Monk
The Monk in Path of Exile 2 is a Dexterity/Intelligence hybrid class that excels in unarmed combat and staff mastery. With a focus on mobility, crowd control, and spiritual energy manipulation, the Monk offers a unique blend of martial arts and mystical abilities. Their ascendancies, Enlightened and Stormcaller, provide specialized paths for players who enjoy fast-paced, combo-driven gameplay or elemental mastery.
Overview
The Monk is a new addition to Path of Exile 2, positioned on the passive skill tree between the Ranger and Witch, leveraging both Dexterity and Intelligence nodes to enhance their unarmed damage, staff attacks, and energy shield. They use a unique resource called Spirit, which powers their abilities and can be generated through combos or meditation. The Monk’s skills include Flurry of Blows for rapid unarmed attacks, Cyclone Strike for area control with a staff, and Meditation for resource generation and buffs. Their ascendancies, Enlightened and Stormcaller, further specialize their playstyle, with Enlightened focusing on spiritual energy and crowd control, and Stormcaller emphasizing elemental damage and mobility.
Key Features
Unarmed Combat
Excels in hand-to-hand fighting, with skills that enhance unarmed damage and provide unique effects like stuns or knockbacks.
Staff Mastery
Uses staves for sweeping attacks and area control, with skills that complement their martial arts and provide additional range.
Spiritual Energy
Manipulates Spirit to power abilities, with mechanics for generation through combos or meditation and expenditure for powerful effects.
Mobility
High movement speed and evasive abilities like Dodge Roll, allowing for quick repositioning and dodging enemy attacks.
Crowd Control
Skills that stun, knockback, or otherwise disrupt enemies, controlling the flow of combat and creating opportunities for combos.
Ascendancies
Enlightened
Focuses on spiritual energy manipulation, with skills that enhance Spirit generation, provide auras, and offer powerful crowd control effects like mass stuns or silences.
Stormcaller
Emphasizes elemental damage, particularly lightning, with skills that chain attacks, summon storms, and provide mobility through teleportation or dashing.
Playstyle tips
- Focus on unarmed combat and mobility, using skills like Flurry of Blows and Dodge Roll to stay safe while dealing damage. Prioritize Dexterity nodes for damage and evasion, and Intelligence nodes for energy shield.
- Experiment with staff skills and elemental damage, using the Stormcaller ascendancy for high-damage, mobile play. Combine Cyclone Strike with lightning skills for devastating area control.