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Monk Support Build With Inna

Last updated on Dec 08, 2020 at 09:00 by Deadset 21 comments

Welcome to our build guide for Support Monk in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for patch 2.6.10 and Season 22.

Pages in this Guide
1 Introduction 2 Skills and Runes 3 Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Introduction

With group compositions heavily favoring crowd control, damage mitigation and health sustain, the support Monk maintains a strong position in the metagame. This crowd control and buff-oriented build is strictly multiplayer oriented, a zero DPS spec that plays part of a composition with other damage dealing party members.

2.

Quick Reference

2.1.

Skill Setup

The basic skill setup of the Support Monk is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Inna Support Monk Skills and Runes
Active Skills
Left Mouse Button Crippling Wave Icon Crippling Wave Tsunami Tsunami Right Mouse Button Serenity Icon Serenity Tranquility Tranquility 1 Deadly Reach Icon Deadly Reach Piercing Trident Piercing Trident 2 Inner Sanctuary Icon Inner Sanctuary Temple of Protection Temple of Protection 3 Mantra of Healing Icon Mantra of Healing Time of Need Time of Need 4 Epiphany Icon Epiphany Soothing Mist Soothing Mist
Passive Skills
(diablo3.com link)
2.2.

Gear Setup

The required gear setup for the Support Monk is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

Inna Support Monk Gear and Stats
2.3.

Legendary Gems

2.4.

Kanai's Cube

3.

Changelog

  • 08 Dec. 2020 (this page): Revised S22 Cube recommendation.
  • 08 Dec. 2020 (gear page): Revised S22 Cube recommendation.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 22.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
  • 01 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 01 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 01 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): Revised skill selection to better reflect Season 20 meta.
  • 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): Added gear recommendations when pushing with Witch Doctors.
  • 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): Added gear recommendations when pushing with Witch Doctors.
  • 04 Jan. 2020 (this page): Small fix to the Cube recommendations.
  • 04 Jan. 2020 (gear page): Small fix to the Cube recommendations.
  • 09 Dec. 2019 (skills page): Fixed skill mentions from a previous version of the guide.
  • 21 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Skill selection revised to include Breath of Heaven and Deadly Reach.
  • 21 Nov. 2019 (this page): Guide thoroughly revised to include new sets and skills.
  • 21 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Guide revised to include Cpt. Crimson and Born sets.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Item recommendations revised for Season 18.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Item recommendations revised for Season 18.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 18.
  • 16 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
  • 16 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
  • 16 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
  • 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
  • 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
  • 17 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
  • 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
  • 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
  • 26 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Reverted the guide to its pure Inna state.
  • 26 Nov. 2017 (this page): Reverted the guide to its pure Inna version to accommodate the meta needs.
  • 26 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Removed Uliana recommendations and replaced them with an optional Uliana setup.
  • 28 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Added 2 Uliana pieces.
  • 28 Oct. 2017 (skills page): Added Exploding Palm to go with the Ulyana pieces.
  • 28 Oct. 2017 (this page): Guide adjusted to a more favorable setup, mixed with the Uliana set.
  • 30 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated for Patch 2.6 and moved to new guide format.
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