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Flicker Strike Shred Minion Martial Artist (121% Elemental Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026
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DamageSSS
SurvivalC
SpeedC
UtilitySS

Overview

Offense

1. Flicker Strike
3.30M
2. Full Culling DPS
203,002
Hit DPS
3.30M
Attacks/sec
6.11
Average hit
539,911

Utility

Mana
750
Spirit
100
Gear spirit
19
Move speed
x1.35

Defense

Life
1
ES
7,871
Gear ES
1,025
Character evasion
18,527
Gear evasion
1,706
Fire res
75%
Cold res
32%
Lightning res
78%
Chaos res
5%

Passive Tree

134
Nodes
38
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Flow StateNotable
15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
5% increased Skill Speed
ManaSpeed
Tenfold AttacksNotable
4% increased Attack Speed
6% increased Attack Speed if you've been Hit Recently
+10 to Strength
SpeedAttribute
Chakra of ImpactNotable
20% increased Attack Damage
Skills deal 8% increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to 40%
Attack DamageGem
True StrikeNotable
+10 to Dexterity
20% increased Critical Hit Chance
AttributeCritical
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13260%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance8110%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute19+95
  • to Dexterity6+60
  • to Intelligence4+30
  • to Strength2+20
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield16215%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge428%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield350%
  • increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield while wielding a Quarterstaff130%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating20266%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating631%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed415%
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves417%
  • increased Skill Speed416%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage665%
  • increased Attack Area Damage441%
Charges
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration480%
  • to Maximum Power Charges2+3
  • increased Power Charge Duration240%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • quarterstaff Skills that consume Power Charges count as consuming an additional Power Charge1+1
  • skills can build and retain Combo regardless of Weapon Set1+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

Bramble Gnarl

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage72-118
Quality30
SocketsS S S
Cold Damage186-276
Attacks per Second1.4
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS456.4
Physical DPS133
Elemental DPS323.4
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • 50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
  • When socketed, transforms all Fire and Lightning modifiers to equivalent Cold modifiers
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 25% increased Cold Damage
  • Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Explicit
  • 121% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
  • Adds 186 to 276 Cold Damage
  • +4.97% to Critical Hit Chance
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • 25% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Hate Keep

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield502
Quality26
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 100% increased Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +72 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +34 to Intelligence
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Forgotten Warden

Primal Markings

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Energy Shield390
Evasion1274
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level84
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • Skills have 10% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them
  • 10% increased Deflection Rating
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: +12% to Cold Resistance
  • Bonded: 15% chance for Charms you use to not consume Charges
Explicit
  • +92 to Deflection Rating per 50 missing Energy Shield
  • 276% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +26 to Dexterity
  • Companions have 40% increased maximum Life
  • 13% of Damage from Deflected Hits is taken from Damageable Companion's Life before you
  • Corrupted

Loath Hold

Fists of Stone

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Quality28
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level0
Rune
  • Destroys all Augment Sockets on the item to create a Jewel Socket
Implicit
  • Has +3 to Evasion Rating per player level
  • Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
Explicit
  • Has +4 to Evasion Rating per player level
  • Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
  • 17% more Global Evasion Rating and Energy Shield
  • Attacks Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +1 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +10% to Quality of all Skills
  • +3% to Maximum Lightning Resistance
  • +37% to Lightning Resistance
  • +31% Surpassing chance to fire an additional Projectile

Victory League

Daggerfoot Shoes

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield133
Evasion432
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 137% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +22% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
  • +78 to Stun Threshold
Explicit
  • Corrupted

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • 24% increased Stun Threshold
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +49 to maximum Life
  • +28 to Strength
  • +29 to Dexterity
  • When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Skull Collar

Gold Amulet

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Subterfuge Mask
Desecrated
  • 38% increased maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 13% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 55% increased Evasion Rating
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +29% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • 24% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Skull Nail

Gold Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
Implicit
  • 11% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • Adds 26 to 37 Fire damage to Attacks
  • Adds 27 to 39 Cold damage to Attacks
  • +19% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +39% to Fire Resistance
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

Lustrous Dousing Charm of the Medic

Item Level 70
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • Also grants 320 Guard
  • 23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

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 Stag for 20 seconds on use

Blood of the Warrior

Gargantuan Life Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration50
Life Per Use710
Quality11
Requirements
Level40
Implicit
  • 90% less Life Recovered
  • Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
  • 23% 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
  • Corrupted

Abundant Ultimate Mana Flask of the Constant

Item Level 72
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 60% increased Amount Recovered
  • 23% increased Charges gained

Skills & Gems

Shred(Lv20)5 supports

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and lash out with a flurry of claw swipes. The first Attack can dash to faraway enemies and the final Attack Strikes twice. Attacking a Frozen enemy will create Ice Fragments, which are Projectiles that land and explode after a short delay.

Support gems
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
InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage 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
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
Einhars BeastriteSupports Melee Strike skills, causing them to steal a Modifier from Rare monsters they kill for a lengthy duration, while being unable to damage enemies not on low Life. Does not modify skills used by Minions.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
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.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
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
Herald of Ice(Lv19)5 supports

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

Support gems
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1
Pounce(Lv19)4 supports

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and leap to a target location, damaging enemies in an area around where you land. Predator's Mark will be Triggered targeting the highest Rarity enemy Hit, or if a Mark gem is socketed into this Skill, that Mark will be Triggered instead. Using this Skill allows any Wolf Minions you have to leap immediately.

Limit 4 Summoned Wolves
Support gems
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1
Charged MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to Trigger Charged Mark when they are Activated. Charged Mark creates Shocked Ground at the target's location.Lv1
Shattering Palm(Lv19)5 supports

Dash to an enemy and Strike them with an 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.

Support gems
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
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
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
Falling Thunder(Lv20)5 supports

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.

Support gems
Nova ProjectilesSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Lv1
RageforgedSupports any damaging skill that you use or Trigger yourself, causing it to spend Rage to deal more damage. If you don't have enough Rage to spend, the damage bonus will not apply.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
BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.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
Minion PactSupports damaging skills you use yourself, draining the life from one of your Minions on use in order to boost the skill's damage. Only takes effect if you have a Minion with enough life to drain the full amount.Lv1
Spirit Vessel(Lv19)4 supports

Summons a Shapeshifting Spirit Vessel Companion that uses copies of socketed Bear, Werewolf, and Wyvern Skills.

Support gems
Romiras RequitalSupports Skills that create Companions which can be damaged. Minions created by Supported Skills take a portion of Hit Damage you would otherwise have taken, but have lowered maximum Life. A percentage of Damage taken this way is Recouped by you as Life.Lv1
Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1
Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
EnormitySupports Skills which summon Persistent Minions. Supported Minions are larger, have more Life, and deal more Damage, but cost significantly more Spirit.Lv1
Tempest Bell(Lv18)4 supports

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.

Limit 1 Bell
Support gems
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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv19)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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Charge Regulation(Lv19)1 support

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
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

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