Dark Monk Ninja Spy build?

[edgarallanpoe]

AC doesnt mean jack not entirely true; can get good enough AC to tank, ToD, VoD, Hound etc

If that was what the OP was asking for, I would agree....he isn't.

With a wind stance monk with just a +2 tome my dark is standing at 40 dex before ship buffs....I rarely miss and my stun works on everything from epics, to elite shroud, elite MA, elite ToD....

thats what your half-elf dex enhance is for

Not to mention monks are amazing at soloing quests, so the stun is a very useful tool when you just wanna go, also helpful towards quivering palm...

Just disagree level ups should go to wis i think, But GL man..

How do you get a 40 Dex before buffs on a Helf?

Max to start 18
Wind Stance 4
Helf Enhancement 1
Item 6 (or 7 with Cove Ring(?)...8 max with Cove ring and exceptional dex.)
Tome 2
Enhancement 2
What am I missing? You are looking at a max dex of 18+4+1+9 (ill even give you a +7 item and + 2 exceptional Dex) + 2 = 2 enhancement = 36

Where do you get the other 4 *before* you buff? I call shenanigans!! lol

I have capped several monks....the allure of a max wis build is a trap IMHO. It is relatively easy with just about every race(except Horc and WF) to get your wis to 32-34 at end game. With Spare Hand and +10 wraps you are looking at a SF of anywhere between 42-48 without breaking a sweat. My Drow monk has a 46DC with Spare Hand and he is more than adequate in Epics. IMHO anything higher than that is really unnecessary. I land Tomb of Jade all the time...I rarely miss it. Before I LR into a light monk this was a capped Dark monk and that wis was more than enough to land ToD with extreme regularity.

Again...I have done the max (or close to it) Wis build where level ups go into wis...it didn't work. This isn't speculation on my part.