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Monk
[0.5] Twister Monk Levelling
MonkStarter
0.5 RotA
Build Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Shatter & Blow Up Packs
- Great Single Target
- VERY Squishy
Build Variants
Level 1-14 (Act 1)
Level 15-28 (Act 2)
Level 29-58+ (Act 3+)
This is the setup for Act 1. It can be a struggle until level 6, but it's not too bad from there.
You'll want to mule a huntress to start with a spear and 
Whirling Slash. Create a Huntress, kill the miller, stash your gems and weapon, then swap to your Monk.
Regex: "!(uiv)" "spear|mov|[egdl] da.* to a"
Weapon (in set 1): Use the highest Attacks per second Spear you can find (for Whirling Slash).
Weapon (in set 2): %IPD / Flat > +# Projectile Skills
Boots: Movement Speed > Resists / Life / Evasion
Rings: Flat Damage > Resists / Life
Gloves: Flat Damage > Resists / Life / Evasion
Helmet/Body Armour: Resists / Life / Evasion
Amulet: +# Projectile Skills > Life / Resists
Belt: 
Rawhide Belt with Resists / Life
Skill Gems
Level 1-14 (Act 1)
Level 15-28 (Act 2)
Level 29-58+ (Act 3+)
Support Gem Requirements:
Str 10
Dex 10
Int 5
1
Whirling Slash
Set 1
2
Twister
Set 2
3
War Banner
4
Frost Bomb
5
Barrage
6
Fangs of Frost
7
Parry
Gem Priority
+5
Upgrading Priority: 
Twister (Don't upgrade Whirling Slash)
Level 1 Skill Gems:
- Renly: Twister
- Clearfell:
Frost Bomb
Level 3 Skill Gems:
- The Rust King:
Fangs of Frost (Drop this when you get Frost Nexus on Twister) - Lachlann: Upgrade Twister
Level 5 Skill Gems:
- Leitis:
Barrage - Vastiri Outskirts, Zarka:
Ice-Tipped Arrows
Tier 1 Support Gems:
- The Grelwood, Areagne: Retreat I for Twister
- Tomb of the Consort, Haunted Treasure: Rage I for Whirling Slash
- Ogham Village, The Executioner: Rapid Attacks I for Whirling Slash
- The Manor Ramparts, The Gallows: Prolonged Duration I for
War Banner
Passive Tree
Level 1-14 (Act 1)
Level 15-28 (Act 2)
Level 29-58+ (Act 3+)
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
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Charges gained
+1 Charm Slot
Deshar — Final Letter
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Stun Threshold
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault
Reforging Bench
Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Skill Gem(Lv 13)
Delirium Drop
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
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
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
How it Plays
Clearing Monsters:
Use Whirling Slash 2-3 times before Twister.
When you get Ice-Tipped Arrows, cast it before Twister. It converts the Physical Damage of Twister to Cold Damage, allowing it to Freeze and generate Chilled Ground via Frost Nexus.
You can also use Barrage to clear big packs and improve single target.
Single Target:
Same as clear, but use War Banner, which gives 25% more attack damage, and increased attack speed.
You also have 
Freezing Mark for more Freeze Buildup and 30% of damage gained as cold.
You'll need to use 
Parry + Fangs of Frost on bosses to get Chilled Ground. When you get Ice-Tipped Arrows and Frost Nexus on Twister you can stop using Parry and Fangs of Frost.
Passive Bonuses
Ascendancy:
Go for 
I am the Blizzard... on 
Invoker.
FAQ
My ice-tipped arrows isn't working / tornadoes not doing cold damage?
Ice-Tipped Arrows needs to be set to the same weapon set as Twister (Weapon Set 2)
What are the pink and green lines in the tree?
Pink passives are Weapon Set 1 passives. Green passives are Weapon Set 2 passives.
Why weapon set 1 for whirling slash?
In endgame, you get Rigwald's Ferocity, which gives increased attack speed to Whirling Slash if it's in Weapon Set 1.
Why barrage on weapon set 1?
Dance with Death only works with our weapon set 1 because we have a sceptre in weapon set 2. The bonus from dance with death applies to Barrage as well, giving it 25% more skill speed.
How is Dance with Death working?
In weapon set 1 (whirling slash), we have no offhand, so Dance with Death works on weapon set 1, but does nothing for weapon set 2. You cannot put keystones on a specific weapon set, that's why it's not a weapon set point.
Why use Charged Mark on Freezing Mark?
It gives Shocked Ground for free when the mark is activated.
How do you get the benefit from 
Hail?
Ice-Tipped Arrows causes Twister to become empowered.
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