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Martial Artist

Martial Artist

Monk ascendancy · Path of Exile 2✓ Checked against game files · 0.5.5

Martial Artist is a Monk ascendancy with 8 notables and 8 small passives. You get 8 ascendancy points from the four trials. Most of its nodes are about attack speed (2), critical hits (2) and energy shield (2). It grants the skills Hollow Focus, Hollow Form and Hollow Resonance. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

They made you a human weapon... but that strength has set you free.

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Attack speed 2Critical hits 2Energy shield 2Charges 2Area of effect 2Melee 1Lightning and shock 1Evasion 1Stun 1

Martial Artist notables (8)

  • Hollow Focus TechniqueNotable
    Grants skill Hollow FocusWhile active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.
  • Hollow Form TechniqueNotable
    Grants skill Hollow FormChannel to create fleeting images of your astral self near the target location. The images perform a Socketed Melee Attack once then vanish, targeting the closest enemy if possible. The images cannot perform Channelled Skills or Conditional Skills. Consuming a Power Charge creates additional images.
  • Hollow Resonance TechniqueNotable
    Grants skill Hollow ResonanceAttaches an ethereal bell to your back. Critical Hits with other Skills will cause the bell to ring out, damaging nearby enemies.
  • Martial AdeptNotable
    When you gain Combo, gain an additional Combo
    -0.2 seconds to current Energy Shield Recharge delay per Combo expended when using Skills
  • Martial MasterNotable
    Skills can build and retain Combo regardless of Weapon Set
    Gain Combo from all Attack Hits
  • Runic MeridiansNotable
    Can tattoo Runes onto your body, gaining
    additional Rune-only sockets:
    • 1 Helmet socket
    • 2 Body Armour sockets
    • 1 Gloves socket
    • 1 Boots socket
  • Way of the MountainNotable
    100% Surpassing chance per enemy Power to gain Mountain's Teachings on Immobilising an enemy, up to a maximum of 30
    Lose a Mountain's Teaching when you are Hit, or when you use or Sustain an Attack that benefits from Mountain's Teachings
  • Way of the StonefistNotable
    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

Small passives (8)

  • Additional Power Charge Chance
    10% chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge
  • Area of Effect×2
    8% increased Area of Effect
  • Attack Speed×2
    4% increased Attack Speed
  • Attributes
    +5 to all Attributes
  • Evasion and Energy Shield
    15% increased Evasion Rating
    15% increased maximum Energy Shield
  • Immobilisation Buildup
    20% increased Immobilisation buildup

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