Monk vs Witch
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The Monk is a Dexterity/Intelligence class (7/11/11 Str/Dex/Int) that starts with a Wrapped Quarterstaff; the Witch is an Intelligence class (7/7/15) that starts with a Withered Wand and a Rattling Sceptre. They begin at different points of the passive tree. Across their ascendancies the biggest differences are life (3 vs 25 nodes), mana (1 vs 11 nodes) and spells (1 vs 10 nodes). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Side by side
| Monk | Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Str7 Dex11 Int11 | Str7 Dex7 Int15 |
| Trait | Trained to evade incoming attacks | Natural resilience to Chaos |
| Starts with |  Wrapped Quarterstaff |  Withered Wand Rattling Sceptre |
| First skill gem |  Falling Thunder |  Unearth |
| Gems that need its weapon | 20 (quarterstaff) | 0 (wand, sceptre) |
| Ascendancies |  Martial Artist Invoker Acolyte of Chayula |  Infernalist Blood Mage Lich |
Their ascendancies' nodes by theme
| Nodes about… | Monk | Witch |
|---|---|---|
| Minions | – | 2 |
| Spells | 1 | 10 |
| Melee | 2 | – |
| Projectiles | 1 | – |
| Attack speed | 4 | – |
| Critical hits | 6 | 7 |
| Fire | – | 2 |
| Cold and freeze | 2 | – |
| Lightning and shock | 4 | – |
| Chaos | 5 | 1 |
| Physical | 1 | 1 |
| Elemental | 5 | 2 |
| Ignite | – | 3 |
| Bleeding | – | 2 |
| Curses | – | 7 |
| Life | 3 | 25 |
| Energy shield | 7 | 11 |
| Mana | 1 | 11 |
| Armour | 1 | – |
| Evasion | 5 | – |
| Resistances | 4 | – |
| Spirit | 3 | 1 |
| Charges | 2 | 2 |
| Flasks and charms | – | 2 |
| Stun | 1 | – |
| Area of effect | 2 | 2 |
| Leech | 2 | 2 |
| Shapeshifting | – | 1 |
| 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.
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
Witch ascendancies
- Infernalistlife 11, spells 4 and mana 4
- Blood Magelife 10, critical hits 5 and spells 4
- Lichenergy shield 7, mana 6 and curses 4
Blood Mage vs Infernalist · Infernalist vs Lich · Blood Mage vs Lich
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