QStaff build
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For a better heroic levelling experience, take at least 1 rogue level. Thief-Acrobat t1 gets +15% qstaff attack speed. Henshin gets the same bonus in their capstone.
In general, rogue will have trapping, fewer active attacks and slas (but some worthwhile tumble buffs), and probably better dps and defenses. However, the monk active attacks and slas give you a lot of options.
Rogue pros:
In general, rogue will have trapping, fewer active attacks and slas (but some worthwhile tumble buffs), and probably better dps and defenses. However, the monk active attacks and slas give you a lot of options.
Rogue pros:
- 15% attack speed at level 1 (vs 20 for HM)
- another 5% attack speed in capstone
- haste boost without spending points in VKF
- more prr and mrr
- probably more dodge (depends a lot on gear)
- more strikethrough
- more doublestrike
- fewer active attacks (if you don't like those)
- 200% melee power scaling imbue
- sneak attack
- better umd
- trapping
- 25 more melee power (5 of which is granted as an aura to your friends too)
- a *lot* more active attacks (if you like those)
- no fiddly tumble buffs
- somewhat useful slas (if you like those)
- more imbue dice, and the imbue damage is resisted a bit less often
- more debuffs
- non-scroll heals
- instakills (void strike on vorpal, quivering palm if you can get your DCs high enough)
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For my monk past life, I did a stick build QuickStick by Aldbar
9 Monk/ 6 Fighter/5 Rogue
This was my first and only mainly monk life. This was probably the first time I spent more than half of the time soloing up to 20. I did feel it to be very effective to 20, but less effective in legendary. Granted, I only had 13 past lives at the time. I might fare better now with better gear, tomes, reaper points, etc. If I was running 1-20 real quick, I might roll a d3 whether I this build, past life inquisitive build by stoner81, or ROBOT build by zvedgor. All three have trap skills and solo ability. Reaper XP still makes a big difference to me, which is why I would hesitate to pick the quick stick build again as I felt 1-20 was much smoother than 20-30.
Even if you do not follow this exact build, he has videos that talk about some of the basic tenants like AOE and spring attacks. He also talks in great detail about the different quarterstaves. I would watch some of the videos in the build post for some ideas and inspiration.
9 Monk/ 6 Fighter/5 Rogue
This was my first and only mainly monk life. This was probably the first time I spent more than half of the time soloing up to 20. I did feel it to be very effective to 20, but less effective in legendary. Granted, I only had 13 past lives at the time. I might fare better now with better gear, tomes, reaper points, etc. If I was running 1-20 real quick, I might roll a d3 whether I this build, past life inquisitive build by stoner81, or ROBOT build by zvedgor. All three have trap skills and solo ability. Reaper XP still makes a big difference to me, which is why I would hesitate to pick the quick stick build again as I felt 1-20 was much smoother than 20-30.
Even if you do not follow this exact build, he has videos that talk about some of the basic tenants like AOE and spring attacks. He also talks in great detail about the different quarterstaves. I would watch some of the videos in the build post for some ideas and inspiration.
WielderofGigantus
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Is the Druid 1 for Beguile? Because I don't see anything else that stands out besides maybe Snapping Jaws, and that doesn't seem worth it.
Garix
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I’d of thought for Shillelagh (https://ddowiki.com/page/Shillelagh) but happy to be corrected
Stoner81
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Terranigma
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The build is non-standard, but 15 Sacred Fist/3 Dark Apostate/2 Monk CHA-based Quarterstaff is one I've run several times in Heroic and Epic (primarily for Tabaxi Trailblazer and Eladrin past lives).
- High Imbue Damage - seldom resisted via Apostate's Curse using Aureon as a Diety, boosted by Radiance (which is good in Heroic), nets 12 Imbue Dice. You also deal extra Imbue-based damage on crits.
- Highly Defensive - Undead Immunities, Evasion, and high saves means you shrug off just about everything that isn't direct damage
- Indirectly good attack speed - Sacred Fist has 2 Whirlwind attacks and Quarterstaff is quite fast in the Whirlwind animation, to the point that it is on-par with the +15% Quarterstaff attack speed of Rogue Acrobat or Henshin Mystic.
- Pretty good Turn Undead - Between the Paladin levels, Dark Apostate Levels, being CHA-based, and the Dark Apostate enhancement tree having Improved Turn Undead on the way to some of the Imbue Dice you will want to pick up, you can get a very potent Turn Undead. Pairs well with Air Domain or Animal Domain to turn Elementals/Animals.
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