Diablo 3 Monk Builds

The ranking of these builds is based on tier list for season 11. As balance changes are made and more is learned about the Necromancer, the builds might go up or down a few pegs on the tier list - but ultimately, they'll be the best monk builds this season (in the opinion of one of the community's most respected players). Raiment Duo-Gen Monk BuildThe Raiment Duo-Gen build is the best monk build this season. It places in A-tier and comes in at the fifth best build for all classes this season, according to Rhykker.

Building the best character in Diablo 3, whether you picked Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk or Witch Doctor, can be tough. There are a dizzying number of options, but here are a few of our personal favorites, with full skill builds, playstyle explanations and stat recommendations for each.As we play each of the classes, we'll update their guides with new builds and improved versions of existing builds. Check back often, and let us know what builds you're using in the comments! Contents Barbarian Builds - page 1- page 2- page 3- page 4- page 5 Updates6/22: Added Hardcore Monk Act I and Inferno Witch Doctor6/6: Added Inferno Demon Hunter6/5: Added Inferno Monk6/4: Inferno Survival Week! Barbarian build: The Speed FreakSee the build:Preferred stats: Movement Speed, Strength, Attack Speed, Weapon Damage Barbarian build: The Inexhaustible BerserkerSee the build:RAAAAAGE! This build is all about maximizing your 'enrage powers,' making you a self-buffing death machine. Your key skills are Battle Rage and Wrath of the Berserker.

The Monk combines martial arts with the holy powers of the Paladin from Diablo II to give a fast-paced, heavy hitting and dynamic hero. If this is your character of choice, read our Diablo 3. Build and customize the active skills, passive skills and skill rune variations for the Monk.

The first is your everyday use enrage which, with this build, should be active more or less at all times with only one trigger at the beginning of combat. Wrath of the Berserker is your 'hard enrage,' which you'll have to use more sparingly.

Since crits extend the duration of your Battle Rage, dual-wield works best, with either a mace/axe (crit chance from Weapons Master ) or spear (attack speed from Weapons Master) in the main hand. Space junkies. Frenzy, with its quick blows, leads to more crits and is a natural primary skill. Leap and Furious Charge keep you in the thick of things, where you need to be, while generating extra fury. Hammer of the Ancients with the Smash rune is a great Elite/Boss killer.Note: At higher levels, you may want to swap out the Ferocity rune on Battle Rage for Into the Fray, essentially turning Battle Rage into a 'piggyback' to extend the duration of Wrath of the Berserker.Preferred stats: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Strength, Weapon Damage Barbarian build: The PunterSee the build:Half the fun of playing a Barbarian is watching bodies fly in every direction as you smash your way through the herd.

This build maximizes the simple joy of ragdoll physics by giving you every opportunity to proc knockback effects. Your primary skill Bash has a 20% chance to send people packing while generating Fury to unleash your three major corpse-tossers: Seismic Slam, Ground Stomp and Earthquake -all runed to boost the potency of their aoe knockbacks. Furious Charge and Threatening Shout ensure you stay alive to keep kicking the undead to the curb. The passives Brawler, Juggernaut and Unforgiving stops your compulsive need to punt people from hurting your damage output.Preferred stats: Knockback Chance, Strength, Weapon Damage Barbarian build: The Immortal TankSee the build:Some of us don't want to die. There's no shame in that-you're brave simply for stepping outside your home to battle the hoards of undead.

I dare anyone to call you a sissy when you're on the front lines, entering a Frenzy and bloodletting everything in sight with Rend (both of which heal you, don't worry!). Starpoint gemini warlords gladiatrix. Revenge let's you turn incoming damage into an aoe attack with massive health regen. If things get hairy, a correctly runed Ignore Pain can turn most any bad situation around, coupled with a War Cry if your allies are in trouble as well. But a good tank always has a backup plan for his backup plan, so keep Wrath of the Berserker in your back pocket for those truly desperate situations. Protective passives like Pound of Flesh, Inspiring Presence and Superstition will help keep you hacking and slashing unfettered.Preferred stats: Armor, Vitality, Elemental Resistance, Strength.