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.
The Crudest Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+8–9% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Mystic Ally summons two Mystic Allies that fight by your side.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
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 Furnace

Legendary Two-Handed Mace

Primary Stats

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+192–245 Strength

+192–245 Intelligence

+192–245 Dexterity

More Details

Head
- Sunwuko's Crown
- Stat Priority: Dex Skill: EP CHC
Shoulders
- Sunwuko's Balance
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Life
Amulet
- Sunwuko's Shines
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC
Torso
- Uliana's Heart
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Life
Wrists
- Gungdo Gear
- Stat Priority: Dex Cold % CHC Vit
Hands
- Sunwuko's Paws
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CHD CHC
Waist
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Life Armor +
Legs
- Uliana's Burden
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Armor +
Feet
- The Crudest Boots
- Stat Priority: Skill: EP Dex Vit MS
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: CHD Dex CHC
Weapon
- The Furnace
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Dmg %
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Moratorium
  Moratorium
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  35% of all damage taken is instead staggered and dealt to you over 3.00 seconds.
  20% chance on kill to clear all staggered damage.
  (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

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
The Fist of Az'Turrasq
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
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

You use the Sunwuko's Set to buff up your EP damage.

2 set Uliana to apply EPs to a lot of things with your spender,

Gungdo gear is amazing for spreading your EPs.

String of Ears so mobs dont beat us down while we are applying our EPs.

Crudest boots so you get 20% damage from your fire ally.

The furnace because it has high damage + damage against elites which is what will be slowing you down if anything.

Fist of Az in cube because we rely on EP damage and that thing doubles it.

Leoric's Crown for that sweet xp, if you're dying too much you could go for Spirit Guards.

Convention of Elements is a multiplier of 200% and Quin loves mulipliers only downside is that it rotates away from cold.

Bane of the powerful so we blow up elites and rare packs easier + the buff will be up most of the time. If you go speed farming in 70+ you won't be killing the elites and you should go for either Iceblink or Zei's Stone of Vengeance.

Bane of the Trapped is a sweet multiplier that procs itself.

Moratorium is another prevention against getting oneshot to protect your pools of reflection.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Life Regeneration
Armor
Life

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

In core you want to get movement speed until you hit 25% total from paragon points and gear, the rest into dex.

In offense you want crit hit damage or crit hit chance, it depends on what you already have but you should aim for 10 times more CHD than CHC for example 10% crit chance and 100% crit damage, CDR and AS not really important.

In Defense you want all resist, life regen, armor and life.

In utility you want Area damage, RCR, life on hit and gold find.

Build Guide

I just copied this from Quin69 because people kept asking him so I thought I'd give him something simple to link to but it basically evolves around making big fat EPs that others blow up

This build is group only and does not work for solo play

The build is basically about putting EPs on mobs and let others blow them up. You really want a healer monk with this setup, otherwise you'll snap like a twig. You also need someone to set off your EPs because you have no single target damage. You want to keep up your focus and restraint with Crippling Wave and Tempest Rush. Quin uses Tempest Rush because it allows mobility in his spender over cyclone strike where you have to stand still. The Transgression rune in your mantra assumes you have a barbarian that can benifit from the AS buff.

The youtube link is to Quin's Video Guide on the build.

I'll take it down if he asks me to