Hey guys, I'm a fairly new Diablo player and was looking for some help on whether my lvl 54 monk was a viable build for hell and what changes might I need to make. I made it through nightmare just fine but I figured I'd ask just in case. Anyways here we go:
Yep this is a viable build. I don't know if you need Cyclone strike though... I'd probably swap it for Breath of heaven.
Also, instead of sss (seven sided strike) i usually go for Wave of light (giant bell).
I thought that Breath of Heaven would be a good idea. I'm reluctant to swap out SSS because of the invulnerability paired with the high damage it puts out when there is only a single enemy, but I'll give Wave of Light a try! Thanks a lot!
TBH as long as you have a generator, spender and a utility or two and the the build 'makes sense' it's pretty hard to create a build that isn't viable as long as you don't crank up the difficulty obscenely high.
Definitely an interesting build there. My PC Monk build is below, and I also use a combo of Circular Breathing and Inner Storm. I've had a ton of luck with Exalted Soul, in regard to stocking a ton of Spirit, though since I don't have any Life Steal, I tend to lean on Transcendence for most of my survivability. I've also really liked Seven-Sided Strike, though the long cooldown tends to leave me too vulnerable. But Cyclone Strike and Sweeping Wind have a nice logical synergy there, and vortexing enemies in with Cyclone, but having Tempest Rush available is a great way to move bad guys around, but still giving yourself an easy escape. I like it! Like Jamoose pointed out, there might be some weaknesses here and there, but no skill loadout is absolutely 100% perfect.
On console, this build is likely easier to manage, since gear quality tends to make up for some of the areas higher stats would be needed. But after seeing this, I do definitely want to experiment more with Exalted Soul and Cyclone Strike.
I'm glad I could inspire you to check out some more variations!
Circular breathing + inner storm is amazing. I've almost always got a full spirit well that I can use to spam cyclone strike and keep up the stacks on my sweeping wind. Then I can usually tempest rush to the next enemy and teleport straight in and repeat. (Love the thunderclap rune)
The only time I seem to get into serious trouble is around frozen+molten champions. Bosses are no problem, but these specific champions can deplete my health fairly quickly. This is when I use SSS most. Then I tempest rush out and hit from a safe side. Unless they freeze me of course.
As for gear I think I'm pretty well set. I dual wield and have since I first started. I've sacrificed a little bit of damage in exchange for a weapon with +0.17 APS and 47.5% chance to stun. That's pretty much a guaranteed stun!
EDIT: I thought I might mention that the trouble with the champions up there was when i was playing Nightmare Master I - which was no problem other than it taking longer.
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DPS: 11.5k
Armor: 2854
Life: 27.7k
Dex:1977
Vit:893
APS:1.93
Crit. Hit:18.00
Crit. Damage:121.00
Dodge:39.8
Restances are all 46-79
Movement:+25
GF:+115
MF:+76
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Any suggestions?
Also, instead of sss (seven sided strike) i usually go for Wave of light (giant bell).
On console, this build is likely easier to manage, since gear quality tends to make up for some of the areas higher stats would be needed. But after seeing this, I do definitely want to experiment more with Exalted Soul and Cyclone Strike.
Circular breathing + inner storm is amazing. I've almost always got a full spirit well that I can use to spam cyclone strike and keep up the stacks on my sweeping wind. Then I can usually tempest rush to the next enemy and teleport straight in and repeat. (Love the thunderclap rune)
The only time I seem to get into serious trouble is around frozen+molten champions. Bosses are no problem, but these specific champions can deplete my health fairly quickly. This is when I use SSS most. Then I tempest rush out and hit from a safe side. Unless they freeze me of course.
As for gear I think I'm pretty well set. I dual wield and have since I first started. I've sacrificed a little bit of damage in exchange for a weapon with +0.17 APS and 47.5% chance to stun. That's pretty much a guaranteed stun!
EDIT: I thought I might mention that the trouble with the champions up there was when i was playing Nightmare Master I - which was no problem other than it taking longer.