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No set Wave of Light

Legacy gem build Wave of Light for the Monk: tier S, Season 40, with gear, cube powers, gems and 3 variants.

Monk Checked for Season 40 · Oct 26, 2026 #endgame

by RaidDex Team · Published: Oct 25, 2026 · Updated: Oct 26, 2026

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What this variant changes compared to “GR-Push”

Left mouse	Serenity (Ascension)	→	Wave of Light (Explosive Light)
Right mouse	Wave of Light (Explosive Light)	→	Cyclone Strike (Implosion)
Key 1	Cyclone Strike (Implosion)	→	Mantra of Healing (Circular Breathing)
Passive added	–	→	Chant of Resonance
Passive removed	Harmony	→	–
Shoulders: properties	+416–500 Vitality · +141–160 Physical Resistance	→	Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. · Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
Amulet: properties	+141–160 Poison Resistance	→	Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life.
Chest: properties	+141–160 Fire Resistance	→	Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life.
Hands	Stone Gauntlets	→	St. Archew's Gage
Hands: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+626–750 Dexterity
Bracers: properties	+141–160 Cold Resistance	→	Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%. · +91–100 Resistance to All Elements
Ring 1: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit. · +141–160 Arcane Resistance	→	Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. · Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
Ring 2: properties	+141–160 Physical Resistance	→	Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life.
Main hand: properties	+6–10% Damage · Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Reduces all resource costs by 8–10%. · Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
Off-hand: properties	Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
Stat priority	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Critical hit damage › Vitality › Area damage	→	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Critical hit damage › Cooldown reduction › Vitality

What this variant changes compared to “GR-Push”

Left mouse	Serenity (Ascension)	→	Mystic Ally (Air Ally)
Key 1	Cyclone Strike (Implosion)	→	Epiphany (Insight)
Key 2	Dashing Strike (Blinding Speed)	→	Blinding Flash (Faith in the Light)
Key 3	Mystic Ally (Air Ally)	→	Dashing Strike (Quicksilver)
Key 4	Epiphany (Desert Shroud)	→	Mantra of Healing (Circular Breathing)
Passive added	–	→	Momentum
Passive added	–	→	Near Death Experience
Passive removed	Harmony	→	–
Passive removed	The Guardian's Path	→	–
Shoulders	Lefebvre's Soliloquy	→	Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
Hands	Stone Gauntlets	→	Magefist
Hands: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%
Bracers: properties	+141–160 Cold Resistance	→	+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
Belt: properties	+141–160 Physical Resistance	→	–
Legs: properties	–	→	Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
Ring 1	Convention of Elements	→	The Wailing Host
Ring 1: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
Ring 2	Unity	→	Litany of the Undaunted
Ring 2: properties	Increases damage against elites by 12–15% · +141–160 Physical Resistance · Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%	→	Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%. · +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters · +(40–60)–(80–120) Damage
Main hand	Kyoshiro's Blade	→	In-geom
Main hand: properties	+(981–1,199)–(1,175–1,490) Damage · Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit. · +13–15 Maximum Spirit	→	+(981–1,199)–(1,175–1,490) Holy Damage · Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
Off-hand: properties	Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
Cube: armor	Bindings of the Lesser Gods	→	Goldwrap
Gem added	–	→	Zei's Stone of Vengeance
Gem added	–	→	Boon of the Hoarder
Gem removed	Enforcer	→	–
Gem removed	Legacy of Dreams	→	–
Socket other	Flawless Royal Diamond	→	Flawless Royal Emerald
Stat priority	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Critical hit damage › Vitality › Area damage	→	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Cooldown reduction › Vitality › Critical hit damage › Elemental damage

On the season theme

In Season 40, Angelic Crucibles sanctify a legendary item: perfect Ancient-level stats plus one of three powers of your class at random. You can only wear one Sanctified item at a time. For this build the Wave of Light power applies, because it uses that skill. This build sanctifies Rabid Strike, marked in the gear above. Since the power is rolled at random, a Sanctified item can be sanctified again with another Crucible. All powers are listed on the Season 40 page.

Build questions & answers

Which skills and runes does the build use?

Serenity (Ascension), Wave of Light (Explosive Light), Cyclone Strike (Implosion), Dashing Strike (Blinding Speed), Mystic Ally (Air Ally) and Epiphany (Desert Shroud).

Which passive skills are chosen?

Seize the Initiative, Beacon of Ytar, Harmony and The Guardian's Path.

What goes into Kanai's Cube?

Incense Torch of the Grand Temple (weapon), Bindings of the Lesser Gods (armor) and Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac (jewelry).

Which legendary gems does the build use?

Enforcer (rank 150), Legacy of Dreams (rank 99) and Bane of the Trapped (rank 150).

Which stats matter most for the build?

Main stat › Critical hit chance › Critical hit damage › Vitality › Area damage – in this order.

Which gems go into the sockets?

weapon: Flawless Royal Emerald; head: Flawless Royal Diamond; other slots: Flawless Royal Diamond.

Which variants does the build have?

GR-Push (Endgame), Speed (Endgame) and T16 (Endgame). The tabs above show each variant with its differences.

Which follower does the build use?

Enchantress with Cain's Insight, Gloves of Worship, Homing Pads, Cain's Habit, Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit, Ice Climbers, The Flavor of Time, Unity, Nemesis Bracers, The Witching Hour, Oculus Ring and Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.