Looking for the best Diablo 3 Monk builds coming into Season 26? Here’s everything you need to know to get up close and personal with the hordes of the Burning Hells.
One of the most obscure classes in Diablo 3 is the elusive Monk, a character shrouded in mystery with an aptitude for all things melee.
Offering players a flexible playstyle weaving together spell buffs, AoE attacks, and some good old punching, the Ivgorod assassin is one of the game‘s most powerful classes – if you can master their techniques.
So, here’s why you should pick the Monk going into Diablo 3 Season 26, as well as a rundown of their best builds.
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Contents
- Is the Monk right for me?
- Is the Monk good this season?
- Best Diablo 3 Monk build
- Alternative Diablo 3 Monk builds
Is the Monk for me?
For players who love complex characters, the Monk is the one for you. Chaining together punches, kicks, and buffs, they nurture a high-rise-high-reward playstyle. One-shotting enemies won’t be a problem, but you’ll need to balance your damage-based abilities with your buffs.
- Read More: Diablo 3 classes: All characters
If you prefer a more tank-style class we suggest the Barbarian or Crusader, with the Demon Hunter being the go-to if you’re looking to tear the hordes apart from the backlines.
Is the Monk good in Diablo 3 Season 26?
Season 26 has certainly shaken the meta up a bit, but the Monk still sits at the top of the table with a vast array of different builds to choose from. It seems like we’ll never be able to topple this titan, but ask yourself; is that a bad thing?
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Best Diablo 3 Monk Build: Season 26
In order to do the maximum amount of damage this season, you’ll want to be running the Inna Mystic Ally build. This is the most reliable across all of the different ways of playing Diablo 3.
Reliant upon the Inna Mantra armor set, this build calls upon your Mystic Ally summon to give you a helping hand.
Active Skills
Below are all of the skills included in the build, but be sure to max out your fire damage, critical hit chance, critical hit damage, damage range, and attack speed so that these skills work together efficiently:
Skill | Rune |
Mystic Ally | Earth Ally (Water Ally for speedpushing) |
Cyclone Strike | Implosion |
Way of The Hundred Fists | Assimilation |
Dashing Strike | Radiance |
Blinding Flash | Faith in the Light |
Mantra of your choosing | Rune of your choosing |
Passive Skills
In terms of passive skills, you’ll want to have:
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- Beacon of Ytar
- Seize the Initiative
- The Guardian’s Path
- Near-Death Experience
- Relentless Assault
Item build
Your skills are nothing without a good set of armor and weapons, though, so here’s how to maximize your Diablo 3 Monk build this season:
Item type | Name |
Helm | Inna’s Radiance |
Shoulders | Aughild’s Power |
Chest | Inna’s Vast Expanse |
Gloves | Inna’s Hold |
Bracers | Bindings of the Lesser Gods |
Belt | Inna’s Favor |
Pants | Inna’s Temperance |
Boots | Inna’s Sandals |
Ring 1 | Convention of the Elements |
Ring 2 | Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac |
Amulet | The Traveller’s Pledge |
Main-hand weapon | In-geom |
Off-hand weapon | Echoing Fury |
Follower
While many dismiss the Follower, they can make or break your gameplay. Changes in Season 23 allowed you to customize their armor alongside their weapons, so now they really do have an impact.
- Read More: Diablo 3 Echoing Nightmare guide
We recommend bringing along the spell-slinging Enchantress to give you some cooldown reduction.
Alternative Diablo 3 Monk builds
If this build doesn’t seem like your cup of tea, don’t worry! There are two other paths that we can recommend following across the S and A tiers.
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Legacy of Dreams, Waves of Light
Reliant upon the Legacy of Dreams gem, this damage-based build truly turns up the heat against the hordes:
Skill | Rune |
Wave of Light | Explosive Light |
Mystic Ally | Air Ally |
Epiphany | Desert Shroud |
Cyclone Strike | Implosion |
Mantra of Salvation | Agility |
Blinding Flash | Faith in the Light |
The full Legacy of Dreams guide can be obtained here.
Patterns of Justice Tempest Rush
Based on the Patterns of Justice armor set, this build relies on freezing your enemies and wrapping the icy talons of death around them.
Skill | Rune |
Tempest Rush | Flurry |
Sweeping Wind | Inner Storm |
Epiphany | Desert Shroud |
Blinding Flash | Faith in the Light |
Mantra of Conviction | Annihilation |
Mantra of Salvation | Agility |
A full breakdown of the PoJ Tempest Rush build can be obtained here.
So that’s it for our Diablo 3 Monk Builds for this Season! Hoping to become a Season 26 champion? Be sure to check out our guides:
Diablo 3 Echoing Nightmare tier list | Echoing Nightmare guide | Best Barbarian Builds | Best Crusader Builds | Best Demon Hunter Builds | Best Monk Builds | Best Necromancer Builds | Best Wizard Builds
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