Diablo IIIArchive of Data for Patch 2.1Monk Runes

Monk Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1

Archive of the Monk runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.1

Note: This is historical data, from Monks at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.0.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Monk runes, ranking them from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Monks who played during Patch 2.1. The data is gathered from more than 5 million Diablo III characters during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
See the Monk Active Skills in Patch 2.1 section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Monk builds during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
Select any rune or skill below to view the current information about that Monk skill, along with the popularity of every rune for the skill.

Index

1 All Monk Runes by Popularity
2 Top Rune for Each Monk Skill

Charts Last Updated: January 22, 2015

All Monk Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Monk rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Monks in patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
The chart on the left ranks the runes by popularity of use of softcore Monks, while the chart on the right lists them by popularity among hardcore Monks.
The Percent column in these charts is the percentage of all Monks who used that particular rune, of the level 70 Monks who were active in patch 2.1.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Monk Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Desert Shroud	Epiphany	35.10
2	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	28.30
3	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	25.10
4	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	21.50
5	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	20.00
6	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	19.40
7	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	18.00
8	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	17.30
9	Radiance	Dashing Strike	16.10
10	Ascension	Serenity	13.90
11	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	12.50
12	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	12.30
13	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	10.80
14	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	10.70
15	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	10.00
16	Inner Fire	Epiphany	9.50
17	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	9.10
18	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	8.70
19	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	6.90
20	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	6.40
21	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	6.10
22	Insight	Epiphany	6.06
23	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	6.03
24	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	6.00
25	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	5.40
26	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	5.30
27	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	5.10
28	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	5.00
29	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	4.70
30	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	4.60
31	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	4.50
32	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	4.40
33	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	4.30
34	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	4.20
35	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	4.05
36	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	4.00
37	Barrage	Dashing Strike	3.80
38	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	3.60
39	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	3.50
40	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	3.30
41	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	3.00
42	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	2.91
43	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	2.90
44	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	2.70
45	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	2.70
46	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.60
47	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	2.52
48	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	2.50
49	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.44
50	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	2.43
51	Mangle	Crippling Wave	2.40
52	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	2.36
53	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	2.34
54	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	2.30
55	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	2.30
56	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	2.21
57	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	2.20
58	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	2.14
59	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.11
60	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.11
61	Ascendance	Epiphany	2.10
62	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.90
63	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	1.83
64	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	1.80
65	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.70
66	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.63
67	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.60
68	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	1.44
69	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	1.42
70	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	1.40
71	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.34
72	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.30
73	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.30
74	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.21
75	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.20
76	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.11
77	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	1.10
78	Concussion	Crippling Wave	1.02
79	Foresight	Deadly Reach	1.02
80	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	1.02
81	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	1.02
82	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.00
83	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	1.00
84	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.94
85	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	0.92
86	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	0.90
87	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.82
88	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.80
89	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.72
90	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.71
91	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.71
92	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.70
93	Tranquility	Serenity	0.63
94	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.60
95	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.53
96	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.52
97	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	0.51
98	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.50
99	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.44
100	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.43
101	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.40
102	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.36
103	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.30
104	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
105	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
106	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
107	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
108	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.20
109	Mystifying Light	Blinding Flash	0.10
110	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Monk Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Desert Shroud	Epiphany	36.10
2	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	32.70
3	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	28.80
4	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	25.40
5	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	25.30
6	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	21.30
7	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	19.80
8	Radiance	Dashing Strike	16.20
9	Ascension	Serenity	15.20
10	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	14.20
11	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	12.20
12	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	11.60
13	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	11.50
14	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	10.00
15	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	8.70
16	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	7.70
17	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	7.50
18	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	7.42
19	Inner Fire	Epiphany	7.40
20	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	7.20
21	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	6.90
22	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	6.80
23	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	6.10
24	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	6.00
25	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	5.70
26	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	5.30
27	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	5.00
28	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	4.95
29	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	4.92
30	Barrage	Dashing Strike	4.90
31	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	4.80
32	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	4.35
33	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	4.34
34	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	4.30
35	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	4.12
36	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	4.12
37	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	4.10
38	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	3.91
39	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	3.90
40	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	3.80
41	Insight	Epiphany	3.70
42	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	3.33
43	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	3.31
44	Mangle	Crippling Wave	3.30
45	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	3.00
46	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.94
47	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.94
48	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.91
49	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	2.90
50	Tranquility	Serenity	2.83
51	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.80
52	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	2.73
53	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.70
54	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	2.62
55	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	2.60
56	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	2.54
57	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	2.50
58	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	2.32
59	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	2.30
60	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	2.20
61	Concussion	Crippling Wave	2.12
62	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	2.12
63	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	2.11
64	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	2.10
65	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	2.00
66	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	1.96
67	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	1.96
68	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	1.90
69	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.84
70	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	1.80
71	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.70
72	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.60
73	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	1.50
74	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	1.40
75	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.35
76	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.32
77	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	1.32
78	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	1.32
79	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.31
80	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	1.30
81	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.30
82	Ascendance	Epiphany	1.30
83	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.23
84	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.20
85	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	1.12
86	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	1.10
87	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	1.00
88	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.91
89	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.90
90	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.80
91	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.72
92	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	0.71
93	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.70
94	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.70
95	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.54
96	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.50
97	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.40
98	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
99	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.35
100	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
101	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.34
102	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.33
103	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.31
104	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.30
105	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
106	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.20
107	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.16
108	Mystifying Light	Blinding Flash	0.10
109	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.10
110	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Top Rune for Each Monk Skill

These charts show the single most popular rune for each Monk active skill, among level 70 Monks who played in patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which active skills have one rune that was extremely popular at level 70.
The chart on the left shows the rune choices by softcore Monks, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes among hardcore Monks.
Select any rune or skill to view the full information and statistics about it.

Top Rune per Skill - Monk Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	92.80
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	72.70
Serenity	Ascension	71.60
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	69.60
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	67.50
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	67.00
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	64.30
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	62.90
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	58.70
Way of the Hundred Fists	Fists of Fury	58.10
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	54.00
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	50.60
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	49.80
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	48.60
Mystic Ally	Fire Ally	46.80
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	46.20
Crippling Wave	Breaking Wave	40.90
Exploding Palm	The Flesh is Weak	40.80
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	39.80
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	36.10
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	35.20
Seven-Sided Strike	Fulminating Onslaught	29.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	89.80
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	72.20
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	71.10
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	69.00
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	64.70
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	63.00
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	56.10
Way of the Hundred Fists	Fists of Fury	55.70
Serenity	Ascension	55.20
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	52.00
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	48.90
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	47.20
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	47.10
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	46.10
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	44.40
Mystic Ally	Fire Ally	39.80
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	38.00
Exploding Palm	Shocking Grasp	36.10
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	35.00
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	33.40
Seven-Sided Strike	Sudden Assault	28.50
Crippling Wave	Breaking Wave	27.30
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1? See the Archive of Data for Patch 2.1 for other charts.

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