Diablo IIIPatch 2.2 Data ArchiveMonk Runes

Monk Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.2

Archive of the Monk runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.2. 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 2.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.2. See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

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

Charts Last Updated: September 12, 2015

All Monk Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Monk rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Monks in patch 2.2. 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 2.2.
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	41.20
2	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	27.50
3	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	25.80
4	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	24.80
5	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	22.90
6	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	20.80
7	Insight	Epiphany	20.00
8	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	19.50
9	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	19.40
10	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	18.00
11	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	17.80
12	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	16.70
13	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	13.50
14	Radiance	Dashing Strike	11.70
15	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	11.20
16	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	10.50
17	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	9.92
18	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	9.90
19	Ascension	Serenity	9.10
20	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	9.00
21	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	8.40
22	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	8.10
23	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	7.40
24	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	5.70
25	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	5.10
26	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	4.80
27	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	4.10
28	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	4.00
29	Inner Fire	Epiphany	3.90
30	Barrage	Dashing Strike	3.70
31	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	3.60
32	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	3.44
33	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	3.42
34	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	3.40
35	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	3.30
36	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	3.10
37	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	3.02
38	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	3.00
39	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	2.80
40	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.70
41	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	2.30
42	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.14
43	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.14
44	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	2.11
45	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	2.10
46	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	2.00
47	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.94
48	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.92
49	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.92
50	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	1.90
51	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	1.70
52	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.64
53	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.61
54	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	1.60
55	Mangle	Crippling Wave	1.60
56	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	1.54
57	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	1.52
58	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	1.51
59	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.50
60	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.40
61	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	1.30
62	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	1.24
63	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	1.24
64	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.23
65	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	1.22
66	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.20
67	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	1.15
68	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.11
69	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	1.11
70	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	1.11
71	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.10
72	Flurry	Tempest Rush	1.05
73	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	1.03
74	Ascendance	Epiphany	1.00
75	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.96
76	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.92
77	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	0.92
78	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	0.91
79	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.90
80	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.84
81	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.82
82	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.80
83	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	0.70
84	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.61
85	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.60
86	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.60
87	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.54
88	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.53
89	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.52
90	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.52
91	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.51
92	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.51
93	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.50
94	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.44
95	Tranquility	Serenity	0.43
96	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.40
97	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.40
98	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.35
99	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.33
100	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	0.31
101	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.31
102	Bluster	Tempest Rush	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	43.20
2	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	31.10
3	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	28.80
4	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	28.20
5	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	27.80
6	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	22.40
7	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	20.60
8	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	18.50
9	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	16.80
10	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	16.10
11	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	15.60
12	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	15.40
13	Insight	Epiphany	13.00
14	Ascension	Serenity	11.10
15	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	10.90
16	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	9.90
17	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	9.22
18	Radiance	Dashing Strike	9.20
19	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	8.10
20	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	7.70
21	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	6.70
22	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	6.40
23	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	6.30
24	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	5.70
25	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	5.00
26	Barrage	Dashing Strike	5.00
27	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	4.60
28	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	4.50
29	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	4.10
30	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	4.01
31	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	4.00
32	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	3.90
33	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	3.80
34	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	3.70
35	Inner Fire	Epiphany	3.56
36	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	3.50
37	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	3.30
38	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	3.22
39	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	3.20
40	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	3.10
41	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	2.83
42	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	2.80
43	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	2.70
44	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	2.60
45	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	2.54
46	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	2.50
47	Mangle	Crippling Wave	2.50
48	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	2.44
49	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	2.42
50	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	2.41
51	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	2.40
52	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	2.30
53	Instant Karma	Serenity	2.21
54	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	2.21
55	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	2.20
56	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	2.04
57	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	2.00
58	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	1.92
59	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	1.90
60	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.80
61	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	1.73
62	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.71
63	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.70
64	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	1.64
65	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	1.60
66	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	1.53
67	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	1.50
68	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	1.42
69	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	1.40
70	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	1.34
71	Tranquility	Serenity	1.33
72	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	1.32
73	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	1.30
74	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	1.25
75	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	1.20
76	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	1.12
77	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.10
78	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	1.00
79	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.96
80	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.92
81	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.90
82	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.90
83	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.86
84	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.85
85	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.81
86	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.80
87	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.74
88	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.73
89	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.72
90	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.72
91	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.71
92	Ascendance	Epiphany	0.70
93	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.62
94	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	0.62
95	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.60
96	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.44
97	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.40
98	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
99	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
100	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.35
101	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.34
102	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.30
103	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.23
104	Strike from Beyond	Deadly Reach	0.21
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 2.2. 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	96.60
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	80.80
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	76.20
Serenity	Ascension	74.20
Mystic Ally	Air Ally	67.80
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	66.10
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	65.20
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	64.60
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	63.50
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	61.50
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	59.70
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	58.80
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	57.90
Mantra of Conviction	Annihilation	45.30
Exploding Palm	Shocking Grasp	44.50
Crippling Wave	Tsunami	44.10
Mantra of Healing	Circular Breathing	43.80
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	39.50
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	35.90
Way of the Hundred Fists	Hands of Lightning	33.20
Tempest Rush	Flurry	31.40
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	30.50
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Monk Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Inner Sanctuary	Forbidden Palace	94.30
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	79.40
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	70.70
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	68.50
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	65.00
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	61.60
Mystic Ally	Air Ally	61.00
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	60.20
Serenity	Ascension	58.60
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	58.50
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	54.30
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	51.70
Exploding Palm	Shocking Grasp	51.20
Crippling Wave	Tsunami	49.70
Blinding Flash	Faith in the Light	49.50
Mantra of Conviction	Annihilation	38.60
Way of the Hundred Fists	Hands of Lightning	37.60
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	36.00
Mantra of Healing	Circular Breathing	34.20
Lashing Tail Kick	Scorpion Sting	30.20
Seven-Sided Strike	Sustained Attack	29.80
Tempest Rush	Northern Breeze	27.90
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.2? See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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