POE2 0.5 Monk League Starter Guide Before Patch Notes

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POE2 0.5 Monk League Starter Guide Before Patch Notes
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Stats

Character Level 93 Martial Artist
Attributes 85 Str 147 Dex 117 Int
Pools 1,366 Life 4,331 Energy Shield 881 Mana 100 Spirit
Defences 11,386 Evasion 26,321 effective HP
Max hit taken 5,697 physical 20,346 fire 15,825 cold 16,277 lightning 5,433 chaos
Resistances 75% Fire 67% Cold 68% Lightning 35% Chaos
Avoidance 38% Deflect 55% Evade
Recovery 46 Mana/s
Charges 0/3 Endurance 0/3 Frenzy 0/7 Power
Movement +26% movement speed
Whirling Assault 14.9k DPS 0.69/s 62.0% crit × 4.86 costs 220 mana, 151 mana/s PoB's numbers for this skill group

Gear

Maelstrom Spell Sinister Quarterstaff
Weapon 1
Quality: +20%
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S S
Runes: 2× Greater Iron Rune
Requires: Level 67
36% increased Physical Damage enchant
Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour enchant
167% increased Physical Damage fractured
Adds 13 to 298 Lightning Damage
106% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
+3 to Level of all Melee Skills
Gain 37 Mana per enemy killed
+2.43% to Critical Hit Chance desecrated
Weapon 2
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Doom Crest Ancestral Tiara
Helmet
Quality: +20%
Energy Shield: 452
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S
Runes: Greater Iron Rune
Requires: Level 80
18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield enchant
Bonded: +20 to maximum Life enchant
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana enchant
+73 to maximum Energy Shield
89% increased Energy Shield
+25% to Fire Resistance
+44% to Lightning Resistance
16% increased Rarity of Items found desecrated
16% increased Rarity of Items found crafted
Viper Shroud Sleek Jacket
Body Armour
Quality: +20%
Evasion: 1428
Energy Shield: 437
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S S
Runes: 2× Greater Iron Rune
Requires: Level 65
36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield enchant
Bonded: +40 to maximum Life enchant
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana enchant
+137 to Evasion Rating
+42 to maximum Energy Shield
146% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+44 to maximum Life
26% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
+13% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances desecrated
+33% to Cold Resistance crafted
Pandemonium Hand Fists of Stone
Gloves
Item Level: 80
Sockets: S
Runes: Katla's Gloom
Can roll Decay modifiers enchant
Bonded: 25% reduced Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments on you enchant
Has +3 to Evasion Rating per player level
Has +1 to maximum Energy Shield per player level
24% more Attack damage while on Low Mana
+1 to Level of all Melee Skills
+10% to Quality of all Skills
+2.44% to Critical Hit Chance
Enemies you kill have a 31% chance to explode, dealing a tenth of their maximum Life as Physical damage
Enemies you kill have a 16% chance to explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos damage
15% increased Attack Speed if you haven't been Hit Recently
Mind Trail Dragonscale Boots
Boots
Quality: +20%
Evasion: 984
Item Level: 79
Sockets: S
Runes: Perfect Iron Rune
Requires: Level 75
20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield enchant
Bonded: +20 to maximum Life enchant
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana enchant
30% increased Movement Speed
+134 to Evasion Rating
97% increased Evasion Rating
+37% to Cold Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 17% of Evasion Rating
+17% to Cold and Chaos Resistances desecrated
Vengeance Beads Stellar Amulet
Amulet
Item Level: 79
Requires: Level 24
Allocates Lust for Power enchant
+5 to all Attributes
45% increased Armour
14% increased Rarity of Items found
+3 to Level of all Melee Skills
25% increased Critical Hit Chance
52% increased maximum Energy Shield desecrated
17% increased Rarity of Items found crafted
Bramble Loop Breach Ring
Ring 1
Item Level: 80
Requires: Level 40
+20% to Maximum Quality
Adds 15 to 25 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 16 to 26 Fire damage to Attacks
+31 to Intelligence
+34% to Fire Resistance
+29% to Lightning Resistance
Adds 1 to 25 Lightning damage to Attacks desecrated
Doom Eye Ruby Ring
Ring 2
Item Level: 79
Requires: Level 8
+22% to Fire Resistance
Adds 18 to 30 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 18 to 29 Fire damage to Attacks
+159 to maximum Mana
+30 to Strength
+16% to all Elemental Resistances
11% increased Rarity of Items found desecrated
Ingenuity Utility Belt
Belt
Item Level: 81
Charm Slots: 2
Requires: Level 55
Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
15% increased Charm Charges gained
6% reduced Charm Charges used
25% increased bonuses gained from left Equipped Ring
28% increased bonuses gained from right Equipped Ring

Flasks & Charms

Abundant Ultimate Life Flask of the Perpetual
Flask 1
Quality: +18%
Item Level: 73
Requires: Level 60
59% increased Amount Recovered
56% increased Charges gained
Lavianga's Spirits Gargantuan Mana Flask
Flask 2
Quality: +20%
Item Level: 77
Requires: Level 49
This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
71% reduced Amount Recovered
Nascent Hope Thawing Charm
Charm 1
Quality: +8%
Item Level: 81
Corrupted
Requires: Level 12
Used when you become Frozen
22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
The Fall of the Axe Silver Charm
Charm 2
Item Level: 80
Requires: Level 10
Used when you are affected by a Slow
Grants Onslaught during effect
Beira's Anguish Dousing Charm
Charm 3
Item Level: 78
Requires: Level 32
Used when you become Ignited
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

Jewels

Plague Spark Emerald
Jewel
Item Level: 24
3% increased Attack Speed
10% increased Attack Damage
6% increased Elemental Damage
5% chance to Blind Enemies on Hit with Attacks
Rapture Vessel Ruby
Jewel
Item Level: 69
11% increased Global Physical Damage
4% increased Area of Effect
Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit
Gain 1 Rage when Hit by an Enemy
Chimeric Solace Time-Lost Emerald
Jewel
Item Level: 79
Radius: Small
Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant 1% increased Attack Speed with Spears
Small Passive Skills in Radius also grant 3% increased Evasion Rating
Small Passive Skills in Radius also grant 2% increased Damage with Quarterstaves
Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant 5% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks crafted

Skills

Hollow Resonance 20 Magnified Area II Cooldown Recovery II Close Combat II Uruk's Smelting Armour Break III
Hollow Focus 20 Magnified Area II Elemental Armament II Cooldown Recovery II Supercritical Close Combat II
Charged Staff 19/20 Prolonged Duration II Living Lightning II Culmination II Ailith's Chimes Charge Profusion II
Mantra of Destruction 19 Delayed Gratification Prolonged Duration II Chaos Mastery Deliberation Armour Demolisher II
Whirling Assault 19/20 Magnified Area II Elemental Armament II Rage III Ancestral Call II Efficiency II
Herald of Thunder 19/20 Magnified Area II Elemental Armament II Culling Strike II Elemental Focus
Tempest Bell 19/20 Elemental Armament II Ancestral Call II Heavy Swing Close Combat II Rageforged II
Wind Dancer 17/5 Maim Blind II Clarity I Magnified Area II
Killing Palm 19 Thrill of the Kill II Charge Profusion II Blazing Critical Rapid Attacks III
Falling Thunder 19/20 Fist of War III Culmination II Nova Projectiles I Pinpoint Critical Breachlord's Amalgam
Ghost Dance 19 Cooldown Recovery II
Passive Tree Hollow Resonance 1
Passive Tree Hollow Focus 1