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Flicker Strike Elemental Expression CoC Invoker (+5 Melee Skills)

Invoker·MonkPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 2·Updated Jul 25, 2026
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Scored against 100+ monk endgame builds
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SurvivalSS
SpeedC
UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Flicker Strike
6.93M
2. Quarterstaff Strike
823,968
Hit DPS
6.93M
Attacks/sec
5.59
Average hit
1.24M

Utility

Mana
797
Spirit
277
Move speed
x1.31

Defense

Life
1
ES
9,299
Gear ES
1,408
Character evasion
28,218
Gear evasion
2,492
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
5%

Passive Tree

133
Nodes
36
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Lead me through Grace...Notable
+1 to Spirit for every 8 Item Energy Shield on Equipped Body Armour
+1 to Spirit for every 20 Evasion Rating on Equipped Body Armour
Energy ShieldArmour
Chakra of ImpactNotable
20% increased Attack Damage
Skills deal 8% increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to 40%
Attack DamageGem
For the JugularNotable
25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+10 to Intelligence
CriticalAttribute
Killer InstinctNotable
40% increased Attack Damage while on Full Life
60% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life
Life
Crashing WaveNotable
25% increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past 8 seconds
Critical
Nature's BiteNotable
20% increased Elemental Damage
Elemental Damage
Struck ThroughNotable
Attacks have +100% to Critical Hit Chance
Critical

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13260%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance8104%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute22+110
  • to Dexterity6+61
  • to Intelligence5+58
  • increased Dexterity18%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield14232%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge422%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield350%
  • increased Evasion Rating if Energy Shield Recharge has started in the past # seconds150%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating19263%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating736%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage885%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies130%
Charges
PassiveCountTotal
  • to Maximum Power Charges2+3
  • increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration250%
  • increased Power Charge Duration240%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
  • increased Skill Speed28%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • quarterstaff Skills that consume Power Charges count as consuming an additional Power Charge1+1
  • skills deal # % increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to # %18%
  • skills have # % chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them110%

Gear

Ghoul Pile

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage69-115
Quality26
SocketsS S S
Cold Damage116-187
Lightning Damage5-352
Attacks per Second1.4
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS590.8
Physical DPS128.8
Elemental DPS462
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Desecrated
  • +24% to Critical Damage Bonus
Explicit
  • +5 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • Adds 116 to 187 Cold Damage
  • Adds 5 to 352 Lightning Damage
  • 136% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
  • +4.18% to Critical Hit Chance
  • 28% increased Stun Duration

Cataclysm Visor

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield569
Quality22
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Enchant
  • Allocates One with the River
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • Raven-Touched
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +71 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 41% increased Energy Shield
  • +37 to maximum Mana
  • 98% increased Energy Shield
  • 34% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +32 to Intelligence
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Rapture Jack

Sleek Jacket

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield606
Evasion2040
Movement Speed-3%
Quality28
SocketsS S S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 80% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +80 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +80 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +49 to Evasion Rating
  • +14 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 39% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 103% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +161 to Evasion Rating
  • +46 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +40% to Fire Resistance
  • +45% to Cold Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating
  • Corrupted

Armageddon Vise

Gold Gloves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield92
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level59
Rune
  • 30% increased Magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict
Bonded
  • Bonded: 15% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies
Desecrated
  • Adds 1 to 50 Lightning damage to Attacks
Explicit
  • 82% increased Energy Shield
  • Adds 13 to 26 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +42% to Lightning Resistance
  • Leech 8.42% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana

Ghoul Hoof

Daggerfoot Shoes

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield141
Evasion452
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
  • Can roll Chronomancy modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • Skills have 15% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them
Explicit
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +75 to Evasion Rating
  • +24 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 75% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 18% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Gold
  • Legacy of Jade
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • All Mage's Legacies have 31% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
  • Corrupted

Tempest Heart

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level90
Enchant
  • Allocates Crystallised Immunities
Desecrated
  • +5% to Quality of all Skills
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 50% increased maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
Crafted
  • 30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 80
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Explicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

Cataclysm Grip

Gold Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Implicit
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • Adds 25 to 39 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 2 to 61 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +32 to Strength
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality10
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
  • Corrupted

Analyst's Dousing Charm of the Constant

Item Level 38
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 24% increased Duration
  • 30% increased Charges gained

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max80
Charges Per Use80
Duration10
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Possessed by Spirit Of The Cat for 20 seconds on use

Blood of the Warrior

Gargantuan Life Flask

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration50
Life Per Use710
Quality0
Requirements
Level40
Explicit
  • 90% less Life Recovered
  • Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
  • 21% of Damage taken during effect Recouped as Life
  • Gain 5 Rage when Hit by an Enemy during effect
  • No Inherent loss of Rage during effect
  • 50% increased Duration

Substantial Ultimate Mana Flask of the Plentiful

Item Level 64
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Explicit
  • 65% increased Amount Recovered
  • 46% increased Charges

Skills & Gems

Bow Shot(Lv20)2 supports

Fire an arrow with your Bow.

Support gems
Thrill Of The KillSupports 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.Lv1
Soul ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Mana.Lv1
Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)2 supports

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Support gems
Thrill Of The KillSupports 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.Lv1
Soul ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Mana.Lv1
Elemental Expression(Lv20)5 supports

Create a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave of projectiles. The chance for an explosion is proportional to your Strength, for a bolt proportional to your Dexterity, and for a wave proportional to your Intelligence.

Support gems
Living LightningSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Lv1
CulminationSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks. Supported Skills reset their Combo on use, dealing more Damage the higher Combo you had on use. Cannot support skills which already gain Combo. Cannot modify the Skills of Minions.Lv1
Ailith LineageSupports Skills which can expend Combo. On expending Combo with Supported Skills, you have a chance to gain Power Charges based on the amount of Combo expended.Lv1
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Trinity(Lv20)1 support

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type
On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types
Support gems
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Whirling Assault(Lv19)5 supports

Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning Strikes.

1% more Area of Effect
Support gems
Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Practiced ComboSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Ice BiteSupports damaging skills and Warcries you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses your damage with Cold damage for a short time.Lv1
Cast on Critical(Lv19)1 skill · 4 supports

While active, gains Energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.

Socketed skills
Profane RitualMark 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.Lv7
Support gems
Energy RetentionSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills gain a chance to partially Refund a portion of Energy cost when Triggering or Invoking other Skills.Lv1
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
ImpetusSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills generate Energy significantly faster.Lv1
OverabundanceSupports Skills which have a Limit, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit".Lv1
Elemental Conflux(Lv19)2 supports

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.

Buff grants 40% more damage with the affected Element
Support gems
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv18)1 support

While active, causes you to 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.

Gain a Ghost Shroud every 12 seconds
Support gems
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Convalescence(Lv19)4 supports

While active, grants a skill that you can use to instantly begin Recharging Energy Shield and gain a Buff for a duration that prevents that Recharge being interrupted. The Buff is removed at maximum Energy Shield and the skill cannot be used while Energy Shield is full.

Buff duration is 3 seconds
Support gems
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Second WindSupports Skills which have a cooldown, giving them extra uses of that cooldown. Cannot support Meta, instant, or Triggered Skills, and cannot modify the Skills of Minions.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Charge Regulation(Lv20)2 supports

While active, you gain powerful Buffs based on your active Charges. However, maintaining the Buff Consumes Charges every few seconds.

15% more Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield while you have an Endurance Charge
20% more Critical Hit Chance while you have a Power Charge
20% increased Skill Speed while you have a Frenzy Charge
Support gems
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1
Uhtreds OmenSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Flicker Strike(Lv20)5 supports

Teleport to a enemy and Strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting Strikes on nearby enemies.

Support gems
Concentrated EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Hit And RunSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills can only be used after you have moved a certain distance, but have massively increased Skill Speed. Cannot support Skills which have a cooldown.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Perpetual ChargeSupports 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.Lv1
Charged Staff(Lv20)5 supports

Consume all Power Charges to charge 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.

Buff grants 1 to 2 Added Quarterstaff Attack Lightning damage per Power Charge Consumed, up to your maximum Power Charges
Support gems
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Oisins OathSupports Skills which Hit enemies, causing their Mana Leech to recover based on Elemental damage instead of Physical damage.Lv1
Blazing CriticalSupports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Critical Hits with Supported Skills imbue all of your Attacks with Fire damage for a duration.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv18)4 supports

While active, periodically grants stages of a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by an Enemy while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.

Gain a stage every 1.5 seconds
Support gems
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1

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