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[0.5] Hyper SPEED - Hollow Palm Monk Build (12-18 Attacks Per Second)

presentationMonk
presentationMartial Artist
Starter
Speed Leveling
End Game
0.5 RotA
Verified
By Ronarray
Updated on Jul 2, 2026
Jul 2, 2026

Build Overview

This is IN DEPTH Guide for my Unarmed Hollow Palm Monk Build for 0.5

If you have questions - hit me on Twitch (twitch.tv/ronarray), I will help!

If you wanna League Start Martial Artist - use this build guide and swap to SPEED later when you farm enough currency.

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In 0.5 the Hyper Speed Build is BACK! Now we can use Martial Artist Ascendancy for Monk to boost the build speed and get up to 18+ attacks per second with decent investment like in the good old times.

For the cheaper versions you can still get 9-12 Attacks as well.

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This guide will explain how you can build a Hyper Speed Monk and will cover everything you need to do to setup it from Hollow Palm to required gear.

In the Endgame we are going to utilize Tempest Flurry to FLY through maps at HYPER SPEED + Staggering Palm which provides great clear with projectiles. Check the video to see how it works.

We can also use Hollow Focus + Living Lightning II + Culmination II to generate Power Charges to fuel both - Charged Staff for even better clear and Falling Thunder to almost one shot bosses. Tech will be explained in the Skill section down Below.

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Campaign Rewards

Venom: Stun Threshold

Tattoos: Resistances

Pillars: Global Defense

Shark Fin: 30% Evasion/ES/Armour (Kaoms)

❗IMPORTANT - To play Hyper Speed in 0.5 you will need a pretty good gear, if you are on a low budget use Whirling trinity Martial Artist Build to farm currency and swap to the Hyper speed later when you will get Gear or more Currency.

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Hyper SPEED (Up to 18+ Attacks Per second)
  • Dont need Main Weapon
  • Great Clear
  • Pretty Tanky (6k+ES /60% Evasion / Deflect)
  • FUN to Play
  • Multiple Buttons
  • Buff Management
  • Less Budget Friendly

Build Variants

HYPER SPEED Hollow Palm Build Variant without expensive gems except one for AS.

If you wanna League Start Monk - use this build guide and swap to SPEED ENDGAME later when you get currency.

Equipment

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❗ How to Craft Armour + Amulet - Step by Step Guide

❗ How to Craft Rings + Weapon - Step by Step Guide

❗ How to Craft 5 mod ES Jewel - Step By Step Guide

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▸ Helmet

  • The most important stat on the Helmet is Energy Shield. Try to aim for a helmet with 450+ Energy Shield, ideally 500+.
  • Second important stat is Critical Strike Chance, get it as high as you can.
  • Other important thing to get is Resistances.

▸ Body Armour

  • As with the Helmet, Energy Shield (and Evasion) are the most important stats. Aim for 1500+ Evasion and 400+ Energy Shield.
  • Get Resistances to reach the cap
  • Get Deflection or Faster Start of Energy Shield Recharge as the last stat

▸ Gloves

Since this is a Martial Artist build gloves will be transformed with Way of the Stonefist

Getting gloves with good stats is VERY important.

  • Get 2 high Tier flat damage: Added Fire / Lightning / Cold / Phys Damage to Attacks, any x2 combo.
  • Tier 1 flat Evasion rating or hybrid to boost speed with Hollow Palm Technique.
  • Cast Speed when on Full life is amazing because it's transformed into Attack Speed on full life. And we're always on Full life.
  • It's nice to have Dexterity, because when transformed it gives a chance to shoot an extra projectile.

▸ Boots

  • Deflection Rating is the most important stat, since it helps us boost survivability.
  • Getting High evasion and ES is very important too, since it boosts both survivability and Attack Speed due to Hollow Palm Technique that we use in the build
  • Movement Speed is less important, since we mostly move using Tempest Flurry.

▸ Amulet

  • +3 Melee Levels is very important for damage, since we don't get a lot of extra levels anywhere else. It can be boosted to +4 with Breach craft (see the video above)
  • if you can get Absent Amulet with free Trinity it will be perfect for the build.
  • Defences (Energy Shield and Evasion Rating) are great to have.
  • Instill Stimulants so it will give you As with Lavianga's Spirits

▸ Belt

  • Basic belt is Shavronne's Satchel
  • To recover Shield when using life flask, make sure your flask has INSTANT recovery %.
  • Mageblood is a decent option too

▸ Ring

  • Flat Fire, Cold and Lightning are a huge boost to dmg.
  • ❗ONE OF THE RINGS SHOULD HAVE: Leech Physical damage as Mana
  • Resistances as much as possible, rings are your main source of resistances.
  • If one of your rings is good enough, use Kalandra's Touch

▸Jewels

  • Use Heart of the Well with x2 Extra Damage + Critical Damage
  • Time Lost jewels example can be seen above in the gear section.
  • For the last Jewel, use a 50% ES Saphire (Craft it using this guide - https://youtu.be/-7ck7nv8XLg)

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 35

Dex 90

Int 70

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Hollow Focus

Level 20

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Hollow Resonance

Level 20

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Trinity

Level 20

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Charged Staff

Level 18

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Falling Thunder

Level 19

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Killing Palm

Level 12

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Herald of Ash

Level 4

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Wind Dancer

Level 15

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Tempest Flurry

Level 5

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Staggering Palm

Level 20

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Ghost Dance

Level 18

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Gem Priority
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❗IMPORTANT - Keep Herald of Ash lvl 4 and Tempest Flurry Lvl 5 - level rest of the gems as high as you can.

▸ How we generate POWER CHARGES:

To generate Power Charges we need to add Living Lightning II + Culmination II + Ailith's Chimes Supports to the Hollow Focus.

❗ADD GEMS EXACTLY IN THAT ORDER

That way you will generate combo for it (even if you cant see them) and when combo will be expended and you will get Power charges to activate your Charged Staff or use Falling Thunder

On bosses you can also use Killing Palm on Hollow Focus bells before the fight starts to get max charges

❗IMPORTANT - If you are not generating charges - get Lightning Flat Damage on RING or Weapon to Trigger Living Lightning II more often.

▸ How to Use Staggering Palm for Clear:

To get the buff from Staggering Palm you will need to use it on Hollow Focus bells a few times every 30s. Look at your left corner to check if the buff is active.

When you are fighting - it is possible to just hold down Staggering Palm button to spam it + auto use it on newly spawning bells to regain the buff.

▸ How to use Falling Thunder as a Finisher / Against Rares:

In this Monk build we are attacking at Hyper Speed with Tempest Flurry and natively will generate Power Chargers pretty often.

Just use Falling Thunder if you encountered Rare monster or boss that you are not melting fast enough but use it ONLY when you have all 5 Charges up.

Make sure that you critical chance for the skill is always at 83%+ with Pinpoint Critical added so it will be 100% with Daze Passives and Blindside

IMPORTANT - ALWAYS hit the boss at least a few times before using Falling Thunder to Daze and Blind it.

▸How to Fix Mana Situation?

Oisín's Oath inside the Hollow Focus + Leech Physical Damage as Mana on the ring should be enough to fix your mana situation.

Keeping Tempest Flurry at lvl 5 + using Efficiency II can also help with mana a lot.

▸Which Weapon Set to use?

Check detailed weapon set explanation in that video - https://youtu.be/kp3ARmzjB2Y

All your skills should be set to Weapon set 1 and Falling Thunder alone to Weapon set 2.

Passive Tree

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▸How to use Weapon Sets?

In Hyper speed Monk build you need to use Weapon set 1 for Speed itself, all skills will go there and Weapon Set 2 for Falling Thunder only to hit bosses and rares harder.

▸ How to NOT Get Stunned

  • You can pick 1 Stun Threshold notable on the way to Abasement or proceed even further down the line if you're still getting stunned
  • Get "Gain % of Energy Shield as Stun Threshold" on Jewels
  • You can also pick stun Threshold as Venom Reward


Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character
Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Charges gained
+1 Charm Slot
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Stun Threshold
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Qimah — Tabana's Pillar
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Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit

Changelog

Fully Updated for 0.5 New League.

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Table of Contents

1. Build Overview2. Strengths and Weaknesses3. Build Variants4. Equipment5. Skill Gems6. Passive Tree7. Quest Rewards8. Changelog

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