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There are currently six classes available in POE 2, some suitable for melee and some for ranged. Among all melee classes, Monk has won the favor of many melee players with its powerful CC and amazingly high DPS, and it is completely worth choosing it as a melee enthusiast.

Of course, after choosing Monk as your class, you also need to build and use some good builds around Monk to make it work in battle, and the creation of builds is inseparable from the selection and matching of skills or skill gems. Therefore, we will introduce you to 6 skill gems suitable which can form good Monk builds.

1. Falling Thunder

Although the actual use of this skill is a bit complicated, the effect it brings is also very impressive. When you use it in the early stage of the battle, you can output basic damage by jumping up and slamming the long stick in a very small range, but if you gradually accumulate enough energy to charge, this slam will further generate a lightning shock wave that can spread far, thereby expanding the damage value.

So in the early stages, it is recommended that you use Killing Palm to obtain energy charges from low-health enemies, and then make appropriate investments through continuous energy charges, so that Falling Thunder can help you clear large groups of enemies with one easy move and obtain more POE 2 Currency from enemies at one time.

2. Storm Wave

Although Monk is a melee class, it is sometimes necessary to equip some ranged skills in builds. The current ranged skill gems available for Monk in POE 2 are Storm Wave and Glacial Cascade.

Among them, Glacial Cascade is suitable for hitting single targets, while Storm Wave can help you better control the crowd in battle with the help of auxiliary gems such as Upheavel.

3. Flicker Strike

When Flicker Strike allows you to flash from one target to another at an amazing speed and deal amazing damage to them, you will know how cool this skill is, and Flicker Strike can even clear large groups of enemies with just one activation.

However, it should be noted that Flicker Strike also requires a lot of energy to use, and the more the better. Fortunately, you can continue to gain energy by combining Flicker Strike with various other different skills. For example, combining it with Momentum will allow you to do more damage the further you move while the skill is active, and combining it with Perpetual Charge will give the skill a certain chance to retain its energy after activation.

4. Hand Of Chayula

Of all Monk skills, Hand of Chayula can be said to be indispensable to help you get through the endgame stage smoothly, because it can easily defeat most ultimate bosses. Of course, this does not mean that other Monk skills are useless against powerful bosses, but that Hand of Chayula can make your boss’ battles easier.

After casting this skill, you can insert curse skills and marks on a single target, causing him to be affected by multiple debuffs at once, and you can weaken a single target with a single move. If you are an Ice Strike Monk, Hypothermia, Freezing Mark, and Enfeeble among these debuffs will be very useful.

5. Tempest Flurry

Skill gems in Path of Exile 2 actually come in different tiers, and once you start getting level 5 Monk skill gems, you’ll notice that your combat experience will be greatly improved, as level 5 skill gems include the best Monk DPS skill gems, Tempest Flurry.

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This skill replaces the basic Monk staff attack, increasing your attack speed by infusing lightning into your staff while causing shock to enemies, which is actually a more effective form of DPS attack. In addition, if you have enough POE 2 Exalted Orbs, you can consume it to make your staff itself more powerful, or let auxiliary gems such as Martial Tempo and Primal Armament work with Tempest Flurry to improve combat efficiency.

6. Ice Strike

Like Tempest Flurry, this is also a level 5 skill gem, and based on its actual combat performance, the vast majority of POE 2 players think it is the better choice. Although Ice Strike takes effect a bit slower than Tempest Flurry, it deals with more powerful frost damage and freezes enemies for a few seconds, during which they cannot move or attack you, allowing you to take them out in one fell swoop.

In addition, Ice Strike is an essential part of Double Herald Build, one of the most powerful Monk builds. With this build, you can quickly clear groups of enemies in seconds by combining Ice and Thunder with Ice Strike.

In addition to the above information related to the specific game content of Path of Exile 2, we recommend that you pay attention to and participate in POE 2 Currency giveaway event in IGGM Discord! You will share many different types of orbs with other players, helping you trade with others more smoothly in the game or making your gear more powerful! Don’t miss this opportunity!

Path of Exile 2 does an excellent job in terms of freedom in character construction, providing a rich and diverse class selection. However, this variety can also make players feel overwhelmed and confused, adding to the game’s learning curve.

As players read more guides and try different builds, your character will become more flexible. In addition, players can constantly try to mix different skills and passive skills together to explore the potential of each class. Read on below to learn how to create the best Witch leveling build without spending too much Path Of Exile 2 Currency.

Witch Passive Skill Tree

Passive skill trees are intimidating with their sheer number of upgradeable passive skills. In fact, the system is designed to be very intuitive and easy to master.

Take Witch as an example. She has significant advantages in using spells and is especially good at causing physical and chaos damage. Therefore, when building a Witch, it is crucial to prioritize passive skills that increase spell, physical, and chaos damage. There are many spells in Witch’s skill system that rely on critical hits, so the critical hits chance and damage of further strengthening spells cannot be ignored.

In the early stages of PoE 2, if you want to upgrade Witch efficiently, the key is to prioritize physical and critical damage to fully utilize the damage of Bonestorm spell. For this reason, it is recommended to activate Raw Destruction passive skill first, which can provide an additional 16% of spell damage. Later, you can focus on Jagged Shards and Practiced Signs. These two skills can respectively increase cast speed, physical damage, and critical hits for spells.

From there, continue up Practiced Signs path until you unlock Critical Overload. Next, you can turn your attention to the route to the right of the skill tree. Gain an additional spell damage boost by activating Potent Incantation passive skill.

Then target Sudden Escalation passive skill. This skill greatly increases critical hits for spells and cast speed, and is one of the core ways to enhance Bonestorm spells to deal devastating damage. Finally, you can continue to focus your choices on some key passive skills. For example, Cut the Bones, Blood Tearing, and Shredding Force.

Best Witch Skills

In POE 2, Witch can maximize damage output in the early game by selecting the skills Contagion and Bone Cage. Contagion can cause a DoT chaos damage to the enemy. When enemies die, this damage spreads among them, quickly infecting the entire team. Bone Cage is a melee-range skill, which can not only cause physical damage, but may also trigger critical hits.

Bonestorm is the core damage dealer of Witch build in PoE 2. Once Witch releases it, you’ll be able to take down a boss in four to five attacks. So once you reach skill level 7, it is highly recommended that you use Bonestorm.

Additionally, in order to maximize the effectiveness of Bonestorm, it is recommended to upgrade skills from the passive skill tree that increases the casting speed so that Witch can summon more Bone Spikes in the same amount of time, thereby increasing the overall damage output. At the same time, Bonestorm itself also causes physical damage and has a chance to trigger critical hits, making it an integral part of any physical Witch build.

Since Witch’s core skills focus on physical damage, introducing a curse that ignores enemy armor would be an ideal choice. For example, upgrading Vulnerability can provide a brief weakening effect, enough to cast at least Bonestorm spells.

At the same time, consider that certain skills that require casting time may temporarily put Witch in danger. Therefore, in order to make up for the lack of defense, it is recommended to obtain defensive minions, such as Raise Zombies and Skeletal Warriors, which can attract the enemy’s attention when Witch launches an attack. At the same time, they can also actively charge and push the enemy away from the witch, thereby gaining more space for the battle.

Once Bonestorm is unlocked, more powerful spells will gradually replace Contagion. Later in the game, players can unlock Dark Effigy to create a totem and deal chaos damage to enemies affected by Contagion.

Witch Stats

Intelligence is the core stat of Witch, as the class requires it to cast spells and unlock spells. At the beginning of the game, you need about 20 Intelligence to use Witch’s skills and equipment. By Act 2, you need to raise your Intelligence to around 55 in order to use the mid-game Uncut Skill Gems. Ultimately, you need to reach around 120 Intelligence to fully unlock and use everything Witch-related.

Among secondary stats, Strength is preferred because it increases life and provides greater sustainability. Many of Witch’s support gems require Strength or Intelligence points. Since early and mid-game minions can’t do much damage, it’s important to increase sustainability.

Support gems such as Meat Shield and Last Gasp can improve the follower’s sustainability. Additionally, Raise Zombie skill can be built using Instability support gem, allowing minions to explode when dying, taking full advantage of their high health to deal damage.

By following this guide, you’ll be able to build a powerful Witch that not only excels in the early game, but maintains its effectiveness throughout the game. Finally, you can enter IGGM Discord to join POE 2 Orbs giveaway event. We will draw 10 players on December 20th to share 100 Exalted Orbs, 100 Chaos Orbs, and 200 Regal Orbs!