http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=65000742&f=68

so i saw this video of a barb tanking mp10 easy. now can someone make a mp10 super tank monk using mantra of retribution? (80% dmg return)

Is there anyone who can give me any input on what I should be looking for next?
I really just want to farm MP2 safely and quickly eventually I want to get a Skorn but I am too poor so in the meantime ive been trying to do Alkaizer runs on mp1 to get things worth selling but I still have problems not dieing :/

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/iFightBears-1244/hero/18633293

any input on quick fixes would be greatly appreciated

This post was edited by iFightBears on Oct 27 2012 05:19am

7k dps tank gg

the blinding flash works both as cc and a giant boost to sweeping winds damage. Since sweeping winds is based on your dps on activation, doing it after a blinding flash essentially makes it 30% better and keeps it after the 3 seconds until sweeping winds dies... Combo strike/ breath and foresight can do this as well, but 30% is the most by far... Unless you run combo strike with all 4 spirit regens, lol... Come to think of it...

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Jet-1853/hero/2705542

I jump in with blind, overawe and cyclones.
The yellow crit numbers I see goes over 300K with 928 Butchers and 996 EF (85K dmg, 30% crit & 314 cd)
If I use 928 Butchers and 948 sword (91K dmg, 30% crit & 414 cd ... crit numers goes over 400K)

I don't know why ... maybe because of the extra stacking dmg from blind & overawe.

I use both Butchers and EF at the same time.
If monsters run away from EF fear .... my butchers will grab them back.


This post was edited by MONKster on Oct 27 2012 08:57am

Looks like you have problems due to low health... you have 6% life steal, but your DPS is too low for it to do much. I'd fix your defense first. Look for shoulders... sacrifice a little bit of dex and look for double resistance, vit, life% shoulders. This should give you some breathing room. Next I'd move on to crit chance. I see that you have under 30% which is actually not enough for the cyclone bulid... but you have WKL, so I guess it's fine. Look for crit chance in your amulet and rings. Your rings look particularly weak. Also look for new gloves. Again, aim for crit chance.

Yeah .... increase your health.
I increased my health by getting the Blackthorn chest & pants (set bonus extra 100 vita)
199 vita on my chest with 3 os ... I have dex gems now, but can switch over to vita gems if needed.
176 vita & + 12% life on pants.
So, with pants, chest and extra bonus .... it's almost 500 vita = sweet

The inna set will boost my dps but lose health and all res
I will eventually get inna pants and ring for bonus 130 dex (cost too much right now)
And keep Blackthorne chest and belt for the bonus 100 vita.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/King-1853/hero/16485384
what to upgrade? want some more hp/res but dont want to go down on dps too much

Hrmm, guess I should start using blinding flash again. And didn't know that about sweeping wind, so does it also only use your mainhands weapon damage only?


Oh yeah overawe. Still though, running overawe with deadly reach and healing breath damage bonus still barely got me 200k crits (with approximately the same weapon damages and CHD as you).

Could be because of blinding flash and it's odd damage enhancing, and or your fair bit more dex making weapon damage higher.

You should try blind, overawe, healing bonus dmg ... with deadly reach / Fot.
Stacking 3 dmg multipliers ...that should get high dmg.... the first 3 secs, you should see some crazy numbers.
I use healing - bad guys run away, thats my oh shit button if I need to run away.

I use Fot - teleport .... I think there a multiplier there, too.
After the initial 3 secs of blind (crits over 300K)..... my crits get over 200K ish range with the 85K / 314 cd setup.
I am gonna try MP7 tonight and see how bad I get slaughtered.

This post was edited by MONKster on Oct 27 2012 01:46pm