Interesting Monk builds?

[Q1]

The auto charge builds using frost or using the 'electric to frost' helm are certainly powerful, but I find it a touch boring to use, I started using flicker just to burn up extra charges and for fun more so than because it is super good, this is the Invoker...

I do have mana problems however, clarity and mana font on bell only goes so far I guess.

I tried to goof a bit with Avatar, powering up with Mantra and doing Hand against bosses or Vaulting against groups followed by Palm to get the buff and clear things out and that seemed a bit more involved and thus fun I guess, but it wasn't super viable, and don't even get me started on trying to use spinning strike, that just didn't work. Does work fairly well on bosses but clear speed, oof.

I've poked around online and looked at builds but outside a node here or there that I overlooked the value of or some combination of skill gems that had no occurred to me, there really isn't much out there, or at least I haven't found it. It's either 'gimmick with a unique' or 'here's more shock / auto charge'

[EvilHare]

I am using a 3 herald monk right now. Fire, Ice, and lightning. I use painter's glove and a staff with all 3 elements. In the passive, I focus on critical chance, elemental damage, attack speed, My jewel sockets (3 presently) all have some level of Herald, crit chance, and attack damage.

My resistances are not close to being at 75% or higher. The highest I have is 47% and fire is in the red. That is fine cause I rarely get hit (do not give them a chance). I am still working on the build and still learning how the more advanced skills/persistence works. But from what I have learned, I have progressed pretty far with my second monk build.

Also, I never use trade. Presently my monk has a 113% Items find and doing well in finding plenty of currency and gear.

I am no expert, but so far this build is fun. I use ice as my main but keep with ranged. It complements the critical chances well.

What I also learned is to master the "click" for a monk and its combo attacks. if you are able to master the click targeting with attacks, they are a great mobility tool.

A monk can be useful without the present meta. I never used the bell and been doing things easy. Just learn it's mobility and how some skills work.

I am thinking of my next monk being pure poison and chaos. It is more specific of a build so less branches to worry about in passives. I do have Plaguefinger (pre-div). It is what made me think of the chaos build.

But then the monk passives make me want to build a monk with dual wield hammers. Crit stun build,

I am hoping the upcoming weapon, claws, are considered unarmed and a weapon. It would make a good combo with monk and all the unarmed skills.

[Q1]

It may just be the auto charge with the Invoker, I was doing the typical siphon / killing palm for charges before that and it was more involved.

But the shenanigans on the Avatar were more 'some stuff just needs work' more so than anything else.

[EvilHare]

Originally posted by Q1:

It may just be the auto charge with the Invoker, I was doing the typical siphon / killing palm for charges before that and it was more involved.

But the shenanigans on the Avatar were more 'some stuff just needs work' more so than anything else.

Look for what complements your fun.

I was having fun with just an ice build till I got Painter's glove as a drop around lvl 20-ish. Then I was curious about a full spectrum crit build. THen I was just entertaining "what if" ideas with my primary monk.

SO yeah, fun/shenanigans should be a key part of a build to enjoy your time. It also helps you get the juices flowing for other class theory crafting too. A warrior with a quarterstaff sounds fun. Since warrior has a lot of AOE passives, imagine what you can do with the monk skills?

[DirtyMick]

You mean quarterstaff specifically? Or any monk build? Cuz I saw a video of a hand of chayula monk with darkness doing t16s with a bow build. Looked pretty strong, and fun if you're into bow skills.

[[Evil Inc.]Drakkon]

The devs have acknowledged that only a few builds are actually viable right now even though there are a ton of possibilities. They've started to hard nerf the crazy stuff like the infamous "cast on X" builds. But then were surprised when people were angry their builds were entirely bricked.

[Loar]

Originally posted by Q1:

The auto charge builds using frost or using the 'electric to frost' helm are certainly powerful, but I find it a touch boring to use, I started using flicker just to burn up extra charges and for fun more so than because it is super good, this is the Invoker...

I do have mana problems however, clarity and mana font on bell only goes so far I guess.

I tried to goof a bit with Avatar, powering up with Mantra and doing Hand against bosses or Vaulting against groups followed by Palm to get the buff and clear things out and that seemed a bit more involved and thus fun I guess, but it wasn't super viable, and don't even get me started on trying to use spinning strike, that just didn't work. Does work fairly well on bosses but clear speed, oof.

I've poked around online and looked at builds but outside a node here or there that I overlooked the value of or some combination of skill gems that had no occurred to me, there really isn't much out there, or at least I haven't found it. It's either 'gimmick with a unique' or 'here's more shock / auto charge'

There are a kabillion builds on the internet.

[Tom]

I was working on a "no movement for u" monk build a little while ago trying to combine Freeze Electrocute Pin and Stun. Was using Glacial cascade with Leverage for the crit chance bonus vs immobilized enemies, Freezing wave, Staggering palm with Pin and Cold infusion so the wind blasts from its buff could apply freeze and pin while using cascade, and that wind blast attack that does heavy stun/daze buildup. The freezing and popping frozen enemies part worked like a charm especially with heavy crit investment but the rest of it was barely working, might return to it someday try and get it functional.