Season 15 | 2.6.1 Raiment Build Guide (Thousand Storms)

Mantra of Salvation–Agility gives the largest defensive boost of any mantra. You can also use Perseverance, they both have their ups and downs.

Mantra of Retribution–Transgression gives the ‘most benefits’ of any offensive mantra. ASPD not only ups our damage, it gives more Life per Hit, and more Spirit!!!

Mantra of Conviction – Overawe is likely best for multiplayer scenarios. I would probably never consider this in solo play, as Transgression easily beats it in total value.

Dashing Strike is between Blinding Speed for defense, Radiance for offense and WotFS for speeds. This is nothing new to you, I’m sure. Radiance is just more noticeable on Raiment since we benefit from ASPD a lot.

Cyclone Strike only really has 2 rune options. Wall of Wind provides a much needed CC for added defense and control, while Implosion’s range is the more “offensive” choice to build density and lessen movement. What to use is entirely up to you.

• Witching Hour for offense.
• String of Ears for defense.
• Vigilante Belt for stability (CDR).

The first two are easy to understand… more CRIT and AS from Witching Hour is always good. String of Ears is not a bad choice for more stable runs (farming high GR for EXP). Vigilante Belt is actually quite good, helping you out on both fronts by reducing Epiphany and BoH CD.

Simplicity’s Strength is godlike in this build. Do not ever drop this.

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. I can’t tell you when to switch, but a good idea is when RG’s take more than 2.5 minutes. Stricken likely takes the place of Powerful when the time comes.

(The following discussion might not ever be useful to many of us, but I find that it’s something worth mulling about)

Now when you’re in need of both Stricken and Esoteric… that’s a challenge.

Esoteric Alteration is a great gem to have in standby. It’s a gem for “consistency”. Let’s say you’re speedfarming, right? or gaining EXP by doing somewhat high GR’s. Esoteric allows you to counter a lot of Rift Guardian RNG at the cost of Bane of the Powerful. Remember that GR CLOSING (completion) grants a chunk of EXP.

Using Esoteric prevents many of the “bricked” scenarios and (by my calculations) should be used to farm EXP in rifts around 8~ levels under your max.

I know it doesn’t make that much sense to REDUCE dps to “speedfarm GR’s”, but there is a sweetspot wherein Esoteric shines. It’s hard to explain but it’s there…

Raiment: Reroll notes – commonly asked questions on rerolls.

How to Reroll Shenlong!?!?! Is a commonly asked question and is too chunky for this tab. I’ll put it in the next tab since it’s quite a common problem for many.

Since this is a Monk build – always keep Harmony in mind. Hint: Physical Resist is good.

Belts reroll of course depends if you’re going Witching Hour or something else like String of Ears. Crippling Wave% is the most important thing here, and you should never drop it. But you’re probably more confused on Witching Hour, right? Hmm..

(W. Hour : DEX CW% CHD AS VIT RES) – If you’re going W.Hour you may as well go ham. Removing AS for a defensive stat isn’t bad, too. Bah… it really depends.

Legs DEX VIT CW% and a secondary resist is what you’re looking for here.

Boots should have movespeed since you don’t use skill% there. Avoid Armor and regen, please. Movespeed gives us extra DEX via paragons.

RINGS!? Unity!? Compass Rose!?

Unity: SOCKET DEX CHC ELITE% CHD
Compass Rose: SOCKET DEX CHC CHD + 1 bonus stat
> Bonus Stat: depends on your greed.
> AS, AD, CDR for offense.
> RES, VIT for defense.

GL with Compass Rose, friend 🙂

DEX in smaller slots like rings can be forsaken in ultra high paragons and augments. You can take any other stat to help you out, if needed…

To not take LpH on these fists, I know it’s valid. But you gotta know what the hell you’re doing before not rolling LpH on your ancient Shenlong.

Life per Hit is a godlike stat on these fists. Raiment cannot sustain itself by natural means, especially when you’re always in high-risk situations. You absolutely need the LpH rolls on Shenlong. Have it on at least ONE of them, both is preferable.

How come some guys don’t use LpH? Well, it’s simple. More damage. DMG%, CDR, Area Damage, rerolling base damage… there’s many reasons not to take LpH – but these guys know exactly what they’re sacrificing to accommodate this.

Area Damage? Hmm… this was popular back when WotHF was used but honestly it’s still not bad now. Having a total of near 100 AD is good for Raiment, try shooting for that. It’s not a bad stat to have, and beats out DMG% in most scenarios.

Why do I see CDR? For Epiphany and Breath of Heaven.

DMG%? Base Damage Rerolled? Usually you won’t see DMG% on Shenlong but it’s not bad. This falls into “generic weapon rerolling” advice, which I hope you already know about.

TLDR: Confused? Go for Life per Hit and Area Damage on both.

Having an extra emerald in weapon means +130 more CHD than the usual builds. Given how strapped Shenlong is for different stats, you can actually “remove” some CHD in places where they’re “mandatory”…

Removing CHD in ring? Area Damage 20, so we can put DMG% in our fist hmm..

Removing CHD in amulet? gives us the “at least 1 Life per hit” roll.. and it’s huge too. Since 2x LPH on fists can be “overkill”.

Removing CHD in Glove? Opens up LpH or AD…

It’s something to think about. I feel that with a stronger base weapon, the loss of 50 CHD on gloves or rings is much better than having a weaker Shenlong in the end. Calculations DO show a gain – but you need the EXACT stats and gear combination…

Whereas LPH / AD on fists will “ALWAYS WORK OUT WELL”.