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Diablo III	Barbarian	Demon Hunter	Monk	Witch Doctor	Wizard	Crusader	Follower	Armory
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The Monk is the fourth character confirmed to be in the game by Blizzard, described as a combination of Diablo II's Assassin and World of Warcraft's Rogue. They use fast hand-to-hand combat, plus weaponry such as staffs and claw weapons. Fragile, yet very fast melee action. Monks use Spirit, which is generated by doing melee damage and the "Spirit Generation" skills. Spirit does not degrade like Fury, and is not generated by taking damage.

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Skills

Skill Calculator
Information on this page is based on a level 60 character, and was last updated September 2013.

Primary

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Fists of Thunder	1	+6/attack	None	Unleash a series of extremely fast punches that deal 110% weapon damage as Lightning. Every third hit deals damage to all enemies in front of you and knocks them back a short distance. Generates Spirit faster than other Spirit-generating skills due to the high attack speed.
	6	Thunderclap		Teleport to the target and release an electric shockwave with every punch that hits all targets within 6 yards of your primary target for 35% weapon damage as Lightning.
	14	Lightning Flash		Increases your chance to Dodge by 16% for 2 seconds.
	30	Static Charge		Your primary target is charged with static electricity for 5 seconds and takes 37% weapon damage as Lightning when you attack other enemies with Fists of Thunder.
	42	Quickening		Critical Hits generate an additional 15 spirit.
	52	Bounding Light		Every third strike releases Chain Lightning instead of knocking enemies back. Each Lightning strike inflicts 73% weapon damage as Lightning.

Deadly Reach	3	+6/attack	None	Project lines of pure force over a short distance for 110% weapon damage. Every third hit extends 25 yards.
	9	Piercing Trident		Increases the area of effect of the second and third strikes.
	18	Keen Eye		The third strike increases your Armor by 50% for 4 seconds.
	34	Scattered Blows		The third strike is replaced with an attack that will hit up to 6 nearby enemies within 15 yards for 170% weapon damage as Lightning.
	47	Strike from Beyond		Critical Hits generate an additional 10 spirit for each target hit.
	54	Foresight		The third strike increases the damage of all attacks by 18% for 30 seconds.

Crippling Wave	11	+7/attack	None	Unleash a series of large sweeping attacks that cause 110% weapon damage to all enemies in front of you. Every third hit damages all enemies around you and dazes them, slowing their movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
	17	Mangle		Increase damage to 143% weapon damage.
	26	Concussion		Enemies hit by Crippling Wave inflict 20% less damage for 3 seconds.
	36	Rising Tide		Critical Hits generate an additional 5 Spirit for each target hit.
	51	Tsunami		The range of Crippling Wave's third strike is increased to 17 yards and the effect of the movement speed reduction is increased to 60%.
	57	Breaking Wave		Enemies hit by Crippling Wave take 10% additional damage from all attacks for 3 seconds.

Way of the Hundred Fists	15	+8/attack	None	Unleash a rapid series of punches that strikes enemies for 140% weapon damage.
	24	Hands of Lightning		Increases the number of hits in the second strike from 7 to 10.
	32	Blazing Fists		Critical Hits increase your attack speed and movement speed by 5% for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times.
	40	Fists of Fury		Affected targets will take an additional 100% weapon damage per second as Holy for 5 seconds. Also adds a short dash to the first strike.
	48	Spirited Salvo		Every activation of the skill has a 15% chance to generate 15 additional spirit.
	60	Windforce Flurry		The third strike generates a wave of wind that deals 250% weapon damage as Physical to enemies directly ahead of you.

Secondary

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Lashing Tail Kick	2	-30	None	Unleash a deadly roundhouse kick that knocks enemies back and deals 470% weapon damage.
	7	Vulture Claw Kick		Release a torrent of fire that burns nearby enemies for 517% weapon damage as Fire and causes Knockback.
	15	Sweeping Armada		Increases Knockback distance by 150% and slows the movement speed of struck enemies by 60% for 2 seconds.
	28	Spinning Flame Kick		Hurl a column of fire that burns through enemies, causing 588% weapon damage as Fire to each enemy it strikes.
	38	Scorpion Sting		Enemies have a 50% chance to be stunned for 1.5 seconds instead of being knocked back.
	52	Hand of Ytar		Attack enemies at long range, slowing the movement speed of affected targets by 80% for 2 seconds.

Tempest Rush	5	-15, -10 (channel)	None	Charge directly thorugh your enemies, knocking them back and hobbling them, slowing their movement by 60% for 2 seconds. Also deals 155% weapon damage while running.
	11	Northern Breeze		Reduces the channeling cost of Tempest Rush to 8 Spirit.
	20	Tailwind		Increases the movement speed of Tempest Rush by 25%.
	33	Flurry		Increases the potency of the hobbling effect, slowing enemy movement by 80%.
	45	Slipstream		Reduces damage taken while running by 25%.
	56	Bluster		Enemies knocked back have their damage reduced by 20% for the duration of the effect.

Wave of Light	12	-75	None	Focuses a wave of light that crushes enemies for 829% weapon damage as Holy, followed by and additional 89% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies in a line.
	18	Wall of Light		Increases damage of the initial strike to 1202% weapon damage as Holy.
	25	Explosive Light		Release bursts of energy that deal 914% weapon damage as Holy to nearby enemies.
	35	Empowered Wave		Reduces the cost of Wave of Light to 40 Spirit.
	49	Blinding Light		Critical Hits Stun enemies for 3 seconds.
	57	Pillar of the Ancients		Summon an ancient pillar that deals 595% weapon damage followed by an additional 595% weapon damage after 2 seconds.

Defensive

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Blinding Flash	4	-10	15 s	Create a flash of light that blinds all enemies within 20 yards for 3 seconds. Elite enemies recover faster, but suffer a 30% chance to miss with attacks.
	14	Circle of Scorn		Breath of Heaven also sears enemies for 80% weapon damage as Holy.
	21	Circle of Life		Increases the healing power of Breath of Heaven to 8063-9675 Life.
	32	Blazing Wrath		Breath of Heaven increases the damage of your attacks by 15% for 45 seconds.
	44	Infused with Light		Gain 6 additional Spirit from Spirit Generator attacks for 5 seconds after using Breath of Heaven.
	59	Penitent Flame		Enemies exposed to Breath of Heaven run away in Fear for 1.5 seconds.

Serenity	16	-10	20 s	You are enveloped in a protective shield that absorbs all incoming damage for 3 seconds and grants immunity to all control impairing effects.
	23	Peaceful Repose		When activated, Serenity heals you for 6202-7752 Life.
	29	Reap What Is Sown		When Serenity ends, the shield explodes, dealing 30% of the damage absorbed by Serenity as Holy damage to enemies within 20 yards. The damage to each enemy cannot exceed 100% of your maximum Life.
	39	Tranquility		Extends the protective shield to allies within 45 yards for 2 seconds, and makes them immune to control impairing effects like Slow and Frozen.
	47	Ascension		Increases the duration of Serenity to 4 seconds.
	54	Instant Karma		While Serenity is active, 50% of all projectiles and melee attacks are reflected back at the attacker.

Inner Sanctuary	22	-30	30 s	Create a runic circle of protection on the ground for 6 seconds that cannot be passed by enemies.
	26	Safe Haven		You and your allies standing in the area of effect of Inner Sanctuary regenerate 1550 Life per second.
	31	Sanctified Ground		When Inner Sanctuary expires, it becomes sanctified ground for 6 seconds, slowing the movement of all enemies that move through it by 60%.
	37	Consecration		Increases the duration of Inner Sanctuary to 8 seconds.
	43	Circle of Protection		You and your allies standing in the area of effect of Inner Sanctuary take 35% less damage.
	58	Forbidden Palace		You and your allies standing in the area of effect of Inner Sanctuary deal 10% additional damage.

Techniques

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Dashing Strike	9	-25	None	Quickly dash at the targeted enemy or location, striking for 100% weapon damage and rooting the target for 1 second.
	15	Way of the Falling Star		After striking an enemy, your movement speed is increased 25% for 3 seconds.
	23	Flying Side Kick		Perform a flying kick that has a 50% chance to Stun your target for 2 seconds.
	32	Quicksilver		Reduces the cost of Dashing Strike to 10 Spirit.
	39	Soaring Skull		Launch yourself through the air and slow all enemies along your path by 60% for 2 seconds.
	49	Blinding Speed		Receive a 20% increased chance to Dodge for 3 seconds.

Exploding Palm	13	-40	None	Cause a target to Bleed for 220% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds. If the target dies while bleeding, it explodes and deals 30% of the target's maxium Life as Physical damage to all nearby enemies.
	18	The Flesh is Weak		Also causes the target to take 12% additional damage for 3 seconds.
	25	Strong Spirit		If the target explodes after bleeding, gain 5 Spirit for each enemy caught in the blast.
	36	Creeping Demise		Also reduces your target's movement speed by 80%.
	44	Impending Doom		Increases the duration of the Bleed effect to 5 seconds.
	51	Essence Burn		Instead of bleeding, the target will burn for 250% weapon damage as Fire every second over 3 seconds. If the target dies while burning, it explodes causing all nearby enemies to burn for 60% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds. This effect can happen multiple times.

Sweeping Wind	21	-75	None	Surround yourself in a vortex that continuously deals 15% weapon damage to all enemies within 10 yards. The vortex lasts 6 seconds and is refreshed each time you strike an enemy with a melee attack. Landing a Critical Hit has a chance to increase the vortex effect up to 2 times for a total of 45% weapon damage to nearby enemies.
	27	Master of Wind		Increases the duration of the vortex to 10 seconds.
	33	Blade Storm		Intensify the vortex, increasing the damage per stack to 20% weapon damage. This increases the damage with 3 stacks to 60% weapon damage.
	38	Fire Storm		Increases the radius of the vortex to 14 yards and changes the damage dealt to Fire.
	46	Inner Storm		As long as your vortex is at the maximum stack count, you gain 3 Spirit per second.
	56	Cyclone		While your vortex is at the maximum stack count, Critical Hits have a chance to spawn a lightning tornado that periodically electrocutes nearby enemies for 20% weapon damage as Lightning. Each spawned lightning tornado lasts 3 seconds.

Focus

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Cyclone Strike	14	-50	None	Pull up to 8 enemies within 24 yards towards you, followed by a furious blast of energy that deals 313% weapon damage as Holy.
	21	Eye of the Storm		Reduces the Spirit cost of Cyclone Strike to 30 Spirit.
	25	Implosion		Increases the distance enemies will be pulled towards you to 34 yards.
	34	Sunburst		Changes the blast into an explosion of fire that has a 35% chance to Fear enemies for 1.5 seconds.
	41	Wall of Wind		After using Cyclone Strike, gain a 20% chance to dodge attacks for 3 seconds.
	55	Soothing Breeze		Cyclone Strike heals you and all allies within 24 yards for 1240 Life.

Seven-Sided Strike	17	-50	30 s	Dash rapidly between nearby enemies, dealing 1777% weapon damage over 7 hits.
	23	Sudden Assault		Teleport to the target, increasing damage done to 2310% weapon damage over 7 strikes.
	29	Several-Sided Strike		Increases the number of strikes to 9. (2285% damage over 9 hits)
	37	Pandemonium		Enemies hit by Seven-Sided Strike have a 25% chance to be stunned for 7 seconds by each hit.
	43	Sustained Attack		Reduces the cooldown of Seven-Sided Strike to 23 seconds.
	60	Fulminating Onslaught		Each strike explodes, dealing 254% weapon damage as Holy in a 7 yard radius around the target.

Mystic Ally	22	-25	None	Summon a mystic ally to fight alongside you until it is destroyed. The ally deals 40% of your weapon damage as Physical per swing.
	27	Water Ally		Imbue the ally with the essence of water. The ally gains the ability to perform a wave attack that deals 120% of your weapon damage as Physical and slows the movement of affected targets by 60% for 2 seconds.
	31	Fire Ally		Imbue the ally with the essence of fire The ally gains the ability to unleash a flaming kick for 80% weapon damage as Fire plus an additional 40% of your weapon damage per second as Fire for 2 seconds to all enemies in a straight line.
	39	Air Ally		Imbue the ally with the essence of air. Every attack made by the ally has a 2% chance to generate 100 Spirit for you. In addition, the ally is surrounded in a torrent of wind that deals 10% of your weapon damage per second as Physical to all nearby enemies.
	46	Eternal Ally		Imbue the ally with the essence of life. When the ally dies, it has a 100% chance to be reborn after 5 seconds. In addition, the physical damage of the ally's basic attack is increased to 60% of your weapon damage per swing.
	53	Earth Ally		Imbue the ally with the essence of earth. Maximum Life for you and the ally is increased by 10%. The ally also gains the ability to create a wave of earth, dealing 60% of your weapon damage as Physical to a single enemy and forcing that enemy to attack the ally for 3 seconds.

Mantras

Skill	Unlock Level	Spirit	Cooldown	Description

Mantra of Evasion	19	-50	None	Recite a Mantra that grants you and your allies within 40 yards a 15% chance to dodge attacks for 3 minutes. For 3 seconds after activation, a second effect grants an additional 15% chance to dodge attacks. This is a Mantra. You can only have one Mantra active at a time.
	24	Hard Target		Mantra of Evasion also increases Armor by 20%.
	33	Divine Protection		Each target can be protected at most once every 90 seconds by this effect.
	40	Wind through the Reeds		Mantra of Evasion also increases movement speed by 5%.
	50	Perseverance		Mantra of Evasion also reduces the duration of all control impairing effects like Slow or Frozen by 20%.
	58	Backlash		Successfully dodging an attack has a chance to create a burst of flame dealing 35% weapon damage as Fire to all nearby enemies.

Mantra of Retribution	21	-50	None	Recite a Mantra that causes you and your allies within 40 yards to reflect melee damage back at enemies, dealing Holy damage equal to 40% of the damage sustained. The effect lasts for 3 minutes. For 3 seconds after activation, the effect on you increases to 80% of the damage sustained. This is a Mantra. You can only have one Mantra active at a time.
	28	Retaliation		Increases the amount of damage reflected by the Mantra to 60%. The Mantra will now reflect ranged damage as well as melee damage.
	36	Transgression		Increases attack speed for you and your allies by 8%.
	41	Indignation		When taking damage from the Mantra of Retribution, enemies have a 10% chance to be stunned for 2 seconds.
	56	Against all Odds		When reflecting damage done to you, Mantra of Retribution has a chance to restore 3 Spirit.
	59	Collateral Damage		An attacker that is damaged by Mantra of Retribution has a 30% chance to suffer a feedback blast, dealing 45% weapon damage as Holy to itself and nearby enemies.

Mantra of Healing	26	-50	None	Recite a Mantra that grants you and your allies within 40 yards to gain increased Life regeneration by 310 Life per second. The Mantra lasts 3 minutes. For 3 seconds after activation, the effect is increased to 1240.4 Life per second. This is a Mantra. You can only have one Mantra active at a time.
	31	Sustenance		Increases the Life regeneration granted by Mantra of Healing to 620 Life per second.
	38	Circular Breathing		Mantra of Healing also regenerates 3 Spirit per second.
	42	Boon of Protection		Mantra of Healing shrouds you and your allies with a mystical shield for 2 seconds that absorbs up to 15% of each target's maximum Life in damage.
	48	Heavenly Body		Mantra of Healing also increases Vitality by 10%.
	53	Time of Need		Mantra of Healing also increases resistances to all damage types by 20%.

Mantra of Conviction	30	-50	None	Recite a Mantra that causes all enemies within 20 yards of you to take 12% additional damage. The Mantra lasts 3 minutes. For 3 seconds after activation, the effect is increased to 24% additional damage. This is a Mantra. You can only have one Mantra active at a time.
	35	Overawe		Increases the strength of Mantra of Conviction so that enemies take 24% additional damage and 48% for the first 3 seconds.
	44	Intimidation		Enemies affected by Mantra of Conviction deal 10% less damage.
	47	Dishearten		Slows the movement of enemies within 20 yards by 30%.
	55	Reclamation		You and your allies have a 30% chance to be healed for 279-341 Life when using melee attacks on an enemy under the effects of Mantra of Conviction
	60	Submission		Enemies affected by Mantra of Conviction take 12% weapon damage per second as Holy.

Passive

Skill	Unlock Level	Description
Fleet Footed	10	Increases movement speed by 10%.
Resolve	10	Damage you deal reduces enemy damage by 20% for 2.5 seconds.
The Guardian's Path	13	While dual-wielding, you gain a 15% chance to dodge incoming attacks. While using a two-handed weapon, all Spirit generation is increased by 35%.
Transcendence	16	Every point of Spirit spent heals you for 62.0 Life.
Chant of Resonance	20	Duration of all Mantras increased by 7 minutes. While one of your Mantras is active you gain 2 Spirit every second.
Seize the Initiative	20	Your Armor is increased by 50% of your Dexterity.
Exalted Soul	24	Increases maximum Spirit by 100 and increases Spirit regeneration by 1 per second.
Sixth Sense	27	Your dodge chance is increased by an amount equal to 50% of your Critical Hit Chance.
Pacifism	30	While you are under a Stun, Fear or Charm effect, all damage taken is reduced by 75%.
Beacon of Ytar	35	Reduces all cooldowns by 20%.
Guiding Light	40	Whenever you use a direct heal skill on another player you and the other player deal 20% more damage for 15 seconds.
One With Everything	45	Your resistance to all elements is equal to your highest elemental resistance.
Combination Strike	50	Each different Spirit Generator ability you use increases your damage by 8% for 3 seconds.
Near Death Experience	58	When receiving fatal damage, you are instead restored to 35% of maximum Life and 35% Spirit. This effect cannot occur more than once every 90 seconds. (This effect resets if you die.)