Build Guide
[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
COE is way too bad on monk.
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68 and counting so far, feels like cheating when you clear whole screen on sss and bp procs.
hola master, soy de argentina, tengo una duda, como te das cuenta cuando promesas rotas se activa?
Sabotaged. Quin69 is #1 on the solo monk leaderboard atm. Has Crit Chance on everything. No broken promises. He uses convention of elements.
@JMoore_2007: Are you sure he is not set up in his 4 man GR group gear? He does not run this build as he uses it for solo not 4 man.
Same exact gear, only enchanted different then this build. I'm assuming that is what he used as his solo gear, but I could be wrong. Suppose it's possible he has different gear set up for a group vs solo. I'm no expert. However, I don't see the advantages of the changes he made. With Crit Chance on all his gear, he's given up a lot. A lot of health (no vitality on helmet and gloves). No crit damage on rings (potential 100% crit dmg). No cold % damage on amulet (potential 20%) No LPS on his bracers (crit chance there as well). He's lost all that vs now having an extra 49% crit chance (44% from gear and 5% from paragon) instead of using broken promises proc. Then an added dmg boost at times from convention of elements. Don't see how that would make for better group gear in high level rifts. That's why I assumed it was just his solo gear and it worked out better for whatever reason?
Ya, this guide is OUTDATED, even quin himself is no longer using this BP build nor any1 on the top of leaderboard
please update so you dont mislead people rolling the wrong stats!
haha took me awhile to remember where i saw this part 23:16 - 24:12, confirmed Exploiter im kidding but i didnt know its was bugged like this... guess theres more than one explooit out there..
It's easier to spam a number than the RMB, but to each their own.
Will the video guide be updated to reflect the changes you've made in the build (moving from Broken Promises and avoiding CHC to CoE and seeking CHC) or at least be removed? Currently reading your write up and then going to the video guide is very confusing.
Could u update the "Basic game-play strategy:" of how to properly use Mythic Rhythm? Thanks!!!
U da man!
nice build datmodz!
so why change from chcless to chc? what the pros and cons?
Cold EP does 2x more damage than other elements, with Uliana it explodes on each SSS hit.