Monk Skill Gems
A variety of skills showcase the Monk's versatility, emphasizing both crowd control and damage:
Falling Thunder: Strikes the ground with lightning; consumes Power Charges to Path of exile currency enhance damage and AoE.
Culling Palm: Culls low-health enemies, granting Power Charges upon kill.
Wind Blast: Knocks enemies back while dealing damage.
Ice Strike: Hits multiple times to freeze targets.
Glacial Cascade: Sends spikes of ice that deal increased damage to frozen enemies.
Wave of Frost: Rolls backward while releasing a wave of ice.
Charged Staff: Empowers the Quarterstaff.
Whirling Assault: Spins around, dealing damage to nearby foes.
Shattering Palm: Places an ice bomb that detonates on kill or after damage.
Freeze and Crowd Control Mechanics
Path of Exile 2 introduces new mechanics for crowd control (CC) effects:
Internal Meter for CC: Instead of binary freeze effects, bosses now have an internal threshold that builds as you apply CC. This change allows for more strategic applications of Path of exile currency for sale freeze, stun, and other CC effects, making it feasible to use these tactics in endgame content.