Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Starter MONK Tempest Rush Build - Normal Rifts & Bounty Speed Farming

[@wolfguar9864]

Perfect timing Ziggy, I have been leveling my monk this week and was looking for a good fast spec to farm with. Keep up the d3 vids plz plz plz .they are the most informative vids I have found . Cheers and thx

[@kickingmagpie]

Whoa Ziggy! Just yesterday I was thinking that I need a guide for my monk, as my build is quite boring. Perfect timing! :D

[@Scr3wby]

Thanks Ziggy. Moved to Oz a month ago so I had to start over on US servers, this guide will help me get my monk geared up nice and fast.

[@118bone]

Finally D3 videos

[@RobustEnigma]

Very cool! This is sort of like the build I was running for a short time to test out some mechanics. Didn't have as awesome of results, but still, it worked very well to get a foot hold on the monk as a class.

[@franklindner]

There is a 2-hand daibo for the monk with up to 7 spirit regen per second, perfect for Tempest Rush

[@Bpsmooth1]

One alteration that I really enjoy is, using Warzechian Armguards in the bracer slot. These are the bracers that say when you break an object, you get a short burst of speed. And as you clearly could see when you pop epiphany, your clones break all objects on the screen. So your move speed gets out of control, because there is no cap on move speed that is provided through those bracers. Obviously, if you need the added spirit from reapers wraps, use those, but if you don't the bracers I mentioned are a fantastic alternative to clearing really fast.

[@JasonBurkeSyn]

Mantra of Conviction: Annihilation is a far more efficient rune for super low difficulty farming. It doesn't affect the activation damage bonus, only the passive, and grants 30% increased movement speed almost permanently.

[@CarlossFL]

Very nice.

[@Chromaticpiano]

Use WotH Fist with 7-10 strikes and use Bodyguard Fire and spam that for some explosion fun they also take care of any left overs.

[@ukscf]

Witch doctor next!

[@lokone303]

how it feels when u try to build some specific character and u cant trade? thats the main reason wich stops me to buy ros, no trade means no budget, and experiment with builds should take longer and require lot more room at stash. just wondering.

[@yunaYAYAYA]

Feels like righteous fire

[@connorw1206]

Hey ziggy do you still play PoE? Currently I just made a whirling blades build for claws and it works amazing. If u have any advice pls share :3

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Yeah I've been playing lots of PoE lately! Whirling Blades as your main skill or you use dual/double strike as well?

[@connorw1206]

usually whirling blades for aoe only and i use dual strike for bosses. it allows me to abuse the life on hit at low levels and life leech at high levels. dps is low though >_>

[@SuperBearsFan85]

Should I use cinder coat, magefist, etc. on the monk for epiphany or is it not really worth it?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Sweeping Wind + Epiphany are both fire so stacking some fire damage is a good idea!

[@TheSmokedCarpenter]

so is this like the righteous fire build of diablo? Never actually played III before :P

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Kind of plays similarly yeah! Though there's no fancy resist+regen juggling to get this build to work. Funnily enough I'm actually working on a RF build plan right now ;)

[@TheSmokedCarpenter]

ZiggyD Gaming Ooooooooooooo can't wait! I have a lvl72 RF maurader atm, going fairly well so far but I gotta work on boosting that AoE radius now :/

[@olasarcasm]

damnit Ziggy, you make me feel so fucking inadequate.

[@petrinafilip96]

whats the best way to farm blue items at level 70? (to get the crafting mats) my yellow/blue ratio is like 20:1

[@ZiggyDGaming]

The crafting mats from bounty caches is probably faster than anything you can do specifically to get blue items.

[@petrinafilip96]

thanks :) it would be best to farm them on normal right? (im currently in T1/T2)

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Filip Petrina Yeah, if you want to get the caches fastest then Normal is the way to go (unless you do T1 as fast as you do normal).

[@spyman304]

What would you change in the build for t1 to t3 farming? I have a monk with a few set pieces, but honestly haven't been running her all that often and I like the idea of this build.

[@ZiggyDGaming]

I plan on testing some spec alterations for higher difficulties pretty soon so I'll let you know what I come up with! But so far I'm thinking: - 7 sided strike for elites - aim for 10 spirit per second or so to sustain with 1H weapons OR get one of the better tempest rush daibos. - Maybe some passives alterations - Switch blind for the heal with damage buff rune.

[@Chromaticpiano]

hey I've been doing this... its really fast

[@TCTopCatTC]

You may already have seen this, but Druin's guide is well worth a read and view. us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/12927352753

[@mkherro]

urg the changes to tempest rush spirit cost made it so you cant use it continuously.

[@iFrostiy]

Im a beginner and i dont understand anything hes saying within the first minute.

[@ZiggyDGaming]

What parts do you need help understanding? I can try and help you here in the comments if you like. Though if you are completely lost you probably need to play through some more of the game first and check out some more basic gameplay guides.

[@ArchyEnemy200]

honestly, you don't need to do normal rifts even if you have bad gear.... craft the yellow gear for some decent stats and jump into t1... it ain't that hard... even with bad gear jesus.... no hate but it's pretty much a waste of time to go normal even if you kill stuff faster ....

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Unless of course you are at the point where Normal is more efficient than T1! And sometimes it's fun to just waltz through normal quickly for rift keystones or to chill out. I enjoy it and I'm sure there are a few other people out there who enjoy it too!

[@peterbae7783]

what ziggy said, with full yellows, you can do T1, but some class will be clearing very, VERY slow. althought ziggy, that being said, i still wouldn't farm normal rifts, don't think its worth it. I'd rather just do cache farming with this build XD