Class
Monk
The Monk in Diablo III: main attribute Dexterity, resource Spirit, 22 skills with five runes each and 18 passive skills.
Attributes
| Attribute | Level 1 | Per level | Level 70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | 8 | +1 | 77 |
| Dexterity | 10 | +3 | 217 |
| Intelligence | 8 | +1 | 77 |
| Vitality | 9 | +2 | 147 |
Primary
Secondary
Defensive
Techniques
Focus
Mantras
Passive skills (18)
Class sets
Class sets compared
| Set | 2 pieces | 4 pieces | 6 pieces |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inna's Mantra
| Increase the passive effect of your Mystic Ally and the base passive effect of your Mantra by 100%. | Gain the base effect of all four Mantras at all times. You gain 5% damage reduction for each Mystic Ally you have out. Your Mystic Allies no longer take damage. | Gain the passive abilities of the five runed Mystic Allies at all times. Attacking enemies creates your chosen Mystic Ally that lasts 15 seconds, up to 10 Mystic Allies. The damage of your Mystic Allies is increased by 900% for each Mystic Ally you have out. |
 Raiment of a Thousand Storms
| Your Spirit Generators have 25% increased attack speed and 400% increased damage. | Dashing Strike spends 25 Spirit, but refunds a Charge when it does. | Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60,000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 14000% for 6 seconds. |
 Monkey King's Garb
| Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active. | Every second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 1,000% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have. | Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 1,500% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have. |
 Uliana's Stratagem
| Every third hit of your Spirit Generators applies Exploding Palm. | Your Seven-Sided Strike deals 777% its total damage with each hit. All damage taken is reduced by 77% for 7 seconds after applying Exploding Palm to an enemy. | Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 12,500% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm. |
 Patterns of Justice
| Sweeping Wind gains the effect of every rune, and movement speed is increased by 5% for each stack of Sweeping Wind. | Attacking with Tempest Rush reduces your damage taken by 50% and increases Spirit Regeneration by 50. | Hitting with Tempest Rush while Sweeping Wind is active increases the size of Sweeping Wind and also increases all damage dealt by 20,000%. |
Skills and matching items
Legendary powers and set bonuses that boost or change a skill.
Legendary items for Monk (48)
Season themes
Powers a season theme grants this class – which one applies is set per season.
- Casting Wave of Light now summons a bell at the target location that deals damage when any player attacks the bell. Up to five bells can be active at one time.
- All Way of the Hundred Fists combo punches use the second stage combo punch. Consecutive hits from Way of the Hundred Fists increases its damage by 2%. Max 350 stacks.
- The target of your Seven-Sided Strike is barraged with spiritual punches for 15 seconds. This can only affect one enemy at a time.
Ethereal items
Questions & answers
How many skills does the Monk have?
The Monk has 22 active skills with five runes each and 18 passive skills.
Which resource does the Monk use?
Spirit.
Which class sets does the Monk have?
Inna's Mantra, Raiment of a Thousand Storms, Monkey King's Garb, Uliana's Stratagem, Patterns of Justice – 4 of them with their own set dungeon.
