Best Path Of Exile 2 Monk Build
There are many Path of Exile 2 classes, and each puts forward a compelling use case – the Sorceress can control the battlefield from the backline, while the Warrior thrives while in the mix, for instance. The PoE 2 Monk is for those who want a mix of both damage and aggression and those who crave a certain amount of flair. You can also check out our dedicated PoE 2 builds guide for even more tips. For now, here is our Path of Exile 2 Monk class guide
Best Path of Exile 2 Monk build
The best PoE 2 Monk build is:
Key skills: Falling Thunder, Killing Palm, Siphoning Strike, Storm Wave, Whirling Assault, Gathering Storm Key persistent Spirit buffs: Herald of Thunder, Lingering Illusion, Elemental Invocation Key passives: Essence of the Storm, Conservative Casting, Harmonic Generator, Stylebender, Overload, Deadly Force Ascendancy: The Invoker
Best PoE 2 Monk skills
For most of your first run through the story, you’re going to rely on Falling Thunder, Killing Palm, Siphoning Strike, and Storm Wave to cycle Power Charges while shocking enemies. However, you may have to lean into some cold-focused skills to get around enemies that are resistant to shock damage.
This build truly comes alive when you unlock Lingering Illusion, giving you additional Power Charges when you dodge, something you’ll often be doing as you duck into and out of battle. When you reach Cruel difficulty, Gathering Storm becomes paramount to flip out of trouble and deal massive damage in return. We also recommend picking up Whirling Assault to make it easy to clear out weaker mobs.
Best PoE 2 Monk persistent Spirit buffs
Herald of Lightning fits this lighting-focused build perfectly, while Lingering Illusion ensures you have enough Power Charges to power up your lighting-themed skills. Elemental Invocation is also vital as you’ll frequently apply Shock to enemies and have a chance at triggering socketed skills.
Best PoE 2 Monk passives
This lightning Monk build is difficult to put together because the lightning-specific nodes are spread out from each other. Still, there are a lot of great passives to take, like Style Bender, before you reach the key lightning-based notables. You’ll want to start with Essence of the Storm and Conservative Casting before pivoting to the Harmonic Generator notable.
Head in the opposite direction to grab Overload and its surrounding nodes to penetrate lightning resistance on enemies – a very integral part of this build. Loop back and take the nodes leading up to the Deadly Force notable to greatly increase your chance to critically hit enemies. This is beneficial with your Ascendancy’s ability to send out elemental shockwaves on critical hits.
Best PoE 2 Monk Ascendancy
To round out this lighting-themed build, we recommend going with the Invoker Ascendancy as it has the ‘I am the Thunder’ passive that allows extra lighting damage and your attacks to create shocked ground. Furthermore, you’ll get some nice extra elemental damage on top every time you land a critical strike.
Best PoE 2 Monk equipment
Here is the best PoE 2 Monk equipment for this build:
Helmet: Advanced Hewn Mask Armour: Advanced Anchorite Garb Boots: Advanced Threaded Shoes Belt: Utility Belt Gloves: Hand of Wisdom and Action Ring: Ruby Ring, Polcirkeln Amulet: Bloodstone Amulet
Path of Exile 2 Monk overview
The Path of Exile 2 Monk is a melee class that can deal incredible amounts of damage. The Monk doesn’t have high defensive stats like the Warrior, so you can consider it more like a glass cannon than a bruiser.
The Monk can make excellent use of elemental attacks – especially ice – to crowd-control mobs and deal huge single-target damage to bosses. Freezing your opponents, creating totem-like objects that can be detonated to deal AoE damage, and dashing around the battlefield are all part and parcel of this deadly class.
There are two ascendancies for the Path of Exile 2 Monk:
The Invoker: This ascendancy utilizes elemental magic in its attacks and can seemingly use abilities more often than its counterpart. The Acolyte of Chayula: A master of the Spirit of Darkness, the Acolyte of Chayula uses this magic to deal damage, and absorb power.
Path of Exile 2 Monk skills
The Monk class relies on constant motion and activity. You’ll need to hit your enemies with basic attacks to charge up your powerful skills, but once you’ve found that flow state, the amount of AoE damage and crowd control at your fingertips is astonishing.
All Path of Exile 2 Monk active skills
All Path of Exile 2 Monk persistent Spirit buffs
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Quarterstaff
Quarterstaff
Unarmed
Quarterstaff
Quarterstaff
Level 6
Quarterstaff
Unarmed
10 Dexterity
10 Intelligence
Level 6
Quarterstaff
10 Dexterity
10 Intelligence
Level 6
Quarterstaff
10 Dexterity
10 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 14
20 Dexterity
20 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 14
20 Dexterity
20 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 14
20 Dexterity
20 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 22
30 Dexterity
30 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 22
30 Dexterity
30 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 22
30 Dexterity
30 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 22
30 Dexterity
30 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 31
40 Dexterity
40 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 31
40 Dexterity
40 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Unarmed
Level 31
40 Dexterity
40 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 41
52 Dexterity
52 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Unarmed
Level 41
52 Dexterity
52 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 52
66 Dexterity
66 Intelligence
Quarterstaff
Level 52
66 Dexterity
66 Intelligence
Level 10
Any Martial Weapon
15 Dexterity
15 Intelligence
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Any Martial Weapon
Level 10
15 Dexterity
15 Intelligence
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Level 10
15 Dexterity
15 Intelligence
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Level 26
61 Intelligence
Reservation: 60 Spirit
Level 26
34 Dexterity
34 Intelligence
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Level 26
34 Dexterity
34 Intelligence
Reservation: 60 Spirit
Level 58
73 Dexterity
73 Intelligence
Reservation: 100 Spirit
Level 58
73 Dexterity
73 Intelligence
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Level 58
73 Dexterity
73 Intelligence
Reservation: 60 Spirit
