Martial Artist Ascendancy Class: Tree & Passives

Path of Exile 2 0.5 Return of the Ancients will feature a new Monk Ascendancy: The Martial Artist.

From top to bottom branches:

1. Hollow Form Technique
2. Hollow Focus Technique -> Hollow Resonance Technique
3. Runic Meridians
4. Martial Adept -> Martial Master
5. Way of the Stonefist
6. Way of the Mountain

The passives noted below will be displayed from top branches to bottom

1. Hollow Form Technique

Grants Skill: Hollow Form

Hollow Form allows The Martial Artist to channel to summon temporary illusions of himself that perform a socketed Attack before vanishing. In order to stay safe while channeling, Way of the Mountain bolsters the character's defences (and damage) while in this potentially vulnerable position.

2a. Hollow Focus Technique

Grants Skill: Hollow Focus

With Hollow Focus, The Martial Artist is able to automatically summon ghostly Bells that resonate when struck.

2b. Hollow Resonance Technique

Grants Skill: Hollow Resonance

Hollow Resonance will create a permanent Bell attached to his back that will resonate every time he deals a Critical Hit.

3. Runic Meridians

Runic Meridians

Can tattoo Runes onto your body, gaining additional Rune-only sockets:

• 1 Helmet socket
• 2 Body Armour sockets
• 1 Gloves socket
• 1 Boots socket

4a. Martial Adept

Martial Adept

When you gain Combo, gain an additional Combo
-0.2 seconds to current Energy Shield Recharge delay per Combo expended when using Skills

4b. Martial Master

Martial Master

Gain Combo from all Attack Hits
Skills can build and retain Combo regardless of Weapon Set

5. Way of the Stonefist

Way of the Stonefist

Gloves you equip have their Base Type transformed to Fists of Stone while equipped, and their Explicit Modifiers are transformed into more powerful related Modifiers. Ignore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves

Unique Gloves

And in case you were wondering...yes, this Ascendancy Passive works with all Unique Gloves, inlcuding highly anticipated Facebreaker.

6. Way of the Mountain

Way of the Mountain

100% Surpassing chance per enemy Power to gain Mountain's Teachings on Immobilising an enemy if you have the Way of the Mountain Ascendancy Passive Skill

Mountain's Teachings

While you have any amount of Mountain's Teachings:

• Attacks you use and Attacks granted by this Ascendancy Class deal 20% more damage
• Enemy Hits you take that would deal damage less than or equal to 30% of your maximum Life (after mitigation such as Armour and Resistances, but before other modifiers to damage taken) deal 70% less damage
• You have 50% more Stun Threshold

All Mountain's Teachings are lost if you go 8 seconds without gaining any.