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PoE 2 Build

Tri's Simple Lightning Monk Invoker

Monk

Invoker

Creator

Starter

TalkativeTri

By Talkative Tri

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

Dec 19, 2024

Build Overview

This is a feel-good, powerful beginner build for Monks in Path of Exile 2. I've cobbled this together by venturing around the tree looking for nodes that make sense, grabbing skills and supports that mesh well together, and just experimenting with things as I go. It BLASTED the campaign and is doing well in the early endgame (T10 waystones), but is in no way optimized. Enjoy!

Equipment

Set 1

Set 2

Your weapon is the MOST important part of the build. Focus on a good increased physical damage, +X to +X lightning/physical damage to attacks, and increased elemental damage with attacks rolls. Extras are attack speed, stun duration, and leech/gain mana/life on hits.

All armour bases should be evasion, except helmet which should be energy shield due to a node on the passive skill tree.

Charms/flasks are fluid. Use what works for you.

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 40

Int 15

Tempest Flurry

Tempest Bell

Charged Staff

Combat Frenzy

Ghost Dance

Wind Dancer

Herald of Thunder

Tempest Flurry: auto attacks

Charged Staff: aoe/clear

Tempest Bell: tanky rares/bosses

Killing Palm: travel/cull bosses

Herald of Thunder: Electrocute generation

Combat Frenzy: Power charge generation

Wind Dancer/Ghost Dance: defensive buffs

Passive Tree

main:

122

set 1:

set 2:

Going for: Criticals, Power Charges, Lightning, Shock, Evasion, and Quarterstaff nodes.

Atlas Tree

Nothing here yet, only to t10s (and the t5 quest).

How it Plays

Super fast and smooth. Active dodging needed for AOE slams, projectiles are a non-issue now with evasion. Feels melee most of the time but can act as pseudo-melee with Charged Staff power.