Dark, Human. DPS end-game aimed, light tanker

[Kcarmen]

This is the second time I'll post a build on the forums, it is in no way intended to use as ego boost/bragging/attention seeker. I am simply posting this build here merely for my possible self interest in it - say, in case I TR, delete accidentaly (how does that happen?) or I lose the sheet of paper this is written on.
For anyone who stumbled upon this, thank you for reading so far, if you wish to continue, do so at your own will. Any comments you want to leave, feel free to do so, it might be enlightening in some ways. Yet, my purpose isn't to seek for advice.


Dark Monk Human, 20, 3rd Life, Earth Stance IV (Grandmaster of Stone) and Air Stance IV (Grandmaster of Storms)
Sustainable DC: 42 touch of death, stunning fist.

STRENGTH
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Base (36pt.) - 18
+3 tome - 21
+1 exceptional - 22
+6 item - 28
+5 level ups - 33
+3 profane Abishai set - 36
. 36 Unbuffed Strength. -> Swapable +2 exceptional STR Oremi's ring; dependable on quests: 38 Unbuffed Strength.
http://i.imgur.com/0QJjc.jpg

+2 Airship shrine - 38
+2 Yugoloth pot, - 40
. Sustainable 40 Strength.

+2 Rage spell - 42
+6 Titan's glove - 48
+4 doublemadstoned (often proc) - 52
+2 DDO Store STR potion - 54
+2 Prowess Potion - 56
. Fully Buffed 56 Strength -> Swapable +2 exceptional STR Oremi's ring; 58 Fully Buffed Strength.
http://i.imgur.com/2hE7e.jpg


-Damage output with 42 STR w/ Boost: http://i.imgur.com/s0t8v.jpg
-Damage output with 46 and Boost: http://i.imgur.com/5EET5.jpg?1
-Attack: http://i.imgur.com/UgcMn.jpg with sustained 42 STR, Alchemical HW equipped, GH buffed, PA On.

Touch of Death: 43 DC -> Note: 1 Improved Sunder hit signifies -3 fortitude save. Touch of Death is rarely saved.
Bosses/Mobs without Touch of Despair (+25% Negative Energy Vulnerability): 500 x2
Bosses/Mobs with Touch of Despair : 625 x2 http://i.imgur.com/AY57r.jpg
Mobs with Touch of Despair + Stunning Fist: 967 x2 http://i.imgur.com/IKfq7.jpg?1
WIND stance over SUN stance (chance of doublestrike): http://i.imgur.com/r06QU.jpg?1 500 x4 and usual 500 x3



CONSTITUTION
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Base (34pt.) - 15
+1 exceptional - 16
+7 item - 23
+3 tome - 26
+1 Human Adaptability - 27
+4 Earth Stance IV - 31
. 27 Unbuffed Constitution .

*Unbuffed Hit Points* - 519 [Greater false life, Toughness featx2, Toughness item, +45 Greensteel, 10 Draconic]

+2 guild shrine - 33
. Sustainable 33 Consitution .

*Total sustainable Hit Points* - 599

+2 rage spell - 35
+8 doublemadstone - 43
. Fully Buffed 43 Constitution.

*Total Fully Buffed Hit Points* - 679 (719 when in tanking mode; L.Aug.Slot Goggles & +2 exceptional CON Oremi's ring)



WISDOM
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Base (32pt.) - 12
+3 tome - 15
+3 exceptional - 18
+6 enhancement (with capstone, human adapt +1, Monk Wisdom III) - 24
+6 item - 30
. 30 Unbuffed Wisdom .

+2 Guild Shrine - 32
+2 Yugoloth Potion - 34
+4 Abishai Destroyer - 36
. 38 Fully Buffed Sustainable Wisdom .

*Armor Class Unbuffed: 55*
*Fully Self-Buffed Sustainable Armor Class: 74* [+4 Wand of Shield (10th), +3 profane bonus Abishai Set, +5 Dodge Alchemical HW & exceptional dexterity, +8 Armor Bonus Scorched Bracers, +4 Alchemical ritual & Dodge rune DT robe, +4 Ship Buffs, +5 Natural Armor Bonus Yugoloth Potion - Essence of Despair, -2 rage.]
*Total Hate while Tanking: 85%




FEATS (Human race +1 feat)
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1. Toughness Feat x2
3. Monk Past life (extra die step unarmed)
4. Path of the Inevitable Dominion: Fists of Darkness
5. Stunning Fist
6. Dodge (required for Ninja Spy I)
7. Power Attack
8. Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons
11. Greater Two Weapon Fighting
12. Improved Sunder



ENHANCEMENTS
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* Human Versatility IV (Total A.P.:10)
* Human Adaptability: Consitution I (A.P.:2)
* Human Greater Adaptability: Wisdom I (A.P.:4)
* Toughness: III (Total A.P.: 3)
* Animal Paths: Way of the Elegant Crane III (Total A.P.: 6)

[]. Pre-requisites for Touch of Death:
* Porous soul
* Static Charge
* All Consuming Flame
* Winter's Touch
- Total A.P. spent: 8

* Touch of Death (A.P.: 4)
* Grandmaster of Stone (Total A.P.: 9)
* Master of Thunder (Total A.P.: 5)

[]. Pre-requisites for Ninja Spy II:
* Improved Jump II (Total A.P.: 2)
* Improved Tumble II (Total A.P.: 2)
* One of: Static Charge/Winter's Touch/Porous Soul/All Consuming Flame (A.P.:2)
* Prestige Enhancement: Ninja Spy I (A.P.: 4)
* One of Animal Path II (Total A.P.: 3)
- Total A.P. spent: 13

* Prestige Enhancement: Ninja Spy II (A.P.: 2)
* Monk Improved Recovery I (A.P.: 2)
* Stat: Monk Wisdom III (Total A.P.: 12)
* Capstone Enhancements: Monk Serenity (A.P. 2)



DIFFICULTY CHECK
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Sustainable (>15 minutes)
42 Stunning Fist: http://i.imgur.com/OIRa9.jpg
42 Touch of Death: http://i.imgur.com/Mkns6.jpg
. With 40/42 Strength . 29/30 Improved Sunder

Highest Sustainable (<10 minutes) (abishai destroyer)
44 Stunning Fist + Touch of Death
. With 56/58 Strength . 37/38 Improved Sunder

At level 25:
- Legendary Dreadnought - tier1, Legendary Tactics (+6 to tactical abilities) = 54 stunning fist

ITEMS
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*Head
1. Mineral II Green Steel
2. Epic Mask of Comedy
3. Comemorative Bunny Hat
*Necklace
1. Verik's Necklace
2. Shintao Cord
3. Oremi's Necklace
*Eyes
1. Epic Raven's Sight
2. Epic Goggles of Time-Sensing
3. L.Aug.Slot Goggles (+4 Accuracy, Blindness Immunity)
*Trinket
1. Epic Gem of Many Facets (slotted: +1 exceptional Constitution)
2. Brawn's Spirits
*Armour
1. Spider-spun Caparison (+8 wisdom)
2.Enlightened Vestments
3. Dragontouched Armor (+10% incite, +20% Healing Amplification, +3 Dodge)
4. Epic Red Dragonscale Robe
5. Epic Frozen Tunic
*Cloak
1. Epic Envenomed Cloak (slotted: Toughness)
2. Cloak of Ice
*Bracers
1. Epic Sorched Bracers (slotted: +6 Dexterity)
*Belt
1. Knost's Belt
2. Epic Spare Hand
3. TOD Belts for clikies: Jump, Kormor's.
4. Planar Gird x4
*Left Ring
1. Encrusted Ring (Holy Burst)
2. Oremis Ring (+2 exceptional CON) -> to swap when tanking in higher difficulty dungeons
*Right Ring
1. Kyosho Ring (Shocking Burst)
2. Ring of the Djinn
*Gloves
1. Epic Gloves of the Claw
2. Gloves of Titan's Grip
*Boots
1. Epic Boots of Corrosion
2. Madstone Boots x2
3. Anchoring Boots
*Handwraps
1. Alchemical Tier III Air/Air/Air, Byshek (slotted: silver)
2. Silver Threaded +5 Anarchic Burst of GEOB
3. Epic Handwraps Of Endless Light
4. +5 Anarchic Burst of GCB Large Aug. Slot
5. +4 Smitting (Alchemical Force +1 damage Ritual)
6. Cold Iron Studded +4 Holy of GEOB
7. Thaarak Handwraps
8. +2 Shock Handwraps of Improved Destruction
9. +2 Improved Curspewing Handwraps of Maiming
10. +3 Ghost touch Handwraps of Disruption

[jilles.ragonha]

Hey, gratz to you
it's the better build for a monk i ever saw in ddo

btw - im thinking in reborn my monk
warforged 3º life
thinking in follow this build too.
have any suggestion of another equips i should have for warforged??

thanks

[TPICKRELL]

Don't see ITWF in your feat list, you moved straight to GTWF.

[Kcarmen]

Don't see ITWF in your feat list, you moved straight to GTWF.

I also jumped 3 numbers on it when i wrote GTWF; was implying that I took TWF, ITWF and GTWF

[Kcarmen]

Hey, gratz to you
it's the better build for a monk i ever saw in ddo

btw - im thinking in reborn my monk
warforged 3º life
thinking in follow this build too.
have any suggestion of another equips i should have for warforged??

thanks

Other equippement for WF could be the same as Iccir's monk (Naedil) which would be a match of litany + epic cape of the roc + epic bracers of the claw and gloves.

By swapping around the gear, you'll still end up with same damage per hit as with this type, but less AC.
WF are better for sustainable DPS due to the +3 to PA enhancement, but Humans outdps WF monk in shorter fights due to human adaptability.

(EDITS are for my own future interest in comparing WF to Human)
Edit1: WF cannot wear the Banishing fists robe from VOD raid - Enlightened Vestments (100 damage on a 20 roll on outsiders). On outsiders human will compensate a lot compared to a WF - there's a 5% chance for 20 roll in 100 hits. 5x 100 = 500 damage in 100 hits from the banishing fists robe; +3 PA damage means an extra 6 damage per hit. 6 x 100 hits = 600 damage.
If a human uses their H.A. Boost with the Enlightened Vestments on outsiders, they will definitely outdps a WF.

Edit2: WF cannot wear the Garments of equillibrium like fleshies can; an extra die step is an average of extra 3 damage per hit. 6 from using TWF, which means that in 100 hits they'd match the 600 damage that the WF do constantly. They could use Alchemical Byshek HW to get the same die step but Humans can use robe & crafted +5 anarchic burst HW of Greater Bane and have 3 bursts on the same hit: holy burst, shocking burst, anarchic burst).