Diablo Immortal: The Single Target Meta Monk Build

Fist of Thunder Primary Attack Monk Guide

The meta single target Monk build uses Inner Sanctuary, Seven-Sided-Strike, Flying Dragon, Imprisoned Fist (PvM), Mystic Strike (PvP), and the Fist of Thunder primary to teleport to and attack nearby enemies. Seven-Sided Strike attacks random nearby enemies when it's activated and Imprisoned Fist releases a wave of damage with each primary attack with the recommended essences. This build also uses Inner Sanctuary to buff the primary attack speed of you and your allies and the Reticent Wind gloves in PvP for invisibility which activates whenever you use the three charge Mystic Strike dash skill.

Paragons & Legendary Skills: Fist of Thunder Inner Sanctuary Monk Build

1. Slayer is the best damage paragon for this build because it increases your primary attacks attack speed and damage.

2. Gladiator is the best PvP paragon tree for this build because it gives a cheat death and helps with loss of control.

3. Vanquisher is the best paragon tree for increased magic find and gives increased damage and attack speed on kills.

4. Harbinger can be used in Erebban for an absorb shield, movement speed, and to move unhindered through enemies.

5. Survivor is the recommended paragon for Vanguard because it gives a cheat death that works in Vanguard.

6. The best paragon legendary skill for this build is Overloaded which increases your primary attack speed.

7. Below you can find an image for the best paragon for damage and the second image is the best paragon for PvP.

Fist of Thunder Inner Sanctuary Monk Skills and Equipment:

Skills

1. Fist of Thunder (primary skill)

2. Inner Sanctuary

3. Seven-Sided Strike

4. Flying Dragon

5. Imprisoned Fist (PvM) and Mystic Strike (PvP)

Main Hand

Leaping Shadow - Seven-Sided Strike now empowers you launching attacks at nearby enemies.

Off-Hand

Fist of Aranoch - Flying Dragon increases your damage stacking up to 5 times.

Main Hand 2

Order Without Sin - Causes every third hit of Fist of Thunder to continually damage the enemy (also triggers Pain Clasp).

Off-Hand 2

Vedenin's Sting (PvM) - Flying Dragon now shatters enemy armor increasing their damage taken.

Reticent Wind (PvP) - Mystic Strike now also causes you to become invisible for a short duration.

Helmet

Humbled Horizon - Inner Sanctuary now follows you increasing you and your allies primary attack speed.

Chest

Nest of Vipers - Flying Dragon now causes your primary attack to release a damaging wave.

Shoulders

Ripcurrent Shell (PvM) - Imprisoned Fist now causes your primary attacks to damage enemies while also slowing them.

Ascending Raincloud (PvP) - Mystic Strike increases your evasion rating significantly for a medium duration.

Legs

Empty Cups - Flying Dragon now also releases damaging tornados.

Recommended Sets

1. Grace of the Flagellant (4 Set) - Deals damage to enemies after every 5 hits against each target.

2. Vithu's Urges (2 Set) - Increases the duration of beneficial effects on you and your party members by 30%.

3. Banquet of Eyes (PvM 2 Set) - Increases damage to enemies by 15% when they have continual damage on them.

4. Untouchable Mountebank (PvP 2 Set) - Gives a 20% chance to gain an absorb shield when you take damage.

Best Curses

1. Lashed - Your primary attacks give a chance to generate three crackling whips that damage enemies.

2. Wired - Useful for AoE to create a surge of lightning on kill that jumps between enemies on cooldown.

3. Ghosted (PvP) - Optional for PvP to summon a minion to take some of your incoming damage.

Best 5 Star Legendary Gems

1. Roiling Consequence - Increases your critical hit chance and causes critical hits to burn enemies.

2. Gloom Cask - Damages enemies in front of you with primary attacks and increases the damage of your primary attacks.

3. Golden Firmament - Causes multiple ranged wind attacks and increases your evasion rating.

4. Maw of the Deep - Can be used at a high rank to deal damage, gain a damage buff, draw in enemies, and stun enemies.

5. Starfire Shard - Used for PvP to deal damage and to stun enemies inside the Maw of the Deep legendary gem effect.

6. Frozen Heart (switch to for PvP) - Gives an absorb shield with a medium duration and chills enemies.

7. Void Spark - Deals AoE damage that's extremely effective in dungeons and the new PvP map.

8. Blood-Soaked Jade - Gives increased damage, reduces damage taken below 50% life, and increases movement speed.

Best 2 Star Legendary Gems

1. Pain Clasp - Gives high increased damage against enemies with a continual damage effect on them.

2. Viper's Bite - Deals damage over time and triggers the damage increase on the Pain Clasp legendary gem.

3. Mother's Lament - Increases your critical hit chance and causes a blood spike that makes enemies bleed.

4. Fervent Fang - Gives enemies a stacking damage taken increase when they are hit by an attack.

5. Specter Glass - Increases the damage taken by enemies after critical hits and increases your critical hit chance.

6. Power & Command - Alternates between increased skill damage and increased primary damage and it dispels you.

7. Mourneskull - This legacy gem can be used to increase your damage and deal damage but it no longer drops.

8. Crimson Behelit (PvP) - This PvP legacy gem gives increased damage and reduced damage taken but it's drop disabled.

Note: Power & Command is the lowest priority two star legendary gem here and should be replaced first with a 5 star gem.

Best 1 Star Starter Legendary Gems

1. Berserker's Eye (PvM) - Increases all of your damage and critical hit chance but also increases your damage taken.

2. Everlasting Torment - A budget option gem that deals damage over time on critical hits and increases your attack speed.

3. Entropic Well - A great budget one star legendary gem that increases your skill damage and attack speed.

Note: Berserker's Eye is a strong one star legendary gem and requires a high ranked up 5 star gem to match its damage.

Best Familiars

1. Savior Duskprowler - Look for a 170+ Resilience legendary Duskprowler with the Savior skill which provides a cheat death. The 170+ Resilience is used to lower the cooldown of Savior but can be lower to make the familiar more affordable.

2. Broodtalon/Skitterwight - Look for Savior which provides a cheat death and Lingering Wounds for increased damage.

3. Rare Duskprowler - Relentless Strikes is the next best skill because it gives a chance to cast the Duskprowler shield twice. Innervate which gives a chance at resetting the player's skill cooldown, Steel Hide which gives a chance to block, Precision which gives critical hit chance, and Tenacity which lowers the cooldown of the shield are also desirable.

4. Magic Duskprowler - Duskprowler shields are hard to replace so a rare or magic ability Duskprowler is the budget option.

Note: Broodtalons and Skitterwights have status effects over a duration which increases the duration of Lingering Wounds.

Normal Gems

Prioritize Tourmalines for added damage in red sockets and Citrines for Potency which increases harmful effects duration in yellow sockets. You should also socket your highest refinement Aquamarines and Sapphires which give increased armor and armor penetration in blue sockets. You can optionally combine all of your Rubies which give life and Topazes which give resistances into a couple Rubies and Topazes and use them inside your equipment for higher refinement. Refinement is determined by the quality of the gem and increases the attributes of the equipment that the gems are socketed in.

Gem Notes

Gloom Cask is highly recommended to increase the damage of your primary attacks and it also repeatedly damages enemies in front of you when you use your primary attacks for a medium duration. Golden Firmament is a strong fairly new 5 star legendary gem that has wind damage, increased evasion rating, and gives Firestorms which increase your wind damage when it's mixed with burning damage. The Seeping Bile legendary gem isn't recommended with this build because it's not needed to trigger the damage increase on Pain Clasp from continual damage on the target. The Order Without Sin main hand essence already gives continual damage. Roiling Consequence, Mother's Lament, and Specter Glass are great legendary gems for increased critical hit chance so you should try and roll critical hit damage on every piece of gear with Reforge Stones when using at least two of these critical hit gems. One of your lowest priority legendary gems should also be switched to a Frozen Heart for PvP once you can get it to rank 4+ for an absorb shield and to chill opponents.

And that's all for the Fist of Thunder Monk Guide. For the meta PvP Monk you can also click here Meta PvP Monk Guide.