Sunwuko's Cyclone

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by IronArmy last updated Nov 21, 2019 ( Season 19 )

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Skills

Tempest Rush Electric Field
- Tempest Rush
Cost: 30 Spirit

Charge directly through your enemies, dealing 390% weapon damage while running.
Electric Field

Enemies within 20 yards take an additional 135% weapon damage as Lightning every second.

Tempest Rush's damage turns into Lightning.
Sweeping Wind Cyclone
- Sweeping Wind
Cost: 75 Spirit

Surround yourself in a vortex that continuously deals 105% weapon damage to all enemies within 10 yards. The vortex lasts 6 seconds and is refreshed each time you strike an enemy with a melee attack. Landing a Critical Hit has a chance to increase the vortex effect up to 3 stacks for a total of 315% weapon damage.
Cyclone

While your vortex is at 3 or more stacks, Critical Hits have a chance to spawn a lightning tornado that periodically electrocutes nearby enemies for 95% weapon damage as Lightning. Each spawned lightning tornado lasts 3 seconds.

Sweeping Wind's damage turns into Lightning.
Epiphany Desert Shroud
- Epiphany
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Have an Epiphany, increasing your Spirit Regeneration per Second by 20 and enabling your melee attacks to instantly dash to your target for 15 seconds.
Desert Shroud

Infuse yourself with sand, reducing damage taken by 50%.
Dashing Strike Quicksilver
- Dashing Strike
Cost: 1 Charge

Quickly dash up to 50 yards, striking enemies along the way for 370% weapon damage as Physical.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Quicksilver

Increases maximum charges to 3.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Lightning.
Blinding Flash Faith in the Light
- Blinding Flash
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Create a flash of light that blinds all enemies within 20 yards for 3 seconds. Elite enemies recover faster, but suffer a 30% chance to miss with attacks.
Faith in the Light

You deal 29% increased damage for 3 seconds after using Blinding Flash.
Mantra of Salvation Agility
- Mantra of Salvation
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: You and nearby allies gain an additional 20% increased resistance to all elements for 3 seconds.

Passive: You and your allies within 60 yards gain 20% increased resistance to all elements.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Agility

Passive: Mantra of Salvation also increases Dodge Chance by 35%.

Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Momentum
- Momentum
Moving 25 yards increases your damage by 20% for 6 seconds.
Relentless Assault
- Relentless Assault
You deal 20% more damage to enemies that are Blind, Frozen or Stunned.
Near Death Experience
- Near Death Experience
When receiving fatal damage, you instead restore 35% Life and 35% Spirit and are immune to damage and control impairing effects for 2 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.

Items

Sunwuko's Crown

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Mantle of Channeling

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

While channeling Whirlwind, Rapid Fire, Strafe, Tempest Rush, Firebats, Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, or Ray of Frost, you deal 20 - 25% increased damage and take 25% reduced damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Sunwuko's Shines

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Sunwuko's Soul

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Cesar's Memento

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

Enemies take 600 - 800% increased damage from your Tempest Rush for 5 seconds after you hit them with a Blind, Freeze, or Stun.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Sunwuko's Paws

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle

Set Belt

440 - 506 Armor

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 20%.
Reduces all resource costs by 20%.
(3) Set: Damage dealt is increased by your percentage of cooldown reduction.
Damage taken is reduced by your percentage of cost reduction.

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Sunwuko's Leggings

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Monkey King's Garb
Sunwuko's Paws
Sunwuko's Balance
Sunwuko's Crown
Sunwuko's Shines
Sunwuko's Soul
Sunwuko's Leggings
(2) Set: Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active.
(4) Set: Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
(6) Set: Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Captain Crimson's Waders

Set Boots

513 - 590 Armor

Captain Crimson's Trimmings
Captain Crimson's Waders
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
Captain Crimson's Thrust
(2) Set: Regenerates 6000 Life per Second
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 20%.
Reduces all resource costs by 20%.
(3) Set: Damage dealt is increased by your percentage of cooldown reduction.
Damage taken is reduced by your percentage of cost reduction.

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Wyrdward

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Lightning damage has a 25 - 35% chance to Stun for 1.5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Vengeful Wind

Legendary Fist Weapon

7 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Dexterity

Secondary Stats

Increases the maximum stack count of Sweeping Wind by 10 and increases the damage by 600 - 800%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Won Khim Lau

Legendary Fist Weapon

210 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Dexterity

Secondary Stats

Lightning skills deal 15 - 25% more damage.
Hitting with Tempest Rush will activate Cyclone Strike, and both skills deal 500 - 600% increased damage.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Sunwuko's Crown
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Socket CHC
Shoulders
- Mantle of Channeling
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR CDR
Amulet
- Sunwuko's Shines
- Stat Priority: Dex Lightning % Socket CHC
Torso
- Sunwuko's Soul
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Reduced Elite Dmg
Wrists
- Cesar's Memento
- Stat Priority: Lightning % Dex Vit CHC
Hands
- Sunwuko's Paws
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CDR Reduced Resource Cost
Waist
- Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Life AR
Legs
- Sunwuko's Leggings
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Socket
Feet
- Captain Crimson's Waders
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Skill: TR
Rings
- Wyrdward
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR Reduced Resource Cost Socket
Weapon
- Vengeful Wind
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CDR Socket
Offhand
- Won Khim Lau
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CDR Lightning %

Legendary Gems
- Taeguk
  Taeguk
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 2.00% increased damage for 1.5 seconds when you spend resource on a channeled skill. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
  Gain 2.0% increased Armor for every stack. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30.0 seconds after killing an elite pack.
  Gain 15% increased damage versus elites and take 15% reduced damage from elites. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Balance

Legendary Daibo

45.1 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+946 - 1125 Dexterity

Secondary Stats

The damage of Tempest Rush is increased by 450 - 600% and when your Tempest Rush hits 3 or fewer enemies, it gains 100% Critical Hit Chance.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1439 - 1788) Physical Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Fire Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Lightning Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Cold Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Poison Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Arcane Damage

+(1439 - 1788) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Balance
The Laws of Seph

Legendary Spirit Stone

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Using Blinding Flash restores 125 - 165 Spirit.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Laws of Seph
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+7737 - 9214 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

The use of Balance and Captain Crimson's Trimmings dictate the prioirites for the items. You want to maximize CDR in order to stay in 100% epiphany uptime and maximize damage. You can minimize critical hit chance % because critical hits it will be provided for you by Balance. Since you deal damage from multiple lightning skills, Lightning % over skill % is favored.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Focus on the damage dealers and synergy with Taeguk. Dex, CDR, AR/Armor, and RCR.

Build Guide

Update: Patch 2.6.7 Won Kim Lhau now makes this build absurd and may actually be top tier.

Update: Swapped out Mystic Ally for Blinding Flash with Laws of Seph in Kanai's Cube rather than Mantle of Channeling for more reliable triggering of Cesar's Memento and spirit support.

I wanted to create a build that reminded me of the early days of Diablo III, before Legendary 2.0, when Thunderclap, Cyclone, and Alkaizer runs were the thing. My idea was to maximize spewing of tornadoes all over the screen to create a lot of fun visual noise.

I'd say this build surprised me a great deal in its viability.

The theory of this build is to keep Epiphany in continual uptime through massive CDR and Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac. This gives you the spirit regen you need to continuously cast Tempest Rush, which keeps Taeguk stacks up. Balance combined with proper pulling will give you a lion's share of critical hits, which will cause a lot of tornadoes to spawn.

Then you get the "payoff" of this build... all the lightning hits should trigger Wyrdward to stun the enemy (and it's important to get a high stun chance % on the Wyrdward), which will allow Tempest Rush to come in for massive damage via Cesar's Memento.

How to play this build:

Enter the rift and cast Sweeping Wind as soon as you walk out and see an enemy. Constantly hold down the left mouse button to continually channel Tempest Rush and gain Taeguk stacks. When you hit a sizeable mob, pop Blinding Flash to increase your damage and refill your Spirit. Continue to work through all mobs in this way, restarting Epiphany each time its duration ends, and ensuring that Sweeping Wind doesn't drop if you hit a low density area.

The new legendary powers of the Captain Crimson's set really let this build be viable, since Tempest Rush is an expensive channel and you need to run it all the time in order to keep Taeguk stacked. The hardiness of this build comes in the 50% reduction from Sunwuko's, 50% from Desert Shroud, 25% from Mantle of Channeling, 28-44% from RCR, and additional Armor from the Taeguk stacks.

One drawback of this build is that I don't see a way to fit in Avarice Band, which hurts the farming a bit. It's important to try to get pickup radius as secondary abilities on at least two pieces of gear.

Annoying parts of this build are babysitting Sweeping Wind during downtime (altough the extended radius of Electric Field helps you hit breakables often enough that it isn't a massive issue) as well as keeping Epiphany going 100% of the time.

If you're having trouble maintaining Spirit while you work on building up gear, substitute Exalted Soul for Relentless Assault, and, in extreme cases, substitute Epiphany: Insight for Epiphany: Desert Shroud.

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