Quarterstaff Strike Flicker Strike Freeze Martial Artist (+5 Melee Skills)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

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Overview

Offense

Main skill: Flicker Strike

1. Flicker Strike

4.02M

2. Falling Thunder

303,164

Hit DPS

4.00M

Attack rate

8.49/s

Average hit

471,447

Utility

Resources, movement, and recovery

Mana

729

Character spirit

195

Gear spirit

118

Move speed

x1.53

Defense

Life pool, mitigation, avoidance, and resistance coverage

Life

Character ES

8,895

Gear ES

1,067

Character armour

2,567

Gear armour

1,271

Character evasion

14,943

Gear evasion

1,712

Fire res

75%

Cold res

68%

Lightning res

69%

Chaos res

Passive Tree

132

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey

Chaos Inoculation

Chaos

Chakra of ImpactNotable

20% increased Attack Damage

Skills deal 8% increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to 40%

Attack DamageGem

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

Flow Like WaterNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed

+5 to Dexterity

+5 to Intelligence

SpeedAttribute

Maiming StrikeNotable

25% increased Attack Damage

Attack Damage

First Principle of the HollowNotable

+5% to Cold Resistance

+5% to Lightning Resistance

20% increased Evasion Rating

20% increased maximum Energy Shield

Cold ResistanceLightning ResistanceEvasionEnergy Shield

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute30+150
to Dexterity4+45
to Intelligence3+25
ignore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves1+1

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Damage Bonus17365%
increased Critical Hit Chance450%
increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating19254%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating631%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield15203%
faster start of Energy Shield Recharge428%
increased Evasion Rating if Energy Shield Recharge has started in the past # seconds150%
increased Evasion Rating while you have Energy Shield130%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage9108%

Charges›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration480%
to Maximum Power Charges2+3
increased Power Charge Duration240%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed28%
increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
increased Skill Speed28%
increased Attack and Cast Speed18%

Jewel›

PassiveCountTotal

[Jewel] Socket50

Gear

Weapon 1

Hypnotic Gnarl

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range14

Physical Damage66-109

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Cold Damage130-206

Fire Damage154-216

Attacks per Second1.76

Critical Hit Chance12%

Total DPS775.3

Physical DPS154

Elemental DPS621.3

Requirements

Level67

Rune

Adds 16 to 20 Cold Damage
50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
Bonded: 30% increased Freeze Buildup
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

137% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks

Explicit

+4.97% to Critical Hit Chance
Adds 154 to 216 Fire Damage
Adds 114 to 186 Cold Damage
26% increased Attack Speed
+5 to Level of all Melee Skills

Helmet

Maelstrom Visage

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield540

Quality25

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Allocates Lust for Power

Rune

Raven-Touched

Desecrated

42% increased Energy Shield
+34 to maximum Mana

Explicit

+71 to maximum Energy Shield
98% increased Energy Shield
16% increased Rarity of Items found
+39% to Fire Resistance
+35% to Cold Resistance

Body Armour

Morior Invictus

Grand Regalia

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Armour1271

Energy Shield349

Evasion1152

Movement Speed-4%

Quality20

SocketsS S S S

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

5% additional Physical Damage Reduction

Rune

Prevent +5% of Damage from Deflected Hits if you've
Deflected no Hits Recently
Skills have 10% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them
10% increased Deflection Rating
Idols socketed in this item gain the benefits of their Bonded modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: +5% to Quality of all Skills
Bonded: +12% to Cold Resistance
Bonded: 15% chance for Charms you use to not consume Charges
Bonded: 8% increased Deflection Rating

Explicit

482% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
14% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield per Socket filled
+7% to all Elemental Resistances per Socket filled
+12 to Spirit per Socket filled
Corrupted

Gloves

Plague Hand

Fists of Stone

Item Level 75

Rare

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level50

Rune

20% 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 +4 to Evasion Rating per player level
20% more Global Evasion Rating and Energy Shield
Attacks Gain 14% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
+1.78% to Critical Hit Chance
10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Hit
20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Boots

Oblivion Urge

Daggerfoot Shoes

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield178

Evasion560

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Can roll Chronomancy modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+74 to Evasion Rating
+25 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating
27% increased Movement Speed
100% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+36% to Lightning Resistance
20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Skills have 15% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them

Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Diamond
All Mage's Legacies have 27% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Amulet

Doom Heart

Gold Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Well of Power

Desecrated

26% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Implicit

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

16% increased Rarity of Items found
60% increased maximum Energy Shield
+47 to Spirit
32% increased Critical Hit Chance
+18% to all Elemental Resistances

Ring 1

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 47

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Ring 2

Beast Eye

Breach Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 4 to 104 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 41 to 68 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 36 to 59 Cold damage to Attacks
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+13 to all Attributes
+16% to all Elemental Resistances

Charm 1

Flooded Stone Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Recover 165 Mana when Used
31% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Charm 2

Investigator's Thawing Charm of the Apprentice

Item Level 36

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

16% increased Duration
15% reduced Charges per use

Charm 3

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 71

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 Cat for 19 seconds on use

Mana Flask

Potent Ultimate Mana Flask of the Medic

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality8

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

75% increased Amount Recovered
22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Skills & Gems

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 gems

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

BeheadSupports Strike skills, causing them to steal a Modifier from Rare monsters they kill.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.

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

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

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

Breachlords AmalgamLv1

Flicker Strike(Lv21)5 gems

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

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

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

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

Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1

Whirling Assault(Lv19)5 gems

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

1% more Area of Effect

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv20)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

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

Armour ExplosionSupports Attacks and Warcries, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.Lv1

SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1

Pounce(Lv20)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

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1

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

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

Charged Staff(Lv19)4 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

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

Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1

Trinity(Lv21)2 gems

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type

On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types

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

Uhtreds OmenSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Ghost Dance(Lv20)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(Lv19)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

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