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Flicker Strike Hollow Focus Freeze Martial Artist (255% Physical Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

Main skill: Flicker Strike

1. Flicker Strike
2.62M
2. Falling Thunder
312,145
Hit DPS
2.61M
Attack rate
5.55/s
Average hit
469,507

Utility

Resources, movement, and recovery

Mana
1,056
Character spirit
100
Move speed
x1.77

Defense

Life pool, mitigation, avoidance, and resistance coverage

Life
1
Character ES
10,852
Gear ES
2,204
Character evasion
6,505
Fire res
73%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%

Passive Tree

132
Nodes
37
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Essence of the StormNotable
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
30% increased chance to Shock
Lightning DamageLightningAilment
Chakra of ImpactNotable
20% increased Attack Damage
Skills deal 8% increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to 40%
Attack DamageGem
Killer InstinctNotable
40% increased Attack Damage while on Full Life
60% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life
Life
Staggering PalmNotable
25% increased Global Physical Damage
Physical Damage
Careful AssassinNotable
-20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
50% increased Critical Hit Chance
Critical
Flow Like WaterNotable
8% increased Attack and Cast Speed
+5 to Dexterity
+5 to Intelligence
SpeedAttribute
Subterfuge MaskNotable
+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Energy Shield on Equipped Helmet
Energy Shield

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute25+125
  • to Dexterity8+76
  • to Intelligence4+28
  • ignore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves1+1
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13300%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance8140%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
  • increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past # seconds240%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating12170%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating418%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield10184%
  • increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield while wielding a Quarterstaff130%
  • reduced Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield1-25%
  • slower start of Energy Shield Recharge1-20%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage10134%
  • increased Attack Area Damage441%
Ailment
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased chance to Shock575%
  • increased Freeze Buildup with Quarterstaves370%
  • increased Freeze Buildup330%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves417%
  • increased Skill Speed28%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage648%
  • increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Gear

Weapon 1

Dusk Beam

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage269-463
Quality30
SocketsS S S
Attacks per Second1.79
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS655.1
Physical DPS655.1
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 20% increased Physical Damage
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Desecrated
  • +25% to Critical Damage Bonus
Explicit
  • +5% to Critical Hit Chance
  • 255% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 46 to 94 Physical Damage
  • +192 to Accuracy Rating
  • 28% increased Attack Speed
  • +5 to Level of all Melee Skills
Helmet

Pain Guardian

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield610
Quality30
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 15% increased Cost Efficiency
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: Meta Skills have 15% increased Reservation Efficiency
Desecrated
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +73 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 138% increased Energy Shield
  • +38 to maximum Mana
  • 34% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Miracle Keep

Vile Robe

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield1180
Movement Speed-3%
Quality29
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +28 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 40% increased Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +42% to Lightning Resistance
  • +96 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 110% increased Energy Shield
  • +42% to Fire Resistance
  • +45% to Cold Resistance
Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

Fists of Stone

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level50
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Implicit
  • Has +3 to Evasion Rating per player level
  • Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
  • Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
Explicit
  • Has +1 to Evasion Rating per player level
  • 9% less damage taken while on Low Life
  • 20% increased Attack Speed
  • Cannot Leech Mana
  • 10% chance to grant a Endurance Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
  • 9% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
  • 10% chance to grant a Power Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
Boots

Brood Dash

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield414
Quality24
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 100% increased Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +43% to Cold Resistance
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +56 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +45% to Lightning Resistance
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Stibnite
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • All Mage's Legacies have 45% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
Amulet

Wrath Charm

Stellar Amulet

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level24
Enchant
  • Allocates Well of Power
Desecrated
  • 43% increased maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • +5 to all Attributes
Explicit
  • +150 to maximum Mana
  • +5 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 18% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • 15% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Crafted
  • 26% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Brood Grasp

Breach Ring

Item Level 76
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • Adds 38 to 59 Cold damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +20% to Maximum Quality
Explicit
  • Adds 43 to 67 Fire damage to Attacks
  • Adds 6 to 108 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +31 to Dexterity
  • +31 to Intelligence
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
Ring 2

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring
Charm 1

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 81
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 11 seconds on use
Charm 2

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 78
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Defend with 200% of Armour during effect
Charm 3

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Life Flask

Compact Ultimate Life Flask of the Doctor

Item Level 64
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 48% increased Amount Recovered
  • 26% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Mana Flask

Substantial Ultimate Mana Flask of the Ample

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 63% increased Amount Recovered
  • 67% increased Charges

Skills & Gems

Hollow Focus(Lv20)5 gems

While active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.

A bell appears every 3 seconds
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Hollow Form(Lv20)4 gems

Channel to create fleeting images of your astral self near the target location. The images perform a Socketed Melee Attack once then vanish, targeting the closest enemy if possible. The images cannot perform Channelled Skills or Conditional Skills. Consuming a Power Charge creates additional images.

Voranas SiegeLv1
Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.Lv1
Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Flicker Strike(Lv21)5 gems

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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
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
ExciseSupports any damaging Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher chance to Critically Hit, but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Lv1
AmbrosiaSupports Skills you use yourself which damage enemies with Hits. Supported Skills consume a percentage of your maximum Mana Flask charges, Gaining a percentage of damage as extra Lightning damage per Mana Flask charge consumed.Lv1
Whirling Assault(Lv21)5 gems

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

1% more Area of Effect
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Ancestral CallSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Killing Palm(Lv19)5 gems

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough and performing additional dashing Strikes to other Cullable targets in range if your target was Culled. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.

ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
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
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
Falling Thunder(Lv19)4 gems

Suffuse your Quarterstaff with electrical energy, then Slam 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.

Breachlords AmalgamLv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1
Nova ProjectilesSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Lv1
Charged Staff(Lv19)4 gems

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
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
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
Blasphemy(Lv19)2 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv20)1 gem

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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Charge Regulation(Lv20)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

Wind Dancer(Lv13)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

Hollow Focus(Lv1)No supports

While active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.

A bell appears every 3 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Hollow Form(Lv1)No supports

Channel to create fleeting images of your astral self near the target location. The images perform a Socketed Melee Attack once then vanish, targeting the closest enemy if possible. The images cannot perform Channelled Skills or Conditional Skills. Consuming a Power Charge creates additional images.

No support gems detected for this skill.

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