Davlok's Gong Mode Sriracha Breath 2.3 Edition Monk (600+DB/Hr @ T7-T8)

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by Davlok last updated Oct 10, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Wave of Light Explosive Light
- Wave of Light
Cost: 75 Spirit

Focus a wave of light that crushes enemies for 835% weapon damage as Holy.
Explosive Light

Release bursts of energy that deal 830% weapon damage as Fire to nearby enemies.
Mantra of Conviction Annihilation
- 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.
Annihilation

Passive: Killing an enemy that is affected by Mantra of Conviction grants you and your allies 30% increased movement speed for 3 seconds.
Blinding Flash Faith in the Light
- Blinding Flash
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Create a flash of light that blinds all enemies within 20 yards for 3 seconds. Elite enemies recover faster, but suffer a 30% chance to miss with attacks.
Faith in the Light

You deal 29% increased damage for 3 seconds after using Blinding Flash.
Dashing Strike Way of the Falling Star
- 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.
Way of the Falling Star

Gain 20% increased movement speed for 4 seconds after using Dashing Strike.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Holy.
Breath of Heaven Zephyr
- 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.
Zephyr

Allies healed by Breath of Heaven have their movement speed increased by 30% for 3 seconds.
Epiphany Insight
- 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.
Insight

Increases the bonus Spirit regeneration from Epiphany to 45.

Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Relentless Assault
- Relentless Assault
You deal 20% more damage to enemies that are Blind, Frozen or Stunned.
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.

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.
Cindercoat

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the resource cost of Fire skills by 23–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion. {c:FF40E0D0}(Emanates)

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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.
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by +10%.Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
(3) Set: Reduces all resource costs by 10%.+50 Resistance to All Elements
Captain Crimson's Thrust

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Reduces cooldown of all skills by +10%.Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
(3) Set: Reduces all resource costs by 10%.+50 Resistance to All Elements
Sage's Passage

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Sage's Journey
Sage's Purchase
Sage's Passage
Sage's Apogee
(2) Set: +250 Intelligence+250 Strength+250 Dexterity+250 Vitality
(3) Set: Increases Death's Breath drops by 1.
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25.0–30.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

+8–10 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)

+7–8 Maximum Fury (Barbarian Only)

+7–9 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

+105–119 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)

+13–14 Maximum Spirit (Monk Only)

+7–8 Maximum Wrath

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

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.
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
In-geom

Legendary Sword
Devastator

Legendary Mace

Primary Stats

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Fire Damage
Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
+4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Sunwuko's Crown
- Sage's Apogee
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Sunwuko's Balance
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Sunwuko's Shines
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Cindercoat
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Sunwuko's Paws
- Sage's Purchase
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
- Harrington Waistguard
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Captain Crimson's Thrust
- Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Sage's Passage
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Stone of Jordan
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- In-geom
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Devastator
- Pig Sticker
- Envious Blade
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- 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)
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.

Kanai's Cube

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
The Furnace
The Laws of Seph

Legendary Spirit Stone

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Using Blinding Flash restores 125–165 Spirit.
Empty Socket
The Laws of Seph
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

Rings are all mix and match - select whatever you have the best rolls on. Same with whatever is in your offhand. Harrington vs Crimson is a personal preference. Hexing pants if you can stand stutter stepping! Focus on 60+% CDR, some extra RCR if possible, and let In-Geom do the rest! Seize the Initiative added to keep the speed up, and the bells rolling - especially with Zodiac. The key is playing on a difficulty you can maximize the IG buff, and not let that Torment X ego get in the way of efficient DB farming!

You can also hoard some gold with Gem + Avarice (could only pick 3 rings!)

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

Hello! Figured I would make a Diablofans guide since it is apparently the go-to place for builds these days! I previously submitted a PYW build that was featured on Round 7 ( http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/18382013/davloks-gong-mode-sriracha-edition-monk-3-19-2015 ), and have since updated and refocused the build for 2.3 and to farm Death's Breath solo! It isn't as good as farming Torment X or groups for gear or XP (since you can loot share, and get multiplayer XP bonus) so this is mostly for the solo-monk who has sporadic playtimes like me.

Essentially, I wanted a build I could farm with one-hand and not really pay attention to. Currently in the middle of dealing with a colic baby, so mostly relegated to solo (where i can pause) and would just be a drag on any groups. With the launch of 2.3, Death's Breath has been a VERY valuable resource. With Sage's Set adding +1 drop for every Death Breath, most 6pc sets were out of the question.. which left Raiment 2pc or Sunwuko 4pc. Raiment 2pc builds with Sage are VERY strong and can handle multiplayer in Torment X. So what advantage does Sunwuko have? Much easier gameplay! No need to monitor Shenlong's debuff, your spirit, focus+restraint buff uptimes, or needing to actually group enemies up with Cyclone Strike. Just clearing full screens at a time without any buff management (numlock ^_^).

Explosive Light hits everything on the screen... so I even use Zei's Stone to improve my screen clearing capabilities (diagrammed here: http://i.imgur.com/6QrVSmf.jpg ). Bane of the Trapped it a given, and the 3rd is a tossup between BotP, Hoarder+Avrice, Wreath, or a defensive gem. Build is fairly flexible too. I went with Relentless Assault as it is the best damage boost due to being multiplicative and having a high Blind/Stun uptime with Faith/Zei. Seph+Faith for spirit regen on top of CDR+RCR. If your toughness is insufficient even with Unity², drop to T6. Had an open skill slot I just used for Zephyr to increase movement. You can sub in for Fire Ally / Forbidden Palace for more damage or whatever you prefer. With amazing gear/paragon you could do T8 fast, I just did not find it as smooth sailing as T7.

Sample Monk Profile with this build/gear: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/hero/37352765

In the video, I farmed ~200 DB in ~20min. On average with decent gear you can expect ~500+ Death Breath / hr.

Of course, you will find many more legendaries doing speed Torment X - 4 player runs with 2pc Raiment+sage, but then you can't pause when the baby cries! >_<

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