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Quin69 - GR71+ Uliana's Monk

by Quinsane last updated Sep 18, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Way of the Hundred Fists Assimilation
- Way of the Hundred Fists
Generate: 12 Spirit per attack

Unleash a rapid series of punches that strike enemies for 190% weapon damage as Physical.
Assimilation

Each enemy hit with the third hit increases your damage by 5% for 5 seconds.
Exploding Palm Impending Doom
- Exploding Palm
Cost: 40 Spirit

Cause an enemy to Bleed for 1200% weapon damage as Physical over 9 seconds. If the enemy dies while bleeding, it explodes and deals 2770% weapon damage as Physical damage to all nearby enemies.
Impending Doom

Exploding Palm no longer causes the enemy to bleed, but if the enemy dies while affected by Exploding Palm, they explode for 6305% weapon damage as Cold.
Dashing Strike Blinding Speed
- 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.
Blinding Speed

Gain 40% increased chance to Dodge for 4 seconds after using Dashing Strike.

Dashing Strike's damage turns into Cold.
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%.
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%.
Seven-Sided Strike Sustained Attack
- Seven-Sided Strike
Cost: 50 Spirit
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Dash rapidly between nearby enemies, dealing 5677% weapon damage over 7 strikes.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Sustained Attack

Reduce the cooldown to 14 seconds.

Harmony
- Harmony
40% of your single elemental resistances from items instead increases your resistance to all elements.
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.
Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Mythic Rhythm
- Mythic Rhythm
Every third hit from a Spirit Generator increases the damage of your next damaging Spirit Spender by 40%.

Items

Uliana's Spirit

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 9000% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Uliana's Strength

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 9000% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Uliana's Heart

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals double its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 250% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.
Gungdo Gear

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Exploding Palm's on-death explosion applies Exploding Palm.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Cold skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Poison skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Holy skills deal 5–10% more damage.
Uliana's Fury

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 9000% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Binding of the Lost

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each hit with Seven-Sided Strike grants 3.0–3.5% damage reduction for 7 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+37–48 Dexterity

+37–48 Strength

+37–48 Intelligence
Uliana's Burden

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals double its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 250% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.
Uliana's Destiny

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

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

Uliana's Stratagem
Uliana's Spirit
Uliana's Strength
Uliana's Heart
Uliana's Burden
Uliana's Destiny
Uliana's Fury
(2) Set: Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm.
(4) Set: Your Seven-Sided Strike deals (1+6.77)*100 % its total damage with each hit.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 9000% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Lion's Claw

Legendary Fist Weapon

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Seven-Sided Strike performs an additional 7 strikes.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Arcane Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Poison Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Lightning Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Holy Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Cold Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Fire Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Damage
The Fist of Az'Turrasq

Legendary Fist Weapon

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
Increases Spirit Regeneration by 1.67–2.33 per Second (Monk Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Exploding Palm's on-death explosion damage is increased by 250–300%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(610–745)–(731–926) Arcane Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Poison Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Lightning Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Holy Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Cold Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Fire Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Damage

More Details

Head
- Uliana's Spirit
- Stat Priority: Socket Skill: EP CHC
Shoulders
- Uliana's Strength
- Stat Priority: CDR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Stat Priority: CHD Cold % Socket CHC
Torso
- Uliana's Heart
- Stat Priority: Socket Elite %
Wrists
- Gungdo Gear
- Stat Priority: Cold % CHC
Hands
- Uliana's Fury
- Stat Priority: CDR CHD CHC
Waist
- Binding of the Lost
- Stat Priority: Life LPS
Legs
- Uliana's Burden
- Stat Priority: LPS Socket
Feet
- Uliana's Destiny
- Stat Priority: LPS
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR CHD CHC
Weapon
- Lion's Claw
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR
Offhand
- The Fist of Az'Turrasq
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Legendary Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Legendary Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%.
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Legendary Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.

Kanai's Cube

The Flow of Eternity

Legendary Daibo

Primary Stats

+192–245 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the damage of Seven-Sided Strike by 100% and reduce the cooldown of Seven-Sided Strike by 45–60%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(39–47)–(47–59) Arcane Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Poison Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Lightning Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Holy Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Cold Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Damage
The Flow of Eternity
Spirit Guards

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Spirit Generators reduce your damage taken by 30–40% for 3 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence
Spirit Guards
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life Regeneration
Life

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

[Quin69] here!

Updated: 19/09/2015
[GR72 Clear]

Hey boyz! Season One & Two - Rank 1 monk (world) here!

In my opinion/experience this build is currently one of the strongest possible monk setups for solo competitive greater rift laddering.

Please note: I always keep my diablo fans guides up to date and will be making adjustments to the guide whenever there is a shift in endgame meta! so be sure to check back, and vote on the guide!

To play this build effectively i highly suggest you watch the snapshotting portion of my [Video Guide]. Otherwise if you don't care then just follow the basic game-play strategy below:

Basic game-play strategy:

Hold down spirit generator to apply EP & maintain focus+restraint
Use Seven sided strike on cooldown
Dash to maintain 40% dodge buff (when in combat)
Use Mantra active to maintain buff (when in combat)
Use Epiphany on cooldown
Use the Dash for mobility

Skill variations:

Inner Sanctuary - Forbidden palace (swap out mantra of salvation)

Legendary Gem variations:

Bane of powerful - Swap out Bane of the stricken for a T10 Farming build.

Hellfire Passive/Passive variations in order of power:

Guardians Path (best defense vs crazy density)
Sixth Sense (best defense vs elites)
Unity (when playing in group, and you don't need the toughness)
Determination (when you don't need the toughness)
Momentum (when you don't need the toughness)

When playing in a group:

If you are playing with another cold EP monk swap Spirit Guards for Madstone

Stat Priority:

Helm: Socket>EP Damage>Crit
Shoulders: CDR
Torso: x3 Sockets>11% Elite reduction
Legs: x2 Sockets>LPS
Gloves: Crit>CDR>CHD
Rings: Socket>CDR>Crit>CHD
Waist: 15% Life>LPS
Wrist: 20% Cold damage>Crit
Boots: EP Damage>LPS
Amulet: Socket>20% Cold damage>Crit>ChD
Weapon: CDR>Vit

you want dex/secondary resist on all your pieces(where possible)

People WITHOUT lions claw:

Do not attempt the build without lions claw (you will do 50% damage)

FAQ:

Q: Whats better BP or COE?

A: They're both theoretically pretty even in power but currently CoE is beating out BP on the leaderboards.

Q: Does CoE or Focus+Restraint snapshot?

A: No, they are both dynamic buffs.

Q: Why am i getting instantly killed gr60+?

A: Make sure your stats look something like this: 1200+ All resistance | 16,000+ Armour | 500,000+ Health.

Q: What gem should i put in my helmet socket?
A: Diamond. CDR = Dmg + Survivability!

Q: What normal gems should i put in my chest/pants?
A: Emeralds (Diamonds if you're HC).

Q: What follower should i use?
A: Templar. Why? Inspire (x1.1 ALL spirit generation).

If you liked the guide, then come follow my stream @ >>> www.twitch.tv/quin69 <<< for more monk action! When i go live, Any questions that you guys have - i can answer for you live on stream! I will also be posting YouTube guides on my twitch channel soon!

Be sure to check back on the guide every now and then! as i am always making minor changes.

Note: I will try answer as many questions as i can! and will read all of your posts, but obviously doing a gear-check for each one of you bros or re-answering the same question over and over will take all day If you want a direct answer come follow the stream <3

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