Today I want to briefly explain and showcase the changes coming to the Monkey King's Garb set (better known as Sunwuko) in the next patch. The current SWK build will not work and a new gearing strategy is required. However, it's a substantial buff all around and will allow for multiple builds to emerge around the new skills.
In this video I explain the changes and show the 5x damage multiplier in action using Tempest Rush. This is the third iteration of PTR and thus the clone doesn't have to hit anything for you to get the buff. Enjoy!
Maybe an update to this now that it seems that the clones explode with what ever elemental damage you have on the gear?
What sort of update are you looking for? Yes they explode for the highest element damage type you have on gear, that's been the case for the entire PTR I believe.
I'm loving this. I like my monk, but as my gear has gotten better, my ability to keep up with button spam has fallen behind (recovering from a stroke). I guess some people might enjoy spammy builds to feel very active, but I never have, so this just seems like an all-around improvement. Any thoughts on what this might do with the WoL:Pillar build?
Edit: Would a Sunwoko + 4p Storms gear work well into that?
I'm loving this. I like my monk, but as my gear has gotten better, my ability to keep up with button spam has fallen behind (recovering from a stroke). I guess some people might enjoy spammy builds to feel very active, but I never have, so this just seems like an all-around improvement. Any thoughts on what this might do with the WoL:Pillar build?
Edit: Would a Sunwoko + 4p Storms gear work well into that?
It would work great with several WoL builds, but adding 4 piece Storm is a total waste, as you only get 500 dex and 15% lightning damage, vs. 4 piece Inna's where you get a ton of offense and defense.
In this video I explain the changes and show the 5x damage multiplier in action using Tempest Rush. This is the third iteration of PTR and thus the clone doesn't have to hit anything for you to get the buff. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/V7hk8zxLBC4
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good explanation for the tempest rush and showing the damage changes
It's actually a 6x multiplier because it's '5x more damage', just like 100% more is a 2x multiplier, 200% more is a 3x multiplier, etc.
Also, after doing some more research it appears to be a purely multiplicative buff, so 30% on tempest rush/northern breeze becomes:
500 * 1.3 * 6 = 3900%.
I will have to do more thorough testing to confirm 100%, but it looks to be this way.
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Edit: Would a Sunwoko + 4p Storms gear work well into that?
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