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Instead of thinking about how ineffective their build would be for solo, look at how effective it is in a party.

Thats the problem their build would not. There is no true party build that is effective in this game, at least not one that cut all ties with a regular all purpose build of said class. This is not a role rpg, there is no support, healer, tank, etc. Everyone deals damage and offer support. If you downgrade your surviability or damage to offer any of these thing, you are making things worse for the team, not better. Should i take a tanking barb with 50 dps because he can vaccum the mobs or a 300k dps archon wizard? The answer is the wizard, as much as pulling the mob is cool, the barb will make it 6 time longer to kill elite packs and bosses.

Same goes for any classes, you cannot be support if you dont pull any dps or have paper wet surviability and die alot on high MP. The funny part in this thread is that people point out to party build and only mention stuff like barb giving shout, cyclone strike, cm wizard. News flash these are common all purpose build that everyone use, cyclone strike is very good damage on its own you can use it solo. CM is the best high mp build for wizard, solo or not. There is no viable support builds, not one that you cannot use solo, not one.

Totally wrong

Guiding Light monk is a party build , you can't get guiding light buff from playing solo

Disclaimer
This guide is originally wrote by me in Thai language and my english isn't strong so forgive me if this guide make you hard to understand in someway. The purpose of this guide is meant for monk that want to focus on more party srpport play style and make a good use of Guiding Light passive.

Content
1.Intro
1.1 Pro
1.2 Cons
2.Core Ability
2.1 Active Skill
2.2 Passive Skill
3. Optional Playstyle Ability
3.1 Active Skill
3.2 Passive Skill
4. Gear Itemization
5. Rotation
5.1 Special Situation
6. Conclusion

1.Intro

• This build is meant for the party play or pub game where you will be playing with other people and make a good use of mantra ofhealing spell to buff party with Guiding Light passive +20% damage to all party member.
• This build not meant for solo.
• This build is very effective if there is other monk is party and who use Mantra of Conviction for you.
• This build can't compete dps with Cookie Cutter Build if you really want to maximum your dps this build isn't the one you looking for.(spamming MoC - Overawe every 3 second is the best dps increase for you and party member)
• This build change defense to offense , change offense to defense. You defense yourself while you fighting and you fighting with all of your defense to Maximum the power of both defensive and offensive
• Best use with dual wield weapon for fast attack and apply the debuff to monster(2 hand could play this but not recommanded due to slow attack speed and you have to keep wasting spirit for mantra of healing to keep the buff on everybody and yourself. better use spirit on pure wave of light build)

1.1 Pros

1. Bring debuff slow movement 30%, reduce attack speed 20%, increase damage taken 10%
2. Buff all party member increase 20% damage (including monk too)
3. Buff all resistant to all party member by 20%
4. Guarantee Guiding Light buff on all party member with in 40 yard with no need to stack too close to monk

1.2 Cons

1. Cannot compete damage debuff with Cookie Cutter build that spamming MoC - Overawe every 3 second
2. Uneffective for solo play

2.Core Ability

The core ability that I recommended for first time play this build is (which leave you optional skill to choose depend on your playstyle)
http://eu.battle.net...SbW.Q!fg!accc.c

what my build right now (but I swap to cyclone strike more often because people love that skill)
http://us.battle.net...bWeQ!Ufg!acccZc

2.1 Active Skill

Fist of Thunder - Thunderclap
Stick to the target all the time with fast and furious strike punch
Detail - 110% weapon damage as Lightning and follow by 35% weapon damage as Lightning (only 1st and 2nd that have 35% bonus punch). Third punch is an AoE cone hitting all target in front of the monk for 110% weapon damage as Lightning (no 35% include on 3rd punch)
Tips : get close into melee range in no time with blink effect also effective against fleeing mob

Sweeping Wind - Cyclone
Do I have to say more? all monk was born with it. This ability is a free dps increase. Use it once and let it do the job.
Detail - at 3 stack it does 60% weapon damage as physical can combo with life steal but Life on hit doesn't count. Small Tornados does 26% weapon damage is Lightning and can crit
Tips : more attack speed you have , more nados =D (you must crit to make it pop)

Deadly Reach - Foresight







First time I use this skill, I feel like the picture above xD and since then this ability is a must have for me. I love this skill. =D

Deadly Reach the long range melee ability that can make you keep dpsing while maintaining the distance between you and mob with rune Foresight 18% damage increase buff 30second.
Detail - 110% weapon damage as physical
Tips : Good against waller when u can punch thru the wall and those AoE ground effect such as Plague, Molten and Desecrator when you cannot get close to the target.

Crippling Wave - Breaking Wave



Get surround by the new mob density? No problem. Crippling Wave offer you a good debuff and wide area hit in close range.
Detail - 110% weapon damage as physical of all mob in 180 degree in front of you. Every 3rd punch it deal damage everymob around you and apply debuff slow movement 30% and slow attac speed for 20% 3second.
with rune Breaking Wave also apply 10% more damage taken to target.
Tips: Get surround? use it. but if single target you could use it every 3 second for apply Breaking Wave debuff(debuff looks like purple chinese text in target head).

Mantra of Healing - Time of Need



The Core of the build, Mantra of Healing offer life regen and all resistant to party member. The Shield Absorb from the first 3 second of the mantra act like "direct healing" which Guarantee Guiding Light Buff too all party member with in 40 yard. So you don't have to use call everybody to stack on you when you gonna buff everyone up with Breath of Heaven.
Detail - 620 Life regen / second with 20% allresist with rune Time of Need
Tips : If you can see everybody in your screen, Buff them !!

2.2 Passive Skill

Nothing special since u guys can see 3 spirit generator is being use and the name of the build =D.

Guiding Light
Since healing is defensive we will make it into offensive by this passive
Detail - Direct healing ability to party member will cause buff 20% increase damage to party and monk for 15 second
Tips: Here is the skill that proc Guiding Light = Breath of Heaven all rune, Cyclone Strike - Soothing Breeze, Mantra of Healing all rune, Inner Saunctuary - Safe Haven.

Combination Strike
Since we use 3 spirit gen this passive would bring more dps while we rotation on slaying monster
Detail - each time we use different spirit generator we got more 8% damage buff
Tips : keep practice using many Spirit generator for full benefit of this passive.

3.Optional Playstyle Ability
we have 15 second to spend all spirit we got in that time so choose the spender you like
Green = Recommend
Red = Not recommend

3.1 Active Skill
Lashing Tail Kick = Low damage and not worth spirit. skip
Tempest Rush = This skill suit for paragon lvling but not for farming high mp. Even if u want to use it for getting out of fire or some bad ground effect this skill is still not the answer in term of how you gonna get rid of those spirit when you already full buff from guiding light + 3 combination strike. Skip
Seven-Sided Strike = We want spirit spender to release all spirit we have when full buff and full spirit not the cooldown skill. Skip
Wave of Light = High Damage output and good when you need time to take a breath. I prefer rune 2(Explosive Light) but then again its your choice choose your best playstyle.
Exploding Palm = Good for Elite kill if u can manage to let them die close to each other. Not sure about the DoT you make on mob will proc the Life Steal or not I never test it. Suggest rune - The Flesh is Weak. Good Choice if you do uber too.
Cyclone Strike = Everybody love it and so do you. Suggest rune - Implosion 34 yard (Pull up to 8 enemy)

3.2 Passive Skill

Resolve - more debuff -s good
Transcendence - self heal when use spender is good
Seize the initiative - more armor is good
Near Death Experience - Cheating the dead is good
Exalted Soul - More spirit to spend is good but only good when you want to spam bell for releasing high burst damage
The Guardian's Path - increase dodge, nothing interested here. Skip
Sixth Sense - same above. Skip
One With Everything - new generation monk please try to avoid this passive
Fleet Footed - high mp you don't need to run fast, you need to stick with group but then its your choice.
Chant of Resonance - Skip
Pacifism - Only frozen and some mob in act 4 will make this passive shrine but its a useless if u can manage to dodge those things. Skip
Beacon of Ytar - we got no cooldown to reduce here

4.Gear Itemization

• about gear itemization it really depend on playing style but I recommend on this build to use dual wield for fast attack speed.
• Echo Fury ?. If u hate fear skip this. if you don't then use it. it's up to you. It's bad combo with cyclone strike when u try to vacuum the mob and then its run away.
• Try to reach 24% movement speed from any part of your gear
• Try to use weapon with lifesteal to keep yourself alive while hitting mob
• Life Steal can combo with most of skill use while Life on Hit don't
• achieve EHP as high as you can

5.Rotation
Pretty much the same on white mob or Elite kill only different is when you get surround by bunch of white mob
you might wanna keep using Crippling wave instead of FoT
Start with

1. Get close to the target by FoT. Keep punching until u can use Sweeping Wind
2. Cast Sweeping Wind
3. Deadly Reach until you get buff Foresight
4. Check if any nearby allied with in 40 yard range then use Mantra of Healing for Guiding Light buff
5. Continue spam FoT
6. Crippling Wave every 3 second (count down it in your mind) for debuff 10% increase damage taken
7. Use spirit spender when full by skill of your choise
8. Keep Using Mantra of healing every 15 second for Guiding Light buff (make sure allied is in range)
9. Deadly Reach when the Foresight buff is gone
10. Repeat step 5-9

5.1 Special Situation
If you get surround by bunch of mob spam Crippling Wave instead of FoT. Only FoT once for Combination Strike passive buff


This is picture below is when I bring wave of light instead of cyclone strike


for Explosive Palm I suggest to go read
http://www.diablofan...ld-for-high-mp/
you will understand about the mechanic about that skill before using it that guide wrote by invis

6.Conclusion
This build is made for party farming but I also have test it with uber mp10 with both wave of light and explosive palm which frankly its work well. This build will make a huge dps increase if you got another monk who using MoC - Overawe spam.

The Skill of choice can be have change if you fully understand about the mechanic of the skills but I suggest to try this build first then when you understand the mechanic you are welcome to change the skill that fit to your playstyle.

my tag kobrakai#6376
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Kobrakai-6376/hero/5744579

P.S. sorry for my bad english translate

choose 720p to know how I really see it

Hi my name is thank. I am monk from thailand.
I just wish that other monk don't give up that we got nerf in 1.0.5 so I made this video for cheer you guys up. Hope you guys enjoy it.

stupid enrage timer here we go again World of Diablocraft

I have 2 provlems with this post.

1. You posted this in the monk forum, we have a section dedicated to trading.
2. You didn't state which server this is on, which means i cant just move it to the EU or US section.

Repost this in the appropriate trading section.

CLOSED.