So I recently got stuck on the 140k to 160k DPS range.
I have a 4-piece Inna, because I like the free sweeping wind. And I got so used to it that I suck without it.

I just checked the top 200 dps monks on the EU server. (diablo progress)

198 of the 200 monks have some attack speed equipment that breaks the Inna set.
Witching Hour, Mempo/Andarial, Tal Rasha Armor.
The only 2 with 4-piece Inna (Sitting at 168 and 200 when I checked) has 270K and 276K dps respectively.

What do you guys think the DPS ceiling is for 4-piece Inna?

I did blow my entire budget buying a Andariel's Visage (Poor-mans Mempo), a witching hour and a lacuni with CC. I'm still far from 300k (and my EHP took a serious knock) but I would like to try and break that some day.

Will I be able to break 300k with Inna, or should I just give up on that idea.
I mean the top monks are far over 400k dps.
Actually, the top DPS monk in the world when I checked broke 500k.
So 270k feels very low compared to that.


@Baldy
Maybe you can give your opinion. I see you have 4-piece Inna, and is close to but still under 200k yourself.
Is attack speed gear the only way to go for high dps?

I am sans attack gear because of the inherent spirit eater AS doles out when tempest rushing. If i wasn't using tempest rush I would be using IAS EVERYWHERE while still trying to keep the 4 piece. That is just my preference, style.

For Tempest Rush monks, I think somewhere between like 250K to 275K is the max you can get. Maybe 300K, but I've never seen it. I've been trying to break the 200K unbuffed DPS mark myself on my monk using Tempest Rush and it's gotten very min-maxy at this point (getting as much dex and IAS and stuff in each piece).

To get to the very top of monk dps I believe IAS is necessary to do that.

Very interesting subject. I wonder what the maximum DPS is for a DH using 4-piece Natalya's? I broke up my set a couple of months ago to switch to an Inna's Vast Expanse chest piece, since I wanted the higher Dex/Vit and the melee damage reduction (also, since I had switched to the Rapid Fire build, the bonus damage to Spike Trap on my cloak had become a "wasted" slot). Though there are many times that I miss having the +20 Discipline pool provided by the 4-set bonus...

There was a new legendary ring that I saw for RoS that looked pretty good cause one of its stats was something along the lines "reduces the number of items required for a Set bonus by 1". Can imagine using this with Natalya's, Inna's, Danetta's, heck maybe even a Littany/Wailing Host combo... ;)

@Bort

If you are interested in this belt for your life regen Witch Doctor, please let me know:

The Witching Hour
473 Armor
+99 Intel
+9% Attack Speed
+199 Armor
+49% Crit Damage
+341 Life per Second
+5% Crit Chance for Revenge (Barb only)