Monk Runes by Popularity

All the Monk runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.3

These are charts of all the Diablo III Monk runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Monks in Reaper of Souls, who are actively playing in Patch 2.3.
See the Monk Active Skills section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Monk builds. The Popular Builds and Skills overview has information on how all this data is gathered.
Select any rune or skill below to view full 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: November 3, 2018

All Monk Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Monk rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Monks in patch 2.3. As players choose the best Monk runes for their skills, those choices generate data of the most popular Monk runes.
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 use that particular rune, of the level 70 Monks active in patch 2.3.
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	51.80
2	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	33.10
3	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	30.70
4	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	30.60
5	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	24.60
6	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	21.82
7	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	21.80
8	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	21.40
9	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	16.10
10	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	14.80
11	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	14.00
12	Radiance	Dashing Strike	13.40
13	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	9.90
14	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	9.60
15	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	9.00
16	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	8.50
17	Insight	Epiphany	7.80
18	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	7.60
19	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	7.50
20	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	7.10
21	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	7.00
22	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	6.60
23	Ascension	Serenity	5.30
24	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	5.20
25	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	5.00
26	Mangle	Crippling Wave	4.90
27	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	4.50
28	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	4.20
29	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	4.10
30	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	3.62
31	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	3.60
32	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.82
33	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	2.80
34	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	2.50
35	Barrage	Dashing Strike	2.30
36	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	2.20
37	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.10
38	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	2.04
39	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	2.00
40	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	1.90
41	Inner Fire	Epiphany	1.66
42	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	1.61
43	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.60
44	Flurry	Tempest Rush	1.50
45	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	1.40
46	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.40
47	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	1.33
48	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.30
49	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	1.23
50	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.22
51	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.21
52	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	1.20
53	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.11
54	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.10
55	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	1.00
56	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	0.92
57	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	0.91
58	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	0.90
59	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	0.74
60	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	0.74
61	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.74
62	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	0.72
63	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	0.71
64	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	0.70
65	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.64
66	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.61
67	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.61
68	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	0.60
69	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.60
70	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.56
71	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.55
72	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	0.53
73	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	0.51
74	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.51
75	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	0.50
76	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	0.50
77	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	0.50
78	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.44
79	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	0.44
80	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.43
81	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.42
82	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.42
83	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.42
84	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.40
85	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.34
86	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.32
87	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.32
88	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	0.31
89	Ascendance	Epiphany	0.30
90	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.24
91	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.23
92	Tranquility	Serenity	0.23
93	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.22
94	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.22
95	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.21
96	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.21
97	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.20
98	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.20
99	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.16
100	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.15
101	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.15
102	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
103	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
104	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
105	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.13
106	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.11
107	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.11
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

Runes by Popularity - Monk Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Desert Shroud	Epiphany	46.20
2	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	33.60
3	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	31.90
4	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	27.80
5	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	25.60
6	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	19.90
7	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	17.80
8	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	14.60
9	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	13.40
10	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	12.41
11	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	12.40
12	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	10.60
13	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	8.50
14	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	8.40
15	Radiance	Dashing Strike	6.60
16	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	6.50
17	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	6.32
18	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	6.30
19	Ascension	Serenity	6.00
20	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	5.90
21	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	5.04
22	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	5.00
23	Barrage	Dashing Strike	4.70
24	Mangle	Crippling Wave	4.50
25	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	4.10
26	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	4.00
27	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	3.90
28	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	3.82
29	Insight	Epiphany	3.80
30	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	3.70
31	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	3.64
32	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	3.60
33	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	3.30
34	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.60
35	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	2.50
36	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	2.30
37	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.20
38	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	2.00
39	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	1.82
40	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	1.80
41	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	1.70
42	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	1.63
43	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	1.60
44	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.54
45	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	1.53
46	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	1.50
47	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.50
48	Inner Fire	Epiphany	1.40
49	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.32
50	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	1.32
51	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	1.31
52	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	1.31
53	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	1.30
54	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	1.21
55	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.21
56	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.20
57	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.11
58	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.10
59	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	1.02
60	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.01
61	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.00
62	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.95
63	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.92
64	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.91
65	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	0.90
66	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	0.84
67	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.82
68	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	0.81
69	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	0.81
70	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.80
71	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	0.80
72	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.74
73	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	0.73
74	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.73
75	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.71
76	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	0.70
77	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.70
78	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.64
79	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.64
80	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.62
81	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.62
82	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	0.60
83	Tranquility	Serenity	0.53
84	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.50
85	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.46
86	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.45
87	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.45
88	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.40
89	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.40
90	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.33
91	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.32
92	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.32
93	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.31
94	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.30
95	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.30
96	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.25
97	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
98	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
99	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.24
100	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.24
101	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.22
102	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
103	Mystifying Light	Blinding Flash	0.20
104	Ascendance	Epiphany	0.20
105	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.16
106	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.13
107	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.11
108	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.10
109	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.02
110	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	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 active in patch 2.3. 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 is 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	96.70
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	91.50
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	90.40
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	88.50
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	86.50
Mantra of Healing	Sustenance	84.00
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	83.40
Exploding Palm	Impending Doom	83.20
Serenity	Ascension	79.00
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	76.90
Blinding Flash	Soothing Light	69.50
Way of the Hundred Fists	Assimilation	60.70
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	59.80
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	52.40
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	49.30
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	48.90
Fists of Thunder	Static Charge	47.60
Mystic Ally	Enduring Ally	46.90
Mantra of Conviction	Annihilation	44.80
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	40.90
Crippling Wave	Breaking Wave	39.30
Lashing Tail Kick	Spinning Flame Kick	39.20
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	91.70
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	89.40
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	88.70
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	83.40
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	79.70
Exploding Palm	Impending Doom	79.10
Mantra of Healing	Sustenance	77.90
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	75.30
Blinding Flash	Soothing Light	74.90
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	69.00
Way of the Hundred Fists	Assimilation	66.60
Serenity	Ascension	63.80
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	54.20
Lashing Tail Kick	Spinning Flame Kick	53.00
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	51.50
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	49.40
Mystic Ally	Enduring Ally	46.40
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	45.20
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	43.30
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	39.80
Crippling Wave	Tsunami	37.40
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	30.30
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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