Most Popular Monk Runes in Patch 1.0.4

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters during patch 1.0.4.
See the main Popular Builds and Skills charts for the current info.

This set of charts lists all the Diablo III Monk runes. The runes are ranked from the most popular rune to the least popular, based on historical data from active level 60 Monks in patch 1.0.4.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 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 1.0.4 chart.
Select any rune or skill below, to see the current data on that skill.

All Runes by Popularity - Monk Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	70.90
2	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	65.20
3	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	60.10
4	Ascension	Serenity	54.00
5	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	45.10
6	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	43.30
7	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	26.90
8	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	15.30
9	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	14.40
10	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	13.50
11	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	10.00
12	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	8.20
13	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	7.10
14	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	5.50
15	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	5.40
16	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	5.20
17	Foresight	Deadly Reach	4.30
18	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	3.50
19	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	3.40
20	Mangle	Crippling Wave	3.30
21	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	3.24
22	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	3.20
23	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	3.20
24	Concussion	Crippling Wave	3.10
25	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	3.00
26	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	2.90
27	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	2.80
28	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	2.60
29	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	2.51
30	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.50
31	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	2.45
32	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	2.40
33	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	2.32
34	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.31
35	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.30
36	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.21
37	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	2.20
38	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	2.02
39	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	2.00
40	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.82
41	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.80
42	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	1.70
43	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	1.70
44	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	1.60
45	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.50
46	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	1.42
47	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.40
48	Tranquility	Serenity	1.23
49	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	1.22
50	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	1.20
51	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.14
52	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	1.11
53	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	1.10
54	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	1.04
55	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.01
56	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	1.00
57	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	0.92
58	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	0.91
59	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.90
60	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.82
61	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.80
62	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.75
63	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	0.75
64	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	0.74
65	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.70
66	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	0.70
67	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.65
68	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	0.63
69	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	0.63
70	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.62
71	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.62
72	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	0.60
73	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.54
74	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.54
75	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	0.53
76	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.53
77	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.52
78	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.50
79	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.44
80	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.41
81	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.40
82	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.35
83	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
84	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.34
85	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.33
86	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.33
87	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	0.32
88	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.31
89	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	0.30
90	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.24
91	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.22
92	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.22
93	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.20
94	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.16
95	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.15
96	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
97	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.15
98	Soaring Skull	Dashing Strike	0.15
99	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.14
100	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.13
101	Perseverance	Mantra of Evasion	0.12
102	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.10
103	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.06
104	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.05
105	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

All Runes by Popularity - Monk Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	71.10
2	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	54.80
3	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	49.10
4	Ascension	Serenity	38.30
5	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	30.80
6	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	29.50
7	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	28.30
8	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	27.30
9	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	22.60
10	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	20.70
11	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	19.40
12	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	14.20
13	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	11.80
14	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	11.60
15	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	11.10
16	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	10.90
17	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	10.60
18	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	10.30
19	Mangle	Crippling Wave	7.60
20	Tranquility	Serenity	7.40
21	Concussion	Crippling Wave	7.10
22	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	4.50
23	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	4.20
24	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	4.00
25	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	3.90
26	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	3.74
27	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	3.70
28	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	3.20
29	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	3.00
30	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	2.90
31	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.80
32	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	2.70
33	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	2.60
34	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	2.50
35	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	2.40
36	Foresight	Deadly Reach	2.40
37	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	2.30
38	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	2.30
39	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	2.24
40	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	2.21
41	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	2.21
42	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.20
43	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	1.95
44	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	1.90
45	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.71
46	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.71
47	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.70
48	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.52
49	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	1.51
50	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.50
51	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	1.34
52	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	1.30
53	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.20
54	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	1.12
55	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	1.10
56	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	1.02
57	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.00
58	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.95
59	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	0.94
60	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	0.94
61	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.92
62	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.90
63	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.80
64	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	0.74
65	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.73
66	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	0.72
67	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	0.72
68	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.70
69	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.63
70	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	0.63
71	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	0.62
72	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.61
73	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.60
74	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.55
75	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.55
76	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.54
77	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.52
78	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.50
79	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.50
80	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	0.40
81	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	0.34
82	Perseverance	Mantra of Evasion	0.32
83	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.31
84	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.30
85	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.23
86	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.22
87	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.20
88	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.16
89	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.15
90	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
91	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	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	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.14
96	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.14
97	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.13
98	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.10
99	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.06
100	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.05
101	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.05
102	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.05
103	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.02
104	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	0.02
105	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Monk Skill in Patch 1.0.4

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters during patch 1.0.4.

This set of charts lists the single most popular rune for each Monk skill, during patch 1.0.4. 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 1.0.4.
See the Popular Builds and Skills Archive for Patch 1.0.4 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 1.0.4 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	90.90
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	89.50
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	89.20
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	88.60
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	78.00
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	77.90
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	76.50
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	73.00
Serenity	Ascension	63.20
Exploding Palm	Essence Burn	62.90
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	62.60
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	56.70
Deadly Reach	Foresight	52.20
Seven-Sided Strike	Fulminating Onslaught	51.90
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	51.80
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	46.60
Inner Sanctuary	Safe Haven	46.00
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	40.20
Way of the Hundred Fists	Blazing Fists	35.71
Crippling Wave	Mangle	35.70
Lashing Tail Kick	Sweeping Armada	31.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	88.90
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	88.90
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	87.00
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	83.60
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	83.40
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	82.30
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	80.80
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	76.60
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	74.20
Deadly Reach	Keen Eye	74.10
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	69.40
Lashing Tail Kick	Sweeping Armada	61.30
Exploding Palm	Essence Burn	60.20
Inner Sanctuary	Safe Haven	58.90
Serenity	Peaceful Repose	51.10
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	50.70
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	50.60
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	49.60
Crippling Wave	Mangle	43.30
Seven-Sided Strike	Sudden Assault	36.90
Way of the Hundred Fists	Fists of Fury	36.80
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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

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