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SPIN TO WIN - Whirling Assault Invoker Monk

0.4 TLotD

End Game

Monk

Invoker

Creator

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By Scorpius

Updated on Feb 4, 2026

Feb 4, 2026

Build Overview

This build utilizes Whirling Assault to clear all content and bosses. Depending on the Build Variant you want to follow you can use either Tempest Bell to enhance your Boss damage, Falling Thunder for bossing and mapping or even Flicker Strike.

We use Cast on Critical with Profane Ritual to automatically produce Power Charges to then empower our Charged Staff and/or use Falling Thunder or Flicker Strike. We also use Mantra of Destruction with Ailith's Chimes to automatically produce even more charges for the same purpose.
The Mantra of Destruction charge generation helps with bosses as Profane Ritual only targets corpses. But since Ailith's Chimes has a limit you can also pair it with Delayed Gratification to build up more combo for more charges.

This builds damage scales with all kinds of Flat Dmg modes, +Levels of Melee skills, Attack Damage, Critical hit, Critical Dmg bonus and Elemental Damage nodes. It will also help the clear to go for nodes such as Frantic Reach and Dizzying Sweep which will significantly expand the Whirling Assault area of effect.

Our defenses will come from Resistances, Energy Shield and Evasion.
Therefore we want to make sure we get nodes like Spectral Ward which means that our Body Armour could either be pure Evasion or hybrid EV/ES.
We also want to get Subterfuge Mask, which means that our Helmet should be full Energy Shield. This nodes could either be taken by pathing to it or adding it on your Amulet as Anointment.
And of course we want to focus on as much ES as we can with Patient Barrier and Melding if needed.

This build variant can be played with multiple ascendancies such a TITAN, however we are focusing on the Invoker Monk.
Sunder my Enemies... helps us with ignoring enemy Resistances. We can ignore this if we have a Rakiata's Flow placed on Whirling Assault
Lead me through Grace... helps us get a ton of Spirit through our Body Armour.
The Soul Springs Eternal helps us minimize the spirit needed on COC and increase its Energy.
I am the Thunder... for more Lightning damage and shock
I am the Blizzard... for more Cold damage and freeze (if you dont go for Sunder my Enemies...)

Strengths and Weaknesses

Smooth & Great AOE
Fun to play
Good Single Target DMG
Good Build Variety

Constant Buff Refresh
Gear Dependant

Build Variants

Min-Maxed Endgame

Low Budget Endgame

Equipment

Min-Maxed Endgame

Low Budget Endgame

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

Quarterstaff Stat Priority:
1) %Physical Damage + Flat Physical Damage
2) + Melee Levels
3) Critical hit Chance
4) Flat Elemental Damage
5) Critical Damage Bonus
6) Increased Elemental Dmg

Body Armour Stat Priority:
1) FULL EVASION Base or HYBRID EV/ES Base (because of Spectral Ward)
2) Resistances
3) ES Recharge OR EV Deflection

Helmet Stat Priority:
1) Full ES Base (because of Subterfuge Mask)
2) Resistances
3) Critical hit Chance
4) ES Recharge

Gloves Stat Priority:
1) ES / ESEV / EV Base (Not as important but ES is preferred)
2) Flat Phys and/or Flat Elemental
3) + Melee Levels
4) Crit
5) Resistances

Boots Stat Priority:
1) Movement Speed
2) ES / ESEV / EV Base (Not as important but ES is preferred)
3) Resistances
4) ES Recharge

Rings Stat Priority:
1) 3 Flat Dmg mods (Physical/Lightning/Fire/Cold)
2) Mana Leeching (atleast on one)
3) Elemental Res

Amulet Stat Priority:
1) + Melee Levels
2) % Increase Max ES
3) % Global Defense
4) Attributes
5) Resistances
6) Other beneficial stats ( % Increase Max EV / Flat ES / Flat EV )
Best Anointments -> 1) Barbaric Strength 2) Crushing Verdict 3) Overwhelming Strike

Skill Gems

Min-Maxed Endgame

Low Budget Endgame

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 50

Dex 70

Int 85

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Whirling Assault

Charged Staff

Level 19

Mantra of Destruction

Level 20

Flicker Strike

Level 19

Cast on Critical

Level 18

Herald of Thunder

Level 17

Herald of Ice

Level 18

Elemental Conflux

Level 24

Wind Dancer

Level 18

Gem Priority

+42

Important Gems to know:

If you cant afford Rakiata's Flow on Whirling Assault then go into Sunder my Enemies... and use something like Heavy Swing
If you cant afford Garukhan's Resolve on Whirling Assault then you can stack more crit otherwise you want to keep your crit below 50% but as close to 50% as possible.
You want Ailith's Chimes on Mantra of Destruction to get charges when used.
Uruk's Smelting and Uul-Netol's Embrace on Herald of Ice helps significantly with Boss dmg.

Passive Tree

Min-Maxed Endgame

Low Budget Endgame

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

In this minmaxed version of the build we use Garukhan's Resolve on Whirling Assault which means we need to keep our Crit just below 50% - so a lot of the option here are based on that.

Its important to balance damage with nodes like Killer Instinct Concussive Attack Whirling Assault, aswell as getting our crit as high as possible with things like True Strike Critical Exploit and Heartbreaking, while also building our defense with Spectral Ward and ofcourse Subterfuge Mask. Patient Barrier is great but its a huge path, only way to get it is either anointing it on the amulet or finding a Megalomaniac with it.

This build variant can be played with multiple ascendancies such a TITAN, however we are focusing on the Invoker Monk.
Sunder my Enemies... helps us with ignoring enemy Resistances. We can ignore this if we have a Rakiata's Flow placed on Whirling Assault
Lead me through Grace... helps us get a ton of Spirit through our Body Armour.
The Soul Springs Eternal helps us minimize the spirit needed on COC and increase its Energy.
I am the Thunder... for more Lightning damage and shock
I am the Blizzard... for more Cold damage and freeze (if you dont go for Sunder my Enemies...)

BEST JEWELS:
Sapphire is the better jewel for us. We look for Increase MAX ES / CRIT HIT / CRIT DMG BONUS/ ELE DMG. ( the crit hit will also depend on how much you have and how close to 50% you are)
Against the Darkness size will be SMALL and will have Gain damage as Extra Lightning Damage + Gain damage as Extra Cold/Fire Damage. And we place it on the jewel next to Heartstopping
Heart of the Well i am using has Gain Damage as Extra Cold dmg + Extra Lightning Dmg + Rage on Melee Hit + Crit Dmg Bonus
My Megalomaniac has @iIlluminated Crown and Maiming Strike. You can look for:
Patient Barrier / Barbaric Strength / Overwhelming Strike / Catalysis / Reaching Strike or anything else that will allow you to get back some points.

Atlas Tree

Min-Maxed Endgame

Low Budget Endgame

How it Plays

ENTERING A NEW MAP:
Start with 2-3 Whirling Assault -> Use Mantra of Destruction -> use Charged Staff -> Spam Whirling Assault -> Use Mantra of Destruction -> use Charged Staff -> Spam Whirling Assault -> Rinse and Repeat.
Important Note: IF you have a full stack of Mantra of Destruction and you have your Charged Staff full, then you can also add Falling Thunder or Flicker Strike when you have FULL charges.

BOSS FIGHT:
Whirling Assault -> Mantra of Destruction -> Charged Staff and kill the boss just by spinning.
Or use the same rotation to build combo and charges for Falling Thunder and/or Flicker Strike.

1. Build Overview 2. Strengths and Weaknesses 3. Build Variants 4. Equipment 5. Skill Gems 6. Passive Tree 7. Atlas Tree 8. How it Plays

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