Raiment Shenlong Generator Monk

[Guest polygamma]

On the main page is listed: 

• Shoulders:  Lefebvre's Soliloquy

which is wrong... It should be Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners

Cheers

[positiv2 953]

1 hour ago, Guest polygamma said:

On the main page is listed: 

• Shoulders:  Lefebvre's Soliloquy

which is wrong... It should be Mantle of the Upside-Down Sinners

Cheers

Thanks for pointing this out! This should be fixed soon.

[Guest KBD]

Thanks for the guides.  The old version of this build required CDR on the Shenlongs, but I see that was changed for IAS.  Why is that?  Is CDR no longer needed?  Trying to sort through a half dozen fists and create some space.  Thanks.  

[Guest polygamma]

In the Inna Shenlong Variation one has to use the Ring of royal Grandeur which is not mentioned.

[Guest PiERiT]

On 7/7/2017 at 8:01 PM, Guest polygamma said:

In the Inna Shenlong Variation one has to use the Ring of royal Grandeur which is not mentioned.

The build looks wrong too, unless it in fact does not change at all from the main build? 

[Guest Crystalmeth]

I am running R6 with full set (head, shoulders, gloves, chest, pants and boots). I use Travellers pledge/Compass rose and Convention of the elements for that huge damage increase when fire cycles. I use the 2 set Shenlong fist weapons.

For active skills I use:

Crippling Wave: Mangle

Breath of Heaven: Infused with the Light

Cyclone Strike: Implosion

Dashing Strike: Blinding Speed

Epiphany: Desert Shroud and finally 

Mantra of Salvation: Agility.

 

For passives I'm currently running

The Guardians Path for extra toughness

Seize the initiative

Alacrity

Harmony

 

I am at 840 paragon with full + spirit and rest in + dex

 

I have mostly ancients with à few augments (low 70 augments).

 

I have around 1 450 000 damage and approx 60 million toughness. My dex is 10933 according to armory..

 

I clear 70 in like 6-7 minutes bur I cant get pass 74.. 

 

Any  ideas?

[Kaboozey 16]

On 7/19/2017 at 5:37 PM, Guest Crystalmeth said:

I am running R6 with full set (head, shoulders, gloves, chest, pants and boots). I use Travellers pledge/Compass rose and Convention of the elements for that huge damage increase when fire cycles. I use the 2 set Shenlong fist weapons.

For active skills I use:

Crippling Wave: Mangle

Breath of Heaven: Infused with the Light

Cyclone Strike: Implosion

Dashing Strike: Blinding Speed

Epiphany: Desert Shroud and finally 

Mantra of Salvation: Agility.

 

For passives I'm currently running

The Guardians Path for extra toughness

Seize the initiative

Alacrity

Harmony

 

I am at 840 paragon with full + spirit and rest in + dex

 

I have mostly ancients with à few augments (low 70 augments).

 

I have around 1 450 000 damage and approx 60 million toughness. My dex is 10933 according to armory..

 

I clear 70 in like 6-7 minutes bur I cant get pass 74.. 

 

Any  ideas?

To me, this build is inferior to the previously published top Generator build.  The old setup using the 50% damage reduction shoulders + Epiphany/Desert Shroud (another 50% damage reduction) provided superior survival.

[Guest Nay]

Any reply on this? Was thinking the same.

 

[Deadset 108]

On 7/10/2017 at 9:05 AM, Guest PiERiT said:

The build looks wrong too, unless it in fact does not change at all from the main build? 

Thank you for pointing it out - I've pasted the wrong link. The fix has been submitted!

As for the current generator version being much glassier than the old one, it's true. The shift away from CDR comes with dropping Epiphany from the main spec. For better or worse, this glassy high damage version lends itself very well to endgame pushing (high paragons + fishing for a less threatening monster combo in a rift), so it would be misleading not to present it at its (GR105+) best.

I encourage everyone that doesn't enjoy the glassier spec to experiment with Lefebvre's Soliloquy + cubed RoRG combos, and taking Epiphany and Cyclone Strike back into the build. Or branch out into the Inna variation! It's really quite good, and tanky to boot.

[Kaboozey 16]

23 hours ago, Deadset said:

For better or worse, this glassy high damage version lends itself very well to endgame pushing

Okay... because I feel like I must be missing something... other than the 5% boost from Assimilation, what makes this spec higher damage?
 

Edit:  Radiance on Dashing Strike, to me, is just diminishing returns for attack speed considering how often Flying Dragon procs.

Edited July 27, 2017 by Kaboozey

[Guest ThatsSoSteve]

I've been much enjoying the Inna variant. If I understand correctly, it needs RoRG cubed instead of Convention of Elements? It's not mentioned in the Cube section of that page.

Should I then, if not playing solo, replace Unity by Convention of Elements or Stone of Jordan? Or drop Endless Walk altogether, use both Jordan and CoE, and pick up a Hellfire Amulet?

Also, on the stat priority: Should Maximum Spirit be up there? Since that could be an extra 45+ spirit, i.e. +67.5% to the Shenlong modifier. Less if not running Inna for lack of a Spirit Stone, but still.

 

Great guide, thanks for taking the time and effort to write it!

[PiERiT 0]

On 7/26/2017 at 8:47 AM, Deadset said:

Thank you for pointing it out - I've pasted the wrong link. The fix has been submitted!

Would you mind linking it here as well? The guide hasn't been updated yet.

Thanks as always, the guides are great.

Edit: I see it on there now, gonna give it a shot tonight.

Edited July 28, 2017 by PiERiT

[Guest demonwareltd]

When the guide lists a stat priority as "weapon damage", which particular enchant is it talking about?  Is it talking about the % damage increase, the elemental damage?  The bleed damage?  Appreciate any clarification.  Thanks!

 

- Demon

[Guest Victor]

Hello

Ive been trying to get this build (innas variation) to work, i'm only missing the bracers from the guide (spirit guard), most of my set items are ancient, but i still cant survive at TXIII... my damage output is so low it takes several seconds to deal with trash mob even at TXII... am i doing something wrong?

[Valks 2,375]

On 11/30/2017 at 8:20 PM, Guest Victor said:

Hello

Ive been trying to get this build (innas variation) to work, i'm only missing the bracers from the guide (spirit guard), most of my set items are ancient, but i still cant survive at TXIII... my damage output is so low it takes several seconds to deal with trash mob even at TXII... am i doing something wrong?

I assume you are using your dash to keep the damage buff up all the time? Do you have decently rolled weapons?

[Guest Victor]

I do have decently rolled weapons (ancient, both), but since i'm using the Inna variation i dont see much change with the dash buff on

[Valks 2,375]

On 12/2/2017 at 11:39 PM, Guest Victor said:

I do have decently rolled weapons (ancient, both), but since i'm using the Inna variation i dont see much change with the dash buff on

For playstyle - the damage output of the build isn't the greatest, instead you should be grouping up large packs of mobs and then spamming your generator into them, using Heaven to stay alive. Keep Manta up at all times. The Inna's build really isn't the strongest build out there, you need to actually actively try to survive while doing sub-80 runs, simply because it doesn't deal as much damage as other builds. 

You can try looking for LPH on weapons for more survivability. That's pretty much the only change that'll help.

[Guest Epyon]

On 2017/12/1 at 4:20 AM, Guest Victor said:

Hello

Ive been trying to get this build (innas variation) to work, i'm only missing the bracers from the guide (spirit guard), most of my set items are ancient, but i still cant survive at TXIII... my damage output is so low it takes several seconds to deal with trash mob even at TXII... am i doing something wrong?

Inna variation's damage output should be able to handle TXIII fairly easily, and it is very tanky as well; overall very easy and relaxing play style.  Here is link to my Inna shenlong  :  https://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/NeoEpyon-1600/hero/13263002

For damage output, would Unity be better than Exalted Soul?  Inna's mantra allow a flat +20% damage all the time

For gems, Bane of the Stricken seems overkill for low GR;  would Gogok of Swiftness be a better option?  The build could benefit greatly from 15% IAS, 15%CDR and additional dodge chance.  Bane of the Powerful seems better in more situation than Bane of the Stricken too

[Valks 2,375]

On 03/01/2018 at 5:26 PM, Guest Epyon said:

Inna variation's damage output should be able to handle TXIII fairly easily, and it is very tanky as well; overall very easy and relaxing play style.  Here is link to my Inna shenlong  :  https://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/NeoEpyon-1600/hero/13263002

For damage output, would Unity be better than Exalted Soul?  Inna's mantra allow a flat +20% damage all the time

For gems, Bane of the Stricken seems overkill for low GR;  would Gogok of Swiftness be a better option?  The build could benefit greatly from 15% IAS, 15%CDR and additional dodge chance.  Bane of the Powerful seems better in more situation than Bane of the Stricken too

The build focuses on the idea of mass attack speed to build Stricken stacks, though. It's a really poor choice for lower GRs/speed running compared to others. It was also always constructed as a boss killer rather than trash killer, hence why many have issues with playing it. It's not a good pick for farming T13, for example.

[Guest Adagio]

Unfortunately with the high paragon and skill ceiling most people turn from the R6 or Inna's shenlong to U6 or SWK and it's sad to see that R6 hasn't really kept up with the power creep that U6 and SWK are benefiting from. Both seem to have no trouble boosting to GR90+ and I find myself struggling with a modestly geared R6 to break through GR 70.

That said I do have a couple recommendations for people struggling with the playstyle or lower para to get started.

Use Soliloquy for you shoulders plus the spirit guards to mitigate a lot of damage while hunting for gear, the short period of time where CoE procs really only serves in cases where you can reliably strip down elites, champions, and boss tier mobs in the 4 second damage window. RoRG is a good fit in the cube to make up for the lack of the whole R6

If you haven't got unity running with follower and yourself a viable option for keeping shenlong running longer is to use Band of the Rue Chambers, the boosted spirit generation makes it easier to manage shenlong overall but you do suffer significantly without the damage mitigation from unity. You can also choose to cube it and run without soliloquy to keep the R6 bonus while still having decent survival capability.

Please don't be discouraged though. R6 while under performing compared to SWK, U6, and even to a certain extent Inna's builds it's still viable but takes dedication to push the higher GR's.

[Guest AlienMafia]

How come we are aiming to generate spirit as fast as we can to sustain the 200% damage bonus instead of maintaining 50% or more spirit to have 300% or more damage bonus. 200% flat or 100Spirit+ x 2% from first part of Weapons set bonuses. Wouldn't be more benificial to keep spirit lower than 100% but higher than 50%? Or is this just not possible with the Attack Speed and spamming Aura and Cyclone Strike.