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Hollow Focus Pounce Freeze Martial Artist (160% Physical Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.1·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 9, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Passive Tree

153
Nodes
41
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Frantic ReachNotable
-20% reduced Accuracy Rating
18% increased Area of Effect for Attacks
AccuracyArea
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
True StrikeNotable
+10 to Dexterity
20% increased Critical Hit Chance
AttributeCritical
For the JugularNotable
25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+10 to Intelligence
CriticalAttribute
Mindful AwarenessNotable
24% increased Evasion Rating
24% increased maximum Energy Shield
EvasionEnergy Shield
Killer InstinctNotable
40% increased Attack Damage while on Full Life
60% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life
Life

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus14275%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance13200%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute25+125
  • to Dexterity4+45
  • 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 Evasion Rating if Energy Shield Recharge has started in the past # seconds150%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating17227%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating318%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%
Area
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Area of Effect for Attacks13102%
  • increased Area of Effect18%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Speed416%
  • increased Attack Speed27%
  • increased Cast Speed with Cold Skills211%
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration9101%
  • skills lose Combo -#% slower1-20%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage675%
  • increased Attack Area Damage221%

Gear

Weapon 1

Primal Bond

Fungal Talisman

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Range12
Physical Damage59-98
Quality0
Cold Damage28-46
Attacks per Second1.74
Critical Hit Chance8%
Total DPS201
Physical DPS136.6
Elemental DPS64.4
Requirements
Level78
Implicit
  • Adds 28 to 46 Cold Damage
  • Gain 13 Life per enemy killed
Crafted
  • 24% increased Attack Speed
Weapon 1 Swap

Fate Mast

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage154-255
Quality20
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage3-369
Fire Damage123-181
Attacks per Second1.74
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS944
Physical DPS355.8
Elemental DPS588.1
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • Adds 2 to 80 Lightning Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 60% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict
Desecrated
  • 160% increased Physical Damage
Explicit
  • 24% increased Attack Speed
  • Adds 123 to 181 Fire Damage
  • Adds 1 to 289 Lightning Damage
  • +4.75% to Critical Hit Chance
  • Gain 60 Life per enemy killed
Helmet

Ghoul Keep

Kamasan Tiara

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield402
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • +59 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 18% increased Energy Shield
  • +10 to maximum Mana
  • 32% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +29% to Fire Resistance
  • +40% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 71% increased Energy Shield
Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

Fists of Stone

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level30
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
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
  • 8% less damage taken while on Low Life
  • 18% increased Attack Speed
  • Cannot Leech Mana
  • 7% chance to grant a Endurance Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
  • 10% 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

Horror Stride

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield305
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 20% increased Movement Speed
  • +42 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 85% increased Energy Shield
  • +41% to Fire Resistance
  • +43% to Cold Resistance
  • +27% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • Corrupted
Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • 21% increased Stun Threshold
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +41 to maximum Life
  • +34 to Strength
  • +29 to Dexterity
  • When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
Amulet

Dread Choker

Lapis Amulet

Item Level 76
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Enchant
  • Allocates Well of Power
Desecrated
  • +36 to Spirit
Implicit
  • +11 to Intelligence
Explicit
  • +122 to maximum Mana
  • +3 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 39% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • +25 to Strength
Crafted
  • 21% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Empyrean Eye

Ruby Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Desecrated
  • +16% to Cold and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +22% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 16 to 24 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 24 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 1 to 81 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +30 to Dexterity
  • +36% to Cold Resistance
Ring 2

Golem Nail

Topaz Ring

Item Level 71
Rare
Requirements
Level16
Desecrated
  • 6% increased Skill Speed
Implicit
  • +22% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 9 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 17 to 31 Fire damage to Attacks
  • Adds 3 to 50 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +25% to Fire Resistance
  • 52% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Charm 1

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
  • 24% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 2

Experimenter's Silver Charm of the Bountiful

Item Level 82
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • 38% increased Duration
  • 49% increased Charges
Charm 3

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 15 seconds on use
Life Flask

Dense Ultimate Life Flask of the Foliage

Item Level 60
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Gains 0.15 Charges per Second
  • 42% increased Recovery rate
Mana Flask

Potent Ultimate Mana Flask of the Bountiful

Item Level 82
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 74% increased Amount Recovered
  • 48% 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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
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
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.

Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
Rigwalds FerocitySupports Attack skills, granting them Attack Speed at the cost of Damage or Damage at the cost of Attack Speed depending on Weapon Set they are used in. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
TwofoldSupports any Skill that Consumes Charges, granting a chance for benefits of that Consumption to be doubled.Lv1
Pounce(Lv19)5 gems

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
Brutus BrainSupports skills which create Minions, causing those Minions to be unable to deal or take Damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Rend(Lv20)4 gems

Shapeshift into a Wyvern and perform a wide slash with your wingtip claws. Consumes a Power Charge if possible to grant you a Buff that gives you extra Lightning damage. While you have the Buff, Rend covers a much larger area but is slower.

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Spirit Vessel(Lv18)4 gems

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

Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1
Infernal LegionSupports skills which create Minions which can be damaged, causing them and enemies near them to Ignite. The damage of the Ignite is based on the Life of the supported Minion.Lv1
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
Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
Devour(Lv14)4 gems

Shapeshift into a Wyvern and devour a Corpse or Cullable enemy, and additional nearby Corpses. For each enemy or corpse devoured, you regenerate life and gain a Power Charge. If the target is far enough away, you will leap to them and damage nearby enemies where you land. Targeting nearby enemies or corpses will not perform a leap or a Slam.

Regenerates 10 life per enemy or Corpse consumed over 1 second
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.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
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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Voltaic Mark(Lv13)4 gems

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

Hits against Marked enemy cause 25% increased Electrocute buildup
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
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.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
Hand of Chayula(Lv18)3 gems

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, triggering socketed Marks with increased effect and applying socketed Curses with increased duration.

20% increased Effect of Marks from Supported Skills
Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Convalescence(Lv18)3 gems

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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv11)3 gems

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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv18)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
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Contagion(Lv18)No supports

Afflict a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads itself, Curses, and other Chaos damage over time Debuffs on the target to nearby enemies. This refreshes their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by Contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.

Deals 1.9 Chaos damage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Charge Regulation(Lv16)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.

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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