Best Diablo 3 Monk builds: Skills, items & followers

The Monk in Diablo 3 is a highly efficient character class but it can be upgraded further to maximize its potential. Here’s a list of all the necessary skills, items, and followers to help you craft the most powerful Monk builds in Diablo 3.

In Diablo 3, there are six unique character classes, out of which, the Monk is known for its ability to deal both close-range and area damage to any foes you come across in the game.

Its strength lies in its versatility and with the right combination of skills, items, and followers, this class can adapt to any situation, making it a tremendous force on the battlefield. Whether you’re facing a single powerful enemy or a horde of lesser foes, the Monk has the tools to come out on top.

To get the most out of this class in Diablo 3, it’s important to use a build that complements its strengths. Here’s the best Diablo 3 Monk build that will help you make the most of this character once you hop into the game.

• Best Diablo 3 Monk Build
  • Active skills
  • Passive Skills
  • Items
  • Follower
• Diablo 3 Monk build alternatives

Best Diablo 3 Monk Build

Currently, the Legacy of Dreams, Waves of Light build is the ideal choice for the Monk character class in Diablo 3.

Active skills

Since Monk allows you to dish out melee and AOE damage, we strongly recommend buffing the elemental damage, critical hit chance, critical hit damage, damage range, and attack speed.

Here are all of the Diablo 3 Monk active skills that you can use:

Skill	Rune
Wave of Light	Explosive Light
Mystic Ally	Air Ally
Epiphany	Desert Shroud
Cyclone Strike	Implosion
Mantra of Salvation	Agility
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light

Passive Skills

You’ll want to use the following passive skills for your Diablo 3 Monk build:

• Beacon of Ytar
• Seize the Initiative
• The Guardian’s Path
• Harmony

Items

You’ll want to pair these skills with useful items such as armor and weapons, and here are the ones to use in your Diablo 3 build:

Item type	Name
Helm	Tzo Krin’s Gaze
Shoulders	Lefebvre’s Soliloquy
Chest	Cindercoat
Gloves	Inna’s Hold
Bracers	Pinto’s Pride
Belt	The Witching Hour
Pants	Blackthrone’s Jousting Mail
Boots	The Crudest Boots
Ring 1	Convention of the Elements
Ring 2	Unity
Amulet	Squirt’s Necklace
Main-hand weapon	Kyoshiro’s Blade
Secondary weapon	Rabid Strike
Off-hand weapon	Incense Torch of the Grand Temple

Follower

For your Diablo 3 Monk build, you should select Enchantress as your follower as she will provide bonus cooldown reduction, allowing you to get your attacks out much quicker.

Diablo 3 Monk build alternatives

If this Diablo 3 Monk build isn’t your preference, then there are a few viable alternatives available that you can also try out.

Sunwuko Waves of Light

Here’s what you need to put together Diablo 3’s Sunwuko Wave of Light build:

Skill	Rune
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm
Epiphany	Desert Shroud
Cyclone Strike	Implosion
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed
Serenity	Ascension

Inna Mystic Ally

This Diablo 3 Monk build revolves around Inna’s Mantra armor set, granting you the power of Ally runes along with the ability to call forth Allies to help you in battle.

You can use the following skills and runs to create this Diablo 3 build:

Skill	Rune
Way of the Hundred Fists	Assimilation
Mystic Ally	Fire Ally
Inner Sanctuary	Temple of Protection
Cyclone Strike	Implosion
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed
Serenity	Ascension

That covers all the best Monk builds in Diablo 3.

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