While the jury is still out on the Monk’s effectiveness, nobody will deny that it’s the most mobile unit inDiablo Immortal. Not just for its own mobility, but its unparalleled skills that move enemies. That has huge effectiveness in PvP, giving it a high ceiling competitive with traditional DPS classes.
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Without the right equipment, though, the Monk is just a very flashy class with lots of bark and not enough bite. For players that want to take this class to the top of the charts inDiablo Immortal, they’re going to need to gear up appropriately with legendary items relevant to the skills they use.
8Empathy’s Blessing - PvP - Head
Many head slot items want to remove the protection provided by Inner Sanctuary in exchange for a different benefit. But the protection is so strong that it can make thecheaters in PvPfeel powerless. Instead of replacing this effect, Empathy’s Blessing makes it even stronger.
Turning the tides of a fight, an effect that protects allies and increases their damage will turn losses into wins in many battleground fights. And it can turn regular wins into blowouts.
7The Open Mind - PvE - Head
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It’s no secret that the final skill atmax-level, Mystic Allies, is one of the best moves in the game, adding the element of a summoner to the Monk class. The passive extra damage for such an active class is a welcome difference-maker in dungeons that can wear down PvE encounters.
This damage source can feel a bit slow and steady. For those who want to hit the gas a bit, amp up the damage by 10% with The Open Mind. It sounds small, but the benefit to both allies greatly speeds up longer battles, such as boss fights.
6Rising Tide - PvP - Shoulders
Imprisoned Fist is the more terrifying skill a Monk has in PvP. The long immobilization time is better than a short stun, fatal to many characters that get caught off-guard. The trick is landing the blow. That’s no easy task and one reason that the Monk is nota very beginner-friendly class.
Giving it range and enabling the strike to mobilize every enemy in the vicinity is just too good of a benefit to pass up. Rising Tide is a must-have for any PvP Monk and can take a bottom-tier player to pro-status.
5The First Wind - PvE - Shoulders
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Over the course of an entire rift, Monks will be absorbing blows from the monsters inside. There is no way around that. It’s a tough business, but that’s life. Unfortunately, Monks are quite prone to running out of health toward the end of a grueling dungeon.
Being able to reduce damage by a quarter (when stacked fully), is downright tanky. Monks can eventurn on Auto-Navigateand survive the blows without worry thanks to The First Wind damage reduction.
4Enlightenment’s Blessing - PvP - Chest
The Monk is a supportive teammate in PvP events, almost single-handedly one of the best due to Shield of Zen, protecting allies and themselves from harm. Considering how powerful the move is, gamers will pray that it’s not nerfed while the development team is fixingthe issues within the game.
It’s important not to forget that, aside from just protection with shields, this is a mobility skill, helping the Monk get to safe territory. The Enlightenment’s Blessing enhances that effect, speeding the Monk up in addition to the dash.
3Storm Spirit - PvE - Chest
Many classes have the equivalent of damaging areas to deal with PvE foes. Wiping out groups of enemies is a way tolevel up quicklyand core to rift success at the top levels. The Monk is great at evasion, but that’s not valuable if the enemies aren’t getting damaged during this timeframe.
The Cyclone Strike’s powerful tornado that stays on the battlefield fixes this gap in skills when the Storm Spirit is equipped. It makes rift times notably better in an instant.
2Isolation’s Path - PvP - Legs
How can the Monk go from the bottom to the top ofthe class tier list? The easiest way is to play PvP and use Imprisoned Fist well. As previously mentioned, this is often a death sentence to many enemies. Now imagine being able to cast it back-to-back.
Incredibly, Isolation’s Path allows for exactly that; an extra charge of Imprisoned Fist. It can be used on one target consecutively, increasing their already high odds of death, or on any teammate of the doomed individual that tries to save them for a two-for-one.
1Companion’s Melody - PvE - Legs
Nobody will argue that Mystic Allies is weak, but some may argue that anybody that takes the skill into a challenging rift is in for some trouble, since they’ll spend chunks of time waiting for the skill to come off of a cooldown. Instead ofaltering the difficulty, try wearing the Companion’s Melody.
This will keep the Mystic Allies up for substantially longer, more than long enough to start and finish a reasonable boss fight.
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