I've been using that build during act 2 today and cleared everything so much more easier than when I was running with Mantra of healing / Mantra of evasion and Fist of thunder as spirit generator.
Always tried to keep a more damage focused build, using Mantra of Conviction with submission and Resolve as passive allows you to keep the 25% debuff on pretty much every target near you. Combine that with the additional 20% debuff from crippling wave and you've got 45% damage done reduced on the enemy already.
I totally fell in love with crippling wave today, not only does the animation look amazing but its by far our best and easiest AoE spirit generator as it has such a huge "cone" effect to it whereas FoT only works in a small angle infront of you, you do however need quite a bit of attack speed for it as it's fairly slow but with 2.0+ it's getting pretty crazy.
I always liked SSS with fulminating onslaught, imo one of the most underrated runes but that could be cause of my more "reckless" approach, combine it with the 24% damage buff from mantra, 30% damage buff from your blind while your enemys are grouped up and you'll do an absurd amount of damage to them. Plus you can use it defensively aswell as it gives you like 1.5 seconds of immunity.
Never liked deadly reach, as good as keen eye may be I always kind of refused the kiting way as a monk, I hate that ability with a passion as it completely removes the point of playing a melee and you might aswell roll a proper ranged class.
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I've been using that build during act 2 today and cleared everything so much more easier than when I was running with Mantra of healing / Mantra of evasion and Fist of thunder as spirit generator.
Always tried to keep a more damage focused build, using Mantra of Conviction with submission and Resolve as passive allows you to keep the 25% debuff on pretty much every target near you. Combine that with the additional 20% debuff from crippling wave and you've got 45% damage done reduced on the enemy already.
I totally fell in love with crippling wave today, not only does the animation look amazing but its by far our best and easiest AoE spirit generator as it has such a huge "cone" effect to it whereas FoT only works in a small angle infront of you, you do however need quite a bit of attack speed for it as it's fairly slow but with 2.0+ it's getting pretty crazy.
I always liked SSS with fulminating onslaught, imo one of the most underrated runes but that could be cause of my more "reckless" approach, combine it with the 24% damage buff from mantra, 30% damage buff from your blind while your enemys are grouped up and you'll do an absurd amount of damage to them. Plus you can use it defensively aswell as it gives you like 1.5 seconds of immunity.
Never liked deadly reach, as good as keen eye may be I always kind of refused the kiting way as a monk, I hate that ability with a passion as it completely removes the point of playing a melee and you might aswell roll a proper ranged class.