Unleash the Thunder： Ultimate Monk Lightning Build Guide ｜ Path of Exile 2

He presents a lightning Monk build centered on ranged Stormwave, kiting enemies because Monk’s melee defenses are extremely squishy. He reallocates passive points toward lightning clusters; Stormwave shows 622 DPS without support gems, which remain on his Mercenary. Tempest Bell and Killing Palm offer stun/AoE and instant kills, but close combat exposes him to lethal enemy groups.

Strong-but-fragile build experimentation continues alongside growing disillusionment that Path of Exile 2’s launch hype quickly faded.