Most Popular Monk Runes in Patch 1.0.6

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters during patch 1.0.6.
See the main Popular Builds and Skills charts for the current info.

This set of charts lists all the Diablo III Monk runes by characters during patch 1.0.6. The runes are ranked from the most popular rune to the least popular, based on data from active level 60 Monks in 1.0.6.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.6 overview for more information on how this data was gathered.
The most popular active skills that these runes are attached to, are listed on the Popular Monk Active Skills in Patch 1.0.6 chart.
Select any rune or skill below, to see the current data on that skill.

Charts Last Updated: February 14, 2013

All Runes by Popularity - Monk Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	69.10
2	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	66.90
3	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	64.40
4	Ascension	Serenity	52.20
5	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	47.80
6	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	47.40
7	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	20.00
8	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	13.40
9	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	12.80
10	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	10.30
11	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	8.40
12	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	7.30
13	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	6.50
14	Foresight	Deadly Reach	6.20
15	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	5.90
16	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	5.40
17	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	4.50
18	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	4.40
19	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	4.32
20	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	4.30
21	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	4.00
22	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	3.70
23	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	3.40
24	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	3.40
25	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	3.20
26	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	3.00
27	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	2.90
28	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	2.72
29	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.70
30	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	2.60
31	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.50
32	Mangle	Crippling Wave	2.30
33	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	2.10
34	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	2.10
35	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.00
36	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.90
37	Concussion	Crippling Wave	1.82
38	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	1.82
39	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.80
40	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	1.71
41	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.70
42	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	1.52
43	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.52
44	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	1.50
45	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.50
46	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	1.40
47	Tranquility	Serenity	1.33
48	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	1.31
49	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.30
50	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	1.22
51	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	1.20
52	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	1.10
53	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	1.04
54	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	1.04
55	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.04
56	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	1.00
57	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	0.94
58	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.93
59	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	0.90
60	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.82
61	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.82
62	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	0.81
63	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	0.80
64	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	0.72
65	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.71
66	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	0.70
67	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.65
68	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.65
69	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	0.63
70	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.62
71	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	0.60
72	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.54
73	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.53
74	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.52
75	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.52
76	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.52
77	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	0.51
78	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.50
79	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	0.43
80	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.43
81	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.41
82	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.40
83	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.34
84	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.34
85	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.34
86	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.32
87	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.30
88	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.25
89	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
90	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.24
91	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.23
92	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.22
93	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
94	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.20
95	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.16
96	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.15
97	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.15
98	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
99	Soaring Skull	Dashing Strike	0.15
100	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.14
101	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.13
102	Perseverance	Mantra of Evasion	0.12
103	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.10
104	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.05
105	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

All Runes by Popularity - Monk Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	70.50
2	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	67.80
3	Ascension	Serenity	47.40
4	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	44.00
5	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	38.50
6	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	30.20
7	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	29.30
8	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	25.60
9	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	22.80
10	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	20.70
11	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	19.50
12	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	14.20
13	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	11.80
14	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	8.80
15	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	8.60
16	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	7.80
17	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	7.40
18	Tranquility	Serenity	7.00
19	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	6.50
20	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	5.80
21	Mangle	Crippling Wave	4.90
22	Concussion	Crippling Wave	4.80
23	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	4.30
24	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	3.50
25	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	3.40
26	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	3.20
27	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	3.10
28	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	3.00
29	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	2.92
30	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	2.90
31	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	2.70
32	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	2.40
33	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	2.32
34	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.31
35	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.30
36	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	2.22
37	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	2.21
38	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	2.21
39	Foresight	Deadly Reach	2.20
40	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	2.13
41	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	2.10
42	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	1.90
43	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	1.90
44	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	1.83
45	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.80
46	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.70
47	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.50
48	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.21
49	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.21
50	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.20
51	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.15
52	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	1.10
53	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	1.02
54	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	1.02
55	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.00
56	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.95
57	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	0.94
58	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.93
59	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.92
60	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	0.90
61	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.84
62	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.82
63	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.80
64	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	0.72
65	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.71
66	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	0.70
67	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	0.60
68	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.53
69	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	0.53
70	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.52
71	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.52
72	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	0.52
73	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.51
74	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.50
75	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.45
76	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.45
77	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.40
78	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.40
79	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	0.35
80	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	0.34
81	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.34
82	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.33
83	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.32
84	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	0.30
85	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.24
86	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	0.23
87	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.21
88	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.20
89	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.16
90	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
91	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.15
92	Soaring Skull	Dashing Strike	0.15
93	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.14
94	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.14
95	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.13
96	Perseverance	Mantra of Evasion	0.12
97	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.10
98	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.06
99	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.05
100	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.05
101	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.05
102	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.04
103	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.03
104	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.02
105	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Monk Skill in Patch 1.0.6

This set of charts lists the single most popular rune for each Monk skill, during patch 1.0.6. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which skills only have one rune that was commonly used at level 60 during patch 1.0.6.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.6 overview for more information on how this data was gathered.
The most popular active skills that these runes are attached to, are listed on the Popular Monk Active Skills in Patch 1.0.6 chart.
Select any rune or skill below, to see the current data on that skill.

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Monk Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	89.50
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	87.50
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	87.30
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	85.10
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	83.80
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	76.50
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	75.60
Deadly Reach	Foresight	67.90
Serenity	Ascension	65.20
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	57.80
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	51.70
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	51.10
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	50.10
Exploding Palm	Essence Burn	49.00
Seven-Sided Strike	Fulminating Onslaught	48.20
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	45.30
Way of the Hundred Fists	Blazing Fists	42.70
Inner Sanctuary	Safe Haven	38.80
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	34.30
Crippling Wave	Mangle	33.90
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	24.60
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	91.90
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	86.00
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	85.00
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	80.30
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	78.30
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	77.80
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	75.40
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	73.80
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	71.30
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	69.80
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	62.80
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	61.50
Deadly Reach	Keen Eye	59.10
Exploding Palm	Essence Burn	55.00
Inner Sanctuary	Safe Haven	53.20
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	50.90
Serenity	Ascension	50.50
Lashing Tail Kick	Sweeping Armada	49.80
Crippling Wave	Mangle	41.30
Way of the Hundred Fists	Blazing Fists	38.20
Seven-Sided Strike	Sudden Assault	35.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

For current info, see the Popular Builds and Skills charts.

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