Diablo IIIArchive of Data for Patch 1.0.8Monk Runes

Archive of Most Popular Monk Runes in Patch 1.0.8

Note: This is historical data, from level 60 characters who played during the Diablo III PC patch 1.0.8.
This is useful data for players on the console Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions of Diablo III, to see the most popular level 60 runes in the console Diablo III. The runes and skills reflected in these charts are similar to the current Diablo III patch on PS3 and Xbox 360.
Players of Diablo III on the PC (Windows and OS X) should see the Popular Builds and Skills charts for the data from the current Diablo III PC patch.
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 data from active level 60 Monks who played during patch 1.0.8.
The chart on the left lists the runes used by softcore Monks, while the chart on the right shows those used by hardcore Monks. The Percent column in these charts is the Percentage of Monks who use that particular rune, of all the softcore or hardcore level 60 Monks who were active in patch 1.0.8.
Select any rune or skill below to view full information about it.

Charts Last Updated: March 3, 2014

All Runes by Popularity - Monk Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	61.80
2	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	56.30
3	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	56.20
4	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	50.40
5	Ascension	Serenity	41.80
6	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	35.00
7	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	14.80
8	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	11.90
9	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	11.50
10	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	11.30
11	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	10.20
12	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	9.80
13	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	7.90
14	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	7.50
15	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	6.50
16	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	6.00
17	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	5.82
18	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	5.80
19	Foresight	Deadly Reach	5.40
20	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	5.20
21	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	4.50
22	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	4.10
23	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	3.90
24	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	3.60
25	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	3.50
26	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	3.30
27	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	3.20
28	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	3.11
29	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	3.10
30	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	3.00
31	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.93
32	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.92
33	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	2.90
34	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	2.84
35	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	2.80
36	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	2.40
37	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	2.40
38	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.10
39	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	1.84
40	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	1.80
41	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.70
42	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	1.70
43	Tranquility	Serenity	1.63
44	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.61
45	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.60
46	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.60
47	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	1.50
48	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.43
49	Mangle	Crippling Wave	1.40
50	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.30
51	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	1.12
52	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	1.12
53	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	1.10
54	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	1.01
55	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	1.00
56	Concussion	Crippling Wave	1.00
57	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.95
58	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.90
59	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.83
60	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	0.83
61	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.81
62	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	0.80
63	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	0.75
64	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	0.74
65	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.72
66	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	0.70
67	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	0.62
68	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.61
69	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.60
70	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.53
71	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.52
72	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.52
73	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	0.51
74	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.51
75	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	0.50
76	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.44
77	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	0.43
78	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.42
79	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.42
80	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.42
81	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.40
82	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
83	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.34
84	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.33
85	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.33
86	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.32
87	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.32
88	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.30
89	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.25
90	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.24
91	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.24
92	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.24
93	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
94	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.20
95	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.16
96	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
97	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.15
98	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.15
99	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
100	Soaring Skull	Dashing Strike	0.15
101	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.14
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	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	65.60
2	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	59.00
3	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	53.00
4	Ascension	Serenity	50.60
5	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	34.90
6	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	24.70
7	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	24.50
8	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	23.60
9	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	22.40
10	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	16.10
11	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	15.70
12	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	14.30
13	Tranquility	Serenity	14.20
14	Hard Target	Mantra of Evasion	14.10
15	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	12.20
16	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	11.40
17	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	10.80
18	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	8.50
19	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	5.60
20	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	5.20
21	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	5.13
22	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	5.10
23	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	4.90
24	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	3.80
25	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	3.74
26	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	3.71
27	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	3.70
28	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	3.40
29	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	3.30
30	Backlash	Mantra of Evasion	3.20
31	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	3.10
32	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	2.74
33	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.70
34	Divine Protection	Mantra of Evasion	2.60
35	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	2.50
36	Mangle	Crippling Wave	2.23
37	Concussion	Crippling Wave	2.20
38	Keen Eye	Deadly Reach	2.11
39	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	2.10
40	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.10
41	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.92
42	Foresight	Deadly Reach	1.90
43	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.80
44	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.60
45	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	1.54
46	Lightning Flash	Fists of Thunder	1.50
47	Searing Light	Blinding Flash	1.40
48	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	1.34
49	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	1.30
50	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	1.22
51	Blinding Light	Wave of Light	1.20
52	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	1.15
53	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.11
54	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	1.10
55	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	1.02
56	Blinding Echo	Blinding Flash	1.00
57	Slipstream	Tempest Rush	0.93
58	Penitent Flame	Breath of Heaven	0.93
59	Sweeping Armada	Lashing Tail Kick	0.92
60	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.91
61	Several-Sided Strike	Seven-Sided Strike	0.90
62	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	0.90
63	Spirited Salvo	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.85
64	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.85
65	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.82
66	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	0.82
67	Flying Side Kick	Dashing Strike	0.80
68	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Evasion	0.74
69	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.71
70	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.70
71	Reap What Is Sown	Serenity	0.63
72	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	0.62
73	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	0.62
74	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	0.60
75	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.50
76	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.44
77	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.43
78	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	0.42
79	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.41
80	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.40
81	Circle of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
82	Reclamation	Mantra of Conviction	0.35
83	Blinded and Confused	Blinding Flash	0.30
84	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.24
85	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.23
86	Eternal Ally	Mystic Ally	0.22
87	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.22
88	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
89	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.20
90	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
91	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.15
92	Consecration	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
93	Soaring Skull	Dashing Strike	0.15
94	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.14
95	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.14
96	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	0.14
97	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.14
98	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	0.13
99	Perseverance	Mantra of Evasion	0.12
100	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.10
101	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.06
102	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.06
103	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.05
104	Creeping Demise	Exploding Palm	0.05
105	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Monk Skill

This set of charts lists the single most popular rune for each Monk skill, as of the end of Diablo III PC patch 1.0.8. 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 is commonly used at level 60.
These charts are based on data from level 60 Monks who were active in patch 1.0.8. The chart on the left lists the softcore Monk runes, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes for hardcore Monks.
Select any rune or skill below to see more data on it.

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Monk Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	90.60
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	89.30
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	85.20
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	83.80
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	82.10
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	79.60
Deadly Reach	Foresight	78.50
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	77.70
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	76.90
Serenity	Ascension	72.60
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	68.00
Way of the Hundred Fists	Blazing Fists	63.90
Crippling Wave	Rising Tide	54.10
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	52.10
Exploding Palm	The Flesh is Weak	52.00
Mantra of Healing	Circular Breathing	48.40
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	46.10
Seven-Sided Strike	Fulminating Onslaught	42.40
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	41.10
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	33.10
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	25.60
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Most Popular Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	90.70
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	87.20
Breath of Heaven	Blazing Wrath	82.80
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	82.40
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	78.90
Fists of Thunder	Thunderclap	78.40
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	75.90
Wave of Light	Empowered Wave	69.60
Sweeping Wind	Cyclone	68.50
Mystic Ally	Earth Ally	65.50
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	64.90
Crippling Wave	Rising Tide	64.60
Mantra of Evasion	Hard Target	60.90
Mantra of Healing	Time of Need	59.40
Serenity	Ascension	51.30
Deadly Reach	Foresight	44.10
Exploding Palm	Essence Burn	42.40
Way of the Hundred Fists	Blazing Fists	41.30
Inner Sanctuary	Safe Haven	35.60
Seven-Sided Strike	Sudden Assault	34.90
Lashing Tail Kick	Vulture Claw Kick	34.10
Skill	Percent	Percent

See the Diablo III Charts & Guides for all the data from the current patch.

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