Oh, that melee/ranged divide! Monk struggling Hell.

[Elric of Grans]

I would like to also have Blinding Flash, as it was fantastic, but I want to stick with the no Elective mode restriction, and Serenity is impossible to pass over.

I have swapped Seven-Sided Strike for Mystic Ally (Air). Definitely a boost against whites, but he adds nothing against most Elites. Undecided whether or not he is worth it, though it does (as Chesspiece noted) mean I am not spending as much spirit on DPS, leaving me more to spend on positional/defensive skills.