Now when you’re in need of both Stricken and Esoteric… that’s a challenge.Įsoteric Alteration is a great gem to have in standby. (The following discussion might not ever be useful to many of us, but I find that it’s something worth mulling about) Stricken likely takes the place of Powerful when the time comes. I can’t tell you when to switch, but a good idea is when RG’s take more than 2.5 minutes. Trapped and Powerful are the usual DPS gems, the only other option is Bane of the Stricken which should only be used in extremely high GR levels. Simplicity’s Strength is godlike in this build. Raiment: commonly asked build variants & options Monk sets: Raiment of the Thousand Standard Build Raiment of a Thousand Storms (STANDARD)īane of the Powerful ( Esoteric Alteration) Hello! Here we talk about Monk: Raiment of a Thousand Storms builds. Let’s start it off by posting the “standard” build of the set.