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@@ScorpiusOfficial where did you find your 3rd socket and your level 2 support gem? I am almost at the end of act 2 and I done have a 3rd socket or even a level 2 support gem
Very well structured and straight to the point guide you put out there my man! Can‘t wait to try out your variant of the skill tree. I am currently spending way more points in defensive abillities and also extra power charges, but maybe going for full damage was the way to go all along.
This is the format all youtubers should use for build vids. Bravo sir. Bavo. I chose dark monk before I knew better. It's been a grind but it's so fun.
@ScorpiusOfficial it's been tough not having a ton of spirit to work with but I'm getting spirit boosts from items so it actually made things not so bad choosing dark. At least for now.
@@fannyduster9194 Yeah thats a big plus! If you're running the lightning build on Acolyte then i'd suggest swapping abilities such as Falling Thunder and Killing Palm for Aura buffs since you've got the spirit. :)
As someone new to ARPGs and coming up with builds, this is such a comprehensive and simple to understand guide. I’m doing a lightning monk build and this has opened my eyes to the true potential haha. Keep up the good work!
Nice work. I am using your leveling monk guide and it works well so far. I am at middle of Act 2. I can almost one shot a yellow boss with charged falling thunder sometimes. Thank for the hard work bro.
very nice video, what are your thoughts on gathering storm ? i think its a fun skill to use also, the 74 spirit you have at the end of the video, did that come from the ascendency passive or completing side bosses ? im at cruel act 2 , similar build to this but i use frozen locus for dodges and gathering storm , only running herald of thunder because i dont have enough spirit points to run 2 passives :/
Good question! You definitely want Herald of Thunder first no doubt! How much spirit you have will depend on which Act you're on. If you are on Cruel Difficulty you should have 60 spirit already. The best way to get em is to check the map in case you missed a side boss. Some of those bosses drop items that when you right click them they give you spirit. The way you find them is by opening the map and looking for the Skull Icons with a Plus next to them. Those are the bosses that drop the items. I have a video with 12 tips that showcases this aswell. That should help you out too :)
Awesome video!! I am a just got into poe2 and i am having a blast playing monk. I just entered cruelty running this exact build, except for me choosing Acolyte ascension.. The passives from that ascension feels a bit lackluster or straight up useless for the moment. Do you think i can make the build work, and do you have any tips for passives? Or do you recommend rerolling monk to go invoker? Im wondering if it makes a huge difference or not
Thank you for the great comment! The truth is that Acolyte will not really help you with the lightning , or cold builds of the monk. It is designed for a completely different category of builds. This build will definitely work despite the ascendance up until you reach Endgame. Once you progress into the endgame a little bit you will start feeling it. However, there are some great builds for Acolytes too for engame that are extremely fun and powerful in case you wanna stick with it. Additionally, we're expecting to get more ascendancies per class which should be safe to assume that once they come out we will have the chance to re-specc. Im not sure whats the right decision for you but you've got the option to either wait until endgame and change your build to a more Darkness oriented one, or re-roll from now and go Invoker. Dont forget that anything is possible, they might nerf invoker or buff Acolyte. Bottom line is that Acolyte will not affect you alot from finishing Cruel Difficulty with this build.
@@ScorpiusOfficialthanks alot for the response :) great point with the possible respec opportunity! I think i will power through with this build for now since it still feels very powerful, and then theorycraft on the darkness build towards the endgame and maybe realize the full potential. Looking forward to more of these videos, you did a great job. Bravo 🎉
The prime defensives are indeed Evasion Rating and Energy from armour and some passive nodes such as Mindful Awareness at the beginning of the tree. Resistances also play a huge role. Even if its simply leveling for now all these things help out a bit. Tbh it might just be gear, cuz i never had issues with lack of defense, whenever i died or got big hits was my fault for not dodging
@@ScorpiusOfficialI'm having TONS of problems with defences. Started witch playthrough, got stuck being 1 shotted by everything close to end of act 3, decided to check out monk. Having so much more fun (ice strike), but I'm currently at the same spot as my witch and suffering same problems, feel like a glass cannon. Most likely I cannot properly craft or have the worst luck with drops, but I'm currently forced to swap some offensive passives for defensive nodes.
@@kxaamos Hmm interesting and sorry you're experiencing this, its actually pretty weird , only times ive been one-shotted were bosses that i didnt dodge on time. Definitely get some evasion rating from the passive, but this lightning build should destroy anything before it has the chance to hit. Evasion Rating and Energy Shield are a must, aswell as resistances. If spells are one shotting you then thats the issue. Ghost Dance aura helps a bit aswell. If you open the passive skill tree and you type on the top right Mindful Awareness, Immaterial, Enhanced Reflexes and beastial Skin, those nodes really help boost your defences but sacrifice your dmg
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Early Monk leveling Build for Acts 1,2,3 on Normal can be found here - th-cam.com/video/vcroPXq-X_w/w-d-xo.html
Dont forget to like and subscribe as it really helps me grow :)
@@ScorpiusOfficial where did you find your 3rd socket and your level 2 support gem? I am almost at the end of act 2 and I done have a 3rd socket or even a level 2 support gem
@@jonathanbaker2261 They start snowballing later in act 3, its all RNG though
Very well structured and straight to the point guide you put out there my man! Can‘t wait to try out your variant of the skill tree. I am currently spending way more points in defensive abillities and also extra power charges, but maybe going for full damage was the way to go all along.
This is the format all youtubers should use for build vids. Bravo sir. Bavo. I chose dark monk before I knew better. It's been a grind but it's so fun.
Hey thank you so much for the kind words, really appreciate it! Dark monk is really fun indeed, im thinking or rolling another monk just to try it :)
@ScorpiusOfficial it's been tough not having a ton of spirit to work with but I'm getting spirit boosts from items so it actually made things not so bad choosing dark. At least for now.
@@fannyduster9194 Yeah thats a big plus! If you're running the lightning build on Acolyte then i'd suggest swapping abilities such as Falling Thunder and Killing Palm for Aura buffs since you've got the spirit. :)
Great guide, thank you, hope to see more
As someone new to ARPGs and coming up with builds, this is such a comprehensive and simple to understand guide. I’m doing a lightning monk build and this has opened my eyes to the true potential haha. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for your kind comment, appreciate it! Really glad you're having fun :)
Nice work. I am using your leveling monk guide and it works well so far. I am at middle of Act 2. I can almost one shot a yellow boss with charged falling thunder sometimes. Thank for the hard work bro.
I actually learned something instead of walking away more confused lol. Sweet build.
So glad to hear! Thank you for a great comment :)
This haha
Be nice to see someone make a monk build using only 2 sockets from Act 1 to begin of Act 3. I am only seeing videos of people using 3.4 and 5 sockets
There are tons of builds starting lev 1, check out raxx or zizarian (I liked his build a little better)
@@kxaamos I can vouch for those two, really good information to get from them
Happy to see it helped budd :)
Have go agree with others, very well made tutorial video, thanks for your effort. Please consider adding chapters!
Thank you so much for the kind words, much appreciated :)
very nice video, what are your thoughts on gathering storm ? i think its a fun skill to use
also, the 74 spirit you have at the end of the video, did that come from the ascendency passive or completing side bosses ?
im at cruel act 2 , similar build to this but i use frozen locus for dodges and gathering storm , only running herald of thunder because i dont have enough spirit points to run 2 passives :/
How can we use Herard of thunder and ghosts dance in the same time i have only 30 spirit energy and all use for one how to fix it?
Good question! You definitely want Herald of Thunder first no doubt! How much spirit you have will depend on which Act you're on. If you are on Cruel Difficulty you should have 60 spirit already. The best way to get em is to check the map in case you missed a side boss. Some of those bosses drop items that when you right click them they give you spirit. The way you find them is by opening the map and looking for the Skull Icons with a Plus next to them. Those are the bosses that drop the items. I have a video with 12 tips that showcases this aswell. That should help you out too :)
Awesome video!! I am a just got into poe2 and i am having a blast playing monk. I just entered cruelty running this exact build, except for me choosing Acolyte ascension.. The passives from that ascension feels a bit lackluster or straight up useless for the moment. Do you think i can make the build work, and do you have any tips for passives? Or do you recommend rerolling monk to go invoker?
Im wondering if it makes a huge difference or not
Thank you for the great comment! The truth is that Acolyte will not really help you with the lightning , or cold builds of the monk. It is designed for a completely different category of builds. This build will definitely work despite the ascendance up until you reach Endgame. Once you progress into the endgame a little bit you will start feeling it. However, there are some great builds for Acolytes too for engame that are extremely fun and powerful in case you wanna stick with it. Additionally, we're expecting to get more ascendancies per class which should be safe to assume that once they come out we will have the chance to re-specc.
Im not sure whats the right decision for you but you've got the option to either wait until endgame and change your build to a more Darkness oriented one, or re-roll from now and go Invoker. Dont forget that anything is possible, they might nerf invoker or buff Acolyte.
Bottom line is that Acolyte will not affect you alot from finishing Cruel Difficulty with this build.
@@ScorpiusOfficialthanks alot for the response :) great point with the possible respec opportunity!
I think i will power through with this build for now since it still feels very powerful, and then theorycraft on the darkness build towards the endgame and maybe realize the full potential.
Looking forward to more of these videos, you did a great job. Bravo 🎉
@@maltemnt912 I would definitely do the same thing and thank you for the kind words :)
You sir, you got a like and a sub, ty for the guide, im turbo noob and i can finally understand shiettt.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Feel free to ask anything you might need! Hope you're having fun in POE 2 :)
Whats the best way to stay alive? builing into evasion/armor/energy? Or is it something specific in our ''paragon tree''
The prime defensives are indeed Evasion Rating and Energy from armour and some passive nodes such as Mindful Awareness at the beginning of the tree. Resistances also play a huge role. Even if its simply leveling for now all these things help out a bit. Tbh it might just be gear, cuz i never had issues with lack of defense, whenever i died or got big hits was my fault for not dodging
@@ScorpiusOfficial I see, thank you for the input. Do you go for full evasion gear or a mix with evasion+armor/energy
@@Lxzfrr Primarily focus on Evasion and energy shield
@@ScorpiusOfficialI'm having TONS of problems with defences. Started witch playthrough, got stuck being 1 shotted by everything close to end of act 3, decided to check out monk. Having so much more fun (ice strike), but I'm currently at the same spot as my witch and suffering same problems, feel like a glass cannon. Most likely I cannot properly craft or have the worst luck with drops, but I'm currently forced to swap some offensive passives for defensive nodes.
@@kxaamos Hmm interesting and sorry you're experiencing this, its actually pretty weird , only times ive been one-shotted were bosses that i didnt dodge on time. Definitely get some evasion rating from the passive, but this lightning build should destroy anything before it has the chance to hit. Evasion Rating and Energy Shield are a must, aswell as resistances. If spells are one shotting you then thats the issue. Ghost Dance aura helps a bit aswell.
If you open the passive skill tree and you type on the top right Mindful Awareness, Immaterial, Enhanced Reflexes and beastial Skin, those nodes really help boost your defences but sacrifice your dmg
3 sockets in skills?
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Haha love the energy, you made my day! Enjoy and have fun! :)