Sweeping Wind seems like a pretty amazing skill. It does a nice amount of AoE and is potentially persistent if you can keep hitting foes. I want to ensure it stays persistent at max stacks as much as possible while maintaining a high damage output.
By default it:
- Reaches 10 yards
- Lasts 6 seconds between melee hits
- Has a small chance to stack on each critical hit (it does not specify a percentage)
- Stacks up to 3 times
- "continuous" 15% weapon damage per stack (does not specify exactly how often)
Different runes can alter each of these things and more.
I want to know which other skills synergize well with Sweeping Wind (Way of the Hundred Fists comes to mind), what item bonuses (IAS, +Crit Chance, etc) I should look out for, and what tactics should I use to ensure I keep it at it's full potential.
Any info on the exact meanings of "small chance" and "continuous" would also be appreciated.
Best Answer
I use Fists of Thunder for the gap closer and the 10% movespeed Passive as means to get more uptime for the Vortex - that gap closer and more mobility is the difference between the vortex falling off or not, a lot of the time.
Small chance, I guess, is because your base crit chance is low. I've noticed the skill stacking up on each crit I make - and using Crippling Wave as my 2nd autoattack, for example critting two enemies with a cleave will pump the aura to 3 instantly.
Continuous is based on your attack speed as is with many other "tick" based spells.
I also use the Dodge Mantra to not have to back out of a fight since you wan't to be there, letting the Vortex work it's magic for as long as you can. I also use Serenity (absorb all damage for 3 seconds) and Blinding Light as means to keep me out of harms way while steadily grinding down waves of foes with cleaving and the Vortex.