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PoE 2 Build

(Leveling) Monk Early Game

presentationMonk
0.2 DotH
Speed Leveling
Verified
Updated on Apr 10, 2025
Apr 10, 2025

Build Overview

For leveling ANY build CHECK VENDORS VERY FREQUENTLY ITS INSANELY IMPORTANT FOR GETTING UPGRADES.

Monk on a fresh start as a melee based evasion character can feel quite squishy so make sure to be upgrading your non weapon items relatively often to stay on top of things.

***LEVELING BUILD, RESPEC OR LOOK INTO MONK ENDGAME GUIDES FROM HERE***

Build Variants

Until you get a level 3 skill gem, you will use autoattack + Frost Bomb + Contagion in order to do the first few zones.

If you want to level with staves still(LMAO) then you'll be using autoattack + Glacial Cascade + Tempest Bell until you get Ice Strike.


Equipment

item
1
item
1
item
2
Equipment Priority
+2

Gear to look for on vendor in act one town:

  • MOVEMENT SPEED
  • Flat damage rolls on weapon/jewelry.
  • STRENGTH anywhere you can get it for Stomping Ground
  • life > resist rolls on random gear in other slots
  • evasion > armour/es gear earlygame (generally)

Try to find a spear with attack speed to swap to at level 3 but any spear will work.

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 0

Dex 0

Int 0

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1

Quarterstaff Strike

Quarterstaff Strike
2

Frost Bomb

Frost Bomb
3

Contagion

Contagion
Gem Priority
+0

I prefer'd to save the support gems for rake and just use no support frost bomb + autoattack until lvl 3 gem from after rust king.

Passive Tree

main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20

You'll need some int for your gems so pay attention to that. 5 str for support gem but generally dex/int.

We take strength attributes where we can for more Stomping Ground damage.

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