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Build Guide

Hello, DatModz here! Introducing the Season 18 Legacy of Dreams Wave of Light Monk Build. This is one of the best Solo Builds that works well past Great Rift 120 and can be used in group play also! Use this guide as your league starter: Inna's WoL Starter Monk Guide

Basic Overview

• Use Mystic Ally when you are almost out of spirit.
• Use Cyclone every 4.5 to 5 seconds to keep up your damage reduction and damage bonus active.
• Swamp Land Wader Pants are a Witch Doctor item, get a pair from blood shards or upgrade rare and transfer them to your monk. Use the "Law of Kulle" at your Kanai cube until you get one with fire damage + other desired mods.
• When your Convention of Elements gets close to your Fire Rotation, make sure to stand in a Oculus ring circle granted by your Templar for MAX DPS
• Use Dashing Strike to gain 40% dodge defensively and to stand in the Oculus Ring Circles granted by your Templar
• Epiphany on cooldown, with Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac you should have 100% up-time. Stay at ranged and use Wave of Light(Slow Effect Granted by your Pinto's Pride Bracers) to create distance between you and the monsters
• Preferred Stacking Resist: Physical & Fire
• Caldesann's Despair AKA Augments: I recommend going as high as possible 100+ is very easy to achieve this season, each level grants +5 main stat or a level 100 Augment
• The most efficient way to get full Ancient Weapons/Rings/Amulets with ideal stats is using the Kanai Cube Recipe called "Law of Kulle" which allows you to reforge a legendary, it can even turn into a Primal Ancient! *Requires bounties*

Stat Priorities

• Helmet- Socket, Dexterity, Critical Hit Chance, as close to 150% Wave of Light Damage as Possible Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Shoulders- Dexterity, Cooldown Reduction, Area Damage, Resource Cost Reduction or Vitality Secondary Stats: Health Globe Bonus & Pick-up Radius
• Amulet- Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, % Fire Skills Increase or Dexerity Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Reduction from Ranged/Melee Attacks
• Chest- Socket X 3, Dexterity, Vitality, 11% Reduction from Elites Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Reduction from Ranged/Melee Attacks
• Belt- Dexterity, Vitality, 7% IAS & 50% CHD Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Legs- Socket x2, Dexterity, Vitality, Armor or All Resist Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist & Life after Kill
• Bracers- Critical Hit Chance, Dexterity, % Fire Skills Increase, Vitality Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Boots- Dexterity, 15% Wave of Light Skill, Vitality, Armor Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Gloves- Dex, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, Cooldown Reduction Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Rings- Socket, Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, Average Damage or Cooldown Reduction Secondary Stats: Stacking Resist
• Weapons- Socket, Dexterity, Cooldown Reduction, Vitality & One with Life on Hit Secondary Stats: Life after Kill

Alternative Gems/Skills/Items

• The Guardian's Path - You drop Near Death Experience so you lose your "OH SHIT" passive but you will have higher passive toughness
• Bane of the Powerful - Use it in Greater Rifts below 90 (Remove your Bane of the Stricken)

Templar Setup

• Weapon - Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker or Azurewrath
• Relic - Enchanting Favor
• Rings - Ring 1: Unity & Ring 2: Oculus Ring
• Amulet - The Ess of Johan
• Shield - Freeze of Deflection

Gemming

• Helmet: Flawless Royal Diamond(12.5 CDR) Spirit Problems: Flawless Royal Topaz (12.5 RCR)
• Armor: Flawless Royal Diamonds or Flawless Royal Emeralds if you want more damage

Ideal Stats

• Health: 500K+
• Armor: 15K+
• Resist All: 1300+
• Critical Hit Chance: 50%+
• Critical Hit Damage: 500%+
• Cooldown Reduction: 50%+

Happy Pushing in Season 18! If you have any questions, leave a comment below or you can catch me live @ twitch.tv/datmodz.