So, I am having a heck of time trying to fit sharn gear into my gearset without giving up alot of defense. The offence is great, but I try to balance my toon out, but it is hard to do that. what combos have worked for you?
Nico
So, I am having a heck of time trying to fit sharn gear into my gearset without giving up alot of defense. The offence is great, but I try to balance my toon out, but it is hard to do that. what combos have worked for you?
Nico
Funny that you should mention this. I am having the same problem with my barbarian.
Having a wonderful time searching the wiki to figure out the best gear setup. Not sure about monks but I am losing about 45ish ppr from my Ravenloft gear set.
The best fusion is to keep most of the ravenloft gear so you keep Mists set bonus as well as Silent Avenger bonus. Simply add the Ring of Taer (for wisdom build) to achieve the artifact filagree bonuses and Collective Goggles (for 2 more stellar stat bonuses). Cannith craft or fill in or slave lord craft for final pieces for things you are missing
Otherwise my Sharn build gear gives up only a little defense (about 10 AC and 10 PRR) while achieving the better DPS. It actually has about 80+ hp better than the fusion build.
My Wis-based Monk plans to wear this:
1) Goggles - Legendary Collective Sights w/ 21con/+10 ins.wisdom
2) Head - Legendary Umber Brim
3) Neck - Legendary Family Recruit Sigil
4) Trinket - Slavers -> Sheltering +45/ Devotion +185/ Tendon Slice +14/ Q.Con +4
5) Cloak - Legendary Mantle of Fury (Swap to Twisthallow cloak for Mass Frog use)
6) Belt - The Cornerstone Champion Raid Belt w/ Q.Wis +5 (wear Legendary Shadow Embrace before you get the belt and upgrade it, its kinda expensive)
7) Ring 2 - Legendary Celestial Ruby Ring w/ +21 dex (Swappable with other rings especially for Fire absorb and Electric Absorb for raids)
8) Gloves - Legendary Hammerfist
9) Boots - Cobalt Guard (If you plan to wear Nystul's x5 set for 2H2H), otherwise Flightfoot Greaves or w/e.
10) Minor Artifact Ring 1 - Radiant Ring of Taer Valaestas Winning!
11) Bracers - Legendary Moonrise bracers (If you need enhanced Ki +3), I wear Legendary Bracers of the Fallen Hero for ins.con +9 and Str +22, also when you swap out Ruby ring you keep at least Stunning +22. Also, Moonrise bracers melee power boost only works for Light:Light:Light finisher, but not Dark: Dark: Dark for w/e reason. I guess it's a bug.
12) Armor - Legendary Turncoat
I wear Prowess x5 set and Nystul's x5 set for a mix of DPS and 90MRR cap for survivability. Monks w/o Nystul's shouldn't even step into 2H2H on a difficulty higher than LN.
Last edited by Komradkillingmachine; 06-19-2019 at 01:48 AM. Reason: Unintentional Emojis :D
Just to add to the conversation i'll give another gear set that I am using.
Goggles: collective sight wis 21/ins con 10
Armor: Turncoat
Bracers: Brand of Kalok
Ring1: celestial ruby dex 21
Ring2: slavers heal 22/resistance 14/qual con 4
Boots: Cerulean Guard
Gloves: Hammer fist
Belt: Cornerstone Champion
Cloak: Mantle of fury
Trinket: Trinket of Freewill
Neck: Family recruit sigil
Helm: Umber brim
Still missing reaper bonus on helm and a few other items but thats prety much it.
Stats in reaper without pots or blitz going
obviously reaper 2 stat helm will add +2 stats
other pertinent info:
211 MP
138 jade/dire charge (with deadly instincts)
133 stunning fist (with DI)
104 QP (with DI)
pots and Blitz change some of these stats
Edits:
1. wis based as well, ocean stance stats above
2. sentient layout 5 piece prowess, 2 pice sucker punch set, 2 piece one against many set, 2 piece treachery set, +2 wisdom raid
* includes 3 raid gems +2 wisdom, +2 dex, +2 str
3. img stats are just stepping into reaper with ship buffs, no other buffs applied no pots, no GH etc etc
4. if you have the items etc having a swap out to include nystuls when you need it is not a bad idea, I dont disagree with having nystuls like was mentioned above, but i can afford to swap items for it having duplicates of the artifact and weapons. I dont run it regularly, I have put it on for our R1 thth attempts.
Last edited by Vorachtin; 06-21-2019 at 11:27 AM.
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Interesting build. I will show mine but under point 2, what are raid gems? You mean raid filagrees? OK here is what I am enjoying:
Goggles- CollectiveSight Con21 / Ins. Wis 10 Q Resist 4
Head – Umber Brim Quel Strike,Profane +2, Acc 33, Ins Decp 8
Neck –Family True See Armor P 33 Deadly 17 Relentless Family
Trinket – CannithCrafted Doublestrike 17 Nat armor 15 insight: dex 7 seek 7 stun 8
Cloak – City Champion Ins Con 10, Parry 10, Q. Prr 13
Belt – Cornerstone Champion SupRein Fist, Melee 15 Decept 18 Q Wis 5
Ring – Minor Articfact Wis 22 Q Acc 8 Q. Deadly 5 Law absorb
Ring – CelestialRuby Dex 21 Acc 33 stunning 23 Ghostly
Gloves – Hammer/Knuckles Ins.Do 11 Seek 21 Ins Dead 8 thr red Family
Boots – Azure Guard – Ins Dod 9 Displac25 Q Dex 4 Rip 9 Y: Globe G: Draconic
Bracer:SlavelordStr 17 Resistance 14 Tendon Slice 14 Q Con 4 Green: Golem
Armor – Soldier Fort 214 P Shelt 54 H Amp 85 False 81 Family
weapons – Duality
St 44 Dex 64 Con 71 Int 29 Wis 104 Cha 28
AC: 228 dodge 48
Att +165 (14.8 d6) dmg +132 (Duality) melee power 216 Jade 118/141 Stun 113/137 QP 84/107
Doublestrike: 73.58 Offhand 16
Hit points 2165 Heal Amp 250 Positive 251 Concentrate 101 Heal 88
Saves 105, 106, 114 Fort244 Prr 163 Mrr 48 Spell resist 60 (Ocean Stance)
I prefer to run in GMOF but that may change if Devs go through with EiN nerf
Last edited by Paisheng; 06-21-2019 at 04:21 PM.
If you're looking for another example of a fairly-optimized layout at cap for a WIS-based handwrap monk. Here's my current set-up...
Under this set up, I keep the two Ravenloft set bonuses (Adherent of the Mists and Silent Avenger) and use only two pieces of Sharn gear. I take Scion of Ethereal at cap, so my gear choices below and use of Ravenloft Silent Avenger reflects a desire to boost sneak attack damage (deception, improved deception, hide, vertigo for monk unbalanced strikes).
Armor: Legendary Disciple of Dawn
Eyes: Collective Sight (WIS 21, INS WIS 10)
Helm: Legendary Executioner's Helm
Neck: Fleetfoot Necklace
Trinket: Echo of Ravenkind
Cloak: Legendary Shadowhail Cloak
Belt: Legendary Braided Cutcord
Ring1: Legendary Perfect Pinnicle
Glove: Molten Silver Gauntlets
Boots: Slavers (Sheltering/Acccuracy/Vertigo/QWis)
Bracers: Legendary Lore-Filled Pack Banner
Ring2: Sigil of Triumvirate
I go with the Sigil of Triumvirate over Radiant Ring of Taer Valaestas for Ring2 because I pick up 3 more DEX, 9 more accuracy, and 3 more deadly at the cost of 1 WIS (which can be made up with reaper enhancements - whereas accuracy and deadly cannot). The set up lacks a dodge enhancement item (insightful on the cutcord), but I can get to dodge cap with reaper enhancements relatively easily (even with only 40 reaper points).
In terms of wraps, I use duality with Deconstructor and Ruby of Endless Night. With regard to filigree, I run Prowess 5-piece, and then the other filigree are all focused on maximizing melee power. I add 39 melee power beyond prowess with the other filigree (24 from Sucker Punch/One Against Many rare raid filigree coupled with Sucker Punch and One Against Many rare melee power filigree, then 15 more melee power from 3 rare melee power filigree on the sigil)
I've tried moving away from Scient of Ethereal, but the DPS loss is too great - and it hits pretty reliably with the gear set up above.
Here's what I'm going with, Wis based monk, covers all the bases with no need for slavers.
Equipped Gear Set : Standard
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Armor · · · · Legendary Turncoat
· · · · · · · Green: +8 Sapphire of Resistance
Belt· · · · · The Cornerstone Champion
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished: +5 Insightful Wisdom
· · · · · · · Blue: +2 Festive Wisdom
Boots · · · · Legendary Flightfoot Greaves
Bracers · · · Legendary Bracers of the Fallen Hero
Cloak · · · · Legendary Mantle of Fury
· · · · · · · Green: +8 Sapphire of Protection
Gloves· · · · Legendary Hammerfist
Goggles · · · Legendary Collective Sight
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (SDCIWC): +21 Constitution
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Ins SDCIWC): +10 Insightful Wisdom
· · · · · · · Blue: Globe of True Imperial Blood
Helmet· · · · Legendary Umber Brim
Necklace· · · Legendary Family recruit Sigil
Ring1 · · · · Legendary Celestial Ruby Ring
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (SDI): +21 Dexterity
· · · · · · · Green: Empty augment slot
Ring2 · · · · Radiant Ring of Taer Valaestas
Trinket · · · Trinket of Freewill
· · · · · · · Blue: +2 Sapphire of Good Luck
Weapon1 · · · Duality, the Moral Compass
· · · · · · · Sentient Weapon Personality: Sentient Jewel of the Kobold
· · · · · · · Filigree 1: Sucker Punch/One Against Many: +2 Strength(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 2: One Against Many: Melee Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 3: Sucker Punch: Melee Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 4: Prowess: Attack and Damage(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 5: Prowess: Melee Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 6: Prowess: PRR(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 7: Prowess: Strength(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 8: Prowess: Critical Attack and Damage(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 9: Treachery: Melee Power(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 10: Treachery: Threat Reduction(Rare Version)
· · · · · · · Filigree 11: The Long Shadow: Melee Power(Rare Version)
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Thanks, it is performing well for me. 5% doublestrike is minimal especially since you can still click on the reaper action bonus for +30 and still be over 100% doublestrike. There is not much benefit raising your AC after about 200 AC. The +15 AC adds 1% or 2% to opponents missing. It's like 78 to 80% miss chance I think at 228. You may find a better option to craft on the trinket if you value something else available more. I didn't see anything better that jumped out at me from the crafting planner but if you do let me know and give your insights why.
The belt is quality wisdom, not insightful. My mistake.
I like my trinket not being a major part of my build as I swap the trinket slot for a resist/absorb item for some raids, the stradh unfreeze trinket, pale lavendar for spell absorb, etc. As it is, it gives me capped MRR and a 94 spell resistance. Not many mobs have spell pen high enough to break through that, so I don't need to push my spell saves up as high. It also helps to maintain my wisdom when I switch to froggles.![]()
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Goggles- CollectiveSight Con21 / Ins. Wis 10 Q Resist 4
Head – Umber Brim Quel Strike,Profane +2, Acc 33, Ins Decp 8
Neck –Family True See Armor P 33 Deadly 17 Relentless Family
Trinket – CannithCrafted Doublestrike 17, Dodge 15, insight: stun 8 swap for CC - Doublestrike, Fire absorb, Ins Dex 7 for THTH
Cloak – Shadowhail Hide 22, Deception 16, Ghostly
Belt – Cornerstone Champion SupRein Fist, Melee 15 Decept 18 Q Wis 5
Ring – Minor Articfact Wis 22 Q Acc 8 Q. Deadly 5 Law absorb
Ring – Celestial Topaz Cha 21,Wizardry 440, Parrying 10, Lesser Displacement
Gloves – Hammer/Knuckles Ins.Do 11 Seek 21 Ins Dead 8 thr red Family
Boots – Slavelords Sheltering 45, Accuracy 28, Tendon Slice 14, Q Con 4
Bracer - Bracers of the Fallen Hero Str 19, Ins.Con 9, Stunning 22, Q.Physical 12 Swap for Hallowed Castigators for THTH raid.
Armor – Soldier Fort 214 P Shelt 54 H Amp 85 False 81 Family
weapons Duality
I really like having more SP for Mass Frogs, Lesser Displacement and Ghostly are must haves. Having stacking Deceptions is very nice, losing out on quality Dex, about 6 saves downgrading from Resistance 14 to 8 Augment. Not sure about DPS tho, can someone crunch the numbers?
P.S.: I hope you don't mind that I stole your formatting, Pai, LOL.