[POE2] 0.5 Monk Martial Artist Void Build Guide — Clears Tier 15–16 Maps and Deletes Bosses

Overview

This Martial Artist Monk setup revolves around stacking temporary damage buffs before unloading a single big hit. Palm strikes build Frenzy on a summoned void focus, those charges are converted into a lightning-damage buff through a charge staff, and every additional palm strike layers another damage bonus on top. Once everything is stacked, the void form finisher lands for roughly four times the character’s baseline damage.

The appeal is that the whole engine runs on cheap gear. The Korean guide is a localized, cleaned-up walkthrough of a build originally designed by another creator, and it stresses that even a near-zero-budget version clears tier 15–16 maps and deletes bosses once the buff rotation is understood.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Very low entry cost — works with mediocre rares plus a few cheap uniques
• Buff stacking multiplies damage about 4x for boss windows
• Freeze setup (Mark + repeated palm hits) adds another damage multiplier on bosses
• Comfortable in tier 15–16 maps according to the guide

Cons

• Rotation is genuinely complex — several buffs must be refreshed in the right order
• Damage between buff windows is noticeably lower
• Melee range means you have to stand in boss mechanics while setting up

Key Skills

• Killing Palm — strikes the void focus / enemies to build Frenzy and grant the hit-damage buff
• Void form finisher — cashes in all stacked buffs
• Charge-conversion staff skill — turns Frenzy into a lightning damage buff
• Freezing Mark + shattering palm — applies freeze build-up on bosses before the finisher

Gear & Anointments

The guide calls out three uniques as near-mandatory: a stone-fist style gloves piece, a dark crown helmet that fits the void theme, and a heavy belt that amplifies attack damage for smoother clearing. Everything else is flexible rares — the creator shows the full gear and passive tree on screen rather than narrating it, so exact item names and nodes should be confirmed against the source video.

Endgame Notes

Boss rotation from the guide: build Frenzy with palm strikes → convert with the staff → refresh the hit buff → apply Freezing Mark and palm four times to freeze → finish with the void form while the enemy is frozen.

Credits & Source

Build credited to 라시드게임즈 (a Korean-language adaptation of another creator’s build). See the source video for gear, support gems and passive tree screenshots: [POE2] 0.5 Monk Martial Artist Void build guide.