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Quarterstaff Strike Flicker Strike CoC Invoker (+4 Melee Skills)

Invoker·MonkPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Flicker Strike
2.06M
2. Quarterstaff Strike
537,576
Hit DPS
2.06M
Attacks/sec
6.83
Average hit
302,127

Utility

Mana
851
Spirit
272
Move speed
x1.31

Defense

Life
1
ES
6,882
Gear ES
1,291
Character armour
4,768
Character evasion
21,882
Gear evasion
3,181
Fire res
75%
Cold res
76%
Lightning res
75%

Passive Tree

132
Nodes
33
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Lead me through Grace...Notable
+1 to Spirit for every 8 Item Energy Shield on Equipped Body Armour
+1 to Spirit for every 20 Evasion Rating on Equipped Body Armour
Energy ShieldArmour
True StrikeNotable
+10 to Dexterity
20% increased Critical Hit Chance
AttributeCritical
The Soul Springs EternalNotable
Meta Skills gain 35% more Energy
Meta Skills have 50% increased Reservation Efficiency
Gem
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
Crashing WaveNotable
25% increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past 8 seconds
Critical
Careful AssassinNotable
-20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
50% increased Critical Hit Chance
Critical

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Hit Chance14212%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus6110%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance against Blinded Enemies354%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute28+140
  • to Dexterity5+55
  • to Intelligence5+58
  • increased Dexterity18%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating20270%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating313%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield14224%
  • increased Evasion Rating if Energy Shield Recharge has started in the past # seconds150%
  • increased Evasion Rating while you have Energy Shield130%
  • slower start of Energy Shield Recharge1-20%
Charges
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration480%
  • to Maximum Power Charges2+3
  • increased Power Charge Duration240%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage891%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
  • increased Skill Speed28%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • meta Skills gain # % more Energy135%
  • meta Skills have # % increased Reservation Efficiency150%
  • quarterstaff Skills that consume Power Charges count as consuming an additional Power Charge1+1
  • skills have # % chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them110%

Gear

Behemoth Bane

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage66-109
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Cold Damage120-186
Lightning Damage5-296
Attacks per Second1.76
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS688.2
Physical DPS154
Elemental DPS534.2
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • Gain 13% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  • 50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Bonded
  • Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • Bonded: Gain 8% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
Explicit
  • 26% increased Attack Speed
  • Adds 120 to 186 Cold Damage
  • Adds 5 to 296 Lightning Damage
  • +4.35% to Critical Hit Chance
  • Causes 63% increased Stun Buildup
Crafted
  • Gain 28% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Eagle Crest

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield641
Quality29
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 97% increased Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 34% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +73 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 36% increased Energy Shield
  • +30 to maximum Mana
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Soul Skin

Sleek Jacket

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield592
Evasion1971
Movement Speed-3%
Quality30
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • 19% reduced Attribute Requirements
Rune
  • 60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 110% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Explicit
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating
  • +201 to Evasion Rating
  • +59 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 42% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • +45% to Lightning Resistance
  • Corrupted

Vengeance Grip

Opulent Gloves

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield58
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • Adds 5 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
  • Bonded: Fissure Skills have +2 to Limit
Desecrated
  • Adds 4 to 70 Lightning damage to Attacks
Explicit
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • Adds 14 to 23 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 24 to 35 Cold damage to Attacks
  • 14% increased Attack Speed
Crafted
  • 28% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Blood Road

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion1210
Quality25
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +164 to Evasion Rating
  • 91% increased Evasion Rating
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 83
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Granite
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • Legacy of Granite
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 49% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Blight Gorget

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Tribal Fury
Desecrated
  • 47% increased maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 35% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
Crafted
  • 30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Empyrean Knot

Unset Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level44
Desecrated
  • Adds 3 to 78 Lightning damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • Grants 1 additional Skill Slot
Explicit
  • Adds 13 to 26 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 26 to 40 Cold damage to Attacks
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +30 to Dexterity
  • +43% to Cold Resistance

Eagle Grasp

Unset Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level44
Implicit
  • Grants 1 additional Skill Slot
Explicit
  • Adds 18 to 31 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 24 to 30 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 4 to 73 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +31 to Strength
  • Leech 8.01% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana

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 20 seconds on use

Examiner's Dousing Charm of the Bountiful

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 28% increased Duration
  • 52% increased Charges

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • Grants Onslaught during effect

Blood of the Warrior

Gargantuan Life Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration50
Life Per Use710
Quality20
Requirements
Level40
Implicit
  • 90% less Life Recovered
  • Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
  • 26% 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

Persevering Ultimate Mana Flask of the Abundant

Item Level 79
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 90% more Recovery if used while on Low Mana
  • 61% increased Charges

Skills & Gems

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 supports

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Support gems
LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
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
Practiced ComboSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Herald of Ice(Lv20)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
Uul Netols EmbraceSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Break Armour.Lv1
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
Armour ExplosionSupports Attacks and Warcries, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.Lv1
Chaos InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Chaos Damage but deal less Damage of other Types.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Whirling Assault(Lv20)5 supports

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

1% more Area of Effect
Support gems
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1
Practiced ComboSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Oisins OathSupports Skills which Hit enemies, causing their Mana Leech to recover based on Elemental damage instead of Physical damage.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv20)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
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1
Mantra of Destruction(Lv20)5 supports

Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to Empower your next Quarterstaff Attack, causing it to deal additional Chaos damage. Each kill with the Empowered Attack grants Purple Flames of Chayula for a duration.

Empowered Attack gains 50% of Damage as Chaos
Support gems
Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Delayed GratificationSupports Skills which require some Condition to be met for use. Supported Skills can be used an additional time after their Condition has been met, but meeting that Condition is harder.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
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
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
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
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
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
Cast on Critical(Lv20)4 supports

While active, gains Energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.

Support gems
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.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
ImpetusSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills generate Energy significantly faster.Lv1
Energy RetentionSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills gain a chance to partially Refund a portion of Energy cost when Triggering or Invoking other Skills.Lv1
Herald of Thunder(Lv20)5 supports

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
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
Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.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
EmbitterSupports Skills which can Damage Enemies with Hits, causing all sources of Damage Gained to instead be treated as Damage Gained as extra Cold for Supported Skills.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
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Nova ProjectilesSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Lv1
RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1
Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1
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
Elemental Conflux(Lv20)3 supports

Tap into a current of raw and unpredictable Elemental power, causing you to deal greatly more damage of a randomly chosen Element. The Element affected changes frequently, though the same Element can be affected multiple times in succession.

Buff grants 40% more damage with the affected Element
Support gems
Lightning MasterySupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Warm BloodedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Freeze applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv20)1 support

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
Support gems
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

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