Need a better shield IMO, 15% block is low. With your helm that is 23% which is still very low, feels like it just kind of bumps it up to a below average shield. Go for a 25%+ shield atleast IMO

Dex will only give you a lot more damage if your weapon is high DPS. Easier to come by is IAS on items, that will also make your LOH and spirit generation much better.



You could probably build an effective monk for about 10 mil, one that can solo Inferno act 3-4 would probably take 15~ or more though. Shield + 1H is generally the best; it's much easier to get to the point of solo'ing that way, though eventually anything goes. Pick a resist of your choice, go for dual resists on every piece, IAS on rings/neck/gloves, and a LOH weapon (this willl be the most expensive item) and you should be headed the right direction pretty fast.

What are your stats presently? 10k DPS is low, but it can be doable (although I wouldn't consider it viable here or in A3).

Deadly Reach + Keen Eye and Crippling Wave + Concussion can be used as 2 primaries if you alternate them after their 3rd hits. I do that on a DW monk and it works well, but its situational.

Also would be helpful to know your skill set up.

Should I stack dex? My gear before I dumped it really stacked dex and vit but didnt really give me much chance to live or get a high dps.. How much LOH should the weapon have? And what dps range?

Getting dex passively on pieces while also upp'ing your defensive stats is probably the best. The LOH is up to you; whatever you'd like to pay for. It's more of a quality of life than 'necessary', but it's definitely one of, if not the, most valuable stats while progressing your gear along until you get to the point where you can solo effectively. If you can find nothing else, look for a 1.6 or faster fist weapon with a socket, and gem it for LOH. Attack speed is your friend and helps with both Life on Hit and spirit generation, and fists are decently fast. Add in 'life/spirit spent' on top of that and they're definitely a premier choice for a 1 hander. Edit: Aim for the 800 dps mark I'd say. I'm still using a sub 900 DPS on my main Monk, and damage is fine as it scales great with IAS and Dex.



While it's obviously a bit of preference, I tried a Crippling wave / concussion build and dropped resolve and didn't like it. Playing without the knockback from Fists of thunder (w/2.5+ attacks/second at that) felt completely hindering. The attack animation for Deadly reach/Crip wave is also a lot slower than FoT making hit and run tactics a bit more tricky.

This post was edited by Solamaroq on Jun 16 2012 09:27am

I've been looking everyday on ah for a good +block chance shield. Finding one with anything near the stats of my current is always 15m+ and I don't have near those funds. I've even been looking to get a high block shield with just either high dex or vit and around 50+ physical or all res. Problem is no one selling has any idea of how much stuff is worth. Seeing a 60dex 50 phys res 24% block shield up for 10m is just discouraging.

hello there. im currently trying to reach siegebreaker. but it isnt as easy as it seems. im getting smacked by those executioner champs or tonguelicking fellows...
which part do i need to enhance or improve?
my stats + equip:
http://imgur.com/a/pjJ8t

my build:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#agYXih!ZXU!aYcbca
i tried some different, more defensive builds like deadly reach - keen eye and earth ally but they didnt feel right and i dropped them again

don't know why but im thinking about making a girl monk cause guy monk just makes me feel ugly.

im playing a female monk. i like the female russian voice more than the male russian voice ;-D

Your resists and damage are rather low; the tongues deal a lot of damage but are pretty low health as well, dealing with them is usually a matter of preparation; try out using 7sided strike + Pandemonium. The same goes for the executioner champs; since they can't be knocked back, sometimes it's best to only engage when blind, serenity, or your 7sided strike is up. I don't have a life/spirit spent weapon but if you do, try out only engaging when you have a cooldown ready and spam refreshing your mantra /use breath of heaven otherwise. 7SS is pretty nifty when it stuns an entire elite pack. I personally like Quickening with Fists of thunder as well (more spirit to spend). On the subject of executioners though, they're a pain to deal with due to their AI actually turning towards you when you try to dodge or sidestep their power attack, which has actually been addressed by Blizz and is going to be nerfed so melee actually have a way to consistently deal with it.

I'd also check your damage reduction increase with Healing + time of need vs. Evasion + hard target; since your Dex is kinda low, Transcendance might give you an edge over Seize the initiative. (I use transcendance in my build 90% of the time) Just check your armor/resists damage reduction, put on either of the mantras and see which gives you more pure damage reduction. Take note that MoE will also give you a bit of dodge and MoH some small passive healing.