Not a bad looking Monk. though your resists are a little low for my liking. I assume your not running OWE because you have gear thats comprised of 6 different resistances??
Look into upgrading your pants to 9 AS for more DPS.
@ Sallazar. I think a Nat's ring with 4+ crit would help with the dps. Like you said try to get another weapon with a socket/crit/ls. Not sure of your budget but if you can get a Mempo with crit that helps a bit.
No offense amigo but youre looking rather squishy to me. Sure, you're putting out 310K DPS but with 307K EHP, youre a fallen maniacs dream. I dont see any balance in that gear, its 100% offense. I guess if it works for you then that all that matters. It would be a nightmare trying to re-balance at this point.
I tried to use a similar spec with dual-wielding, first without bell just to quickly travel from pack to pack, then with bell. Then I tried a Skorn, and its just so much more efficient, its not even funny. I do way less sheet dps with the skorn (150k vs 200k when dual-wielding, didn't want to invest too much in the LS Skorn), yet the packs drop so much faster.
For now, I prefer FoF over Chant of Resonance, though. I like to move a little faster, even if I might have to add an additional attack.
Im in a similar situation. I only use my Skorn for DE farming and its a left over from my TR exp days. I can only do MP3 though as I rely just on +globes for health. Cant see spending tons of gold on a LS Skorn. I get ~32-35 DE's /hr which is good enough.
We have nearly the exact same setup. I even run a ruby as well. I go with SSS in place of overawe however as it allows me to easily handle the reflect packs. Nothing worse than dropping a bell on a reflect pack
Your gear isnt that bad, you just need to focus on a few things:
- Im a firm believer that all jewelry should have some average damage. Dont be overly fixated on the trifecta way of doing things. Trifecta is nice but you would be better served focusing on average damage, dex and 6 CC on your rings. Average damage, dex, >8.5 CC, > 60% CD on your amulet.
- Upgrade your gems, especially the ones in your weapons. I dont know your budget but do consider it.
- Boots: You need MS. Your stats are good but MS also helps in your survivability. 12% from Innas pants is nice but 24% would be better If you cant swing new boots, then use the FF passive.
EDIT: I just noticed your AR level.Youre gonna need to bump that up into the 650-700 range. Once your DPS gets a little better then you can afford to let it drop off a bit if need be.
Odds are they will go with the one posted below mine due to quantity/volume. However I feel mine is geared more towards quality being to the point, and unique, hopefully note is taken about that. But we will see, it was fun to make either way and had to be made based on the positive feedback here.
Ah, very cool. Those are some great pics. Props to you for undertaking this... its hard to write a guide but yours turned out well. I chuckled a bit at the end when you talked about gear swapping as that's my exact swap to build!
Pretty solid setup. My snap shot set is similar to yours: ~560% CD / 24% SW / 24% elite SoJ w 5% cold / 35% AS. The attack speed help buff Blinding Flash which of course is part of the SW snapshot.
For ZK/SB I use the azurewrath, for the other a 1.8 white dagger and shield. I cant recall my CC or AS but they are similar to yours.
I have 2 skorns i could use. the higher dps one has more CD and LOH. while the other one is slightly less dps, a litle less cd and 5.9LS which is technically better for sweeping winds
Ok a couple of recommendations:
On your SW set -
- Change your gloves. Look for AS, CD and DEX. No need for any CC. Remember, SW doesnt capture CC>
- Bracers: Same thing ditch the CC and focus on Dex and AS.
- Swap one of your rings for the SoJ. The elemental damage and bonus to elites is also captured by the snapshot.
I paid 2M for my gloves and 5M for my Lacunis that you see on my SW set. THe fact that youre not looking for CC makes things much cheaper.
i couldnt get a 2nd SOJ with the Sweeping Winds bonus, and i dont have a Leorics ring either. Since i dont have Leorics, i can wear my other SOJ (or an attack speed/cc ring) and pull 15.7 spirit/sec with OWE or if i change OWE to Exalted Soul, it goes up to 16.82/sec. not too shabby. Of course i could always change cyclone to Inner storm if i really needed it, but i dont. lol. I was still questioning whether or not it was better to use blade storm or firestorm rune rather than cyclone. I have 47.5 cc with 2nd set and you had 50% and it still didnt seem like it proc'd a whole bunch
well that 50.5 is actually 58.5 with the shields rush bonus. So when I rush into enemies Im @ 58.5 CC, though the stat sheet wont show that. I switched to this from Firestorm and I know that it "feels" less effective but the true effectiveness is that the spawned cyclones are still doing damage off screen. So while it doesnt look as powerful as Firestorm, it is and more.
damn dude, how are you getting 28 spirit/sec? i like that shield. i wear a SOJ with TR cc bonus on it. and that is a lot of gear swapping. lol i dont macro mine, just keep spamming the SW button. And the other tip i took away was the wkl with spirit regen. guess i never thought to look there. i think i sold one of those back in the day. lmao
so, i need a better xeph with some cc on it. a diff wkl with spirit regen, a diff SOJ with the SW dmg bonus, Inna's with SW dmg bonus. Maybe borrow my wiz's Withing hour.
Do those boots really help that much? cause i really like my Ice Climbers
I think that 28 you saw was my pick up radius I run with around 14.9 spirit/sec i think.
As for the gear, the SW bonus items seem to really help. You can get a madstone with 14% SW and spirit regen but no CC. That is just an example as of why gear swapping works so well with this build.
This focuses on everything weapons damage related, CC is not included in a SW snapshot. I include 35% extra attack speed in it because Blinding Flash scales with attack speed and since BF is part of the SW snapshot, its a win-win.
A nicely put together guide. I run a similar setup with the exception that I gear swap to take advantage of the sweeping wind mechanic. Basically I get the SW damage from a 1444 Skorn and gear with 585 CD then I swap to a gear set that includes a fist weapon with a shield. That set provides ~58 % Crit Chance.
Granted, Im using 15.1 spirit/sec (based on an attack speed of 1.51) but the damage output is insane. Ive got my spirit generation up to 14.9 so Im close and could get enough if I equipped a SoJ in my second set but I opt for a HF and a Leorics for the exp factor. I would link my builds but I guess I need 5 posts for that. Soon perhaps.
-HG
i've been doing this for my keyfarming/uber runs. And i was thinking of doing it for my TR paragon farming. i already have a soj and hf and i have plenty of other rings for crit dmg swap. my normal tr gear/skills gives me around 17 spirit regen, so maybe i need to try this out. My SW swap gear has like 532 crit dmg. But i need to figure out how to get that crit hit chance up on TR gear
Here is a video I made of me doing a short run with my TR setup. I flash the gear both before and after the run. Pay close attention to the stat listed on my shield near the end of the video
Not a bad looking Monk. though your resists are a little low for my liking. I assume your not running OWE because you have gear thats comprised of 6 different resistances??
Look into upgrading your pants to 9 AS for more DPS.
My Monk:
http://d3up.com/b/496899/batuo-ubers
No offense amigo but youre looking rather squishy to me. Sure, you're putting out 310K DPS but with 307K EHP, youre a fallen maniacs dream. I dont see any balance in that gear, its 100% offense. I guess if it works for you then that all that matters. It would be a nightmare trying to re-balance at this point.
Heres mine for whomever is next: http://d3up.com/b/15...lug/batuo-ubers
http://d3up.com/b/150822/view/slug/batuo-ubers
Im in a similar situation. I only use my Skorn for DE farming and its a left over from my TR exp days. I can only do MP3 though as I rely just on +globes for health. Cant see spending tons of gold on a LS Skorn. I get ~32-35 DE's /hr which is good enough.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Edward-1570/hero/3500216
- Im a firm believer that all jewelry should have some average damage. Dont be overly fixated on the trifecta way of doing things. Trifecta is nice but you would be better served focusing on average damage, dex and 6 CC on your rings. Average damage, dex, >8.5 CC, > 60% CD on your amulet.
- Upgrade your gems, especially the ones in your weapons. I dont know your budget but do consider it.
- Boots: You need MS. Your stats are good but MS also helps in your survivability. 12% from Innas pants is nice but 24% would be better
EDIT: I just noticed your AR level.Youre gonna need to bump that up into the 650-700 range. Once your DPS gets a little better then you can afford to let it drop off a bit if need be.
Ah, very cool. Those are some great pics. Props to you for undertaking this... its hard to write a guide but yours turned out well. I chuckled a bit at the end when you talked about gear swapping as that's my exact swap to build!
Anyway, good luck to ya Sell!
http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/wiki/monksnapshot
It should answer any and all of your questions
For ZK/SB I use the azurewrath, for the other a 1.8 white dagger and shield. I cant recall my CC or AS but they are similar to yours.
Ok a couple of recommendations:
On your SW set -
- Change your gloves. Look for AS, CD and DEX. No need for any CC. Remember, SW doesnt capture CC>
- Bracers: Same thing ditch the CC and focus on Dex and AS.
- Swap one of your rings for the SoJ. The elemental damage and bonus to elites is also captured by the snapshot.
I paid 2M for my gloves and 5M for my Lacunis that you see on my SW set. THe fact that youre not looking for CC makes things much cheaper.
well that 50.5 is actually 58.5 with the shields rush bonus. So when I rush into enemies Im @ 58.5 CC, though the stat sheet wont show that. I switched to this from Firestorm and I know that it "feels" less effective but the true effectiveness is that the spawned cyclones are still doing damage off screen. So while it doesnt look as powerful as Firestorm, it is and more.
ah, gotcha! That makes sense.
I think that 28 you saw was my pick up radius
As for the gear, the SW bonus items seem to really help. You can get a madstone with 14% SW and spirit regen but no CC. That is just an example as of why gear swapping works so well with this build.
Here are the links to my two sets:
Set 1: http://d3up.com/b/190278
This focuses on everything weapons damage related, CC is not included in a SW snapshot. I include 35% extra attack speed in it because Blinding Flash scales with attack speed and since BF is part of the SW snapshot, its a win-win.
Set 2: http://d3up.com/b/190279
This focuses on spirit generation and CC, and thats it.
As for the firewalks, they tic for about 4-5K damage but mainly I use them cause they look kinda cool
EDIT: Had to do a Battlenet update of those sets, they were a bit dated. All set now though.
Here is a video I made of me doing a short run with my TR setup. I flash the gear both before and after the run. Pay close attention to the stat listed on my shield near the end of the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWfG9XR1kc8