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PoE 2 Build

0.5 Martial Artist Spin 2 Win End Game

Monk

Martial Artist

Starter

Speed Leveling

0.5.5 FR

By NickTew

Updated on Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026

Build Overview

Best league starter I've ever played. Does disgusting damage, insanely tanky when setup well, and requires very little investment.

Leveling Guide: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/martial-artist-leveling-and-early-mapping-nicktew

Strengths and Weaknesses

Fast Clear
Disgusting DPS
Unkillable

Build Variants

Early Maps

T15 Red Maps $$

Turbo Endgame $$$ (Imported)

Equipment

Early Maps

T15 Red Maps $$

Turbo Endgame $$$ (Imported)

Set 1

Set 2

Jewels

Equipment Priority

+10

1) Get Res Capped
2) Get a decent amount of evasion/ES
3) Get damage stats like flat on rings, level of melee skills on amulet, etc
4) Get rarity

Anoint: Tribal Fury if you have $$ it's very good for damage / AoE. Vulgar Methods very budget decent damage option, nerfs mana. Ether Flow is another good option that solves mana better than Well of Power but you lose 20% crit damage, up to you. I prefer the mana.

Skill Gems

Early Maps

T15 Red Maps $$

Turbo Endgame $$$ (Imported)

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 55

Dex 55

Int 45

Rend

Hollow Form

Hollow Focus

Spirit Vessel

Level 19

Killing Palm

Level 19

Blasphemy

Level 14

Pounce

Level 16

Charge Regulation

Level 19

Ghost Dance

Level 17

Gem Priority

+34

Passive Tree

Early Maps

T15 Red Maps $$

Turbo Endgame $$$ (Imported)

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Effect Duration

+1 Charm Slot

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

+5% to all Elemental Resistances

How it Plays

Press Killing Palm against your Hollow Focus bells that spawn around you to proc Thrill of the Kill II and Blazing Critical along with generating power charges

Consume 1 power charge by pressing Rend to get an extra 50% damage as lightning

Then just run around and press Hollow Form - personally I tap and then roll, and on bosses/tankier elites I'll hold down the button

On bosses you want to use Pounce to apply Mark for Death II but this is optional.

Comments

Gaming Grandpa•1 month ago

love the build working on uber end game now but what is on the from nothing? it leads tio a fire damage set on your serach off item

GEN Godrick•1 month ago

I played this build in 0.5.5 Rites of the Nameless, and it absolutely SMASHED the game on a fairly easy budget. Once I made it to level 41 I felt like I was off to the races and never slowed down. Fantastic build. Thank you so much for the guide.