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Quarterstaff Strike Rend Freeze Martial Artist (167% Physical Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview

Offense

Main skill: Quarterstaff Strike

1. Quarterstaff Strike
104,109
2. Killing Palm
51,766
Hit DPS
104,108
Attack rate
1.97/s
Average hit
52,739

Utility

Resources, movement, and recovery

Mana
624
Character spirit
100
Move speed
x1.87

Defense

Life pool, mitigation, avoidance, and resistance coverage

Life
1,619
Character ES
4,393
Gear ES
711
Ward
144
Character evasion
27,879
Gear evasion
2,319
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
60%

Passive Tree

152
Nodes
48
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Frantic ReachNotable
-20% reduced Accuracy Rating
18% increased Area of Effect for Attacks
AccuracyArea
Tenfold AttacksNotable
4% increased Attack Speed
6% increased Attack Speed if you've been Hit Recently
+10 to Strength
SpeedAttribute
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
True StrikeNotable
+10 to Dexterity
20% increased Critical Hit Chance
AttributeCritical
For the JugularNotable
25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+10 to Intelligence
CriticalAttribute
Kite RunnerNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
15% increased Projectile Speed
15% increased Projectile Damage
Movement SpeedSpeedProjectile Damage
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
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute24+120
  • to Dexterity6+60
  • to Intelligence5+40
  • to Strength3+30
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13265%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance9120%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently360%
  • increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past # seconds240%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating17230%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating736%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield14194%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge532%
  • 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%
  • skills have # % chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them110%
  • skills lose Combo -#% slower1-20%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed27%
  • increased Cast Speed with Cold Skills211%
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
  • increased Skill Speed28%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency331%
  • increased Mana Recovery from Flasks345%
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate235%
  • increased amount of Mana Leeched125%
Area
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Area of Effect for Attacks972%
  • increased Area of Effect18%

Gear

Weapon 1

Damnation Song

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage247-423
Quality20
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.4
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS469
Physical DPS469
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • 40% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Desecrated
  • 73% increased Physical Damage
  • +161 to Accuracy Rating
Explicit
  • Adds 27 to 59 Physical Damage
  • 167% increased Physical Damage
  • +4.05% to Critical Hit Chance
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • Causes 80% increased Stun Buildup
Helmet

Torment Guardian

Runeforged Soaring Mask

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield139
Evasion454
Quality20
SocketsS
Ward67
Requirements
Level75
Enchant
  • 15% reduced Attribute Requirements
Rune
  • +18% to Lightning Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • 132% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +181 to maximum Life
  • +27% to Fire Resistance
  • +39% to Cold Resistance
  • +35% to Lightning Resistance
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Entropy Pelt

Falconer's Jacket

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield468
Evasion1547
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • 54% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +151 to Evasion Rating
  • +44 to maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Explicit
  • +47 to Evasion Rating
  • +15 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 135% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
  • +275 to Stun Threshold
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

Fists of Stone

Item Level 54
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level50
Enchant
  • Break 10% increased Armour
Rune
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
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
  • 14% increased Attack Speed
  • Cannot Leech Mana
  • 6% chance to grant a Endurance Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
  • 6% 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

Gloom Tread

Daggerfoot Shoes

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield104
Evasion318
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
  • +18% to Lightning Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +52 to Evasion Rating
  • +20 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 38% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +30% to Cold Resistance
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
  • +73 to Stun Threshold
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
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 Jade
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • All Mage's Legacies have 39% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
Amulet

Glyph Clasp

Gold Amulet

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Well of Power
Desecrated
  • 14% increased Deflection Rating
Implicit
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 43% increased Evasion Rating
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +12% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +36% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • 30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Dire Nail

Gold Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Implicit
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • Adds 6 to 17 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 22 to 36 Fire damage to Attacks
  • +137 to Evasion Rating
  • +21% to Fire Resistance
  • Leech 6.39% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana
Crafted
  • +31% to Lightning Resistance
Ring 2

Corpse Knot

Gold Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 13% increased Rarity of Items found
Implicit
  • 9% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +371 to Accuracy Rating
  • +15 to maximum Life
  • +19% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +49% to Fire Resistance
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
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
  • 25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 2

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
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 14 seconds on use
Life Flask

Effervescent Ultimate Life Flask of the Brewer

Item Level 83
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 25% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 28% 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.

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
Lightning InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Lightning Damage but deal less Cold and Fire Damage.Lv1
Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1
HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Rend(Lv20)5 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
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
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
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.

Voranas SiegeLv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
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
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.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
Tempest Bell(Lv19)5 gems

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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.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
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Ancestral CallSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Killing Palm(Lv19)4 gems

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough and performing additional dashing Strikes to other Cullable targets in range if your target was Culled. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.

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
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Practiced ComboSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
Refutation(Lv20)4 gems

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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Whirling Assault(Lv19)4 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
Practiced ComboSupports Strike Skills. Supported Skills have a chance to build additional Combo on Hit. Cannot support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Ancestral CallSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Lv1
Charged Staff(Lv19)3 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
ConductionSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Shock.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
Wind Dancer(Lv16)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
PinSupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun.Lv1
Pounce(Lv3)2 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
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
Charge Regulation(Lv19)1 gem

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
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv19)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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
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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