Quarterstaff Strike Rend Minion Martial Artist (283% Physical Damage)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 24, 2026

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Endgame Quarterstaff Strike Rend Minion Ignite Freeze Crit

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Scored against 435 monk endgame builds

DamageSSS

SurvivalB

SpeedC

UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. Falling Thunder

4.25M

2. Quarterstaff Strike

245,693

Hit DPS

4.25M

Attacks/sec

1.59

Average hit

2.67M

Utility

Mana

746

Spirit

100

Gear spirit

Move speed

x1.33

Defense

Life

1,583

2,711

Gear ES

602

Character armour

1,352

Gear armour

672

Character evasion

11,515

Gear evasion

2,216

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

142

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Whirling AssaultNotable

Knocks Back Enemies if you get a Critical Hit with a Quarterstaff

8% increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves

CriticalSpeed

Chakra of ImpactNotable

20% increased Attack Damage

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

Attack DamageGem

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

Crashing WaveNotable

25% increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past 8 seconds

Critical

Struck ThroughNotable

Attacks have +100% to Critical Hit Chance

Critical

Flow Like WaterNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed

+5 to Dexterity

+5 to Intelligence

SpeedAttribute

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Hit Chance15235%
increased Critical Damage Bonus9155%
increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
increased Critical Hit Chance against Blinded Enemies354%

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute31+155
to Dexterity4+45
to Intelligence4+30
ignore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves1+1

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating17236%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating631%

Energy Shield›

PassiveCountTotal

increased maximum Energy Shield11155%
faster start of Energy Shield Recharge318%
increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield while wielding a Quarterstaff130%
seconds to current Energy Shield Recharge delay per Combo expended when using Skills1-200

Gem›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Effect Duration770%
quarterstaff Skills that consume Power Charges count as consuming an additional Power Charge1+1
skills can build and retain Combo regardless of Weapon Set1+1
skills deal # % increased Damage per Combo consumed, up to # %18%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves417%
increased Attack Speed28%
increased Skill Speed28%
increased Attack and Cast Speed18%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage665%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Freeze Buildup with Quarterstaves370%
increased Freeze Buildup235%

Gear

Duality

Runemastered Warding Quarterstaff

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Range14

Physical Damage365-605

Quality26

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage3-60

Attacks per Second1.71

Critical Hit Chance10%

Total DPS883.2

Physical DPS829.4

Elemental DPS53.9

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

Adds 3 to 60 Lightning Damage

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Implicit

+49 to maximum Runic Ward

Explicit

283% increased Physical Damage
+22% to Critical Damage Bonus
22% increased Attack Speed
Gain Finality for 0.5 seconds per Combo expended when using Skills
Gain 843 Guard for 0.5 seconds per Combo expended when using Skills
Corrupted

Vestige of Darkness

Tenebrous Crown

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Armour636

Energy Shield178

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

+1 to Maximum Power Charges

Rune

15% chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Maximum Power Charges

Explicit

196% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+27 to Strength and Intelligence
Physical damage from Hits Contributes to Chill Magnitude and Freeze Buildup
Enemies in your Presence are Blinded
The Bodach haunts your Presence
Corrupted

Forgotten Warden

Primal Markings

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield424

Evasion1373

Movement Speed-3%

Armour36

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level84

Rune

+30 to Armour
+30 to Evasion Rating
+10 to maximum Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Explicit

+76 to Deflection Rating per 50 missing Energy Shield
284% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+25 to Dexterity
Companions have 31% increased maximum Life
15% of Damage from Deflected Hits is taken from Damageable Companion's Life before you
Corrupted

Ghoul Hold

Fists of Stone

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level0

Rune

Can roll Decay modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 25% reduced Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments on you

Implicit

Has +3 to Evasion Rating per player level
Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level

Explicit

Attacks Gain 14% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
+1 to Level of all Melee Skills
+11% to Quality of all Skills
+2.27% to Critical Hit Chance
10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Hit
Enemies you kill have a 16% chance to explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos damage
Enemies killed by your Hits are destroyed
Burning Enemies you kill have a 30% chance to Explode, dealing a
tenth of their maximum Life as Fire Damage

Dragon Road

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 77

Rare

Properties

Evasion843

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level70

Rune

+18% to Lightning Resistance

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

+31% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+129 to Evasion Rating
94% increased Evasion Rating
+22% to Cold Resistance
+14% to Chaos Resistance

Invasion Lash

Plate Belt

Item Level 78

Rare

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level24

Implicit

+173 to Armour
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+110 to maximum Life
+68 to maximum Mana
28% increased Flask Life Recovery rate
+33 to Strength
+39% to Fire Resistance
+23% to Chaos Resistance

Serpent's Egg

Gold Amulet

Item Level 81

Unique

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator

Implicit

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

+22% to Chaos Resistance
29% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Gain an additional Charge when you gain a Charge
50% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Corrupted

Armageddon Nail

Topaz Ring

Item Level 76

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Enchant

18% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Implicit

+34% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 12 to 20 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 61 Lightning damage to Attacks
25% increased Lightning Damage
+31 to Dexterity
+38% to Fire Resistance
+43% to Lightning Resistance
Corrupted

Doom Loop

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

+27% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

Adds 1 to 32 Lightning damage to Attacks
15% increased Lightning Damage
+23% to all Elemental Resistances
+56% to Cold Resistance
+33% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

28% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality5

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

24% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality9

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

24% 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
Corrupted

Vibrant Stone Charm of the Sylvan

Item Level 52

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
Also grants 259 Guard

Abundant Gargantuan Life Flask of the Continuous

Item Level 41

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level40

Implicit

56% increased Amount Recovered
31% increased Charges gained

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality10

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
74% reduced Amount Recovered
Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 supports

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Support gems

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

Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Lv1

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

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

Rend(Lv20)5 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

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Spirit Vessel(Lv19)5 supports

Summons a Shapeshifting Spirit Vessel Companion that uses copies of socketed Bear, Werewolf, and Wyvern Skills.

Support gems

Romiras RequitalSupports Skills that create Companions which can be damaged. Minions created by Supported Skills take a portion of Hit Damage you would otherwise have taken, but have lowered maximum Life. A percentage of Damage taken this way is Recouped by you as Life.Lv1

EnormitySupports Skills which summon Persistent Minions. Supported Minions are larger, have more Life, and deal more Damage, but cost significantly more Spirit.Lv1

Elemental ArmySupports skills which create Minions, bolstering the Elemental Resistances of those Minions. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1

Amanamus TitheSupports Persistent Minion Skills, granting a chance when Supported Minions die for you to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv18)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

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

Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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

Mantra of Destruction(Lv19)4 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

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

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

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

Refutation(Lv17)4 supports

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

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

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

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

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

Nova ProjectilesSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire Projectiles in a circle. Does not Support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Lv1

Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

Hand of Chayula(Lv18)2 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

Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1

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

Charged Staff(Lv18)4 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

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

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

Charge Regulation(Lv18)1 support

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

Support gems

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

Herald of Ice(Lv18)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

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

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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

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

Whirling Assault(Lv18)5 supports

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

1% more Area of Effect

Support gems

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

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