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Rend Hollow Focus Freeze Martial Artist (+4 Melee Skills)

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

Offense

Main skill: Rend

1. Rend
1,553
2. Devour
1,111
Hit DPS
1,553
Attack rate
3.27/s
Average hit
474

Utility

Resources, movement, and recovery

Mana
844
Character spirit
150
Gear spirit
100
Move speed
x1.30

Defense

Life pool, mitigation, avoidance, and resistance coverage

Life
1
Character ES
9,118
Gear ES
1,221
Character evasion
15,417
Gear evasion
2,830
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
5%

Passive Tree

152
Nodes
42
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
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
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
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute25+125
  • to Dexterity6+60
  • to Intelligence6+63
  • to Strength2+20
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus13260%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance11180%
  • 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%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield20307%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge532%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge if you've been Stunned Recently140%
  • increased Evasion Rating if Energy Shield Recharge has started in the past # seconds150%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating19254%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating318%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently140%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently120%
Area
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Area of Effect for Attacks13102%
  • increased Area of Effect18%
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%
Charges
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration480%
  • to Maximum Power Charges1+2
  • chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge110%

Gear

Weapon 1

Amor Mandragora

Changeling Talisman

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Range12
Physical Damage29-41
Quality0
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.25
Critical Hit Chance8%
Total DPS43.8
Physical DPS43.8
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Adds 20 to 26 Physical Damage
  • +15 to Intelligence
  • 15% increased Skill Effect Duration
  • Enemies in your Presence are Hindered
  • Gain 1 Druidic Prowess for every 20 total Rage spent
Helmet

Plague Corona

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield648
Quality30
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +69 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 40% increased Energy Shield
  • +46 to maximum Life
  • 100% increased Energy Shield
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +43% to Cold Resistance
  • +43% to Lightning Resistance
Body Armour

Armageddon Shelter

Sleek Jacket

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield573
Evasion1893
Movement Speed-3%
Quality30
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +156 to Evasion Rating
  • +47 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 108% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +38 to Evasion Rating
  • +11 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 36% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +43% to Fire Resistance
  • +45% to Cold Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 19% of Evasion Rating
Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

Fists of Stone

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level30
Rune
  • +18% to Lightning Resistance
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 +1 to Evasion Rating per player level
  • 7% less damage taken while on Low Life
  • 17% increased Attack Speed
  • Cannot Leech Mana
  • 9% chance to grant a Endurance Charge to Allies in your Presence on Hit
  • 10% 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

Wrath Slippers

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Evasion937
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 87% increased Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • +148 to Evasion Rating
  • +37% to Fire Resistance
  • +33% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating
Crafted
  • 30% increased Movement Speed
Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • 26% increased Stun Threshold
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +54 to maximum Life
  • +29 to Strength
  • +33 to Dexterity
  • When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
Amulet

Horror Torc

Gold Amulet

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Well of Power
Desecrated
  • 49% increased maximum Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +50 to Spirit
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Crafted
  • 23% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Skull Band

Ruby Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Desecrated
  • 18% increased Cold Damage
Implicit
  • +24% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 3 to 49 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +12 to all Attributes
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
Crafted
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Ring 2

Entropy Hold

Breach Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Implicit
  • +20% to Maximum Quality
Explicit
  • Adds 15 to 24 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 3 to 52 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 34% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +27 to Strength
  • +13% to all Elemental Resistances
Charm 1

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 78
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 21% 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
Charm 2

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 Cat for 19 seconds on use
Charm 3

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 76
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
Life Flask

Full-bodied Ultimate Life Flask of the Mixologist

Item Level 72
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 55% increased Amount Recovered
  • 22% reduced Charges per use
Mana Flask

Hearty Ultimate Mana Flask of the Mixologist

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 55% increased Recovery rate
  • 23% reduced Charges per use

Skills & Gems

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
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
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
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.

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
Garukhans ResolveSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills have a maximum Critical Hit chance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance.Lv1
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1
Pounce(Lv14)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
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
Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Devour(Lv5)5 gems

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
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.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
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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv18)2 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.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
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

No support gems detected for this skill.

Wind Dancer(Lv12)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

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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