The monk uses lightning fast hand movements to redirect incoming melee attacks for a short time. This effect ends early if the monk moves.

But in reality, the description should be ... if the monk walk.

The reflecting effect is not cleared with other "moving" way, like Flagellant's path, Leap (Barbarian or Boots), Escape, Shadowing Beyond (Rogue & Priest of Skaen), Dimensional Shift, Brilliant Departure (Wizard) etc.

It is easy to prevent any movement from the follow of an attacked ennemy that move with the Instrument of Pain.

As sage or contemplative, it is easy too to prolong the effect, and to move. 

 

I had some fun with this cool effect combined to Citzal's spirit Lance & Raised Torment (least unstable coil mean free move for this build), instrument of pain and Wall of Draining. In melee, the survivability is multiplicated by infinite as long the effect is active and the monk's DPS get a nice additive bonus to + ennemies DPS ;  Dimentional Shift when some ennemies are aggroing an ally is a trully Chekmate for them.

 

Edited January 6, 20224 yr by Constentin Lévine

Yeah blade turning is very nice  . You can also use it and prolong while having Cadhu Scalth with the large shield modal on to make sure you're not going to accidentally walk.

While making your stand, you can use permanent Concelhaut Draining Touch via Boeroer's grimoire switching trick and Instruments of Pain to brutalize ranged attackers while melee attackers kill themselves with their own attacks. Miasma of Dull Mindedness to guarantee crits, Chill Fog to bring ranged closer by reducing their visual range. Soul Mirror + Arcane Reflection are also efficient. But a Monk/Wizard with a large shield is weird .

Minor reminder : the same applies to Stoic Steel.

Sure it's only 3 AR, but steel (pun intended). And you don't need Wall of Draining for it.

Also Stoic Steel charges can be accumulated before combat.

Edited January 6, 20224 yr by Elric Galad

3 minutes ago, Elric Galad said:

Sure it's only 3 AR, but steel (pun intended).

You're going to steal my heart with this kind of pun.  

Stand still to steel yourself for the battle, young paladin.

Also yes it works, but I think you have to be in stealth, stay immobile, and then unstealth for the enemy to see you and the battle to start. You'll begin with the +3 AR.