Inna Mystic Ally Monk BiS Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
Below, we detail the items and gems that you should use for your Inna Mystic Ally Monk in Diablo 3 and why. We also list your paragon points and Kanai's Cube items. Updated for Patch 2.7.8 and Season 34.
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The build incorporates the complete bonuses of the Inna's Mantra set, taking five of the
seven available pieces and using a Ring of Royal Grandeur in the Cube to
complete its powers. Rolls-wise, this
Mystic Ally-centric playstyle
takes good advantage of Cooldown Reduction, skill and elemental damage
affixes, while it notably eschews Area Damage on gear as it does not work for
Inna-summoned Allies. Take Mystic Ally % on your
Inna's Vast Expanse and
Lefebvre's Soliloquy, roll Crit Chance and Crit Damage alongside
Cooldown Reduction on
Inna's Hold, and aim for high main stats
(Dexterity and Vitality) on top of Crit Chance on
Inna's Radiance.
Inna's Favor and
Inna's Temperance can be dedicated purely to
Toughness.
By putting Ring of Royal Grandeur in the jewelry slot of the Cube, you
are allowed to split between offense and defense in the worn jewelry slots.
One of the 2.4 reworks, the Endless Walk set —
The Compass Rose
ring and
The Traveler's Pledge amulet — adds a unique mechanic that
slowly increases your damage by up to a 100% if you remain stationary, and
drains it away and increases your damage reduction while moving. This dynamic
fits the Physical Inna playstyle, as you
Dashing Strike to the next big
fight,
Cyclone Strike for density and use
Way of the Hundred Fists
in one spot for extended periods of time (see this build's skills page for more information).
The remaining ring slot will be taken by Convention of Elements. The
ring cycles shape the entire playstyle of the build, as the multiplicative
nature of the elemental bonuses is responsible for a huge chunk of your damage
potential. Note that if you particularly dislike playing around the CoE
rotation, you can viably alternate this slot to
Unity (and pair it
with another on your follower + an immortality relic) for a tankier, but
lesser damage version of this build.
The Crudest Boots are a crucial piece for the setup, doubling your
Mystic Ally summons and thus doubling the effectiveness of the Inna
6-piece set bonus, as well as several passive and active effects of the skill
itself (the
Air Ally Spirit regeneration, the
Fire Ally damage
bonuses, etc.), on top of a hefty damage bonus and an extension of the Ally
active effect.
Two items have been introduced in Patch 2.4 to assist the
Mystic Ally playstyle with additional damage and survivability; they
have identical skill conditions and 5-second duration. The defensive item is
Lefebvre's Soliloquy, reducing damage taken by up to 50% after casting
Cyclone Strike; the offensive item is
Bindings of the Lesser Gods,
a bracer that amplifies
Mystic Ally damage against enemies affected by
Cyclone Strike. Note that the bracer is interchangeable with
Spirit Guards depending on your better rolled item, as you will simply
cube your weaker legendary.
Spirit Guards are necessary in the Earth
Ally build for their defensive capabilities, as they provide a short-lived
damage reduction multiplier that you will constantly re-apply through your
generator attacks.
The recommended weapon set for the build to ensure its optimal performance
is the Shenlong's Spirit set,
Shenlong's Fist of Legend and
Shenlong's Relentless Assault. These
Fist Weapons multiply your damage for each point of Spirit you have, and upon
reaching your maximum reserve will irreversibly deplete it, forcing you to
rebuild the damage bonuses as quickly as possible.
Daibo Variant
If you find the resource yo-yo of Shenlong annoying, it is also possible to
play without the set weapons; of course, at the cost of reduced performance.
Use Inna's Reach in their stead, and get the Cpt. Crimson bonus in the
build by equipping
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle and
Captain Crimson's Waders. In this variant, you will need to wear
Bindings of the Lesser Gods and to cube
The Crudest Boots.
Aughild's Set Variant
To get further into damage optimization — either during GR speed
farming, or at very high Paragons for GR solo pushing — you can viably
alternate the combination of Lefebvre's Soliloquy and
Spirit Guards for 2 pieces of the Aughild's Authority set,
Aughild's Power and
Aughild's Search, which nets you even more
damage against elite enemies, while setting you back defensively in a
manageable manner (you still retain some protection due to Aughild's damage
reduction bonuses).
Desired Stats, Breakpoints and Other Notes
For Offense stats, try to obtain Mystic Ally % bonus on both the chest and
shoulders (maximum of 30%), Physical or Cold elemental damage —
depending on your chosen build variation — on both the amulet and wrists
(maximum of 40%) and Crit Chance and Crit Damage within a 1:10 ratio (ideally
over 50% and 500%, respectively). The build can comfortably stack into
defensive stats, as it only aims for a 33% CDR mandatory breakpoint (achieved
through Paragons, Flawless Royal Diamond in the helm, and the
Beacon of Ytar passive) in order to have
Mystic Ally active at
every
Convention of Elements cycle, though it does benefit from going
over that barrier to benefit its cooldown-heavy rotation. The build naturally
reaches high Attack Speeds due to its skill and itemization choices
(
Flying Dragon,
Seize the Initiative, Paragons and the 15%
increase from simply dual wielding weapons), so investments outside of an IAS
roll on the gloves are not necessary. It is worth reiterating that Area Damage
does not work with Inna-summoned allies, making it unattractive in this build.
For Defense stats, you should be able to comfortably break the 800k+ life pool with the numerous toughness slots afforded to this build, and then into the 1mil+ with a modest Vitality Paragon investment. Your sustain should come from two Life per Hit rolls — one on your weapon, and another on the bracer, as well as Paragons.
All augmentations on gear should be done with your main stat, Dexterity.
Note that the stat suggestions below portray an ideally rolled item with stats listed in relative order of importance. The first four of them are main stats, and the latter two — secondary stats. If your item lacks and is unable to be rerolled into the primary stats outlined below, especially for a stat higher on the list, strongly consider its replacement. Perfecting Secondary stats is mostly a case of hyper-optimization and is not a case for discarding an item, except where noted.
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Wrists |
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Hands |
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Waist |
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Legs |
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Feet |
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Amulet |
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Ring #1 |
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Ring #2 |
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Weapon #1 |
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To help you with farming the gear you need for your builds, we have two very useful guides that you can access by clicking the links below: a Salvage Guide to help you quickly check whether or not you can safely salvage a piece of gear and a Legendary Farming Guide to help you efficiently farm legendaries and set items.
Angelic Crucible Sanctification
This Season comes with the theme of Angelic Crucibles —
consumable items that empower Legendary items with perfected Ancient-level
stats, as well as infuse them with one of three unique, powerful,
class-specific abilities at random. For this build, we recommend aiming for
the Way of the Hundred Fists Sanctification, which adds the following
power to your build:
- Way of the Hundred Fists Sanctification: All Way of the Hundred Fists combo punches use the second stage combo punch. Consecutive hits from Way of the Hundred Fists increases its damage by 2%. Max 350 stacks.
Use Angelic Crucibles on an item that crosses over most (if not all)
variants of a build, and is also an item that is relatively harder to perfect
than other slots (since sanctifying an item maximizes its stats). In the case
of this build, a good candidate for Sanctification are
The Crudest Boots, since they are present in all variants of the build,
or a jewelry piece such as the
Convention of Elements.
You can read more on Angelic Crucibles and the sanctification process in our dedicated Angelic Crucible Mechanics guide.
Altar of Rites
The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.
Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.
Paragon Points
In the Core section, max out Movement Speed to the 25% cap. Normally this is done by dumping the first 50 Core Paragon points into Movement Speed, but if your boots have an imperfect roll with Movement Speed as a stat that you cannot replace, adjust the necessary point investment accordingly by simply subtracting your roll from the 25% max. After that dump as much as you comfortably can into Dexterity, but feel free to invest into Vitality if you feel yourself lacking in toughness (up to and around the 1mil+ health pool breakpoint should be more than enough). Adding to Maximum Spirit should not be necessary.
In the Offense section, max out Cooldown Reduction, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, and Attack Speed, in that order. In Defense, prioritize All Resistance, then Life %, then Armor, and finish off with Life Regeneration. In Utility, build up Life on Hit and Resource Cost Reduction first, then finish off with Pickup Radius and Area Damage (the latter contributes next to nothing, as outlined above).
Slot | Paragon Points |
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Offense |
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Defense |
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Utility |
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Gems
Bane of the Trapped is a potent source of additional damage, as it is
its own multiplier in your total damage calculation. The gem will be procced
by the
Water Ally power and the gem's own level 25 property when in
melee range, where the Inna Monk fights by default.
Enforcer is a pet-oriented gem that both increases
Mystic Ally damage and lessens the damage the summons take, making it a
no-brainer inclusion in a summon-dependent build.
Bane of the Stricken takes a firm spot in your jewelry sockets when
pushing high end Greater Rifts. Building up your damage multiplicatively in
prolonged fights and with a level 25 bonus specifically targeting Rift
Guardians, this gem is designed to assist AoE heavy builds in their struggle
against single target, high HP enemies. The Inna Allies Monk is a textbook
example of such a build, and makes good use of this gem.
Slot | Gems |
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Jewelry | |
Helm | |
Torso and Pants |
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Weapon |
For more information about gems, please refer to our guide on gems.
Kanai's Cube
Flying Dragon nets you one of the strongest weapon procs in the
game: a chance to double your attack speed with a separate multiplier, an
incomparable bonus for a pet build that benefits so much from IAS.
As mentioned in the Gearing section above, you will have either
Spirit Guards (for the damage reduction buff) or
Bindings of the Lesser Gods (for the Mystic Ally damage increase) in your
armor Cube slot. Simply use your better rolled item and extract the other in
the Cube.
In order to maintain the full Inna set bonus and take advantage of the
synergistic legendaries for the build, you need to use
Ring of Royal Grandeur in the jewelry Cube slot.
The Kanai's Cube can be used for much more than simply extracting Legendary powers from items. Please refer to our Kanai's Cube guide for more information.
Follower
The recommended follower for this build during solo GR progression is the
Enchantress due to her cooldown reduction buff from
Prophetic Harmony, as well as the
Focused Mind attack speed buff.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our Follower Guide, which contains detailed advice for choosing the skills and the gear of your follower.
Legendary Potion
You have two viable potion options for this build; either lean into extra
health sustain with Bottomless Potion of the Leech for its Life per Hit
bonuses, or try to compensate for your lack of permanent CC immunity due to
the lack of
Epiphany in the build with
Bottomless Potion of the Unfettered.
Changelog
- 19 Jan. 2025: Added Season 34 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 22 Oct. 2024: Added Season 33 advice for 4th Kanai slot.
- 10 Jul. 2024: Added Season 32 advice for ethereal weapons.
- 10 Apr. 2024: Added Season 31 advice for the unbound Kanai's Cube slots.
- 08 Jan. 2024: Revised guide for the permanent addition of the Altar of Rites, and added Season-specific Soul Shard recommendations.
- 13 Sep. 2023: Added Season 29 Paragon Cap and Gearing recommendations.
- 25 Apr. 2023: Fixed Paragon recommendations to match the Paragon table.
- 22 Feb. 2023: Added Season 28 Altar of Rites recommendations.
- 26 Aug. 2022: Added Season 27 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 14 Apr. 2022: Guide revised to Physical damage for Season 26.
- 08 Dec. 2021: Guide revised and added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 21 Jul. 2021: Guide thoroughly reworked for the Inna set revamp; added S24 Ethereal weapon recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021: Added follower recommendation.
- 16 Nov. 2020: Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 01 Jul. 2020: No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020: No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 21 Nov. 2019: Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019: Reviewed for Season 18.
- 16 May 2019: Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 Jan. 2019: Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
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