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PoE 2 0.4 Monk Leveling Build - Falling Thunder
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This is a Monk leveling build that uses various Falling Thunder to fast clear mobs and possibly one-shot Bosses in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Last of the Druids Update. Check out this Falling Thunder Monk leveling build, including its progression, equipment, socketables, skills, recommended builds, and playstyle!
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Falling Thunder Monk Build Summary
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Falling Thunder Monk Leveling Build
 Falling Thunder Monk Build |
 Mana Remnants Conjures surging lightning to restore your Mana. While active, Shocked enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a Shocked target spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.
 Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
 Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
 Charged Staff Consume all Power Charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.
 Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped.
 Whirling Assault Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning strikes.
 Reaper's Invocation While active, this invocation gains energy when you kill an enemy with a Melee Attack. Using the invocation once sufficient energy is gathered will consume the energy to trigger socketed Spells, and can trigger them multiple times if it has enough energy.
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 Excellent Clear Speed Great AoE Coverage Can Possibly One-Shot Bosses Low Defenses |
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This Monk leveling build focuses on using Whirling Assault and Tempest Bell to easily shred Bosses, while Falling Thunder and Shattering Palm will help you fast clear large packs of enemies as you progress further into endgame. Keep in mind that you will need to use Reaper's Invocation to gain Power Charges for your Falling Thunder so you can deal huge AoE damage to clear mobs.
| Date | Changes Made |
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| 12/18/2025 | ・Falling Thunder Monk for Act 1-4 and Interlude created. |
Falling Thunder Monk Equipment
※ The affixes shown below are arranged based on descending priority.
| Gear | Affixes |
|---|---|
 Guardian Quarterstaff Guardian Quarterstaff Stats:
Damage - 49-82 Critical Chance - 10% Attacks Per Second - 1.40 Requirements: Level - 62 Dexterity - 85 Intelligence - 34 Implicit Skill: +10-15% to Block Chance |
・Increased Physical Damage
・Add Physical Damage ・Level to All Melee Skills ・Increased Attack Speed ・Increased Elemental Damage ・Leech % of Physical Damage as Mana |
 Rotted Hood Rotted Hood Stats:
Evasion - 158 Requirements: Level - 45 Dexterity - 64 |
・Evasion Rating
・Increased Evasion Rating ・Increased Critical Hit Chance ・Maximum Life ・Intelligence ・Chaos Resistance |
 Patchwork Vest Patchwork Vest Stats:
Evasion - 242 Requirements: Level - 45 Dexterity - 72 |
・Evasion Rating
・Increased Evasion Rating ・Maximum Life ・Dexterity ・Fire Resistance ・Cold Resistance |
 Suede Bracers Suede Bracers Stats:
Evasion - 10 Requirements: None |
・Add Physical Damage
・Add Cold Damage ・Add Lightning Damage ・Increased Attack Speed ・Dexterity ・Fire Resistance |
 Rawhide Boots Rawhide Boots Stats:
Evasion - 15 Requirements: None |
・Increased Movement Speed
・Evasion Rating ・Maximum Life ・Dexterity ・Cold Resistance ・Lightning Resistance |
 Utility Belt Utility Belt Requirements:
Level - 55 Implicit:1-2 Charm slots;20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly |
・Increased Flask Charges Gained
・Strength ・Maximum Life ・Maximum Mana ・Lightning Resistance |
 Stellar Amulet Stellar Amulet Requirements:
Level - 24 Implicit:+5-7 to all Attributes |
・Increased Evasion Rating
・Maximum Life ・Increased Critical Hit Chance ・All Attributes ・All Elemental Resistance |
 Topaz Ring Topaz Ring Requirements:
Level - 16 Implicit:+20-30% to Lightning Resistance |
・Add Physical Damage
・Add Cold Damage ・Maximum Life ・All Attributes ・Fire Resistance ・Cold Resistance |
 Sapphire Ring Sapphire Ring Requirements:
Level - 12 Implicit:+20-30% to Cold Resistance |
・Add Physical Damage
・Add Cold Damage ・Maximum Life ・All Attributes ・Fire Resistance ・Lightning Resistance |
 Ultimate Life Flask Ultimate Life Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Life Recovered Life - 920 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 3 sec. |
・Gain Charges per Second
・Increased Amount Recovered |
 Ultimate Mana Flask Ultimate Mana Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Mana Recovered Mana - 310 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 3 sec. |
・Gain Charges per Second
・Increased Amount Recovered |
Weapons
Your Quarterstaff should consist of Cold, Lightning, and Physical Damage as these will all benefit your DPS as you progress into further Acts. Your most important suffix would be the increased Critical Strike Chance to help us reach 100% so you can constantly deal critical strikes. You can also opt to get Elemental Damage, Critical Damage Bonus, and Attack Speed to further maximize our damage output.
Take note to avoid equipping the Dreaming Quarterstaff as this has a 0% Base Critical Strike Chance that will completely hinder your damage output.
Armor and Accessories
As for our Armor, we recommend focusing on Evasion Rating for survivability across each of your armor pieces. This can also work with Energy Shields as a replacement in case you are more comfortable with that setup. Make sure to get Maximum Life to avoid getting one-shotted, Attributes to meet your Skill and Armor stat requirements, and Elemental Resistances to reach the 75% resistance cap.
For our Accessories, use either a Stellar Amulet for more Attributes, Crimson Amulet for life regen, or a Lunar Amulet in case you chose to focus on Energy Shields. Your Rings should also contain a Flat Damage increase to help scale your damage output. Lastly, try to get Maximum Life, All Attributes, and any Elemental Resistance affixes on all of your accessories to further boost your survivability as you progress.
| List of Rings | List of Amulets |
| List of Armors | |
Runes and Soul Cores
| Equipment | Sockets |
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| Weapon | |
| Armor |
Iron Rune
Desert Rune
Glacial Rune
Storm RuneWe highly recommend slotting Iron Runes on your Quarterstaff so you can increase your overall damage output during the later Acts. As for your Armor Runes, slot in any of the Elemental Runes to help you reach the 75% Resistance cap across all resistances for better survivability.
| List of Runes | List of Soul Cores |
Belt and Charms
| Belt Modifiers | |||||
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Utility Belt Utility Belt Requirements:
Level - 55 Implicit:1-2 Charm slots;20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly |
・Increased Flask Charges Gained
・Strength ・Maximum Life ・Maximum Mana ・Lightning Resistance |
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| Charm Options | |||||
 Amethyst Charm Amethyst Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 30 Total Charges - 40 Duration - 4 sec. |
 Stone Charm Stone Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 20 Total Charges - 40 Duration - 3 sec. |
 Silver Charm Silver Charm Stats:
Flask Type - Charm Charge Per Use - 20 Total Charges - 40 Duration - 3 sec. |
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The most important affixes on your Belt should consist of Strength, Maximum Life, and Maximum Mana as these will help with your survivability and skill usage as you progress. For your Charms, make sure to equip an Amethyst Charm to combat Chaos Damage, Stone Charm to prevent you from getting disabled, and Silver Charm to help counteract any Slows.
| List of Belts | List of Charms |
Falling Thunder Monk Skills
All Active and Persistent Skills
※ The Support Gems' priority are arranged in a descending order. The first one being the most important and the last being the least crucial.
Act 1-2
Act 3-4
Interlude
| Skill | Support Gems |
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 Quarterstaff Strike Quarterstaff Strike (Removed by Act 2) |  Rage I Rage I Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.  Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster. |
 Tempest Flurry Tempest Flurry Perform a series of aggressive Strikes. When used in quick succession, the third use Strikes three times, and the fourth performs a Final strike that calls down a powerful Shocking bolt. | Rage I Rage I Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit. Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.  Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher. |
| Tempest Bell Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves. | Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.  Overabundance I Overabundance I Supports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”. |
 Falling Thunder Falling Thunder Infuses your Quarter staff with electrical energies, then slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact. |  Elemental Armament I Elemental Armament I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.  Perpetual Charge Perpetual Charge Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of Consuming them. |
 Killing Palm Killing Palm Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an unarmed Attack, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped. |  Charge Profusion I Charge Profusion I Supports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate and additional Charge when they do so.  Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill Supports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Culling a Shocked enemy with Supported Skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage for a short time. Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher. |
 Frost Bomb Frost Bomb Creates a pulsing Orb of Frost. Each pulse inflicts Cold Exposure on nearby Enemies. When the Orb's duration ends, it explodes, dealing Cold damage to surrounding Enemies. |  Potent Exposure Potent Exposure Supports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.  Rapid Casting I Rapid Casting I Supports spells, causing them to cast faster |
| Herald of Thunder Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies. |  Magnified Area I Magnified Area I Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger. Elemental Armament I Elemental Armament I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.  Longshot I Longshot I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away. |
| Skill | Support Gems |
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| Whirling Assault Whirling Assault Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning strikes. | Rage II Rage II Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.  Close Combat I Close Combat I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.  Life Leech II Life Leech II Supports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech life.  Heavy Swing Heavy Swing Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed. |
| Tempest Bell Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves. | Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher. Overabundance I Overabundance I Supports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”. Heavy Swing Heavy Swing Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed. |
| Falling Thunder Falling Thunder Infuses your Quarter staff with electrical energies, then slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact. | Elemental Armament I Elemental Armament I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. Perpetual Charge Perpetual Charge Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of Consuming them.  Ricochet I Ricochet I Supports any skill which creates Projectiles, giving those projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain. |
| Killing Palm Killing Palm Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an unarmed Attack, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped. | Charge Profusion II Charge Profusion II Supports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so, as well as a chance to generate an additional Charge of a random type. Thrill of the Kill II Thrill of the Kill II Supports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Culling a Shocked enemy with Supported Skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage and grants an increased chance to Shock for a short time. Concentrated Area Concentrated Area Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher. |
| Shattering Palm Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped. | Magnified Area II Magnified Area II Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.  Ancestral Call II Ancestral Call II Supports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions. Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. |
| Charged Staff Charged Staff Consume all Power Charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage. |  Prolonged Duration II Prolonged Duration II Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.  Innervate Innervate Supports attacks you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your attacks with Lightning damage for a short time. Perpetual Charge Perpetual Charge Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of Consuming them. |
| Herald of Thunder Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies. | Magnified Area II Magnified Area II Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage. Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. Longshot I Longshot I Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away. |
| Mana Remnants Mana Remnants Conjures surging lightning to restore your Mana. While active, Shocked enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a Shocked target spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana. |  Harmonic Remnants I Harmonic Remnants I Supports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.  Remnant Potency I Remnant Potency I Supports Skills that generate Remnants, making those Remnants to be more powerful. |
| Skill | Support Gems |
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| Whirling Assault Whirling Assault Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning strikes. | Rage III Rage III Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit. Supported Skills have signficantly higher Attack speed while you are not at maximum Rage.  Heft Heft Supports Skills which deal damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits. Life Leech II Life Leech II Supports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech life. Heavy Swing Heavy Swing Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed. |
| Tempest Bell Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves. |  Rageforged II Rageforged II Supports any damaging skill that you use or trigger yourself, causing it to consume Rage to deal more damage, with a chance to skip consuming Rage while still benefitting as though it had. If you don't have enough Rage to consume, the damage bonus will not apply. Overabundance II Overabundance II Supports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit". Heavy Swing Heavy Swing Supports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed. Heft Heft Supports Skills which deal damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits. |
| Falling Thunder Falling Thunder Infuses your Quarter staff with electrical energies, then slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact. | Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. Perpetual Charge Perpetual Charge Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of Consuming them. Ricochet II Ricochet II Supports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain. |
| Shattering Palm Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped. | Magnified Area II Magnified Area II Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage. Ancestral Call II Ancestral Call II Supports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions. Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. |
| Charged Staff Charged Staff Consume all Power Charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage. | Prolonged Duration II Prolonged Duration II Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer. Innervate Innervate Supports attacks you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your attacks with Lightning damage for a short time. Perpetual Charge Perpetual Charge Supports skills that consume Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of Consuming them.  Culling Strike II Culling Strike II Supports Attack skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique enemies on hit, and increasing the threshhold at which they will Cull Enemies. |
| Herald of Thunder Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies. | Magnified Area II Magnified Area II Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage. Elemental Armament II Elemental Armament II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage. Longshot II Longshot II Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.  Elemental Focus Elemental Focus Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments. |
| Reaper's Invocation Reaper's Invocation While active, this invocation gains energy when you kill an enemy with a Melee Attack. Using the invocation once sufficient energy is gathered will consume the energy to trigger socketed Spells, and can trigger them multiple times if it has enough energy. |  Profane Ritual Profane Ritual Marks a Corpse with a profane rune, dealing Chaos damage over time to nearby enemies. When the ritual is complete the corpse is consumed and you gain a power charge. Charge Profusion II Charge Profusion II Supports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so, as well as a chance to generate an additional Charge of a random type. Overabundance I Overabundance I Supports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”.  Boundless Energy I Boundless Energy I Support Meta skills. Supported Skills generate Energy significantly faster. |
| Mana Remnants Mana Remnants Conjures surging lightning to restore your Mana. While active, Shocked enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a Shocked target spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana. | Harmonic Remnants I Harmonic Remnants I Supports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away. Remnant Potency I Remnant Potency I Supports Skills that generate Remnants, making those Remnants to be more powerful. |
Initially, your main damage skill would be Falling Thunder and Tempest Flurry to deal huge lightning damage until Act 2. Keep in mind that Tempest Flurry can be swapped out with Ice Strike if you want to focus on a Cold damage build.
Once you reach Act 3, you can start using Whirling Assault as your main damage skill due to the new buffs it has received in Patch 0.4. Combo this with Tempest Bell to help you melt Bosses, while Shattering Palm and Falling Thunder will be used for fast clearing large packs of enemies. Take note that you will start generating Power Charges through the use of Reaper's Invocation every time you kill an enemy to consume their corpse.
As for your other Persistent Skills, we recommend getting either Herald of Thunder or Herald of Ice depending on your build preference between Lightning and Cold damage. Mana Remnants will be your main skill for solving for mana problems as you progress further into endgame.
Falling Thunder Monk Passive Tree
Passive Tree Progression
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| Screenshots taken from Path of Building |
The leveling passive tree for the Falling Thunder Monk build focuses on gaining Critical Hit Chance, Critical Damage, and straight up Attack Damage to help you fast clear packs of enemies and Bosses.
Make your way past Flow of Water to give you a damage boost upon dealing a Critical Hit, while Concussive Attack and Killer Instinct should provide us with a good amount of Attack Damage initially. Then, head straight for Echoing Frost and Echoing Thunder as these are powerful early-game Elemental Damage boosts.
Once you have the Echo nodes, we should start prioritizing your Critical nodes such as Critical Exploit, True Strike, Moment of Truth, and Martial Artistry. Make sure to get Mindful Awareness, Immaterial, and Spectral Ward to increase our survivability with Evasion Rating and Energy Shields.
Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives
Ascendancy Options
 Invoker
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Provides good damage and Critical Hit buffs. Great for returning players. |
As of Patch 0.4, we recommend choosing the Invoker Ascendancy as this seamlessly transitions the leveling build into a One-Shot Flicker Invoker build. Furthermore, the Sunder my Enemies ascendacy node allows you to ignore enemy Elemental Resistances to further boost your clear speed, while you can also choose between I am Thunder and I am the Blizzard depending on your build preference between Cold or Lightning damage.
You have the option to transition to a different Ascendancy at a later stage of the game if you wish to switch to a different build once you reach the endgame.
Falling Thunder Monk Build Progression
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| Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | |||
| Act 4 | Interludes | ||||
Act 1 Progression
To progress through Act 1 and beat Count Geonor using the Falling Thunder Monk leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 1 Leveling |
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| 1 | Equip
Falling Thunder
and defeat
 The Bloated Miller
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| 2 | Head for the Mysterious Campsite at Clearfell to get a Level 1
 Uncut Skill Gem
and use this to get
Killing Palm
to start gaining Power Charges.Note: If you find another Level 1 Uncut Skill Gem, use this to equip Frost Bomb
.
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| 3 | Defeat
 Beira of the Rotten Pack
to obtain
 Head of the Winter Wolf
for the Cold Resistance to prepare against Count Geonor.
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| 4 | Complete Treacherous Ground to get a Level 1
 Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Rage I
on your Quarterstaff Strike equipment skill.
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| 5 | Proceed to Grelwood and defeat
 Areagne, Forgotten Witch
to get another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Elemental Armament I
on your
Falling Thunder
.Note: Make sure to loot the Witch Hut to get Medium Flasks. |
| 6 | Defeat
 The Brambleghast
to get a Level 2 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade your Falling Thunder.
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| 7 | Progress to The Grim Tangle and defeat
 The Rotten Druid
to obtain another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Perpetual Charge
on your
Falling Thunder
.
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| 8 | Look for the Haunted Treasure Inside the Tomb of the Consort and defeat the rare enemy to acquire a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Charge Profusion I
on your
Killing Palm
.Note: Once you find a Level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, use it to equip Tempest Bell
.
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| 9 | Defeat
 The Crowbell
at the Hunting Grounds to obtain a
 Book of Specialisation
for additional passive points.
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| 10 | Search and complete your first Ritual in the same area to get a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and use this to slot in
Thrill of the Kill
on your
Killing Palm
.
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| 11 | Start looking for the Dryadic Ritual in the same area to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and use this to slot in
Concentrated Area
on your
Tempest Bell
.
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| 12 | Enter Freythorn to defeat
 The King in the Mists
for +30 Spirit and a Level 4
 Uncut Spirit Gem
. Use this to equip
Herald of Thunder
or
 Herald of Ice
depending on your preference.
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| 13 | Complete The Lost Lute at the Ogham Farmlands to obtain a
Book of Specialisation
for more passive points.
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| 14 | Search for the Crop Circle in the same area to defeat
 Vargir the Feral Mutt
and obtain a Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade
Falling Thunder
.
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| 15 | Proceed to Ogham Village and defeat
 The Executioner
to free Leitis and acquire a Level 5 Uncut Skill Gem. Note: Use the Uncut Skill Gem to get Tempest Flurry
or
 Ice Strike
depending on your build preference. Use your extra Uncut Support Gem to slot in
Rage I
and
Rapid Attacks I
for better damage.
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| 16 | Head for The Manor Ramparts and look for The Gallows to get a free Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and use this to slot in
Overabundance I
on your
Tempest Bell
.
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| 17 | Search and defeat the
 Candlemass, the Living Rite
at Ogham Manor to get the
 Candlemass' Essence
for the free +20 Maximum Life.
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| 18 | Continue and defeat
 Count Geonor
to complete Act 1.Note: Make sure you have Medium Flasks since this boss fight has 2 Phases so you will be spending a good amount of time learning and surviving the mechanics. |
Act 2 Progression
To progress through Act 2 and beat Jamanra, the Abomination using the Falling Thunder Monk leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 2 Leveling |
|---|---|
| 1 | Complete the Earning Passage quest for an
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 5. Use this to upgrade
Falling Thunder
.
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| 2 | Defeat
 Balbala, The Traitor
to gain access to The Trial of Sekhemas.Ascendancy: You can attempt to finish the Sekhema's Trial to get your first Ascendancy Skill: ┣
Invoker
: Get the I am Thunder or I am the Blizzard nodes to transition to one of our Invoker builds.┗
 Acolyte of Chayula
: Get the Unravelling and Chayula's Gift nodes to transition to one of our Acolyte of Chayula builds. |
| 3 | Clear Mobs in Keth until you get the
 Kabala Clan Relic
(To be used later).
|
| 4 | Defeat
 Kabala, Constrictor Queen
to get a
Book of Specialisation
for more passive points.
|
| 5 | Defeat
 The Ninth Treasure of Keth
in the Galleria for a random Jewel.Note: Make sure to slot in this Jewel in your passive tree as you progress. |
| 6 | Open the Guarded Sarcophagus for an
Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Concentrated Area
on your
Tempest Flurry
.
|
| 7 | Three Elemental Offering Ring choices: Ruby Ring, Sapphire Ring, and Topaz Ring for flame, cold, and lightning resistance respectively. It is recommended to choose the Topaz Ring to prepare for
 Jamanra, the Abomination
.
|
| 8 | Clear The City of Seven Waters for an
Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Longshot I
on your
Herald of Thunder
persistent skill.
|
| 9 | Destroy the Effigy located in the Shrine of Bones for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 and slot in
Elemental Armament II
on your
Falling Thunder
.Note: If you find an Uncut Skill Gem Level 7, use this to upgrade your Falling Thunder
.
|
| 10 | Clear Mobs in The Bone Pits until you get the
 Sun Clan Relic
(To be used later).
|
| 11 | Complete A Theft of Ivory quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 (To be used later).
|
| 12 | Place both Relics in the Valley of Titans to complete the Ancient Vows quest. Choose the Sun Clan Relic for more Mana Flask Recovery.
|
| 13 | Complete A Crown of Stone quest for an Uncut Support Gem Level 2 (To be used later).
|
| 14 | Complete the Tradition's Toll quest to get a
Book of Specialisation
.
|
| 15 | Defeat the
 Watchful Twins
for a
 Djinn Barya
.
|
Act 3 Progression
To progress through Act 3 and beat Doryani using the Falling Thunder Monk leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 3 Leveling |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 |
Loot the basket found in the Orok Campfire at Sandswept Marsh to get a
 Lesser Jeweller's Orb
.Note: Use this on your Falling Thunder and use your extra Uncut Support Gem to slot in Ricochet I
. |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
Complete The Slithering Dead to get the Venom Draught of Stone to provide you with increased Stun Threshold. |
| 5 |
Look for the Jungle Grave and interact with the Ravaged Corpse to summon Servi and get a rare Belt. We recommend taking Rawhide Belt for better survivability. |
| 6 |
Defeat
 Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
for +30 Spirit and an
Uncut Spirit Gem
Level 10. Use this to equip
Mana Remnants
for faster clear times as you progress. |
| 7 |
Submit the Tribal Vengeance to get a charm. Choose the Antidote Charm for increased defenses against Poison. |
| 8 |
Defeat
 Blackjaw, the Remnant
to get The Flame Core for +10% Fire Resistance. |
| 9 |
Use the Paquate's Mechanism to Corrupt gear. We suggest corrupting the
Falling Thunder
skill gem for a chance of an additional Support Gem slot. |
| 10 |
Obtain an
Uncut Spirit Gem
Level 10 from Treasures of Utzaal and use this to upgrade your
Herald of Thunder
. |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Ascendancy: By this time, you can complete the Trial of Chaos to get your third and fourth Ascendancy Point.
┣
Invoker
: Get the Sunder my Enemies node to transition to one of our Invoker builds.┗
Acolyte of Chayula
: Get the Waking Dream node to transition to one of our Acolyte of Chayula builds. |
| 13 |
Use the
 Sacrificial Heart
that you can pick up in Utzaal to acquire Weapon Set Skill Points.Note: If you find an Uncut Support Gem Level 4 in the last Act 3 area, use this to slot in Close Combat I
on your
Tempest Bell
. |
Rootdredge
Mighty SilverfistAct 4 Progression
To progress through Act 4 and beat Tavakai using the Falling Thunder Monk build, follow these steps:
| # | Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Get Shark's Fin in Whakapanu Island and submit it to Kaimana in the Tavakai's Ship to get an
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Elemental Armament II
on your
Falling Thunder
. |
| 2 |
Defeat
 Crawlcrunch
to get another
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Heavy Swing
on your
Tempest Bell
. |
| 3 |
Find the Barnacle before the Beckoning Clam event to get
Uncut Support Gem
Level 4 and slot in
Ancestral Call I
on your
Shattering Palm
. |
| 4 |
Get the Humming Pearl from the Beckoning Clam and exchange it for a
 Pearlescent Amulet
with increases to all Elemental Resistances. |
| 5 |
Find the Chapel Key and interact with the Goddess of Justice to get the +30% increased Life Regeneration from your flasks. |
| 6 |
Complete Dark Mists to gain a
Book of Specialisation
and a
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 13 and use it to equip
Whirling Assault
. |
| 7 |
Get a
Lesser Jeweller's Orb
in the Doomed Mine at Isle of Kin and use it on your
Herald of Thunder
. |
| 8 | Defeat
 The Blind Beast
to get a Blank Greater Rune that you can exchange for a
 Greater Iron Rune
. |
| 9 |
Release the Beast from its pen in the Isle of Kin and defeat it to gain
Uncut Skill Gem
Level 13 and use it to upgrade your
Falling Thunder
. |
| 10 | Complete the Trial of the Ancestors and pass the Ngamahu's Test to get the +5 Strength reward. |
| 11 |
Ring the Morning and Evening Bell in Arastas to Receive 3
 Regal Orb
and
 Exalted Orb
.Note: You can use these to either craft a weapon, or trade for some good equipment! |
| 12 |
Get a random Greater Rune in the Meeting House at Ngakanu. |
Interlude Progression
To progress through Interludes and set yourself up for mapping using the Falling Thunder Monk build, follow these steps:
| # | Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Get a Level 13
Uncut Skill Gem
from a Corpse on the Hut Checkpoint in the Scorched Farmlands and use it to upgrade your
Falling Thunder
. |
| 2 |
Buy Greater Runes from the Ferryman in Holten. |
| 3 |
Defeat
 Oswin, the Dread Warden
in Wolvenhold to get a
Book of Specialisation
(Warden's Ledger). |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
Get the Molten One's Gift in Skullmaw Stairway to get a +5% to your Maximum Life. |
| 6 |
Slot in both
 Yoon's Barya
and
Rangeen's Barya
in Sel Khari Sanctuary to have two choices between an Amulet, Ring, or Jewel. |
| 7 |
Defeat
 Elzarah, the Cobra Lord
in Sel Khari Sanctuary to gain a Level 60
Djinn Barya
so you can attempt to gain your 5th and 6th Ascendancy Point. |
| 8 | [align] Activate one out of Seven Pillars in Qimah based on what you need, you can change this any time. It is generally recommended to get Movement Speed. |
| 9 |
Fill the two Sacred Wells in Qimah Reservoir to get 1
Exalted Orb
each. Note: You can use these to either craft a weapon, or trade for solid equipment! |
| 10 |
Interact with the Ancient Monument in Ashen Forest for a Level 14
Uncut Skill Gem
and use it to upgrade your
Whirling Assault
. |
| 11 |
Defeat
 Lythara, the Wayward Spear
in Kriar Village to get a
 Gemcrust Skull
that gives +40 Spirit and a Level 14
Uncut Spirit Gem
and use it to get
Reaper's Invocation
. |
| 12 |
Defeat
 The Abominable Yeti
in Howling Caves to get its Icy Tusks and receive a
Book of Specialisation
as a reward. |
| 13 |
Get a free Unique Equipment of your choice from a randomized table from Elder Madox in Kriar Peaks. |
| 14 |
After finishing all three regions, talk to The Hooded One in Kingsmarch to gain another
Book of Specialisation
. |
Akthi and Anundr
RisuFalling Thunder Monk Playstyle
Bossing Skill Rotation
When against Bosses, you will make use of Whirling Assault and Tempest Bell to deal huge single-target damage against Bosses or Elites. The rotation is as follows:
- Spam Whirling Assault to buildup combo.
- Use Reaper's Invocation to gain Power Charges.
- Activate Charged Staff for the bonus damage.
- Place your Tempest Bell on top of the boss.
- Continue spamming Whirling Assault to deal huge damage while Tempest Bell is active.
- Rinse and repeat.
Mobbing Skill Rotation
When against large packs of mobs, you will need to spam Whirling Assault together with Shattering Palm and Falling Thunder for better AoE clear. The rotation is as follows:
- Kill a few enemies with Whirling Assault and start using Reaper's Invocation to generate Power Charges.
- Use Shattering Palm to add more AoE clearing.
- Cast Falling Thunder to spend your Power Charges for huge damage.
- Continue spamming Whirling Assault on any remaining enemies.
- Rinse and repeat.
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Monk Leveling Builds
| Cold Lightning Monk
|
Killing Palm Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an unarmed Attack, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
Falling Thunder Infuses your Quarter staff with electrical energies, then slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact.
 Glacial Cascade Sweep your Quarterstaff upwards, releasing an icy fissure which deals damage in a series of bursts culminating in a large spike. Frozen enemies hit by the final spike are dealt heavy damage but the Freeze is Consumed. Ice Crystals hit by the final spike explode.
Ice Strike Perform a fast icy Strike, Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
 Staggering Palm Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an Unarmed Strike, Heavy Stunning an enemy with this Skill grants you a Buff, that causes your Quarterstaff and Unarmed attacks to also fire Projectiles for a short duration. Enemies which are Primed for Stun will instantly be Heavily Stunned. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
Focus: AoE, Burst Damage, Lightning, Cold |
Monk Endgame Builds
| Ice Lightning Invoker
|
 Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Ice Strike Perform a fast icy Strike, Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
 Combat Frenzy While active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute, or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.
 Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Charged Staff Consume all Power Charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.
Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped.
Focus: AoE, DPS, Crowd Control, Bossing |
| Storm Wave Invoker
|
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
 Herald of Ash While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Tempest Flurry Perform a series of aggressive Strikes. When used in quick succession, the third use Strikes three times, and the fourth performs a Final strike that calls down a powerful Shocking bolt.
Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
 Cast on Shock While active, gains Energy when you Shock enemies and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum Energy.
 Storm Wave Sweep your Quarterstaff, projecting a bolt of Lightning through the ground in a long wave ahead of you.
 Blink Replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.
 Unbound Avatar Gain Unbound Fury when you inflict an Elemental Ailment;With a Hit on an enemy, no more than once every .2 seconds for each type of Ailment;Maximum 100 Unbound Fury;Cannot gain Unbound Fury while Unbound;40% more Elemental Damage while Unbound;40% more Elemental Ailment Buildup while Unbound;80% more chance to inflict Elemental Ailments while Unbound;Unbound duration is 9 seconds
Focus: DPS, Burst Damage, Bossing / Mobbing |
| Ice Lightning Acolyte of Chayula
|
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Tempest Bell Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be Hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits which would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
Combat Frenzy While active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute, or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Storm Wave Sweep your Quarterstaff, projecting a bolt of Lightning through the ground in a long wave ahead of you.
Charged Staff Consume all Power Charges to infuse your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.
Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped.
 Into the Breach A Flame of Chayula manifests nearby every X seconds;Flames of Chayula fade after 25 seconds if not picked up
Focus: Crowd Control, DPS, Burst Damage |
| Mana Stacking Acolyte of Chayula
|
 Orb of Storms Creates an Orb of electricity that fires Chaining Lightning bolts at nearby enemies.
Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Tempest Flurry Perform a series of aggressive Strikes. When used in quick succession, the third use Strikes three times, and the fourth performs a Final strike that calls down a powerful Shocking bolt.
 Overwhelming Presence While active, enemies in your Presence are easier to Stun and inflict Elemental Ailments upon.
Combat Frenzy While active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute, or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.
 Disengage Jump back as you rupture the earth in front of you with spearpoints, damaging enemies. Consumes the Parried Debuff on Hitting enemies to release a shockwave and grant you a Frenzy Charge. This skill can be used while using other skills, and causes Strikes and Projectiles to miss you while jumping. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.
 Lightning Spear Throw a single copy of your spear. When it hits an enemy it bursts, firing secondary lightning bolt Projectiles at multiple other enemies within a large area around it. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the main spear to split into multiple copies on impact, each of which then bursts.
 Primal Strikes Perform a Lightning-charged stab that can be chained into a combination of up to three attacks. The first two attacks conjure a charging Wildwood spirit if they Hit a Shocked enemy and refresh Shock duration. The third attack is a large swipe that inflicts Lightning Exposure and can Consume Shock to conjure a stampede of spirits.
Focus: AoE, Lightning, Tank, Mobbing |
| Hollow Palm Invoker
|
Falling Thunder Infuses your Quarter staff with electrical energies, then slams the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact.
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Herald of Ash While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.
Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
Ice Strike Perform a fast icy Strike, Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
Wind Dancer Grants a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by a Melee Attack while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
 Hand of Chayula Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an Unarmed Attack, applying socketed Curses and Marks with reduced effect. This skill always Strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a Quarterstaff equipped.
 Mantra of Destruction Build Combo by successfully striking enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to Empower your next Quarterstaff attack, causing it to deal Chaos damage. Each kill with the Empowered attack grants Purple Flame of Chayula for a duration.
Shattering Palm Dash to an enemy and strike them with an unarmed attack that manifests a wave of cold, coating nearby enemies in shards of Ice. Dealing enough damage to these enemies will shatter the shards, causing an icy explosion that deals Attack Damage. This skill always strikes with your bare fist, even if you have a quarterstaff equipped.
 Elemental Conflux Tap into a current of raw and unpredictable Elemental Power, causing you to deal greatly more damage of a randomly chosen Element. The Element affected changes frequently, though the same Element can be affected multiple times in succession.
Focus: Melee, Burst, AoE, Mobbing, Bossing |
| Powerwasher Acolyte of Chayula
|
 Ember Fusillade Conjures a blazing Ember that hovers around you. After a short duration, the Ember launches at the enemy, dealing fire damage in an area on impact. Recasting the spess resets the duration for all active Embers. Multiple Embers fired in the same Fusillade will attempt to target different enemies.
 Incinerate Conjures a torrent of flames from your hand, Igniting enemies in front of you. The flames grow stronger the longer you Channel for, and at maximum strength also apply stacking Fire Exposure and creating Ignited Ground.
 Ball Lightning Fires a slow-moving projectile that repeatedly shoots bolts of lightning at nearby enemies.
 Flameblast Channels to build destructive energy around you or a targeted Solar Orb. Releasing the energy causes a devastating explosion that is larger and more intense the longer you channelled for.
Ghost Dance Periodically Gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.
Mana Remnants Conjures surging lightning to restore your Mana. While active, Shocked enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a Shocked target spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.
 Despair Curses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
 Cast on Elemental Ailment While active, gains Energy when you Freeze, Shock, or Ignite enemies, and triggers socketed spells on reaching Maximum Energy.
 Living Bomb Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy. Dealing enough damage to the enemy, or killing it outright, causes the seed to explode, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind a Fire Infusion Remnant.
Into the Breach A Flame of Chayula manifests nearby every X seconds;Flames of Chayula fade after 25 seconds if not picked up
Focus: Chaos, Fire, Elemental Ailment, Remnant |
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| Monk
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| Ascendancies | |
| Invoker |
Acolyte of Chayula |
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