SOJ is great for the spirit regen. They also will have a perk for different classes. The best one is an SOJ with increased sweeping wind dmg or the crit chance increase for tempest rush. not sure about switching out a nat's reflect but its probably not a bad idea if you can afford the loss of the 7% cc set bonus
i'd drop the lacunis and get the innas pants. you need more crit dmg. you kinda get limited to how much crit dmg you can get because of the need for spirit regen and the want of exp bonuses on jewelry, which is where most crit dmg is found. Put down those Sage gloves too for a pair with crit chance and crit dmg instead, at least for TR
I have 2 skorns i could use. the higher dps one has more CD and LOH. while the other one is slightly less dps, a litle less cd and 5.9LS which is technically better for sweeping winds
i couldnt get a 2nd SOJ with the Sweeping Winds bonus, and i dont have a Leorics ring either. Since i dont have Leorics, i can wear my other SOJ (or an attack speed/cc ring) and pull 15.7 spirit/sec with OWE or if i change OWE to Exalted Soul, it goes up to 16.82/sec. not too shabby. Of course i could always change cyclone to Inner storm if i really needed it, but i dont. lol. I was still questioning whether or not it was better to use blade storm or firestorm rune rather than cyclone. I have 47.5 cc with 2nd set and you had 50% and it still didnt seem like it proc'd a whole bunch
damn dude, how are you getting 28 spirit/sec? i like that shield. i wear a SOJ with TR cc bonus on it. and that is a lot of gear swapping. lol i dont macro mine, just keep spamming the SW button. And the other tip i took away was the wkl with spirit regen. guess i never thought to look there. i think i sold one of those back in the day. lmao
so, i need a better xeph with some cc on it. a diff wkl with spirit regen, a diff SOJ with the SW dmg bonus, Inna's with SW dmg bonus. Maybe borrow my wiz's Withing hour.
Do those boots really help that much? cause i really like my Ice Climbers
A nicely put together guide. I run a similar setup with the exception that I gear swap to take advantage of the sweeping wind mechanic. Basically I get the SW damage from a 1444 Skorn and gear with 585 CD then I swap to a gear set that includes a fist weapon with a shield. That set provides ~58 % Crit Chance.
Granted, Im using 15.1 spirit/sec (based on an attack speed of 1.51) but the damage output is insane. Ive got my spirit generation up to 14.9 so Im close and could get enough if I equipped a SoJ in my second set but I opt for a HF and a Leorics for the exp factor. I would link my builds but I guess I need 5 posts for that. Soon perhaps.
-HG
i've been doing this for my keyfarming/uber runs. And i was thinking of doing it for my TR paragon farming. i already have a soj and hf and i have plenty of other rings for crit dmg swap. my normal tr gear/skills gives me around 17 spirit regen, so maybe i need to try this out. My SW swap gear has like 532 crit dmg. But i need to figure out how to get that crit hit chance up on TR gear
actually just looked up my character sheet on battle net. I have 12.22 spirt regen with MoH. and with guardians path that puts it up to 16.497 when using my skorn. thats probably a little much, but i wasnt running out. Maybe tomorrow i'll log on and run it with MoC to see what happens.
that means if i run with the Templar i have 18.476 spirit regen. thats a ton and i dont ever run out. i have the standard 1.08APS, so that much is an overkill. if i did my math correctly, if i change to MoC from MoH, it should be 13.94 spirit regen with the Templar and guardian's path. i believe that would be plenty.
edit#2
my math was wrong. the percentages of GP and the templar add together first to make it 1.47 * my current spirit regen. so with MoC its 9.14 before sweeping wind - inner storm and 12.14 after. so once SW is up, that should be enough. we'll see. my spirit regen when using MoH - circular breathing, templar, GP, and Inner storm would be 17.96, which is still overkill.
i dont think you'r serious^^ it's a forum, we are discussing the topic, which is now 4 pages long. if you want to discuss the topic, read it
btw maybe you wont find a monk that is faster than the witchdoctor, i dont know how fast they can be. but the double-sprint with cooldownreduction seems quite powerful. so maybe they are faster.
this is not the topic though
if anyone is interested i can try to record a video of me farming with this technique. i average about 55-60 mio xp if i just calculate a run to xp/h. on top of that is ofc identifying, relogging, chatting... whatever
i had TR videos up when i first started experimenting with it before Sell made this awesome thread. I didnt use the exact same build, but people can search my name for videos. I should play the game and do a few recorded runs with my build and this one to see some differences for people. I have around 11-13 spirit regen now but lowered to only 84K dps if i remember right (havent played in about 2 months)
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
and my SW set http://d3up.com/b/18049
I have 2 skorns i could use. the higher dps one has more CD and LOH. while the other one is slightly less dps, a litle less cd and 5.9LS which is technically better for sweeping winds
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
so, i need a better xeph with some cc on it. a diff wkl with spirit regen, a diff SOJ with the SW dmg bonus, Inna's with SW dmg bonus. Maybe borrow my wiz's Withing hour.
Do those boots really help that much? cause i really like my Ice Climbers
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
i've been doing this for my keyfarming/uber runs. And i was thinking of doing it for my TR paragon farming. i already have a soj and hf and i have plenty of other rings for crit dmg swap. my normal tr gear/skills gives me around 17 spirit regen, so maybe i need to try this out. My SW swap gear has like 532 crit dmg. But i need to figure out how to get that crit hit chance up on TR gear
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
that means if i run with the Templar i have 18.476 spirit regen. thats a ton and i dont ever run out. i have the standard 1.08APS, so that much is an overkill. if i did my math correctly, if i change to MoC from MoH, it should be 13.94 spirit regen with the Templar and guardian's path. i believe that would be plenty.
edit#2
my math was wrong. the percentages of GP and the templar add together first to make it 1.47 * my current spirit regen. so with MoC its 9.14 before sweeping wind - inner storm and 12.14 after. so once SW is up, that should be enough. we'll see. my spirit regen when using MoH - circular breathing, templar, GP, and Inner storm would be 17.96, which is still overkill.
I just want some dps back.
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak
i had TR videos up when i first started experimenting with it before Sell made this awesome thread. I didnt use the exact same build, but people can search my name for videos. I should play the game and do a few recorded runs with my build and this one to see some differences for people. I have around 11-13 spirit regen now but lowered to only 84K dps if i remember right (havent played in about 2 months)
http://us.battle.net...22/hero/3153312 (wiz)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/heavymetal-1322/hero/8654665 (monk)
my twitch feed (just messing around, no super player or anything)
http://www.justin.tv/heavymetalmak