A Better Understanding of the Diablo 3 Monk

By James Vega

Exploding Palm is one of the most effective combo skills used by the Monk. This skill gets unlocked in the thirteenth level of the game and generates 6 spirits per attack. When the Monk applies this skill on its target; the target bleeds for 3 seconds and if the enemy dies while bleeding it explodes and causes damage to all the nearby enemies.

The character has the mission of clearing the sanctuary from all evils. They are humble souls without much consideration to their personal need and keep themselves away from the worldly pleasures with the help of meditation. The vigorous training in the monastery makes them capable to fight the evil presence and the use of lashing tail kick is possible at level two of the Diablo 3. Here the Monk flips and spins delivering a deadly roundhouse kick aiming at an enemy.

Vulture claw kick is a rune which causes fire to be released and burn all nearby foes. Hand of ytar is a rune stone that allows you to attack enemies at long range and slow down their movement by 80%. Spinning flame kick rune stone sets free a fire column which is hurled to burn enemies. Scorpion sting allows enemies to stun or get knocked back. The sweeping armada skill rune gives the distance of knockback to increase by 150%. The lethal decoy skill rune can be used by the warrior monks from the seventh level of the game. In this particular technique you have to expend 75 Spirit so that you can beckon an image of him or herself. The illusion is able to attract the enemies and demons towards him and then it explodes after one second causing severe weapon damage which is around 379%.

In the game, monastery of ivgorod is the dwelling place of the Monk. They are taken in this monastery at a very tender age and this is the place where they learn all their skills, which are required to fulfill their quest; quest to annihilate all evils from the 'Sanctuary'. Monks are believer of God; they believe God exists in all forms - air, water and fire. Monks practice meditation to ward off temptation & sins and purify their souls.

Deadly reach, the primary skill of this class is unlocked in the third level of the game. A shockwave is created when the Monk punches hard in the air. This wave destroys everything in its path within short range. With every third hit, the range is extended to 25 yards. Deadly reach is a combo skill. These skills are used to build up 'Spirit' resource, which in turn helps your character to use other powerful attack techniques and defense skills. The Deadly reach attach generates 6 Spirit with each blow. The combo skills are itself very powerful and are delivered in 3 stages, while the first & second blow deliver substantial damage, the third blow is the most damaging one with a bonus of 'extended range'. The monks can mix and match different combo skills to their benefit.

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