Quarterstaff Strike Hollow Focus Freeze Martial Artist (195% Physical Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 2·Updated Jul 9, 2026

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Endgame Quarterstaff Strike Hollow Focus Freeze Crit Spirit Mana Lightning

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DamageA

SurvivalSSS

SpeedS

UtilityD

Overview

Offense

1. Quarterstaff Strike

150,148

2. Whirling Assault

49,970

Hit DPS

150,148

Attacks/sec

2.28

Average hit

65,797

Utility

Mana

870

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.84

Defense

Life

10,874

Gear ES

1,463

Character evasion

18,826

Gear evasion

2,031

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

Passive Tree

157

Nodes

Notables

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

Way of the MountainNotable

100% Surpassing chance per enemy Power to gain Mountain's Teachings on Immobilising an enemy, up to a maximum of {1} Lose a Mountain's Teaching when you are Hit, or when you use or Sustain an Attack that benefits from Mountain's Teachings

stone skin grants attack damage increased final you use yourself: 15

stone skin grants damage taken increased final: -40

stone skin grants stun threshold increased final: 50

AttackChargesAttack DamageDamage

Chakra of ImpactNotable

20% increased Attack Damage

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

Attack DamageGem

Hollow Focus TechniqueNotable

Grants Skill: <underline>{Hollow Focus}

Gem

True StrikeNotable

+10 to Dexterity

20% increased Critical Hit Chance

AttributeCritical

For the JugularNotable

25% increased Critical Damage Bonus

+10 to Intelligence

CriticalAttribute

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute26+130
to Intelligence7+73
to Dexterity4+45
ignore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves1+1

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Damage Bonus11230%
increased Critical Hit Chance7100%
increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating23308%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating631%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield20307%
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%

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Effect Duration9101%
grants Skill: <underline>{Hollow Focus}10
grants Skill: <underline>{Hollow Form}10
skills deal # % increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to # %18%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage661%
increased Attack Area Damage441%
stone skin grants attack damage increased final you use yourself: #1+15

Area›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Area of Effect for Attacks966%
increased Area of Effect18%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Speed519%
increased Cast Speed with Cold Skills211%
increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
increased Attack and Cast Speed18%

Gear

Plague Beam

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Range14

Physical Damage250-434

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Attacks per Second1.4

Critical Hit Chance12%

Total DPS478.8

Physical DPS478.8

Requirements

Level67

Rune

60% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 60% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Desecrated

Adds 44 to 93 Physical Damage

Explicit

+4.76% to Critical Hit Chance
195% increased Physical Damage
+168 to Accuracy Rating
+4 to Level of all Melee Skills
Gain 30 Mana per enemy killed

Grim Halo

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield553

Quality20

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
+31 to maximum Mana

Explicit

+71 to maximum Energy Shield
100% increased Energy Shield
29% increased Critical Hit Chance
+39% to Fire Resistance
19% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Bramble Shroud

Sleek Jacket

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield594

Evasion2031

Movement Speed-3%

Quality30

SocketsS S S S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

80% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +80 to maximum Life
Bonded: +80 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+161 to Evasion Rating
+45 to maximum Energy Shield

Explicit

+35% to Cold Resistance
+50 to Evasion Rating
+13 to maximum Energy Shield
135% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 21% of Evasion Rating
21% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Corrupted

Lochtonial Caress

Fists of Stone

Item Level 79

Unique

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 +1 to Evasion Rating per player level
Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
9% less damage taken while on Low Life
15% increased Attack Speed
Cannot Leech Mana
8% chance to grant a Endurance Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
9% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
9% chance to grant a Power Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit

Invasion Track

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Energy Shield316

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

35% increased Movement Speed
+58 to maximum Energy Shield
87% increased Energy Shield
+29% to Fire Resistance
+34% to Cold Resistance
+35% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Corrupted

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 Quicksilver
Legacy of Diamond
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Stibnite
All Mage's Legacies have 48% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Bramble Collar

Azure Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level0

Enchant

Allocates Well of Power

Implicit

29% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Explicit

+105 to maximum Energy Shield
55% increased maximum Energy Shield
+90 to maximum Mana
+3 to Level of all Melee Skills
22% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+22 to all Attributes

Spirit Whorl

Breach Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 30 to 48 Physical Damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 6 to 112 Lightning damage to Attacks
Adds 33 to 56 Cold damage to Attacks
+33 to Intelligence
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+40% to Lightning Resistance

Storm Hold

Breach Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 4 to 108 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 40 to 70 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 24 to 35 Physical Damage to Attacks
+40% to Fire Resistance
+41% to Cold Resistance
+43% to Lightning Resistance

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality18

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

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 Cat for 17 seconds on use

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality5

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect
Corrupted

Seething Ultimate Life Flask of the Bountiful

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

50% reduced Amount Recovered
Instant Recovery
52% increased Charges

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality23

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
70% reduced Amount Recovered
Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 supports

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Support gems

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

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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

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

TwofoldSupports any Skill that Consumes Charges, granting a chance for benefits of that Consumption to be doubled.Lv1

Hollow Form(Lv20)4 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.

Support gems

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

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

Voranas SiegeLv1

Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1

Hollow Focus(Lv20)5 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

Support gems

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

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

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1

Devour(Lv16)4 supports

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

Support gems

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

ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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

Hand of Chayula(Lv19)3 supports

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

Support gems

Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1

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

Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv21)4 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

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

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

Charged Staff(Lv19)3 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

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.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

Rend(Lv20)2 supports

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.

Support gems

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

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

Ghost Dance(Lv19)2 supports

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

ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Refutation(Lv20)1 support

Spends all your Ward to gain a short-duration Buff that causes you to Block all Blockable Hits and apply Parried to enemies from which you've Blocked a Hit. This Buff is removed if you are Heavy Stunned. While this Buff is active, you cannot be Light Stunned, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you.

Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds

Support gems

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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.

Tempest Bell(Lv18)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

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