Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop App

PoE 2 Build

[0.5] CoC Warping Martial Artist - +Levelling Guide

Monk

Martial Artist

Starter

End Game

0.5 RotA

Creator

By Farham

Updated on Jun 20, 2026

Jun 20, 2026

Build Overview

Current Active Build

Purpose of this Guide

Steps I've been through are in this guide, and this is the guide I update at league start for my Monk league start. Normally take it through a low/mid/high investment, then move on to other builds after farming.

Should take you through the campaign, then on to a suitable end game build capable of getting you up and farming some currency over one or more methods. Variants are to show progression from the campaign, and then through to a current workable guide.

Skill gems, etc, all based on the worst possible scenario of getting basically no drops at all.

Expect this to be updated towards the start of each league. Check the change log at the end to see if it has been worked on and when.

FAQs

Regex for Finding things in the Shop;

"y: \+|ts: S|[1-9][0-9].+spi|i.+mov|mel.+skill"

What will this highlight;

Movement speed boots
Melee skills (Gloves + whatever else, you're looking for the gloves)
Spirit on chest for more heralds earlier
Anything with a socket
anything with quality

I can't socket Ailith's Chimes in.. I can't socket Culmination II in...

Supports in the game can't be socketed unless they can support either the main gem, or a support you've put in their already.

If you're trying to socket Culmination II in something and it won't go in, put in Living Lightning II first.

If you're trying to socket Ailith's Chimes and that won't go in, put in Culmination II first.

Something has to be capable of spending combo (And doesn't spend it already) to accept Culmination I/II

Something has to have combo points stored (showwing with a 0 in the top right of the skill icon on your bars) in order to use Ailith's Chimes

Strengths and Weaknesses

Easy Campaign Scaling
Strong options for End Game gearing (Moves to quarterstaff, check last Variant for cheap move to this)
Super tanky
T16 200% Deli capable
Enormous Boss Damage with Falling Thunder

Bit erratic on the old movement Lightning Warp is a fickle mistress (But you're tanky enough you don't care)

Build Variants

CoC Warp

Mid League

Early League

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Interludes

SSF Hollow Palm

Finalised version of the build, may undergo some tweaks and changes on optimal stat lines.

Equipment

CoC Warp

Mid League

Early League

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Interludes

SSF Hollow Palm

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+10

Quarterstaff

You're going to want one with T1 Lightning, and T1/2 Fire and Cold rolls, then use an Ire of Aldur to convert them all over to Lightning, this synergises with our 80% lucky lightning damage, allowing us to maximise the top end lightning damage rolls.

A T1 crit suffix is also mandatory to get to crit cap, and I would recommend a Sinister Quarterstaff base to make this even easier.

Amulet

It's a Cast on Critical one, do NOT get +skills on this, it'll kill your mana.

Rings

Yes, the Mana Regen is actually important, if you can get both rings with a T1 roll and Ingenuity it actually solves the mana issue entirely even if you just run around spamming Whirling Assault and hitting/killing nothing.

Heart of the Well

Heart of the Well needs Lucky Lightning Damage and Extra Lightning Damage, you can quality them with the new Esh catalysts for 30% Lucky

Megalomaniac

Not required, can be replaced with a crit saphirre or damage emerald, or a diamond... If you do use one, you can use it to get either Lightning Rod or The Spring Hare, freeing up an annoint on either the head or neck slot.

Gloves

The gloves base lines are;

%Evasion
#Evasion
Lightning Damage to Attacks
Critical Damage Bonus
+2 Melee Skills

Skill Gems

CoC Warp

Mid League

Early League

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Interludes

SSF Hollow Palm

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 55

Dex 95

Int 55

Rend

Cast on Critical

Level 18

Mantra of Destruction

Level 19

Herald of Thunder

Level 19

Infernal Cry

Level 12

Wind Dancer

Level 18

Ghost Dance

Level 18

Whirling Assault

Level 21

Falling Thunder

Level 21

Blasphemy

Level 21

Charged Staff

Level 19

Gem Priority

+45

Whirling Assault

Swap Elemental Armament II for Efficiency II for bossing

Falling Thunder

Swap Nova Projectiles I for Rageforged II for bossing

Passive Tree

CoC Warp

Mid League

Early League

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Interludes

SSF Hollow Palm

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character

Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack

+10% to Cold Resistance

Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Freythorn — The King in the Mists

+30 to Spirit

Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Charges gained

+1 Charm Slot

Deshar — Final Letter

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

25% increased Stun Threshold

Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant

+10% to Fire Resistance

The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch

+30 to Spirit

The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault

Reforging Bench

Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Journey's End — Captain Hartlin

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Skill Gem(Lv 13)

Delirium Drop

Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest

5% increased Maximum Mana

Halls of the Dead — Yama The White

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test

+5% to Lightning Resistance

Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice

30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks

Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test

+5% to Cold Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test

+5% to Fire Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine

30% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine

5% increased Maximum Life

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

15% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Changelog

-----Final update of 0.3-------

They did it dirty, basically a full rewrite for 0.4. 0.3 Changlog just a waste of characters now!

-----0.4 change log starts-----

Full rewrite in 0.5 again, 0.4 change log removed.

-----0.5 change log starts-----

05/06/26 - Formalised v1.0 of the guide for 0.5 around the Martial Artist

13/06/26 - Final version of this guide for 0.5 mostly finished. Video done, any further investment will be tweaked in the written guide only. Expect no tech changes, just "number go up" stuff.