Druid vs Monk
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The Druid is a Strength/Intelligence class (11/7/11 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Voltaic Staff and a Changeling Talisman; the Monk is a Dexterity/Intelligence class (7/11/11) that starts with a Wrapped Quarterstaff. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are energy shield (1 vs 7 nodes), chaos (0 vs 5 nodes) and critical hits (2 vs 6 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Druid | Monk | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str11 Dex7 Int11 | Str7 Dex11 Int11 |
| Trait | Natural resilience to Lightning | Trained to evade incoming attacks |
| Starts with |  Voltaic Staff Changeling Talisman |  Wrapped Quarterstaff |
| First skill gem |  Volcano |  Falling Thunder |
| Gems that need its weapon | 16 (staff, talisman) | 20 (quarterstaff) |
| Ascendancies |  Oracle Shaman |  Martial Artist Invoker Acolyte of Chayula |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Druid | Monk |
|---|---|---|
| Spells | 4 | 1 |
| Melee | – | 2 |
| Projectiles | – | 1 |
| Attack speed | 1 | 4 |
| Critical hits | 2 | 6 |
| Cold and freeze | – | 2 |
| Lightning and shock | – | 4 |
| Chaos | – | 5 |
| Physical | – | 1 |
| Elemental | 4 | 5 |
| Totems | 2 | – |
| Life | 3 | 3 |
| Energy shield | 1 | 7 |
| Mana | 4 | 1 |
| Armour | 1 | 1 |
| Evasion | 1 | 5 |
| Resistances | 2 | 4 |
| Spirit | 1 | 3 |
| Charges | – | 2 |
| Flasks and charms | 2 | – |
| Stun | 1 | 1 |
| Area of effect | – | 2 |
| Cooldowns | 1 | – |
| Leech | – | 2 |
| Strength stacking | – | 1 |
| Dexterity stacking | – | 1 |
| Intelligence stacking | – | 1 |
Nodes of all the class's ascendancies added up; each ascendancy's own counts are on its page.
Druid ascendancies
Monk ascendancies
- Martial Artistattack speed 2, critical hits 2 and energy shield 2
- Invokercritical hits 4, elemental 4 and energy shield 4
- Acolyte of Chayulachaos 5, life 3 and resistances 3
Invoker vs Martial Artist · Acolyte of Chayula vs Martial Artist · Acolyte of Chayula vs Invoker
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