Diablo 3 Raiment of a Thousand Storms Crippling Wave Monk Build

This build is great for speed farming rifts and bounties, allowing you to get reagents and Rift Keys very quickly. Two primary attacks allow you to adapt to the situation, be it AoE damage or a boss rift. Dashing Strike serves all Monks faithfully, making them a very mobile class, capable of killing large numbers of mobs quickly and efficiently in a short amount of time. With this build, you can also start clearing Greater Rifts, but high levels will not be easy because you will miss the damage reduction sources from set bonuses. It is nevertheless very easy to learn and will serve as a good start for a new season.

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Skills

Active Skills
Crippling Wave Mangle		Way of the Hundred Fists Assimilation

Dashing Strike Blinding Speed		Cyclone Strike Implosion

Breath of Heaven Infused with Light		Mantra of Salvation Agility

Passive Skills


Exalted Soul	Alacrity	Seize the Initiative	Harmony

Gear

Slot	Items	Stat Priorities
Head	Mask of the Searing Sky	Dexterity Socket Critical Hit Chance
Shoulders	Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners	Dexterity Cooldown Reduction Resource Cost Reduction
Torso	Heart of the Crashing Wave	Dexterity 3 Sockets Vitality
Wrists	Spirit Guards	Dexterity Critical Hit Chance Fire Damage
Hands	Fists of Thunder	Dexterity Critical Hit Chance Critical Hit Damage
Waist	Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle	Dexterity Vitality Crippling Wave Damage
Legs	Captain Crimson's Thrust	Dexterity 2 Sockets Vitality
Feet	Eight-Demon Boots	Dexterity Vitality All Resistance
Amulet	The Traveler's Pledge	Socket Critical Hit Damage Critical Hit Chance
Ring (1)	The Compass Rose	Socket Critical Hit Damage Critical Hit Chance
Ring (2)	Unity	Socket Critical Hit Damage Critical Hit Chance
Weapon	Shenlong's Fist of Legend	High Damage Dexterity Socket
Off-hand	Shenlong's Relentless Assault	High Damage Dexterity Socket

Season 24 Ethereals

Not recommended due to loss of Shenlong’s Spirit bonus.

Gems

Slot	Gem
Amulet	Bane of the Trapped
Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
Ring	Simplicity's Strength
Increase the damage of primary skills by 25.00%.
Ring	Bane of the Stricken
Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.80%.
Weapon	Flawless Royal Emerald
Helm	Flawless Royal Diamond
Torso	Flawless Royal Emerald
Pants	Flawless Royal Emerald

Kanai’s Cube Powers

Weapon	Armor	Jewelry

Flying Dragon	Depth Diggers	Ring of Royal Grandeur
Chance to double your attack speed when attacking.	Primary skills that generate resource deal [80 - 100]% additional damage.	Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

Paragon

Category	Priority
Core	Movement Speed (for 25% cap) Maximum Spirit Dexterity Vitality
Offense	Cooldown Reduction Attack Speed Critical Hit Damage Critical Hit Chance
Defense	All Resistance Armor Life % Life Regeneration
Utility	Area Damage Resource Cost Reduction Life on Hit Gold Pickup Radius

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Artem R.
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April 5, 2021

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I have been playing video games since childhood. Favourite genres - MMO, RPG and Action. Most liked games - ARPGs (Diablo 1-3, PoE, TL1&2, TQ&IT), Souls series (DS1-3&Sekiro) and JRPG, especially FF series. Also big PSP and PS Vita fan, enjoying gaming on Switch right now.