Monk build.......... ok?

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Monk build.......... ok?

Hello all.
Think I finally figured out what I wanted to do with this build, so here goes.
Build is a PVM Monk. Suggestions would be appreciated:smiley:

Skills
20 D Talon
1 CM
1 PH
1 BoS
20 Fade
5 CoS
1 MB
1 WB
1 SWarrior
20 SM (tank)
1 FB (extra shot of DS)
1 SWeb
1 CBS
1 LS
20 DS
1 BS
1 WoF
1 BF

Stats
Str 160 damage and equiptment
Dex enough for equiptment
Vit every thing else
Energy Base (right?)
Whats the min health I should have to survive Hell with out major difficulty?

Equiptment
Helm: Guillaume's
Armor: Duress or Fort ??
Weapon: Crescent Moon/ Beast/ Last Wish/ Kingslayer ?? (pros & cons?)
Shield: SS
Ammy: Highlords or Angelic ??
Ring 1: Raven or Angelic ??
Ring 2: Angelic or Rare w/ ll&ml, resist, etc. ??
Belt: String
Gloves: Drac's
Boots: Shadow Dancers or "uped" Gore's ??

That should about do it as far as I can tell. Although resist in Hell is going to be kind of a pain I think. Charms and such will have to do for now.
Thanks in advance for all the info.
BR

 

[the boss]

Armor: Fort, but cheaper is Duress
Weapon: Last Wish
Ring 1: Raven
Ring 2: Rare/bk/carrion/ or Raven again
Belt: Dungos or T-god's
Boots: It depends on you, play style and what you need more. Dex is always good for defence and block. Gores if you want more damage.

1) Crescent Moon(okay)
pros: ITD, it can be made in eth weapon for blade fury (damage) and it has static and ow.
cons: no aura and no crushing blow.

2)Beast(very nice)
pros: PMH, aura, good damage, good ow, crushing blow, and plus strength stats.
cons: not much of a bad thing about this weapon, not useful in eth weapons and no ITD.

3)Last Wish(ultra nice)
pros: PMH, aura, godly damage, hit blind target, good crushing blow, ignore target's def, life tap, fade, everything you'll need on this.
cons: too slow, must be made in phaseblade.

4)Kingslayer(nice)
pros: PMH, good damage, AR, crushing blow, and ow.
cons: not fast as beast, no ITD, no aura and beast is better...

Stormlash can be one of the best choices too, get a eth one if you like chucking blades as well.

 

[ilkori]

Looks like you have most of it down. The only missing skill is Dragon Flight - very handy for relocating you and your allies (shadow/merc). CoS can be dropped to one point - long durrations are a pita. For armor, I'm a fan of either Duress (offense) or Chains of Honor (defense). Up'd Gores for boots. Resist ammy with Raven + rare ml/res ring.

For weapon, I would go with Stormlash, actually. Last Wish is nifty and all, but it is better suited to a k/t hybrid where you already have massive lightning damage. The CB + static + lit + speed is great when you can't hid behind your traps and expect them to do all the work for you.

For soloing Hell alone, you should be able to do it with ~1k life. My first build did it with ~1100, my others have been less (~800-900 using shield).