So I, like so many others have neglected my monk. I stopped playing him about 2 weeks into RoS. I'm gonna be honest and say that I have not kept up to date on any thing monk related in any way. I'm looking for a build recommendation and a suggested gearing path. I like to get up in the thick of it, deals some deeps and not die. The only reason I gravitated away from this class was I was not able to stand in the thick of it and hold my own. I felt the class was too squishy compared to what I was seeing while I played with other classes. I switched to barb and found what I was looking for. Now that I feel like I have my fill and want to go back to the class that I used to enjoy so much. Are they fixed and worth going back to yet? If so recommendations please.
scattered blows is to maintain bonus damage from strongarms, exploding palm is op, desert shroud for an excellent panic button + dps boost, sweeping wind cuz op
I havent much experience with exploding palm, but +20% damage seems nice so
you'll want to use either that lashing tail kick, the lightning bell, or cyclone strike, depending on what you need/prefer
the mantra can be swapped out for conviction or others again depending on what you need/prefer
the first 2 passives are mandatory imo, that will be changed with next patch (moreless) but for now ya
the last 2 are preference, unity with transgression for moar deeps, mythic rhythm for snapshotting sweeping wind, or fleet footed for more movespeed, combination strike for more constant dps boost, near death if ur dying too much, beacon of ytar for easy cdr, etc.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Facemelter-1652/hero/21451124
for gear just go with whatever element you happen to find, ie. if you find a bunch of holy damage gear, build around it
since you have a bunch of lightning items, fist of azturrasq, and strongarm bracers, i'd suggest a build like this
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#bVPSZi!XUhi!baacYZ
scattered blows is to maintain bonus damage from strongarms, exploding palm is op, desert shroud for an excellent panic button + dps boost, sweeping wind cuz op
I havent much experience with exploding palm, but +20% damage seems nice so
you'll want to use either that lashing tail kick, the lightning bell, or cyclone strike, depending on what you need/prefer
the mantra can be swapped out for conviction or others again depending on what you need/prefer
the first 2 passives are mandatory imo, that will be changed with next patch (moreless) but for now ya
the last 2 are preference, unity with transgression for moar deeps, mythic rhythm for snapshotting sweeping wind, or fleet footed for more movespeed, combination strike for more constant dps boost, near death if ur dying too much, beacon of ytar for easy cdr, etc.