Discover everything you need to know about the best Hollow Palm Monk build, including the best gems and weapons.
The Hollow Palm Monk build in Path of Exile 2 focuses on clearing the map smoothly and dealing solid damage to bosses by using Ice Strike and Hollow Palm Technique. Our build includes skill gems like Ice Strike, Storm Wave, Tempest Bell, Herald of Ice, and Frozen Locus. Wrapped Quarterstaff is the best weapon to choose while running this Hollow Palm Monk build because it deals high physical and cold damage.
Our Hollow Palm Monk build is based on the new patch 0.3 (Third Edict) for Path of Exile 2. This build is very tanky, but using the right strategy allows you to deal massive damage. The passive skills that we include in our build are Flow Like Water, Mindful Awareness, Step Like Mist, Killer Instinct, and more. Invoker is the best ascendancy to choose if you’re planning to run this devastating build. In this guide, we’ll discuss the best Hollow Palm Monk build, including the best support gems, gear, and ascendancy to choose.
Best Hollow Palm Monk Skills and Support Gems
Here are all the best active skills and Support Gems for the Hollow Palm Monk build in Path of Exile 2.
- Ice Strike (Skill Gem)
- Rapid Attacks (Support Gem)
- Cold Attunement (Support Gem)
- Elemental Armament (Support Gem)
- Storm Wave (Skill Gem)
- Upheaval (Support Gem)
- Elemental Armament (Support Gem)
- Ice Bite (Support Gem)
- Tempest Bell (Skill Gem)
- Overabundance (Support Gem)
- Rage (Support Gem)
- Herald of Ice (Skill Gem)
- Cold Attunement (Support Gem)
- Magnified Area (Support Gem)
- Frozen Locus (Skill Gem)
- Freeze (Support Gem)
- Deep Freeze (Support Gem)
1. Ice Strike (Skill Gem)
Perform a fast icy Strike. Using this Attack three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
- Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Rapid Attacks (Support Gem)
Supports attacks, causing them to attack faster.
- 15% increased attack speed
Cold Attunement (Support Gem)
Supports attacks, causing them to gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.
- Supported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra Cold Damage
- Supported attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning Damage
Elemental Armament (Support Gem)
Supports attacks, causing them to deal more elemental damage.
- Supported skills deal 20% more elemental attack damage
2. Storm Wave (Skill Gem)
Sweep your Quarterstaff, projecting a bolt of Lightning through the ground in a long wave ahead of you.
- Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
- Wave Length is 8 metres
- Wave width is 1 metre
- 100% more chance to shock
Upheaval (Support Gem)
Supports Melee Attacks, which create fissures in the ground, causing them to create additional fissures at the cost of damage and attack speed.
- Supported Skills create 2 Additional Fissures
- Supported Skills have 20% less Attack Speed
- Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage
Elemental Armament (Support Gem)
Supports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.
- Supported Skills deal 20% more Elemental Attack damage
Ice Bite (Support Gem)
Supports the Attacks you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Cold damage for a short time.
- Attacks gain 25% of Damage as Cold Damage for 5 seconds on Freezing an enemy with Supported Skills
3. Tempest Bell (Skill Gem)
Build Combo by successfully Striking Enemies with other skills. After reaching maximum Combo, use this skill to cause the Bell on your staff to grow to a massive size as you drop it on the ground. The Bell damages enemies on impact and can be hit by your skills, creating a damaging shockwave. Elemental Ailments applied to the Bell cause its shockwaves to deal extra damage of the corresponding type, and Hits that would have caused Knockback increase the area of effect of the shockwaves.
- Requires 4 Combo to use
- Lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 8 seconds
- Limit 1 Bell
- Bell duration is 6 seconds
- Bell is destroyed after 10 Hits
Overabundance (Support Gem)
Supports skills that can have a Limited number of effects active at once, doubling that Limit at the cost of cursing yourself on Skill use. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”.
- Support skills have +1 to limit
- Support skills have 50% less skill effect duration
Rage (Support Gem)
Supports melee attacks, causing them to grant rage on hit.
- Supported skills grant 3 rage on melee hit
4. Herald of Ice (Skill Gem)
While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
- Enemies you Shatter explode
Cold Attunement (Support Gem)
Supports attacks, causing them to gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.
- Supported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra Cold Damage
- Supported attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning Damage
Magnified Area (Support Gem)
Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
- 35% increased area of effect
5. Frozen Locus (Skill Gem)
Leap backward and crack the ground with your staff to call forth an Ice Crystal, which creates Chilled Ground around it and can be damaged by you and enemies. If the Crystal is destroyed, it causes an icy explosion. This skill can be used while using other skills.
- Maximum 1 Ice Crystal
- Ice Crystal duration is 10 seconds
- Ice Crystal has (43–1364) maximum Life
Freeze (Support Gem)
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it more effective at freezing enemies.
Deep Freeze (Support Gem)
Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing the freeze inflicted to last longer
- 50% increased freeze duration on enemies
Best Hollow Palm Monk Passive Skills
Path of Exile 2 offers passive skill nodes that we recommend grabbing when you can because they’re highly effective. Consider picking notable passives in the star-shaped cluster from your starting point.
- Flow Like Water- You gain +5 dexterity and intelligence, along with 8% increased attack and cast speed.
- Mindful Awareness- This notable provides 24% increased evasion rating and 24% increased maximum energy shield.
- Step Like Mist- You gain 15% increased mana regeneration rate and 4% movement speed, along with +5% to Dexterity and Intelligence.
- Essence of the Mountain- You gain 5% of damage as extra cold damage and 20% increased freeze buildup.
- Killer Instinct- This allows you to get 40% increased attack damage when on Full life and 60% increased Attack damage when on low life.
- Concussive Attack- You gain 25% increased attack damage and 5% chance to Daze on hit.
- Thin Ice- This provides 50% increased damage with hits against frozen enemies and 20% increased freeze buildup.
- For the Jugular- You gain +10 points to intelligence and 25% increased critical damage bonus.
- Echoing Frost- You gain 30% increased elemental damage if you’ve chilled an enemy recently.
Best Hollow Palm Monk Gear
Here is the best gear for the Hollow Palm Monk build in Path of Exile 2.
| Gear Slot | Gear | Requirement | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Hand Weapon | Wrapped Quarterstaff | Level 1 | (40-49)% increased physical damage Adds (1-2) to 3 physical damage to attacks (8-10)% increased attack speed |
| Helmet | Hooded Mask | Level 16 | (27-42)% increased evasion and energy shield +(8-14) to maximum energy shield +(5-8) to Dexterity +(8-15) to evasion rating |
| Body Armour | Wayfarer Jacket | Level 28 | +(8-15) to evasion rating +(8-14) to maximum energy shield (15-26)% increased evasion and energy shield |
| Gloves | Linen Wraps | Level 16, 13 int, 13 dex | +(8-15) to evasion rating Adds (3-4) to (5-8) cold damage to attacks (5-7)% increased attack speed |
| Boots | Bladed Shoes | Level 65, 47 int, 47 dex | 10% increased movement speed +(8-15) to evasion rating |
| Ring 1 | Sapphire Ring | Level 12 | Adds (1-2) to 3 physical damage to attacks +(8-15) to evasion rating +(4-7)% to chaos resistance |
| Ring 2 | Ruby Ring | Level 8 | +(5-8) to intelligence +(6-10)% to lightning resistance +(4-7)% to chaos resistance |
| Amulet | Lunar Amulet | Level 14 | +(10-14) to maximum mana +(5-8) to dexterity (15-20)% increased evasion rating |
Best Ascendancy for Hollow Palm Monk Build
Invoker is the best ascendancy to choose for the Hollow Palm Monk build in POE 2. This ascendancy excels at elemental combat, boosting damage with elemental skills. It can convert evasion into physical damage reduction and gain Spirit from armor, energy shield, and evasion. I am the Blizzard… is the best bet because it synergizes well with the Ice Strike. However, the best ascendancy depends on the specific build and your playstyle.
How To Play Hollow Palm Monk Build
Use Herald of Ice to allow the enemies to explode when they die or when the crystal shatters. Ice Strike in the mid-fight can deal additional cold damage to enemies in combat. Wrapped Quarterstaff is the best weapon to use to eliminate enemies due to its ability to deal physical and cold damage.
Equipping the Wayfarer Jacket (Body Armor) allows you to reduce the incoming damage from enemy attacks. We recommend using Ice Strike with the Hollow Palm technique to become a powerful character in the game.
