Monk
Martial ArtistThis build uses 
Hollow Focus to summon an army of illusions to clear everything with ease.
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Ultimate Illusionist Monk
Build Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Insane Damage
- Fast Clearing
- Absurdly Tanky
- So strong it trivializes the game
Build Variants
Early Game
Budget CI
Rarity Stacker End Game
This setup only requires 
Lochtonial Caress to come fully online. You can play this until you get the gloves if you're looking for a good league starter.
Helmet: ES > Res > Crit > Attributes
Chest: ES/EV > Res > Deflection > Attributes
Boots: Movementspeed > Es/EV > Res > Attributes
Rings: Adds Phys > Adds Elemenetal > Skill Speed > Res
Amulet: Melee Skills > Spirit > Any good rolls
Quarterstaff: Early game we're playing 
Hollow Palm Technique, so don't worry about it yet!
Skill Gems
Early Game
Budget CI
Rarity Stacker End Game
Support Gem Requirements:
Str 20
Dex 35
Int 5
1
Hollow Form
2
Charge Regulation
Level 18
3
Ghost Dance
Level 17
4
Wind Dancer
Level 14
5
Hollow Focus
6
Blink
Level 18
Gem Priority
+13
If you don't have spirit on your amulet you wont be able to run 
Blink, but that's totally fine! Just pickup Blink once you get the spirit roll.
Passive Tree
Early Game
Budget CI
Rarity Stacker End Game
main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20
Quest Rewards
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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Effect Duration
+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 — Tribal Medicine
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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
+5% to all Elemental Resistances
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
How it Plays
Just press 
Hollow Form and watch everything die! Very easy to play.
How it Works
This build utilizes 
Way of the Stonefist to allow Lochtonial Caress to generate power charges for ourselves. This works because we are the ally of our illusions, allowing them to generate us plenty of charges. We spend these charges on Hollow Form to summon loads of illusions to clear screens of enemies and destroy bosses. We also spend them on 
Charge Regulation to become insanely tanky and gain even more damage. This is one of the strongest league start builds ever.
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