Build Guide
Hello, DatModz here! Introducing the Season 16 Sunwuko Wave of Light Monk Build. This is a well rounded Solo Pushing/Group Build that works well past Great Rift 120!
Basic Overview
- Maintain your Sweeping Winds buff at 10 stacks, if you are traveling between rifts or waiting for a Rift Guardian to spawn, give the keybind a little tap before it falls off so you don't have to restack.
- Use Mystic Ally when you are almost out of spirit
- On your Vengeful Wind(Weapon) make sure you have one that grants 7 stacks of Sweeping Winds; most of the time a non ancient 7 stack weapon is better than a 6 stack ancient
- When your Convention of Elements gets close to your Fire Rotation, make sure to stand in a Oculus ring circle granted by your Templar for MAX DPS
- Use Dashing Strike to gain 40% dodge defensively and to stand in the Oculus Ring Circles granted by your Templar
- Epiphany on cooldown, be careful since you could have downtime, stay at ranged and use Wave of Light(Slow Effect Granted by your Pinto's Pride Bracers) to create distance between you and the monsters(You are kinda squishy when its down and susceptible to Crowd Control Effects)
- Preferred Stacking Resist: Physical & Fire
- Caldesann's Despair AKA Augments: I recommend going as high as possible 100+ is very easy to achieve this season, each level grants +5 main stat or a level 100 Augment
- The most efficient way to get full Ancient Weapons/Rings/Amulets with ideal stats is using the Kanai Cube Recipe called "Law of Kulle" which allows you to reforge a legendary, it can even turn into a Primal Ancient! *Requires bounties*
Stat Priorities
- Helmet- Socket, Dexterity, Critical Hit Chance, as close to 150% Wave of Light Damage as Possible Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Shoulders- Dexterity, Resource Cost Reduction , Cooldown Reduction, Area Damage Secondary Stats: Health Globe Bonus & Pick-up Radius
- Amulet- Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, % Fire Skills Increase or Dexerity Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Reduction from Ranged/Melee Attacks
- Chest- Socket X 3, Dexterity, Vitality, 11% Reduction from Elites Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Reduction from Ranged/Melee Attacks
- Belt- Dexterity, Vitality, 7% IAS & 50% CHD Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Legs- Socket x2, Dexterity, Vitality, Armor Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Life after Kill
- Bracers- Critical Hit Chance, Dexterity, % Fire Skills Increase, Vitality Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Boots- Dexterity, 15% Wave of Light Skill, Vitality, Armor Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Gloves- Dex, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, Cooldown Reduction Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Rings- Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, Average Damage or Cooldown Reduction Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
- Weapons- Socket, Dexterity, Cooldown Reduction, Vitality & Life on Hit Secondary Stats: Life after Kill
Alternative Gems/Skills/Items
- Kyroshiros Soul - Use if lazy or doing bounties, auto refreshes Sweeping Winds to prevent stack drops, but you lose damage.
- The Guardian's Path - You drop Near Death Experience so you lose your "OH SHIT" passive but you will have higher passive toughness
- Inna's Mantra - Replace Witching Hour & Crudest Boots for Inna's Belt and Boots, toughness boost while dropping damage
- Esoteric Alteration - Swap out Zei's, Stone of Vengeance, grants a huge non-physical survivability gain
- Bane of the Powerful - Use it in Greater Rifts below 90 (Remove your Bane of the Stricken)
Templar Setup
- Weapon - Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker or Azurewrath
- Relic - Enchanting Favor
- Rings - Ring 1: Unity & Ring 2: Oculus Ring
- Amulet - The Ess of Johan
- Shield - Freeze of Deflection
Gemming
- Helmet: Flawless Royal Diamond(12.5 CDR) Spirit Problems: Flawless Royal Topaz (12.5 RCR)
- Armor: Flawless Royal Diamonds
Ideal Stats
- Health: 700K+
- Armor: 20K+
- Resist All: 1600+
- Critical Hit Chance: 50%+
- Critical Hit Damage: 500%+
- Cooldown Reduction: 50%+
T13 Speed Farm Variation: https://www.diablofans.com/builds/97954-datmodz-t13-wol-speed-farm-build
Happy Pushing in Season 16! If you have any questions, leave a comment below or you can catch me live @ twitch.tv/datmodz.
great guide and thanks for the details of the 'Alternative Gems/Skills/Items', it answered all the questions i had!
Thanks for the guide! Will certainly help out with the itemization.
dude thank you so so so so much for this guide you are the man
YOU ARE WELCOME HONEY BUN!
I wish you spent this much time with d_loe Kappa
great guide. what is the best option if i want to play this build in a group other than replacing the unity ring. i found it too tough to survive in GR90+ without the unity. thanks in advance
If you were going to work In Geom in for T13 speed farms what would you drop?
Hey mang - really dig the stream and its helping me a ton in my solo push... currently stuck at GR102. I'm having serious issues with survivability... I do only have 4 item slots enhanced so that's gonna be my main focus over the next couple of days... but I'm legit dumping all of my 1k paragon points into vit to stay alive. watching your stream it seems like you are able to take way more hits at GR109 than i can at 102. Anything obvious that I'm lacking on my gear that is making me so squishy? https://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/GratefulDead-1439/hero/95451302 thanks
Was as high as rank 37. This is a solid build guide. Thanks!
What can i replace unity with if im doing solo pushing?
I've jost gotten this set from Kadala, I've got all the items in the build but im only at 500k or so damage.
Do I just keep rolling bloodshards for ancient legendary pieces until I am able to do 60 grift
Why is Crudest Boots recommended before anything else? It doesn't have a legendary affix if i'm not mistaken.
Build is great. Enjoying it up to GRift 70 with crap rolls. I just wish the game would show me some love with stats, lol.
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I've jost gotten this set from Kadala, I've got all the items in the build but im only at 500k or so damage.
Do I just keep rolling bloodshards for ancient legendary pieces until I am able to do 60 grift
Sheet damage on this build is super deceptive - give it a try. If you have all the legendary pieces + the 5 pieces and ring in the cube you'll be surprised at how fast it goes.
Loving the build. Up to GR91 - RNG hates me
When do you recommend switching to Diamonds? I'm all emeralds now, but feel like a bit of a glass cannon.
Speed farming 75 is easy though.
Add what skills to use w/ Templar. Great guide.
Ive got a perplexing question, regarding changes to weapons stats. Per your recommendation, CDR is encouraged on weapon stat priority, but when I do that the base damage changes from "2406.2" to "396.4".
Wouldnt this recommended change weaken my weapon killing potential? Thanks in advance for clearing this part up for me.
Great guide by the way, no kidding.
If I go for the inna's set bonus(2) the passive of mantra of salvation will be 70% dodge chance?
If so, with the 40% granted by using Dashing Strike, it will grant me 100% dodge chance?