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Quarterstaff Strike Falling Thunder Freeze Martial Artist (164% 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

1. Falling Thunder
242,970
2. Quarterstaff Strike
110,405
Hit DPS
242,970
Attacks/sec
2.17
Average hit
111,788

Utility

Mana
717
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
100
Move speed
x1.64

Defense

Life
1
ES
10,308
Gear ES
1,384
Character evasion
11,447
Gear evasion
1,397
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
5%

Passive Tree

148
Nodes
42
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
Coming CalamityNotable
40% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice
40% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash
40% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder
Cold DamageFire DamageLightning Damage
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute27+135
  • to Intelligence5+40
  • to Dexterity4+45
  • to Strength2+20
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13260%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance9135%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield21345%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge428%
  • gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield328%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating13179%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating318%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed521%
  • increased Skill Speed519%
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves417%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate674%
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency331%
  • reduced maximum Mana1-10%
Area
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Area of Effect for Attacks980%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage against Dazed Enemies245%
  • increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Frozen Enemies150%
  • damage and Criticals vs Dazed Enemies10

Gear

Weapon 1

Victory Song

Razor Quarterstaff

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage299-506
Quality21
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.75
Critical Hit Chance10%
Total DPS704.4
Physical DPS704.4
Requirements
Level77
Rune
  • 40% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Explicit
  • 164% increased Physical Damage
  • 58% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 50 to 92 Physical Damage
  • +135 to Accuracy Rating
  • 25% increased Attack Speed
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • 22% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon
Helmet

Eagle Veil

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield568
Quality22
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 36% increased Energy Shield
  • +28 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • +73 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 100% increased Energy Shield
  • +39% to Fire Resistance
  • +39% to Cold Resistance
  • 18% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Body Armour

Skull Sanctuary

Sleek Jacket

Item Level 78
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield433
Evasion1397
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +25 to maximum Runic Ward
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 15% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +151 to Evasion Rating
  • +48 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 149% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +42 to maximum Life
  • 20% reduced Attribute Requirements
  • +23 to Dexterity
  • +196 to Stun Threshold
Gloves

Phoenix Grasp

Fists of Stone

Item Level 84
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
  • 15% more Global Evasion Rating and Energy Shield
  • Attacks Gain 22% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +1 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +12% to Quality of all Skills
  • +2.43% to Critical Hit Chance
  • 10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Hit
  • Attacks Gain 17% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
Boots

Viper Goad

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield383
Quality23
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • Your speed is unaffected by Slows
Bonded
  • Bonded: 5% increased Movement Speed
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
Explicit
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +60 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 98% increased Energy Shield
  • +32 to Intelligence
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Silver
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Stibnite
  • All Mage's Legacies have 25% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
Amulet

Beast Collar

Gold Amulet

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Lightning Rod
Desecrated
  • 51% increased maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +33% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 33% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Dragon Circle

Ruby Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Desecrated
  • +55 to maximum Mana
Implicit
  • +30% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • +169 to Evasion Rating
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +18% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +35% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Ring 2

Foe Twirl

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Implicit
  • +12% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • +331 to Accuracy Rating
  • +118 to Evasion Rating
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +19% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Charm 1

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life
Charm 2

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 76
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 3

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 74
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 19 seconds on use
Life Flask

Opportunity

Ultimate Life Flask

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration30
Life Per Use920
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
  • Cannot be Used manually
  • Used when you release a skill with Perfect Timing
  • Skills have 116% longer Perfect Timing window during effect
  • 110% increased Amount Recovered
  • 33% reduced Recovery rate
  • 50% reduced Charges per use
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality20
Requirements
Level49
Implicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 gems

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Falling Thunder(Lv21)5 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.

Nova ProjectilesSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
Garukhans ResolveSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills have a maximum Critical Hit chance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance.Lv1
RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1
Charged Staff(Lv20)5 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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental 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
Oisins OathSupports Skills which Hit enemies, causing their Mana Leech to recover based on Elemental damage instead of Physical damage.Lv1
TwofoldSupports any Skill that Consumes Charges, granting a chance for benefits of that Consumption to be doubled.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv19)5 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
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Whirling Assault(Lv20)5 gems

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

1% more Area of Effect
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
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
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Hand of Chayula(Lv19)4 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
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
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
Herald of Ice(Lv19)5 gems

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

ReachSupports Attack Skills which deal Damage in an Area. Supported Skills have significantly increased Area of Effect, but are less Accurate against nearby targets.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.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
Herald of Thunder(Lv19)5 gems

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next 2 Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
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
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1
Lightning MasterySupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv19)2 gems

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
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Charge Regulation(Lv21)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.

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