Flicker Strike Spirit Vessel Minion Martial Artist (+4 Melee Skills)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 22, 2026

New build

Endgame Flicker Strike Spirit Vessel Minion Crit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 100+ monk endgame builds

DamageSSS

SurvivalC

SpeedC

UtilitySS

Overview

Offense

1. Flicker Strike

1.75M

2. Full Culling DPS

107,070

Hit DPS

1.75M

Attacks/sec

5.81

Average hit

302,025

Utility

Mana

734

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.33

Defense

Life

7,763

Gear ES

951

Character armour

Gear armour

Character evasion

17,189

Gear evasion

1,759

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

23%

Chaos res

Passive Tree

133

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey

Chaos Inoculation

Chaos

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

Struck ThroughNotable

Attacks have +100% to Critical Hit Chance

Critical

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Damage Bonus11230%
increased Critical Hit Chance10130%
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 Shield17227%
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 Rating21278%
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 Speed28%
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

Hypnotic Bane

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Range14

Physical Damage66-109

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Fire Damage111-191

Cold Damage101-152

Attacks per Second1.4

Critical Hit Chance12%

Total DPS511

Physical DPS122.5

Elemental DPS388.5

Requirements

Level67

Rune

30% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Desecrated

Adds 111 to 191 Fire Damage

Implicit

Adds 101 to 152 Cold Damage

Explicit

109% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
+4 to Level of all Melee Skills
+30 to Intelligence

Crafted

+3.77% to Critical Hit Chance

Damnation Glance

Skycrown Tiara

Item Level 73

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield410

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

Enemies have no Critical Damage Bonus for 4 seconds after you Blind them

Implicit

+60 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

128% increased Energy Shield
+27 to maximum Mana
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+39% to Fire Resistance
+33% to Lightning Resistance

Forgotten Warden

Primal Markings

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield445

Evasion1441

Movement Speed-3%

Armour43

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

+38 to maximum Life

Rune

+30 to Armour
+30 to Evasion Rating
+10 to maximum Energy Shield
20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Implicit

+80 to Deflection Rating per 50 missing Energy Shield
283% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+30 to Dexterity

Explicit

Companions have 30% increased maximum Life
15% of Damage from Deflected Hits is taken from Damageable Companion's Life before you
Corrupted

Horror Fist

Fists of Stone

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Quality20

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
19% more Global Evasion Rating and Energy Shield
Attacks Gain 11% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
23% chance to gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on Hit
+2.36% to Critical Hit Chance
Recover 2% of maximum Mana on Kill

Behemoth March

Wanderer Shoes

Item Level 79

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield96

Evasion318

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Implicit

97% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+79 to maximum Life

Explicit

18% increased Rarity of Items found
+36% to Cold Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Evasion Rating

Crafted

30% increased Movement Speed

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

27% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+58 to maximum Life
+25 to Strength
+26 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Kraken Medallion

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Lust for Power

Implicit

19% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

58% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to maximum Energy Shield
15% increased Rarity of Items found
+2 to Level of all Melee Skills
+30% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

32% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Soul Band

Gold Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

9% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 18 to 37 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 15 to 22 Cold damage to Attacks
+86% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Skull Gyre

Gold Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

15% increased Cold Damage

Implicit

10% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 21 to 36 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 18 to 26 Cold damage to Attacks
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+48% to Cold Resistance

Crafted

+40% to Cold Resistance

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 Stag for 18 seconds on use

Lustrous Dousing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

Also grants 318 Guard
34% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Lustrous Stone Charm of the Medic

Item Level 76

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Also grants 343 Guard
22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Blood of the Warrior

Gargantuan Life Flask

Item Level 64

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration50

Life Per Use710

Quality20

Requirements

Level40

Explicit

90% less Life Recovered
Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
24% 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

Condensed Ultimate Mana Flask of the Doctor

Item Level 71

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Explicit

65% increased Recovery rate
30% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Skills & Gems

Spirit Vessel(Lv18)5 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

Cathas BrillianceLv1

Wind Dancer(Lv19)5 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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Lv1

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.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

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

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.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

LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1

Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Charged Staff(Lv19)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

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

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

Falling Thunder(Lv21)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

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

Combo FinisherSupports Melee Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills cannot be used until enough Combo has been built up, but deal more damage. Cannot support skills which already Combo.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

RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1

Pounce(Lv17)1 skill · 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

Socketed skills

Freezing MarkMark a target, making them more susceptible to being Frozen. When the Marked target is Frozen, the Mark Activates, granting you a Buff which gives extra Cold damage and Consuming the Mark. Marking another target while you have the Buff will remove the Buff.Lv19

Support gems

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack 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

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

Flicker Strike(Lv21)5 supports

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

Support gems

Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.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

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

Tempest Bell(Lv19)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

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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

Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1