i have 30k dps self buffed.

same here, i use those three and really only use transcendence for boss fights, or really hard elite packs.



2h weapons are pretty bad for most classes currently. they give no more dps than one handers, yet they have the same stats.... why have one when you can have basically the same thing with a shield, or just double the stats?

This post was edited by et3rnal on May 31 2012 08:45pm

transcedence is very very good if you have the aps to keep spirit generation up. you can spam mantras to keep healing which actually works pretty well.

that is, if you are able to take the hits, if you are dying in 2-3 hits transcendence wont help very much.

which mantra do you usually have up for normal mobs? and which one do you use for bosses?

get 2x 15% ias 71 dex blue rings and a 110 dex 15% ias amu, should cost you max 150k gold.
i got that with a 695 1 hander and shield and got around 19k dps.

Found this item on AH: 672 DPS, 102dex, 198vit, 1.88APS, 123 life per hit and 1.4% chance to slow on hit.

Is that alot of attack speed? Should I aim for ias still on the other items? OR focus on mass DEX > Resist > Life?

the aps and stats on that item seem nice

the life per hit is low and the over all dps is low, if its an upgrade for you it looks solid.

what weapon is hitting 1.88aps without attack speed increase though....

its a dagger and it has speed increase, sorry didn't mention it ^^

So should I aim for more speed or I can focus strongly on Dex/Vit/Resist on my rings + items?

i find that with my aps over 2.5 i do quite well with spirit generation.

so as long as i keep over 2.5aps i usually go with stright res/vit/dex gear.

but its your playstyle, if you want faster aps for more spirit generation you might have to sacrifise some res/vit/dex.

Regarding that.

What y our set-up (skills and fighting preferences)? Some like to duke it out with mobs, while others kite.

Just posting back to say that I made a couple changes to my A2 build and it's helping a LOT.

My old build:
Deadly Reach with Keen Eye
Earth Ally

Blinding Flash with Damage Buff
Breath of Heaven with Damage Buff
Serenity with Heal
Evasion Mantra with Hard Target

My current build:
Thunderfist with Fists of Thunder
Inner Sanctuary with Heal

Blinding Flash with Damage Buff
Breath of Heaven with Damage Buff
Serenity with 4-second duration
Healing Mantra with Boon of Protection


I think the Healing Mantra change did a huge thing for me, but more importantly, I think switching from Deadly Reach to Thunderfist is a huge change and adds to my DPS quite a bit while giving me more spirit to cast a cooldown rotation.

Speaking of which, having 4 healing actives makes it easier to rotate cooldowns with my potions - I'm definitely getting more mileage from Inner Sanctuary than I did with my relatively weak Earth Ally.