Exploding Palm (EP) is a popular skill that is essential for many builds of the monk class. In patch 2.06, EP skill would cause a enemy to Bleed for 1179% weapon damage as Physical over 9 seconds. If the enemy dies while bleeding, it explodes and deals 50% of its maximum Life as Physical damage to all nearby enemies. Prior to 2.06, the explosion-caused damage in terms of life % had been a boon for every monk. For instance, a zdps monk provides unparalleled offense and defense buffs to team and helps kills tightly clustered mobs instantly. A shatter palm monkuses Rimeheart and Fist of Az'Turrasq to slay white mobs and inflict explosion up to 100% life of neighboring mobs regardless of hp. Shatter palm monks are T6 viable and so powerful that they broke tier 100 of Greater Rifts in the first build of Patch 2.1 PTR (screenshot, anyone?). As always, when players are overwhelming or game breaking, blizz would choose the nerf hammer.
In the later builds of Patch 2.1, EP's explosion damage has been changed from a percentage of the enemy's maximum Life to % Weapon Damage. Monks are no longer able to hit tier 100, but they are still valuable to any multi-player team. Especially, support monks (EP, zdps) still can offer a good deal of life regen, defense buff, offense buff and mob debuff. One can only hope with the EP no longer OP, blizz could allow dps monks to deliver massive damage and take advantage of the enhanced spirit generation. There are countless threads on b.net forums on how to improve the monk class. I believe monks will return and flourish, stronger than ever. What are your thoughts looking ahead?
Since vanilla D3, there have been quite a few fun and op builds, such as perma freeze wiz, whirlwind barb, perma archon, wave of light monk etc. Some player have played them and therefore remember these builds. New players may be curious and have a difficult time finding information on these builds, because they are obsolete but there is no comprehensive archive. Therefore, I propose we start and contribute to such an archive for the EP and its derived monk builds. Please feel free to reply with any videos, builds, gear and comments on EP and monk prior to 2.10. Thanks.
Below are a series of game play videos of a zdps ep monk progressing to be relatively optimal.
While rifing T6, team unity(ep monk, sentry dh, sg sader) takes on team whimmy(unicorns, cuddlybears, tinkleroots). Fist of Az'Turrasq (100%). CDR 66%. Muisc: Ukrainian band Flëur's Синие тени (Bule Shades)
In the later builds of Patch 2.1, EP's explosion damage has been changed from a percentage of the enemy's maximum Life to % Weapon Damage. Monks are no longer able to hit tier 100, but they are still valuable to any multi-player team. Especially, support monks (EP, zdps) still can offer a good deal of life regen, defense buff, offense buff and mob debuff. One can only hope with the EP no longer OP, blizz could allow dps monks to deliver massive damage and take advantage of the enhanced spirit generation. There are countless threads on b.net forums on how to improve the monk class. I believe monks will return and flourish, stronger than ever. What are your thoughts looking ahead?
Since vanilla D3, there have been quite a few fun and op builds, such as perma freeze wiz, whirlwind barb, perma archon, wave of light monk etc. Some player have played them and therefore remember these builds. New players may be curious and have a difficult time finding information on these builds, because they are obsolete but there is no comprehensive archive. Therefore, I propose we start and contribute to such an archive for the EP and its derived monk builds. Please feel free to reply with any videos, builds, gear and comments on EP and monk prior to 2.10. Thanks.
EP- derived builds:
[Guide] The Guiding Palm (GP) Support Build for Ultimate Healing/Buff/CC Immune
Below are a series of game play videos of a zdps ep monk progressing to be relatively optimal.
While rifing T6, team unity(ep monk, sentry dh, sg sader) takes on team whimmy(unicorns, cuddlybears, tinkleroots). Fist of Az'Turrasq (100%). CDR 66%. Muisc: Ukrainian band Flëur's Синие тени (Bule Shades)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfFcUCO_RM0
T6 Rift: ep monk, jade wd, pet wd, dh. Fist of Az'Turrasq (87%). CDR 66%. Music: Dir en Grey's Fukai and Machiavellism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6xxVR-HJ8I
T6 Rift: ep monk+2dh+sader. Fist of Az'Turrasq (87%). CDR 60%. Music: Amon Amarth's Embrace of Endless Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wX8ahEYUYI
T6 Rift Run: zdps Monk+3WD. Sledgefist. Music: Thievery Corporation's Un Simple Histoire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_U2mW2DBg
T6 Rift Run: zdps monk+2wd+dh.Beginner zdps monk. CDR 55%. Music: Amon Amarth's No fear for the setting sun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YlIrfNEwWY
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