Monks have been neglected in the past few months in terms of build diversity. It seems that everyone is happy with the Tempest Rush build or the Bell build. It is time to have a look at something new and this particular Inferno farming build shows a lot of potential in terms of burst damage. The Monk Nirvana build is used as the starting point and a few tweaks and changes make it extremely powerful against elite and champion packs due to the highly efficient synergies.
Let us have a quick look at the skill and rune setup of the build.
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Left Mouse Button – Way of the Hundred Fists with the Fists of Fury rune
Right Mouse Button – Blinding Flash with the Faith in the Light rune
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Action Key 1 – Breath of Heaven with the Infused with Light rune
Action Key 2 – Wave of Light with the Pillar of the Ancients rune
Action Key 3 – Sweeping Wind with the Cyclone rune
Action Key 4 – Mantra of Conviction with the Overawe rune
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Passive Skill 1: Exalted Soul
Passive Skill 2: Seize The Initiative
Passive Skill 3: Beacon of Ytar
The Mechanics Of The Build
In order to efficiently farm Inferno in Diablo 3 one thing is known by all classes, not only by Monks. Burst damage is probably the fastest way to raid trough elite and champion packs. The skill set works together perfectly to provide a damage burst that is more than enough to make Diablo 3 Inferno farming easy like a walk in the park. However, there are a few problems with the build that can be corrected and need to be detailed.
Two of the key skills in the build have cooldowns and a few others have a really high Spirit cost. Cooldowns can be reduced with the aid of the Beacon of Ytar passive. It will make the heal from Breath of Light and the damage burst from Blinding Flash available every 12 seconds instead of 15.
For Spirit management, Inna’s set is a must with at least 4 pieces for the final bonus. It will shave off 70 Spirit points of the cost of casting the skill, taking it down to 5. It will become easier to keep it up when there is nothing around to attack. Also, the Flying Dragon daibo is a great choice as it can add some critical chance to Wave of Light which should be the main source of burst damage. The daibo can be found on the AH for a reasonable gold price. Combined with a high critical hit chance, the skill can deal tons of damage and if spirit generation is decent, it can be used up to 3 times in a couple of seconds.
The proper usage for this skill set is to have Blinding Flash available at the beginning of each encounter with an elite pack. Prior to every engage, it would be a good idea to have the Spirit pool fully charged. Once cast, Blinding Flash will provide 30% extra damage that is applied to all skills for the next 3 seconds, making it the best time to cast Wave of Light 3 times for a huge burst.
Build in action:
The proper usage for this skill set is to have Blinding Flash available at the beginning of each encounter with an elite pack. Prior to every engage, it would be a good idea to have the Spirit pool fully charged. Once cast, Blinding Flash will provide 30% extra damage that is applied to all skills for the next 3 seconds, making it the best time to cast Wave of Light 3 times for a huge burst.
Build in action:
