DIABLO 3 MONK FARMING GUIDE

Diablo 3 Monk Farming Guide

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Monks make excellent farmers in Diablo, but you have to approach farming differently than you would with a Barbarian.  Monks aren’t as heavily armored as Barbarians but they can dish out a huge amount of burst damage.

The best approach to farming is to move around the battlefield very quickly, dealing huge bursts of damage in every location.  This way you don’t become overwhelmed by the enemies and you still burn them all down quickly.

This farming build is pretty skill intensive if you are facing enemies near your level, so it is important to get used to the techniques on weaker enemies before attempting a stronger group.

Farming Strategy

Use Mantra of Conviction before attacking anyone.  Start your attack by hitting the enemies around you with Crippling Wave.  Continue using Crippling Wave until you start to
get surrounded by enemies.  Now Unleash Seven Sided Strike and Lashing Tail Kick and move to a less crowded area with Tempest Rush.
Continue using the same rotation until all of your enemies are down and use Blinding Flash if you ever run into trouble while you are farming.

Quick Look Skill Rotation
1. Mantra of Conviction
2. Crippling Wave – Until Surrounded
3. Seven Sided Strike
4. Lashing Tail Kick
5. Tempest Rush – Move to a less crowded area.

Passive Abilities

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While the passive abilities won’t have as much of an effect on your gameplay as the active abilities do, selecting the right ones will help you farm considerably better.  Fleet Footed will allow you to evade enemies, but more importantly it will let you get from one pack of enemies to another in a shorter time span. This means you will gather more items and gold per hour which is very important while farming.

The next passive you want to get is One with Everything.  The improved resistance granted by this ability will help you withstand large numbers of elemental enemies at the same time which will broaden your farming options quite a bit.  The last passive that you should get is Exalted Soul. This final passive gives you enough Spirit to unleash a burst of attacks if you need to drop a powerful group of enemies.

Gem Selection

Using the best gems for farming will make a noticeable difference.  With a Topaz gem placed in your helmet you will have an easier time finding magical items.  Even though rare item drops are completely random, with better odds you have a better chance to find something truly rare.  On top of the Topaz gems in your helmet you should have Emerald in your weapon.  The additional crit chance offered by emerald gems will compliment your monk’s burst damage nicely and you should see a difference in the time it takes to take out a group of enemies.

Have Fun!

Rogue

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