[2 MAN GR 80+] Istvan's Paired Blades ZDPS

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by Dread_First last updated Oct 17, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Cyclone Strike Wall of Wind
- Cyclone Strike
Cost: 50 Spirit

Pull up to 16 enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 261% weapon damage as Holy.
Wall of Wind

Enemies are Frozen for 1.5 seconds after being pulled in.

Cyclone Strike's damage turns into Cold.
Inner Sanctuary Forbidden Palace
- Inner Sanctuary
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Create a runic circle of protection on the ground for 6 seconds that reduces all damage taken by 55% for all allies inside.
Forbidden Palace

Enemies inside Inner Sanctuary have their movement speed reduced by 80%.
Way of the Hundred Fists Fists of Fury
- 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.
Fists of Fury

Perform a short dash with the first attack and enemies hit take an additional 60% weapon damage as Holy over 3 seconds. Fists of Fury damage can stack multiple times on the same enemy.
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%.
Mystic Ally Enduring Ally
- Mystic Ally
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your mystic ally has its damage increased by 50% for 10 seconds.

Passive: A mystic ally fights by your side. The ally deals 130% of your weapon damage as Physical per swing. When the ally dies, it is reborn after 5 seconds.
Enduring Ally

Active: Your mystic ally sacrifices itself to heal you for 100% of your maximum Life. The cooldown on Mystic Ally is increased to 50 seconds.

Passive: A mystic ally fights by your side that increases your Life per Second by 10728. The heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.
Mantra of Healing Sustenance
- Mantra of Healing
Cost: 50 Spirit

Active: Shroud you and your allies with a mystical shield that absorbs up to 62064 damage for 3 seconds. Absorb amount is increased by 15% of your Health Globe Healing Bonus.

Passive: You and your allies within 60 yards gain 10728 increased Life regeneration. The heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.

Only one Mantra may be active at a time.
Sustenance

Passive: Increase the Life regeneration granted by Mantra of Healing to 21457 Life per Second.

Heal amount is increased by 7% of your Life per Second.

Beacon of Ytar
- Beacon of Ytar
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Resolve
- Resolve
Damage you deal reduces enemy damage by 20% for 4 seconds.
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.
Harmony
- Harmony
40% of your single elemental resistances from items instead increases your resistance to all elements.

Items

Inna's Radiance

Set Spirit Stone

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 125% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners

Set Shoulders

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 100% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 12500% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 1250% for 6 seconds.
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
Inna's Vast Expanse

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 125% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
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
Inna's Hold

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Inna's Mantra
Inna's Radiance
Inna's Reach
Inna's Vast Expanse
Inna's Favor
Inna's Temperance
Inna's Sandals
Inna's Hold
(2) Set: Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%.
(4) Set: Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times.
(6) Set: Gain the five runed Mystic Allies at all times and your damage is increased by 125% for each Mystic Ally you have out.
String of Ears

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Scales of the Dancing Serpent

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

Raiment of a Thousand Storms
Mask of the Searing Sky
Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
Heart of the Crashing Wave
Scales of the Dancing Serpent
Eight-Demon Boots
Fists of Thunder
(2) Set: Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 100% increased damage.
(4) Set: Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does.
(6) Set: Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 12500% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 1250% for 6 seconds.
The Crudest Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+8–9% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Mystic Ally summons two Mystic Allies that fight by your side.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
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.
Little Rogue

Set Sword

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
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

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Istvan's Paired Blades
The Slanderer
Little Rogue
(2) Set: Every time you spend primary resource, gain 6% increased Attack Speed, Damage, and Armor for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
The Slanderer

Set Sword

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
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

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Istvan's Paired Blades
The Slanderer
Little Rogue
(2) Set: Every time you spend primary resource, gain 6% increased Attack Speed, Damage, and Armor for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.

More Details

Head
- Inna's Radiance
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS Socket
Shoulders
- Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR CDR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Stat Priority: Dex LPS CDR
Torso
- Inna's Vast Expanse
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS Socket
Wrists
- Spirit Guards
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CHC LPS
Hands
- Inna's Hold
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS CDR
Waist
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS AR
Legs
- Scales of the Dancing Serpent
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS Socket
Feet
- The Crudest Boots
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit LPS AR
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: Dex LPS CDR Reduced Resource Cost
Weapon
- Little Rogue
- Stat Priority: AS CDR
Offhand
- The Slanderer
- Stat Priority: AS CDR

Legendary Gems
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
  After not taking damage for 4 seconds, gain an absorb shield for 200% of your total Life per Second. (Requires Rank 25)
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Flying Dragon

Legendary Daibo

Primary Stats

+495–787 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance to double your attack speed when attacking.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Arcane Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Poison Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Lightning Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Holy Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Cold Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Fire Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Damage
Flying Dragon
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+10–12% Movement Speed
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Illusory Boots
Rogar's Huge Stone

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase your Life per Second by up to 75–100% based on your missing Life.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Rogar's Huge Stone

THIS BUILD IS ONLY FOR 2 MAN GREATER RIFTS WITH A DUO GEN MONK!

This is currently the strongest support build for 2 man GR's.

Terms

IAS - Increased Attack Speed

IPB - Istvan's Paired Blades

WotHF - Way of the Hundred Fists

APD - Ancient Parthan Defenders

Basic Gameplay

It's a reasonably simple spin on the standard Inna's ZDPS monk, using Flying Dragon, Istvan's Paired Blades, and 2 piece Raiment for Increased Attack Speed to proc your partners Static Charge with WotHF.

The gameplay is similar to a standard ZDPS monk, but instead of regaining spirit from Blinding Flash + Laws of Seph, you're using WotHF.

Find a bunch of dudes, use Cyclone Strike, suck 'em in all dense like, put down an Inner Sanctuary and start spamming WotHF, and watch those nerds melt, using your Mantra, and Mystic Ally active as needed for damage mitigation. Pretty simple but more fun to play than the standard heal monk IMO.

Skill Breakdown

Cyclone Strike - Wall of Wind - Pulls in dudes, Freezes them, proccing Iceblink, and APDs (if the monk you're playing with is using them). Use this every few seconds when fighting to keep the IAS from your 5 stack IPBs up.

Epiphany - Desert Shroud - Every build and it's mother uses this skill and rune. 50% damage reduction, teleporting around, and spirit regen. Very powerful and useful in almost all situations. Keep it on cooldown as much as possible.

Way of the Hundred Fists - Fists of Fury - Probably the most broken skill in the game currently. This skill has the highest proc coefficient in the game, and combined with your partners Fists of Thunder - Static Charge works.... very well to say the least.

Inner Sanctuary - Forbidden Palace - 55% Damage reduction, 30% increased damage, and a really strong slow, uhhhh YES PLEASE. Use it on cooldown when you're in combat.

Mystic Ally - Enduring Ally - Gives you free LPS, keeps dudes off of you (which can be good or bad), and you can pop it for a 100% full heal. I use the active mostly for when I get lazy and stand in arcane lasers or desecrator puddles for a few ticks by accident.

Mantra of Healing - Sustenance - Gives approximately eleventy-billion LPS to your partner, you can use active to provide you and your partner a dinky shield for a few seconds. The shield mitigation is more cute than actually meaningful, but the life per second is ridiculous.

Other Stuff

-Your Hellfire passive is Unity!

-Immunity ammys are a fine substitute for hellfire

-Put Diamonds in all your armor for All Res + CDR

-Put Purple Gems in your Weapons for LPH

-Try to aim for around 30ish% IAS (including 10% from paragon points)

-Remember to buy milk at the grocery store later today.

-If you have any questions feel free to ask, and I'll gladly give you an answer that is most likely wrong.

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Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Vitality
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life Regeneration
Life
Resist All
Armor

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

This may not be optimal order, but who cares really.

Build Guide

This is currently the strongest ZDPS build in the game!!!!! ^{for 2 man grifts with a Duogen Monk}

Please note I did not come up with this build, nor math it out, I found it on the top of the 2 man leaderboards, and have not been able to find a guide for it so I decided to make one

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