Path of Exile 2 Ice Strike Invoker Monk Endgame Guide

[@MrSarky1992]

The problem is Raxx so far you are the only one that puts out decent non 'look at my very end game build with 0 instructions on how to get there' videos so probably thats why a lot of people are asking for your guides. :)

[@alecantropo98]

They do not want to say: I bought 200 divines for 500$ and this is how to get this items.. raxx is clear and transparent

[@MadsFeierskov]

Exactly. So many people just assume you have 1000 hours in PoE1, so they don't bother explaining anything.

[@bobbobb5759]

@@alecantropo98 people have literally already done this build, and pushed it further, and without probably more than 10 divines lmao.

[@alecantropo98]

@@bobbobb5759 they paid less than 10 divines last week go check now the same items

[@MrDeltadragonalf]

bro english isnt my first lenguage and raxx is one of the few youtubers that i really watch and understand everything without boring, he put a lot of efford and his speak his clear iwht no unnecessary word, just straight to the point, very good communication skills

[@redrh1]

Godly. I really like these intermediate guides. Really helps give context to the progression of a character vs jumping straight from campaign guide to super late endgame.

[@daedelus8277]

Tip for trading, when you put 200 dps and it shows 10000 results, that’s just the first 10000 it’s not necessarily the highest 10000. What you want to do is get the results below 10000, then you know when you sort you’re actually seeing the best items. You can literally get items with 2x the stats simply by knowing how to reduce the result set.

[@Daethbane]

Amazing tip man, thank you!

[@garywayne123]

i love these step up videos. helps me understand how the game works more than "here is my ultra instinct t15 mapping build" with now explanation on how they got there. keep em coming

[@rayvinvincent]

These guides are perfect, after the levelling guide, i was able to experiment and try and solve some of the issues myself, these guides provide checkpoints that i could take into account and watch my build grow over time. Instead of waiting a long time for the final version, which means you end up following 1-1 and not learn anything. Super appreciate your work on these dude!!

[@jacobguerin3961]

love the "transition" guide. There are plenty of T15 guides with really cool build that look awesome to try but there's nothing on how to get there. I think the type of guides you make here are perfect for semi-casual players like myself. I want to level up different characters, try the end game a bit, and maybe decide on one cool crazy build for T15 maping (saw a cool chronomancer guide, might try this on the medium term), but I'll probably end up with a few characters doing T8 maps, and maybe ill try to push one further

[@sols.2525]

Yes I like watching how the build progresses instead of just the final builds. So yes, please keep making them this way.

[@Mercer696]

This is honestly the best format for POE 2 build content. Seriously give the player a leveling guide and an end game build in the same video is soooo clutch. I built the archer you had and made life great. Even after patch I’m still happy with it.

[@nKJay_]

As a new player to PoE I find this „here is an idea to progress for you and also look at these usefull Knowledge btw“ very informative. Gives me just enough to get familiar to the game so that I can understand more complex guides in the future without me needing to research every second concept. Very much appreciated Rax

[@bijnov84]

i cant imagine playing without shattering palm anymore. U should really try it. Clear Speed goes up 50%

[@halffrozen]

As always, Hoddie Man, great guide update! Been loving the Monk class much more than others currently. Merc is tied with Warrior for second, but Monk has great survivability.

[@eyedulhands]

I love the break down and the transitional vid. Helps me visualize and keep building towards endgame.

[@Cryptalix777]

Clear and straight forward as always. Thanks Raxx! I'm 73 now and erasing the endgame like butter.

[@thesmokajoka]

Nice guide Rax. About the same spot with my ice strike monk. Was using different build guide. But gonna make some changes to line it up with yours. The intermediate end game guides are nice, where I’m at now was following an endgame guide that is built around you having all 4 trials complete, so it leaves you in an odd spot where not quite there yet. This is very helpful.

[@mishtu486]

I wasn't struggling on monk during the compaign though as I start mapping I faced with 1 shots pretty often. I changed my build, I broke it, I bought a lot of new items to kinda get things together and lost about 6k dps. But I keep trying, keep watching new guides and I like what you do. Thanks.

[@J420n]

Same here. Flew through the campaign but haven't been able to complete a single map.

[@user-uw4lz8nv3u]

To answer your question : Yes, those transitional guides are perfect! Especially for casual gamers like me.The game is fun, but with your help, it makes a perfect experience! So big thanks for that.

[@StormchaserZA]

I've started this build 3 days ago. I am currently level 70. It's SO GOOD! Thanks Raxx.

[@rayhiscott8495]

I used your other Monk video and I’m destroying everything. It’s so fun. Thank you!

[@JohanCardel]

Cheers for putting up some more info on your take on monk. Used your starter guide, and tried different things, I ended up on a bit different path, without the ".. And protect me from harm" node, just got about 85% evasion, and 1100 ES, with ghost shrouds. I Have not died since I started mapping one time, at tier 10 maps at the moment. Also, I am doing power charge stacking and have added Falling Thunder, for full screen 1 button clear when I have too many power charges. Many good options for sure, and your initial guide was a great base to start for me.

[@acheron8949]

I like the transitionary guides as it shows your own progress in understanding the game, which shows me what I should be thinking about and looking for, even though I might not take the same path to solve the specific problems myself

[@nichaelfrancis435]

i love how rax is getting the attention he deserves

[@charlesedwardsy]

These types of guides are so helpful I actually started expanding on your levelling monk build and I am happy to see that I went in a lot of similar directions But these are great check-in points As opposed to, here is the final late-end game build

[@_Sean.]

Can't wait for the ranger guide. I beat cruel using my own witch chaos build, but I wasn't happy with the damage so I rerolled into your ranger build. I've been really enjoying it so far!

[@SK4R1337]

Thanks for the update - regarding the Overabundance node on the Bell, I find it nice even in early mapping, because if you place your bell and delete something you don't have to wait for it to time out to just replace the next one (especially in altars or breaches I found that I liked having faster bells)

[@jpncompany6275]

Thanks for the guide. The interim steps are crucial so we can understand the thought process of progression. I don't need to see a guide with a bunch of unobtainable stuff where I have no idea how to get there. Keep up the good work. Grats on the Samsung win too btw!

[@engcristiano10]

Nobody explains things better than you, Raxx! Amazing video!

[@DVDMMarkets]

Yeah bro - Love these incremental steps ! Keep em coming

[@crazcane]

Raxx doing the lords work here. Too often you only see the end build on videos with no insight into why or how. The thing I love about Raxx is he not only shows you the build, but he actually walks you through it step by step. Its so much better because you are teaching people while showing them.

[@TnTyson81]

100% like these step at a time guide. Gives me an idea of how to level and then leaves me with a bit of room to try stuff myslef.

[@ThemLoLShortClips]

Raxx, first, your videos are amzing. Second, I'd like to suggest some videos I'd love to see and I'm sure are already in the works, but still, here it goes: 1. Crafting guide 2. Trading guide 3. Stash management / tabs upgrades guide 4. Permanent rewards guide (bosses who give res, spirit, points, etc. in both normal and cruel) 5. Best way to level up and gear alts (which gear to hoard) 6. Mapping guide 7. Trials guide Thank you for your work. Merry Christmas!

[@ka1zentv578]

No problem with this type of guide, it is perfect to know the basics of the build. Just update it on the website further. More different guides (especially about game in general) is way much better than deep dive into single build guide.

[@dean170]

So with the remaining 20pts that you have you could go northwest up towards the eastern part of the witch tree and theres a notable that makes it so enemys have no cold res when frozen and directly under it theres a notable that makes you do 50% extra damage when enemies are frozen. I think its an extra 7-8 passives but its a huge increase in damage since ice strike freezes a lot. Youre essentially doing true damage and an extra 50%. Highly recommend it. The nodes are called "Thin Ice" and "Heavy Frost"

[@PlanoJarhead]

Raxx - Thank you for all you do. You have been my favorite gaming content provider since D3. And to answer your question, I like the intermediary guides to help transition from the leveling guide.

[@tonyberes11]

Thank you rax for explaining a lot of stuff for endgame monk! Just got there myself and I’m doing a slightly different build, but your tips are super helpful to figure out how things work and what to look for

[@briankay3146]

Been playing ssf icestrike for a week after work and just at t15s. For crowd control, dropping in falling thunder backed by dual herald setup ala the Milky maxroll guide really works even if you don't have crit.

[@ner0th938]

just when i got to maps with leveling build, thanks Raxx ps. when you search for weapon, click on phys dps under the weapon pic instead of pure phys dmg on weapon, you can find much better weapons this way

[@j946atFIVEFOUR88AA]

really like these, can't wait for the witch endgame!

[@julienduchesneau9747]

those were perfect guide, I gave up on my monk (and maybe POE 2) when I found your video and I like playing it a lot. TY

[@travelinlance]

Intermediary builds are perfect! Thank you Raxx!

[@ZoopiAniyun]

Tip: If you just started endgame and feel a bit weak, try to drop either Ghost Dance or Wind Dancer (depending of how high your evasion is) for Glacial Cascade. It gives you a ranged option for dangerous looking clumps that might have an elite or situations that are likely to ambush you. Once you feel safe, drop Cascade and equip the buff you dropped.

[@pyrofusiondancer]

Great content raxx, watched the whole thing. Great thing about POE2 is that it's very understandable from a more casual perspective from POE1 so this is the sort of guide that can be helpful as we are making our own choices, love to see it.

[@richardclark7990]

Iv been playing a very close build to what you did in your leveling guide, I deviated on the crit and went to the herald damage and a few more ice pen nodes along with some increased evasion and energy shield nodes. Iv been using ice wave and shattering palm as well and it really is great for the CC. You can dash into hoards with shattering palm, spread the ice and bash everything at once in under a second. Ice wave lets me freeze massive hoards on one side and focus another side and by the time they have unfrozen the rest of the other group is dead. It’s been working pretty well. Currently level 70 just starting endgame after campaign

[@JmannTW]

Yeah, Shattering Palm is cool. All the Palm abilities i would say. It really helps you to speed up the process of blowing up all around 😁

[@ElusiveHedgy]

I will probably be repeating what has already been said, But i like the idea of you putting a starter(Leveling) guide > Mid game(start of maps) > Full end game guide when your ready. I think someone already said that the level of expectation from people is down to your own skill of breaking everything down so clearly and people just want more of it. Personally i would rather you where more than happy with your build before you release anything.

[@dbrowdy]

Yes yes yes, more of these intermediate guides! Super helpful!

[@509SKATEboarders]

Love the intermediate guide man it helps a lot!

[@kamuigui]

you know what i like most in this build? besides amazing detailed instructions, raxx is nos screaming while recording "god/master/broken build" like any random youtube lol

[@grab6303]

Great work as always, Raxx

[@JahIthBer]

Your ice style made my lighting style better thank you raxx I would like to say I’m able to generate rage much faster than the ice version since tempest flurry hits so fast and with with kitokos jewel I’m able to electrocute everything from range using charged staff and temper flurry the build up only takes 1-2 hits deletes bosses I couldn’t have made my build better without looking at yours thank you for making my build better I would highly recommend trying it out I mostly stack lighting damage and lightning penetration I respect a bit yesterday for more survive ability pumping evasion and energy shield skills still doing tons of damage not really noticing a difference just need to get my last ascendary points you also helped with that I had originally gone with meditate and went tanky worked fine but felt my damage was lacking once I switched unbound avatar I was destroying bosses in seconds

[@scottcunni]

Thank you Rax, at launch I started monk but STRUGGLED so I switched to your ranger build, played that up until you came out with the monk build and using bow until level 14, I immediately went back on my level 8 monk and made that change and flew thru game until 14, made the switch and now im level 22 in act 2 and blasting the enemies and I think I died a few times at final act 1 boss but melted it after seeing mechanics and so far in act 2 i think I died once and that was in the mines, got swarmed and a enemy casted fire on me but that was it.

[@SophonRhere]

Me following End game Guide at lvl 30 and still demolishing everything. this guy is a beast

[@extrax100]

There is also a good def passive on the path you showed, it gives 2 evasion rating per 1 Maximum Energy Shield on your equipped helmet

[@MatijaVuk-z9n]

awesome job so far doing all the PoE2 content, what an amazing game :)

[@JoeBezk]

Another easy endgame defensive layer for us is Subterfuge Mask notable. Requires you going back down to your original path but only 3 points and adds a massive evasion bump just by getting a Energy Shield helm. Get a 400+ es helm and it gives 800 to evasion rating. Can get them pretty cheap too(1-5div) Start getting into 500+ for divs but can get a 300 for an exalt and thats still 600+ evasion rating.

[@szne09]

Awesome guide man. Always a fan.

[@jamesryks3804]

Baby steps, is my choice of progression, doing great Raxx, would like to see more content.

[@SJHunter86]

Didn’t know you could sort the trade results thanks Raxx

[@javalonte]

Solving the crowd control: Polcirkeln Sapphire Ring, unique item, "enemies chilled by your hits can he shattered as though frozen", it causes chain reaction on enemies and clean full screen of mobs with 1-2 hits consistently, made the build twice as good. Got mine from a merchant on maps but people are selling it for 1 orb.

[@AmonRa01]

Thank you for that video. I have followed your monk leveling video and it was amazing... bosses die without even doing their stuff. Thanks man

[@BeliusPirate]

Love seeing the intermediate step guide

[@johnk1448]

You make good endgame guides ; keep up the solid work

[@valkhristian]

I was waiting for this! Loving your content!

[@Legedevin]

Great video. Suggestion, put cold exposure on charged staff instead of ice strike. Because your passive nodes grant extra damage as cold damage, technically charged staff also deals cold damage, so your lightning shockwaves can proc cold exposure on critical hit. Once I got 4th ascendancy I put persistence on unbound avatar instead for longer buff uptime,

[@BouchkePolestar]

thx for the leveling guide also, it help me a lot to proceed, because i was struggling

[@akroo]

Great video ! And yeah I like these intermediate guides :)

[@oguztribesmen294]

Yo Rax just wanted to thank you for your content, you’re making our POE2 journey better 👍🏼

[@clarencekwong888]

During this early phase of EA, I love these videos of the progression build guides to help out as we go. I’m flying blind on endgame and running out of maps so I’ll be respeccing right now! Thanks again for all the great content! Merry Hoodie Christmas! 🎅🏽

[@nikonFB1988]

Transition guides are great! I wish more CCs would do these. Because the endgame builds are cool, but you don't start there lol. We need something to take us from the end of the campaign on cruel and early maps to THAT build. Thanks for the guide!

[@MrJJ86]

There is an ES node near monk start that gives evasion times the energy shield on your helm as well. So a fine high ES helm also synergies very well with protect me from harm.

[@PANCAKEPAP1]

Started Monk yesterday and have been having a BLAST. The gameplay is far more engaging than my Witch - with her, i basically turned my brain off from lvl 1 to 70 lol. With Monk there's a actually a challenge and the pacing is great

[@minerg1]

I think the early / mid end game guide is very helpful, following the original guide I find it difficult to stay alive in the endgame and I can't sustain the waystone which is super frustrating

[@mattpresley9268]

you saved poe 2 for me dude. thank you

[@alrdye]

This is great Raxx. Thanks!

[@gheygladiator]

finally, been waiting for this, thanks king

[@sfallon32]

Really like your content as a new PoE 2 player. Would love to see a comparison video across the 4 classes you leveled. Would be interesting to get your take on them as campaign characters (the good and bad of each) and then again your take on them for endgame. I currently have a witch in cruel on campaign. Want to get to endgame but then would like to do a second character. Time is limited and torn on what to do next.

[@Zieshu]

Thx for vidéo Raxx I don't mind the fact that it's divided into stages, but you need to be able to enjoy the game too :)

[@Allukìii]

Elemental Expression is super good supportive for Ice strike and the build does indeed clear the whole game with a few tweaks, made not the same thing, but a little similar to it and it blasts the whole game. Great guide raxx! :)

[@soulflame99]

It scales from spell damage and not physical damage which makes it pretty horrible tbh. Even if you get like 500% spell damage its like a 3% dps increase compared to avatar that gives 40% bonus damage on ice strike/charged staff and 80% chance to cause ailments which is insane Kinda disappointing because the crits ignore elemental resist is super good

[@Allukìii]

@@soulflame99 Im not using it to deal any damage, im using it to trigger to get more damage from my skilltree and to also apply ailments with it. But I do agree that the damage of it is disappointingly horrible. I even tried scaling it, but there is just no way of doing so

[@soulflame99]

@@Allukìii ahh gotcha

[@LycanDreams9159]

Hell yes these types of guides are great.

[@bryanjochum4754]

Yes. Love these guides. Thank you for these!

[@kollokvium]

current format is perfect, short and with only key details that would help us in progressing

[@LycanDreams9159]

I’m playing a chaos monk and funny enough this build is also helping me. I’m using the gamble ascendancy where 7% of the time I do 100% total damage as extra chaos damage and around 23% I do 25% The fast attack speed you can get on ice strike + charged staff + hitting the bell means I’m probably hitting the jack pot very often. I look forward to hitting maps with this build.

[@Axel-rn2ud]

The best poe2 youtuber out here

[@aidonis98]

The next step is getting out of the Quarterstaff shaped cluster, and heading north. Eventually, you'll be headed to all the crit and elemental damage. You'll likely take CI as well, because you can pump the energy shield so insanely high, with either Grim Feast, or Meditate. Both are awesome.

[@hamedameri9910]

yes love this transitioning, you are well articulated with your explanation...even babies can understand.

[@alecantropo98]

Raxx goated, waiting for an ice shot build!

[@ChiddyxBang]

For crowd control use falling thunder with perpetual it is a delete button and you can spam it if you have enough freeze build up and cold damage to trigger more charges

[@robertmitzenheim]

much awaited update! thanks buddy

[@ilsleetli259]

most people need these intermediary guides.

[@sproc01]

im following your leveling guide thank you mr raxx :)

[@RamzaBehoulve]

I've got the exsct same problem. I need PoB to improve my personnal build. The thing I hate most with with the big three ARPG is that they still don't give precise and accurate infirmation about how the character is doing and what might improve it further. PoB is a god send for build creators, but we really need that IN the games...

[@lucasdeardorff6967]

I appreciate the early end game guide!

[@JmannTW]

Elemental Expression is awesome. It just blows everything around you and help with CC a lot, AND it also help with third node (that you didnt take) that boost your damage by 30% if you freeze/shock/fire the enemy - yeah, you can take 30% fire node as well with it, bcs it applies fire (chance based on your strength, if i remember correctly).

[@soulflame99]

How are you supposed to scale a spell damage gem when youre full physical? Mobs already get 1-2 shot by ice strike/heralds. Just take avatar as a button to instant kill the boss within a single freeze which you dont need any support gems to be good because its just a flat 40% more ele damage and your ele damage scales off phys damage from ice strike and charged staff converting 80% to ele damage

[@Haan_88]

If you have a lot of low tier waystones you can use the reforge bench to trade them up a tier.

[@bobothebob4716]

i run a similar build up to t17 (15+2). You will die alot, but only because 1 shot spells from offscreen, or 2 pixel white dots that spawn under the terrain. It's the most effective melee build I've seen so far, and I'd say I have a 80% clear rate. Whatever you do DONT increase your boss difficulty past 2, or you wont be able to do any damage anymore, sadly.

[@sekurity730]

I would say sure for the intermediate guides. You should only have do it once because its early access and we're all trying to learn. When it launches, a PoB for leveling/mapping/bosses with a very quick 5ish minute video showcasing it should suffice.

[@astrodunkbg]

appreciate this raxx

[@romanbednar112]

Yes we need this content keep it. Up rax!

[@kloude_a4528]

for cc use shatering palm + herald of ice screen wide explosions :)

[@pep-rz1gp]

I use shattering palm over hypothermia. Makes the clear faster and more fun. There is no boss I can't one shot yet, might consider re-adding it if necessary

[@andrewphoto4750]

Not going with the evasion ascension from the start was bonkers. I read that at my 1st ascend and knew it had to be the best 😂

[@Jerronymo1]

lets gooo RAX pumping out content