Lightning strikes :)

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by Mullittron last updated Aug 8, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Types: Lightning, Attack Speed, Critical Hit Chance (CHC)

Skills

Way of the Hundred Fists Hands of Lightning
- 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.
Hands of Lightning

Increase the number of hits in the second strike from 7 to 10 and increasing damage to 423% weapon damage as Lightning.
Cyclone Strike Eye of the Storm
- 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.
Eye of the Storm

Reduce the Spirit cost of Cyclone Strike to 26 Spirit.

Cyclone Strike's damage turns into Lightning.
Mantra of Conviction Intimidation
- 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.
Intimidation

Passive: Enemies affected by Mantra of Conviction deal 15% less damage.
Exploding Palm Shocking Grasp
- 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.
Shocking Grasp

Exploding Palm arcs up to 15 yards to another target.

Exploding Palm's damage turns into Lightning.
Dashing Strike Quicksilver
- 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.
Quicksilver

Increases maximum charges to 3.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Lightning.
Sweeping Wind Cyclone
- Sweeping Wind
Cost: 75 Spirit

Surround yourself in a vortex that continuously deals 105% weapon damage to all enemies within 10 yards. The vortex lasts 6 seconds and is refreshed each time you strike an enemy with a melee attack. Landing a Critical Hit has a chance to increase the vortex effect up to 3 stacks for a total of 315% weapon damage.
Cyclone

While your vortex is at 3 or more stacks, Critical Hits have a chance to spawn a lightning tornado that periodically electrocutes nearby enemies for 95% weapon damage as Lightning. Each spawned lightning tornado lasts 3 seconds.

Sweeping Wind's damage turns into Lightning.

Alacrity
- Alacrity
Increase the attack speed of Spirit Generators by 15%.
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

The Eye of the Storm

Legendary Spirit Stone

Primary Stats

Lightning skills deal 15–30% more damage.
+240–269 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Aughild's Power

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Heart of the Crashing Wave

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

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 100% 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 12500% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 1250% for 6 seconds.
Aughild's Search

Set Bracers

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Fists of Thunder

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

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 100% 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 12500% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 1250% for 6 seconds.
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 28%
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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)
Cain's Travelers

Set Boots

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)
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Wyrdward

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Lightning damage has a 25–35% chance to Stun for 1.5 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Won Khim Lau

Legendary Fist Weapon

Primary Stats

+(610–745)–(731–926) Lightning Damage
Lightning skills deal 15–25% more damage.
+330–524 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- The Eye of the Storm
- Andariel's Visage
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Aughild's Power
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Heart of the Crashing Wave
- Goldskin
- Aughild's Rule
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Aughild's Search
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Fists of Thunder
- Cain's Scrivener
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Thundergod's Vigor
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Cain's Habit
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Cain's Travelers
- Natalya's Bloody Footprints
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Wyrdward
- Natalya's Reflection
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Won Khim Lau
- Odyn Son
- Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Build Guide

Just work towards attack speed and crit chance to proc as many cyclones as possible. Works best if you palm a a group dash into another palm that group activate mantra and then cyclone strike great aoe dmg with exploding palm doing massive dmg.
Any amulet will do as long is it has high crt chnce and dmg on it preferably attack spd as well.

Skills Way of the Hundred fists(Hands of lightning): High Dmg Rune thats procs alot of cyclones off sweeping wind.
Dashing strike(Quicksilver): ok no brainer here 3 charges and is lightning dmg best tool for mobility and if used right great for stacking mobs with exploding palm.
Cyclone Strike(Eye of the storm): Lightning dmg and is a great way to control mobs and has low resource cost =)
Sweeping Wind(Cyclone): Great Aoe dmg and with lots of attack spd and crt chance has very high dmg output and goes very well with cyclone strike and exploding palm oh yeah and lightning dmg.
Exploding Palm(Shocking Grasp): It does lightning dmg and for each single cast hits multiple enemies so stacking on mobs is very easy with the body pop doing huge dmg. The explosion has a chnce to crt so you can see crts in the 50 to 60 mil range with proper gear of course lol.
Mantra Of conviction(Intimidation): Love this mantra has a good balance of dmg and toughness.
Deadly Reach(Scattered Blows) Or Fists Of Thunder: these options are great if you can pick up a set strongarm bracers.

Passives Alacrity:free attack spd who doesn't want that, especially with this build
Harmony:Need that toughness because you will be pulling lrg groups on you.
Sixth sense:More toughness(you can run Transcendence over this if you prefer healing)
Seize the Initiative: More attack spd equals more dmg =D

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