Diablo IIIPatch 2.1.2 Data ArchiveMonk Runes

Monk Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1.2

Archive of the Monk runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.1.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.2. See the current Monk Runes charts for the latest data, from the current Diablo III patch.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Monk runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune, as of the end of Patch 2.1.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.1.2. See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

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

Charts Last Updated: April 28, 2015

All Monk Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Monk rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Monks in patch 2.1.2. 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 2.1.2.
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	33.70
2	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	33.60
3	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	32.00
4	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	24.80
5	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	22.50
6	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	19.30
7	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	16.30
8	Insight	Epiphany	15.60
9	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	14.32
10	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	14.30
11	Ascension	Serenity	13.20
12	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	11.10
13	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	9.70
14	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	9.50
15	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	9.30
16	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	9.20
17	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	8.90
18	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	8.40
19	Radiance	Dashing Strike	8.10
20	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	7.90
21	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	7.00
22	Inner Fire	Epiphany	6.70
23	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	6.30
24	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	6.20
25	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	5.60
26	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	5.50
27	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	5.10
28	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	4.51
29	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	4.50
30	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	4.35
31	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	4.30
32	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	4.30
33	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	4.00
34	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	3.70
35	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	3.50
36	Barrage	Dashing Strike	3.20
37	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	3.12
38	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	3.10
39	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	3.00
40	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	2.90
41	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	2.80
42	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	2.71
43	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	2.70
44	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	2.50
45	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.40
46	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	2.30
47	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.22
48	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	2.20
49	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.00
50	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	1.90
51	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	1.83
52	Mangle	Crippling Wave	1.83
53	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	1.82
54	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	1.80
55	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	1.80
56	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	1.74
57	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	1.70
58	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	1.61
59	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.61
60	Ascendance	Epiphany	1.60
61	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.54
62	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.53
63	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	1.50
64	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	1.46
65	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.44
66	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	1.41
67	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	1.40
68	Flurry	Tempest Rush	1.35
69	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	1.33
70	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	1.31
71	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.30
72	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	1.20
73	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.10
74	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	1.04
75	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	1.02
76	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	1.02
77	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.01
78	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.01
79	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	1.00
80	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.90
81	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.83
82	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.82
83	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.82
84	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.80
85	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	0.80
86	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	0.72
87	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.71
88	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.70
89	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.64
90	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.62
91	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.62
92	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.61
93	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.61
94	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.60
95	Tranquility	Serenity	0.53
96	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.50
97	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.41
98	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.40
99	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.34
100	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.33
101	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	0.31
102	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.30
103	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.26
104	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
105	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
106	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
107	Against All Odds	Mantra of Retribution	0.20
108	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
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	35.80
2	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	33.70
3	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	33.50
4	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	26.70
5	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	20.80
6	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	18.70
7	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	17.80
8	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	15.60
9	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	14.50
10	Ascension	Serenity	13.30
11	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	13.00
12	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	12.40
13	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	12.30
14	Radiance	Dashing Strike	9.63
15	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	9.60
16	Insight	Epiphany	8.20
17	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	7.70
18	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	7.10
19	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	6.90
20	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	6.70
21	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	6.20
22	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	6.10
23	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	5.80
24	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	5.70
25	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	5.50
26	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	5.50
27	Inner Fire	Epiphany	5.40
28	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	5.30
29	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	4.90
30	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	4.60
31	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	4.50
32	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	4.30
33	Barrage	Dashing Strike	4.20
34	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	4.00
35	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	3.72
36	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	3.70
37	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	3.60
38	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	3.42
39	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	3.40
40	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	3.40
41	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	3.10
42	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.94
43	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	2.94
44	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	2.91
45	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	2.90
46	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	2.81
47	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	2.80
48	Mangle	Crippling Wave	2.70
49	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	2.40
50	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.34
51	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.30
52	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.21
53	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	2.20
54	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	2.04
55	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	2.03
56	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	2.00
57	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	1.90
58	Tranquility	Serenity	1.83
59	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.83
60	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	1.80
61	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.74
62	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	1.74
63	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	1.74
64	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	1.72
65	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	1.70
66	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.64
67	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.61
68	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.60
69	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	1.52
70	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	1.50
71	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	1.45
72	Concussion	Crippling Wave	1.42
73	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	1.41
74	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.41
75	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	1.40
76	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	1.36
77	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	1.30
78	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	1.22
79	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.21
80	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.20
81	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	1.20
82	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.10
83	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.05
84	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	1.02
85	Ascendance	Epiphany	1.00
86	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.95
87	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.93
88	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	0.92
89	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.90
90	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.84
91	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.81
92	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.81
93	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.80
94	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.72
95	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.70
96	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.50
97	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.44
98	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.40
99	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.31
100	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.30
101	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
102	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
103	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.25
104	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.23
105	Piercing Trident	Deadly Reach	0.21
106	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	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 active in patch 2.1.2. 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	93.20
Mystic Ally	Air Ally	83.80
Serenity	Ascension	79.80
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	69.00
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	67.90
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	66.20
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	61.30
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	60.60
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	57.10
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	56.60
Exploding Palm	Shocking Grasp	55.70
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	52.90
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	45.90
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	44.60
Mantra of Healing	Circular Breathing	42.40
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	40.80
Crippling Wave	Breaking Wave	40.50
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	37.50
Way of the Hundred Fists	Hands of Lightning	37.00
Tempest Rush	Flurry	36.70
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	34.70
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	30.10
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	88.40
Mystic Ally	Air Ally	77.90
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	68.40
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	65.40
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	65.00
Serenity	Ascension	61.00
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	60.80
Exploding Palm	Shocking Grasp	59.60
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	57.30
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	55.00
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	53.30
Dashing Strike	Quicksilver	47.80
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	39.80
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	39.70
Way of the Hundred Fists	Hands of Lightning	39.20
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	37.80
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	37.10
Mantra of Healing	Circular Breathing	35.60
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	35.50
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	29.60
Tempest Rush	Flurry	27.50
Crippling Wave	Tsunami	26.40
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1.2? See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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