Martial Artist is an Ascendancy class for the Monk.
Overview
The Martial Artist has perfected his mind and body to master the art of Hollow techniques. Hollow Form Technique allows him to channel to create illusions that attack with the socketed melee skills on nearby enemies, Hollow Focus Technique creates illusory bells that can be attacked to create a damaging shockwave, and Hollow Resonance Technique puts a bell on his back that resonates whenever you deal a critical hit. He can also specialize in Combos with Martial Adept and Martial Master to greatly increase the rate he builds up Combo, and Way of the Mountain grants an offensive and defensive buff upon immobilising an enemy. The Martial Artist can also augment his body with Runic Meridians to adds rune socket to your own character, and Way of the Stonefist to replace his gloves with a special base type that replaces its explicit modifier with stronger ones.
Passive skills
Minor skills
This class has the following minor passive skills:
| Name | Stats |
| Additional Power Charge Chance | 10% chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge |
| Area of Effect | 8% increased Area of Effect |
| Attack Speed | 4% increased Attack Speed |
| Attributes | +5 to all Attributes |
| Evasion and Energy Shield | 15% increased Evasion Rating15% increased maximum Energy Shield |
| Immobilisation Buildup | 20% increased Immobilisation buildup |
Notable skills
This class has the following notable passive skills:
| Skill | Modifiers | Prerequisite | Preceding Passive |
| Hollow Form Technique | Grants Skill: Hollow Form | — | Additional Power Charge Chance |
| Hollow Focus Technique | Grants Skill: Hollow Focus | — | Area of Effect |
| Hollow Resonance Technique | Grants Skill: Hollow Resonance | Hollow Focus Technique | Area of Effect |
| Runic Meridians | Can tattoo Runes onto your body, gainingadditional Rune-only sockets:• 1 Helmet socket• 2 Body Armour sockets• 1 Gloves socket• 1 Boots socket | — | Attributes |
| Martial Adept | When you gain Combo, gain an additional Combo-0.2 seconds to current Energy Shield Recharge delay per Combo expended when using Skills | — | Attack Speed |
| Martial Master | Gain Combo from all Attack HitsSkills can build and retain Combo regardless of Weapon Set | Martial Adept | Attack Speed |
| Way of the Stonefist | Gloves you equip have their Base Type transformed to Fists of Stone while equipped, andtheir Explicit Modifiers are transformed into more powerful related ModifiersIgnore Attribute Requirements to equip Gloves | — | Evasion and Energy Shield |
| Way of the Mountain | 100% Surpassing chance per enemy Power to gainMountain's Teachings on Immobilising an enemy ifyou have the Way of the Mountain Ascendancy Passive Skill | — | Immobilisation Buildup |
| Version | Changes |
| 0.5.0 | Introduced to the game. |
