Monk Stat Priority

Staying alive as a Monk in Inferno can be a challenge if you are geared incorrectly. Here I will set the standard for what you need and why you need it.




Strength = Semi-Useless (Armor)
Crit Chance= Semi-Useless
Intelligence = Semi-Useless (Resistance)

Main Stat Priority

DPS

Weapon Damage > Dexterity > Crit Chance > Crit Damage > Attack Speed

Survivability

Life On Hit > Attack Speed > Resist > Vitality > Dexterity

These five stats are your bread and butter.

With life on hit and attack speed you will be restoring your life at a rate that should be more than adequate if you achieve somewhere around 900 life on hit, but really the more the better.

Your job as a monk is to tank the mobs, and to help your party.

Your resists and vitality will let you take more damage before anything you're doing becomes dangerous. As a monk using One With Everything, you should be stacking a single type of resist, such as cold or arcane, but only one! Resist All is for Barbarians, stay away from it! It should be easier to get anyway.

Your very last priority is Dexterity. Even though it is technically your primary stat, you should be after this dead last. It is great for increasing your damage, but you as a monk, are a party buff and a tank. Let the higher dps classes take the monsters down while you hold them still like a pro.

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