A simple overview of the Monk’s skills will tell players everything they need to know about this class inDiablo Immortal. With nearly limitless versatility, players will have to choose whether to make this a frontline brawler, a sneaky rogue, or a ranged support.
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Trying to do too much at once inDiablo Immortalisn’t fruitful; it yields a class that is below-average at everything. But gamers who focus on specific builds will see greater results. Most importantly, they need the right weapons to execute these plans.
Scolding Storm - PvP - Off-Hand
Getting constantly slowed is a normal event againstthe cheaters playing PvP right now, but it’s possible for a Monk to pull off without hacking the code. The Scolding Storm doesn’t take away from the already powerful damage of the skill, but it adds Chill.
In PvP in particular, this is devastating. The Monk is already very quick and mobile, being able to slow down their targets gives them extra hits before the victim can get to the safety of the backlines.
Spokes Of The Wheel - PvE - Off-Hand
Increasing damage by 10% for certain skills is plenty powerful. Piece pieces of legendary armor for many classes have such a designation and should be viewed with enthusiasm. So when the Spokes of the Wheel offer a 10% boost to any skill used after Flying Kick, that’s huge.
Use auto-navigateto find the closest elite mob, lead with a Flying Kick, and then use the hardest-hitting spells. Nothing will survive for long and that includes the bosses at the end of rifts.
Respite’s Sigh - PvP - Off-Hand
If players are already usingthe best legendary armor for the Monk, they’ll probably already have buffs to their Inner Sanctuary. In PvP, these group effects serve to protect the entire team as well as the Monk itself. Increasing the duration by 30% throws off enemy teams.
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This is more than a simple defensive boost. Considering enemies will be waiting for the skill to end, ranged allies can attack from inside this circle, dealing damage under Inner Sanctuary’s long protection from Respite’s Sigh.
Power Undulation - PvE - Off-Hand
The Monk is notthe easiest class to use. It requires near-constant motion, a perfect rotation, and an element of trickery to avoid taking the blows that tankier classes are more equipped to handle. In rifts, it would be nice to take a breather so other skills can recharge.
Being able to continually channel Wave Strike is a massive source of damage against mobs. The increased duration gives the Monk the opportunity to use stronger skills with longer cooldowns since Power Undulation keeps Wave Strike going for longer.
Ice Upon The Blossom - PvP - Main Hand
As the developers get to workfixing the game’s biggest problems, non-Monk mains will be crossing their fingers in the hopes that slowing effects get nerfed. As previously mentioned, slowing enemies works out nicely for Monks due to their fluid and effective movements.
The Ice Upon the Blossom is applied to Seven-Sided Strike, slowing a group of human opponents and putting their entire team in danger, so the hunt doesn’t have to stop just because they’ve found some allies to protect them. Running back to the group might put their own team in peril.
Rod Of Echoes - PvE - Main Hand
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There is a special reward for Monks wholevel up quickly. Mystic Allies add a summoning element to the Monk package and it balances out the damage sources in rifts. Different monsters have different weaknesses and a light-footed Monk can use some allies to exploit many of them.
The only issue is the cooldown time after the Mystic Allies despawn. That time is a dead zone and makes it hard to justify having a skill on the bar with long periods where it is useless. The Rod of Echoes fixes this issue, allowing the Monk to regularly keep Mystic Allies up as a dependable part of the rotation.
Interveneing Law - PvP - Main Hand
Protecting allies in PvP is an expectation for the Monk, who often has to choose which ally is the recipient of the Shield of Zen. Enemies that see this shield, however, will compensate by switching to an unshielded target of the Monk itself.
A Monk with the Intervening Law equipped find themselves rising upthe class tier list. Not only does this let the Monk protect everyone nearby, but it also adds another movement mechanism to the already slippery class.
Dragon’s Indignation - PvE - Main Hand
Seven-Sided Strike should not be overlooked just because it’s received early on. It has plenty ofmax-levelapplications. Pro players use it to render themselves briefly immune to damage. But the most common way to use this is to dish out pain on both single and group targets.
To increase this pain and get better times on challenge rifts, toss on Dragon’s Indignation. The extra damage over time is not a source of DPS that the Monk regularly has access to, getting ahold of it makes the character more complete.
Diablo Immortalis available now for mobile and PC.
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