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Storm Wave Berserk Crit Martial Artist (+4 Melee Skills)

Martial Artist·MonkPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Aug 3, 2026
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Scored against 100+ monk endgame builds
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SurvivalA
SpeedS
UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Storm Wave
3.15M
2. Tempest Bell
253,308
Hit DPS
3.15M
Attacks/sec
1.52
Average hit
2.07M

Utility

Mana
638
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
50
Move speed
x1.86

Defense

Life
1,552
ES
7,261
Gear ES
748
Character armour
8,702
Gear armour
2,645
Character evasion
18,790
Gear evasion
36
Fire res
66%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
80%

Passive Tree

134
Nodes
29
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Pain AttunementKey
30% less [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] when on Full Life 30% more Critical Damage Bonus when on [LowLife|Low Life]
Critical
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
Nature's BiteNotable
20% increased Elemental Damage
Elemental Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute40+200
  • to Dexterity4+45
  • to Intelligence4+30
  • to Strength2+20
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus12245%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance10130%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves361%
  • increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past # seconds240%
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield11174%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge318%
  • seconds to current Energy Shield Recharge delay per Combo expended when using Skills1-200
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating8119%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating318%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed415%
  • increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves26%
  • increased Skill Speed28%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed18%
Jewel
PassiveCountTotal
  • [Jewel] Socket70
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Area Damage441%
  • increased Attack Damage220%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency331%
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate235%

Gear

Foe Cry

Sinister Quarterstaff

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range14
Physical Damage66-109
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Lightning Damage39-1041
Attacks per Second1.4
Critical Hit Chance12%
Total DPS878.5
Physical DPS122.5
Elemental DPS756
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • 50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
  • Transforms all Fire and Cold modifiers on the item into equivalent Lightning modifiers
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 25% increased Lightning Damage
  • Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Desecrated
  • +4.97% to Critical Hit Chance
Explicit
  • Adds 12 to 347 Lightning Damage
  • Adds 27 to 694 Lightning Damage
  • +21% to Critical Damage Bonus
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Doom Corona

Cryptic Crown

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour470
Energy Shield130
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Enchant
  • Allocates Grace of the Ancestors
Rune
  • Can roll Berserking modifiers
  • Raven-Touched
Bonded
  • Bonded: Gain 2 Rage on Melee Hit
Desecrated
  • +12 to Maximum Rage
Explicit
  • +42% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
  • 90% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +53% to Chaos Resistance
Crafted
  • 28% increased Mana Cost Efficiency

Decree of Loyalty

Ancient Mail

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Armour1680
Energy Shield477
Movement Speed-4%
Evasion36
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • +30 to Armour
  • +30 to Evasion Rating
  • +10 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +10% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: +8% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • 362% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +29 to Strength and Intelligence
  • +5% to Maximum Chaos Resistance
  • Convert 1% of maximum Life to twice as much Armour per 1% Chaos Resistance above 0%
  • Defend with 206% of Armour while you have Energy Shield
  • Damage over Time cannot bypass your Energy Shield
  • Corrupted

Armageddon Hold

Fists of Stone

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Quality20
SocketsJ
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
  • 19% more Global Evasion Rating and Energy Shield
  • Attacks Gain 18% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
  • +1 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +12% to Quality of all Skills
  • 28% chance to gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on Hit
  • +2.4% to Critical Hit Chance
  • Attacks Gain 23% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage

Tempest Tread

Faithful Leggings

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour495
Energy Shield141
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +22% to Lightning Resistance
  • 10% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +37% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +81 to Armour
  • +24 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 92% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +38% to Fire Resistance
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Jade
  • Legacy of Gold
  • Legacy of Gold
  • All Mage's Legacies have 50% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Chimeric Gorget

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level78
Enchant
  • Allocates Zarokh's Gift
Desecrated
  • 32.1 Life Regeneration per second
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • +50 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
Crafted
  • 30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Glyph Grasp

Gold Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 28% increased Lightning Damage
Implicit
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • Adds 2 to 85 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +34% to Fire Resistance
  • +38% to Cold Resistance

Viper Whorl

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level12
Desecrated
  • Adds 5 to 99 Lightning damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +24% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • 37% increased Lightning Damage
  • 19% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +19% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +31% to Cold Resistance
  • +61% to Lightning Resistance

Clinician's Silver Charm of the Plentiful

Item Level 68
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • 34% increased Duration
  • 39% increased Charges

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 20 seconds on use

Examiner's Stone Charm of the Bountiful

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality6
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • 29% increased Duration
  • 54% increased Charges

Blood of the Warrior

Gargantuan Life Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration50
Life Per Use710
Quality0
Requirements
Level40
Explicit
  • 90% less Life Recovered
  • Effect is not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled
  • 18% of Damage taken during effect Recouped as Life
  • Gain 3 Rage when Hit by an Enemy during effect
  • No Inherent loss of Rage during effect
  • 50% increased Duration

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality23
Requirements
Level49
Explicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 72% reduced Amount Recovered
  • Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Herald of Thunder(Lv21)5 supports

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next 2 Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
Support gems
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
SupercriticalSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage with Critical Hits but have less Critical Hit chance.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1
Lightning InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Lightning Damage but deal less Cold and Fire Damage.Lv1
Storm Wave(Lv21)5 supports

Sweep your Quarterstaff, projecting a bolt of Lightning through the ground in a long fissure ahead of you.

Support gems
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
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
Branching FissuresSupports Skills which create Fissures in the ground, causing them to create additional secondary Fissures which branch off from the primary fissure, with lowered area of effect and Damage.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Berserk(Lv21)5 supports

While active, strengthens your Rage, but causes you to lose Life while not losing Rage.

Grants 40% increased Rage effect
Support gems
Atziris CommunionSupports Persistent Skills, making them Reserve Life instead of Spirit. Cannot Support Skills which create Minions.Lv1
Dire StrikeSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Attack Damage while on Low Life while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
Seraphs HeartLv1
Her DeclarationLv1
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1
Tempest Bell(Lv18)5 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
Support gems
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv11)1 skill · 4 supports

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

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
Socketed skills
RepulsionTarget an area and Curse enemies within with a Verisium Rune, inflicting them with Fragility. Hitting these enemies causes the Curse to Trigger an explosion to deal damage in an area and apply significant Knockback to other enemies near the Cursed target, with more Stun buildup based on the Fragility on the target Hit.Lv20
Support gems
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
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
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
ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1
Charged Staff(Lv19)5 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
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.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
Mantra of Destruction(Lv18)3 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
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
Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Support Olroths ConvictionLv1
Ghost Dance(Lv21)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
Dire StrikeSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Attack Damage while on Low Life while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv18)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

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.

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