[0.3] Talkative Tri's Unarmed Invoker

0.3 TTE

Starter

TalkativeTri

Monk

Invoker

Creator

By Talkative Tri

Updated on Sep 18, 2025

Sep 18, 2025

Build Overview

This experimental PoE 2 monk build crushed 0.3: The Third Edict's league start, progressing all the way from Act 1 to juiced endgame with ease WHILE being fun and using plenty of new tech. This Hollow Palm Technique build guide documents the journey, provides tips for players trying out Acolyte of Chayula or Invoker unarmed gaming, and shall hopefully serve as a league starter monk guide in PoE 2 0.4.

As a note, I am not historically a build-crafter, though I did construct this fully myself with little to no planning, all in-game. If you have any critical feedback, please let me know. Thank you!

Strengths and Weaknesses

Extremely simple and powerful league starter.
Scales offenses using defenses, literally, does not rely on a weapon.
Fast, active playstyle.

Requires being in melee range.
Cannot leap forward in progress with an INCREDIBLE dropped/bought weapon.

Build Variants

Campaign

Imported

Use this build while progressing through the 0.3 campaign (Acts 1-4, Interludes 1-3). Once you reach Hollow Palm Technique (likely during Act 3), swap away from Crossbows and into unarmed.

Equipment

Campaign

Imported

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

We NEED to hit 75% Lightning/Cold/Fire resistance as soon as possible, while also focusing on Energy Shield and Evasion scaling not only for defense, but to boost our Hollow Palm Technique unarmed fighting style.

Weapon: Quarterstaff for leveling up until Hollow Palm Technique, then we drop the Weapon entirely.

Chest: Get the highest energy shield/evasion chest you can find.

Gloves: ES/EV, aim for high rolled flat damage, preferably physical or cold to help scale Hollow Palm.

Boots: ES/EV + Res + Movement Speed.

Helmet: ES/EV + Res.

Rings: Find high rolled flat damage, preferably physical or cold to help scale Hollow Palm.

Amulet: Look for +Gem Levels and high resistances/energy shield/life.

Belt: Res + Life.

Flasks: No call-outs.

Charms: Thawing (freeze immune), Stone (stun immune), Silver (slow immune).

Jewels: Try and grab a Sapphire Jewel with "mana on kill" modifier to help keep mana up while killing packs.

Anointment: LIKELY Serrated Edges (TBD).