Huntress vs Monk
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The Huntress is a Dexterity class (7/15/7 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Hardwood Spear and a Leather Buckler; 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 companions (7 vs 0 nodes), energy shield (0 vs 7 nodes) and movement speed (7 vs 0 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Huntress | Monk | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex15 Int7 | Str7 Dex11 Int11 |
| Trait | Trained to block incoming attacks | Trained to evade incoming attacks |
| Starts with |  Hardwood Spear Leather Buckler |  Wrapped Quarterstaff |
| First skill gem |  Whirling Slash |  Falling Thunder |
| Gems that need its weapon | 24 (spear, buckler) | 20 (quarterstaff) |
| Ascendancies |  Amazon Spirit Walker Ritualist |  Martial Artist Invoker Acolyte of Chayula |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Huntress | Monk |
|---|---|---|
| Companions | 7 | – |
| Spells | – | 1 |
| Melee | 2 | 2 |
| Projectiles | 3 | 1 |
| Attack speed | 3 | 4 |
| Critical hits | 3 | 6 |
| Fire | 1 | – |
| Cold and freeze | 1 | 2 |
| Lightning and shock | 4 | 4 |
| Chaos | – | 5 |
| Physical | 3 | 1 |
| Elemental | 5 | 5 |
| Life | 9 | 3 |
| Energy shield | – | 7 |
| Mana | 4 | 1 |
| Armour | – | 1 |
| Evasion | 2 | 5 |
| Resistances | 2 | 4 |
| Spirit | 3 | 3 |
| Charges | – | 2 |
| Flasks and charms | 6 | – |
| Stun | 1 | 1 |
| Area of effect | 2 | 2 |
| Movement speed | 7 | – |
| Leech | 3 | 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.
Huntress ascendancies
- Amazonelemental 5, life 4 and attack speed 3
- Spirit Walkercompanions 7, movement speed 3 and projectiles 2
- Ritualistflasks and charms 4, life 3 and movement speed 3
Amazon vs Spirit Walker · Amazon vs Ritualist · Ritualist vs Spirit Walker
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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