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Monk The Thrill Conquest Build (Season 23 / Patch 2.7)

Last updated on Apr 09, 2021 at 09:00 by Deadset 13 comments

This Lashing Tail Kick Monk build is specifically created for The Thrill conquest (complete a Greater Rift 45 Solo without any Set items equipped).

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Monk Build for The Thrill

Active Skills
Left Mouse Button Lashing Tail Kick Icon Lashing Tail Kick Vulture Claw Kick Vulture Claw Kick Right Mouse Button Dashing Strike Icon Dashing Strike Blinding Speed Blinding Speed 1 Epiphany Icon Epiphany Desert Shroud Desert Shroud 2 Cyclone Strike Icon Cyclone Strike Implosion Implosion 3 Blinding Flash Icon Blinding Flash Replenishing Light Replenishing Light 4 Mantra of Salvation Icon Mantra of Salvation Agility Agility
Passive Skills
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The build mimics the staple LoD Lashing Tail Kick spec in terms of playstyle, and is simply re-oriented to finish runs faster. You will Dashing Strike Dashing Strike from one large engagement to another, drawing enemies in with Cyclone Strike Cyclone Strike and roundhouse kicking them to death with Lashing Tail Kick Lashing Tail Kick. Your more active source of Spirit restoration comes from pops of Blinding Flash Blinding Flash Replenishing Light Replenishing Light, while Epiphany Epiphany provides passive regeneration and survivability in the background.

In your gear, focus on items that provide Fire Damage and a healthy balance of Cooldown and Resource Cost Reduction. The vital part of your equipment pertains to LTK bonuses — Scarbringer Scarbringer, Rivera Dancers Rivera Dancers and Gyana Na Kashu Gyana Na Kashu. It will also be very helpful to equip Lefebvre's Soliloquy Lefebvre's Soliloquy and Cindercoat Cindercoat, and cube The Laws of Seph The Laws of Seph and Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac. The remaining suggestions are merely helpful, but will not make or break the run.

Properly allocated Kanai's Cube choices and decently leveled legendary gems (most crucially, Legacy of Dreams Legacy of Dreams) will trivialize The Thrill conquest. Do not neglect them.

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Wave of Light Variant

Note that depending on your currently available items, you can also make an easy alteration to this build, to a Wave of Light Wave of Light version. Both LTK and WoL have a great fire-based rune, so exchange Vulture Claw Kick Vulture Claw Kick for Wave of Light Wave of Light Explosive Light Explosive Light. In the utility skills, you will simply replace Cyclone Strike Cyclone Strike with Mystic Ally Mystic Ally Air Ally Air Ally, Blinding Flash Blinding Flash with Sweeping Wind Sweeping Wind Inner Storm Inner Storm, and the Relentless Assault Relentless Assault passive with The Guardian's Path The Guardian's Path. For items, either equip an Incense Torch of the Grand Temple Incense Torch of the Grand Temple, or cube it and wield a Kyoshiro's Blade Kyoshiro's Blade and Crystal Fist Crystal Fist combo. Having the dedicated WoL legendaries Tzo Krin's Gaze Tzo Krin's Gaze and Pinto's Pride Pinto's Pride will be immensely helpful, and The Crudest Boots The Crudest Boots on your feet will make resource management a breeze. The remainder of your skill, gear and gem selection can duplicate the suggested LTK setup.

Slot Pieces Stat Priority
Head
  1. Dexterity
  2. Critical Hit Chance
  3. Socket
  4. Vitality
Shoulders
  1. Dexterity
  2. Resource Cost Reduction
  3. Area Damage
  4. Cooldown Reduction
Torso
  1. Dexterity
  2. 3 Sockets
  3. Vitality
  4. Life Regeneration
  5. Secondary Resistance (Physical preferred)
Wrists
  1. Dexterity
  2. Critical Hit Chance
  3. Fire Damage
  4. Vitality
Hands
  1. Dexterity
  2. Critical Hit Damage
  3. Critical Hit Chance
  4. Resource Cost Reduction
  5. Area Damage
Waist
  1. Dexterity
  2. Vitality
  3. Secondary Resistance (Physical preferred)
  4. Armor
Legs
  1. Dexterity
  2. Vitality
  3. 2 Sockets
  4. Secondary Resistance (Physical preferred)
  5. Armor
Feet
  1. Dexterity
  2. Lashing Tail Kick Lashing Tail Kick Damage
  3. Vitality
  4. Secondary Resistance (Physical preferred)
  5. Armor
Amulet
  1. Socket (guaranteed)
  2. Critical Hit Damage
  3. Critical Hit Chance
  4. Fire Damage
Ring #1
  1. Socket
  2. Critical Hit Damage
  3. Critical Hit Chance
  4. Damage Range
  5. Dexterity
Ring #2
  1. Socket
  2. Critical Hit Damage
  3. Critical Hit Chance
  4. Damage Range
  5. Dexterity
Weapon #1
  1. High Damage Range
  2. Dexterity
  3. Socket (preferably from Ramaladni's Gift Ramaladni's Gift)
  4. Resource Cost Reduction
  5. Life per Hit
  6. Area Damage
Weapon #2
  1. High Damage Range
  2. Dexterity
  3. Socket (preferably from Ramaladni's Gift Ramaladni's Gift)
  4. Resource Cost Reduction
  5. Life per Hit
  6. Area Damage

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.

Legendary Item Salvage Guide Guide to Farming Legendaries and Set Items
Slot Gems
Jewelry
Helm
Torso and Pants
Weapon
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Kanai's Cube

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Changelog

  • 09 Apr. 2021: Revision to accommodate the updates of the game.
  • 26 Nov. 2017: Included a Wave of Light variation.
  • 09 Nov. 2017: Added guide.
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