Diablo IIIPatch 2.3 Data ArchiveMonk Runes

Monk Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.3

Archive of the Monk runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.3

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.3. 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 2.3.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.3. See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

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

Charts Last Updated: January 20, 2016

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	51.70
2	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	33.00
3	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	30.60
4	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	29.90
5	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	23.90
6	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	21.70
7	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	21.60
8	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	21.10
9	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	16.40
10	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	14.40
11	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	13.60
12	Radiance	Dashing Strike	13.40
13	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	9.70
14	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	9.30
15	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	8.84
16	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	8.80
17	Insight	Epiphany	8.30
18	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	7.90
19	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	7.70
20	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	7.60
21	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	7.50
22	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	6.60
23	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	5.50
24	Ascension	Serenity	5.40
25	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	5.10
26	Mangle	Crippling Wave	4.90
27	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	4.70
28	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	4.60
29	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	4.20
30	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	3.90
31	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	3.70
32	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.92
33	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	2.90
34	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	2.70
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	Tailwind	Tempest Rush	2.00
39	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	1.90
40	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	1.84
41	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	1.80
42	Inner Fire	Epiphany	1.70
43	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.60
44	Flurry	Tempest Rush	1.50
45	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	1.40
46	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.40
47	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	1.34
48	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	1.33
49	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.32
50	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	1.30
51	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.21
52	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	1.21
53	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	1.20
54	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	1.12
55	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	1.10
56	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	1.01
57	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.00
58	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	0.90
59	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.80
60	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	0.74
61	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	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	Intimidation	Mantra of Conviction	0.65
66	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.64
67	Vulture Claw Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	0.61
68	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.61
69	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	0.60
70	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	0.60
71	Dishearten	Mantra of Conviction	0.60
72	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.56
73	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	0.53
74	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.53
75	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	0.51
76	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.51
77	Self Reflection	Blinding Flash	0.50
78	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	0.50
79	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.44
80	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	0.44
81	Boon of Inspiration	Mantra of Healing	0.43
82	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.42
83	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.42
84	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.42
85	Ascendance	Epiphany	0.40
86	Retaliation	Mantra of Retribution	0.34
87	Submission	Mantra of Conviction	0.34
88	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.32
89	Shattering Light	Wave of Light	0.32
90	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	0.30
91	Electric Field	Tempest Rush	0.23
92	Tranquility	Serenity	0.23
93	Zephyr	Breath of Heaven	0.23
94	Hand of Ytar	Lashing Tail Kick	0.22
95	Wall of Light	Wave of Light	0.22
96	Searing Grasp	Deadly Reach	0.21
97	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.21
98	Incinerate	Seven-Sided Strike	0.20
99	Circle of Scorn	Breath of Heaven	0.20
100	Indignation	Mantra of Retribution	0.16
101	Collateral Damage	Mantra of Retribution	0.15
102	Bluster	Tempest Rush	0.15
103	Intervene	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
104	Sanctified Ground	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
105	Temple of Protection	Inner Sanctuary	0.15
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	46.60
2	Agility	Mantra of Salvation	33.80
3	Blinding Speed	Dashing Strike	32.00
4	Impending Doom	Exploding Palm	27.50
5	Sustained Attack	Seven-Sided Strike	25.20
6	Assimilation	Way of the Hundred Fists	19.60
7	Implosion	Cyclone Strike	17.80
8	Forbidden Palace	Inner Sanctuary	15.00
9	Sustenance	Mantra of Healing	13.20
10	Quicksilver	Dashing Strike	13.00
11	Enduring Ally	Mystic Ally	12.30
12	Soothing Light	Blinding Flash	10.50
13	Quickening	Fists of Thunder	8.80
14	Infused with Light	Breath of Heaven	8.60
15	Air Ally	Mystic Ally	7.20
16	Radiance	Dashing Strike	6.70
17	Way of the Falling Star	Dashing Strike	6.42
18	Tsunami	Crippling Wave	6.40
19	Fire Ally	Mystic Ally	6.12
20	Ascension	Serenity	6.10
21	Fists of Fury	Way of the Hundred Fists	5.10
22	Static Charge	Fists of Thunder	4.90
23	Barrage	Dashing Strike	4.70
24	Mangle	Crippling Wave	4.63
25	Inner Storm	Sweeping Wind	4.60
26	Shocking Grasp	Exploding Palm	4.40
27	Pillar of the Ancients	Wave of Light	4.30
28	Insight	Epiphany	4.00
29	Perseverance	Mantra of Salvation	3.90
30	Soothing Breeze	Cyclone Strike	3.74
31	Breaking Wave	Crippling Wave	3.70
32	Wind through the Reeds	Mantra of Salvation	3.60
33	Spinning Flame Kick	Lashing Tail Kick	3.30
34	Hands of Lightning	Way of the Hundred Fists	2.70
35	Cyclone	Sweeping Wind	2.60
36	Wall of Wind	Cyclone Strike	2.32
37	Hard Target	Mantra of Salvation	2.30
38	Thunderclap	Fists of Thunder	2.10
39	Explosive Light	Wave of Light	1.90
40	Transgression	Mantra of Retribution	1.82
41	Overawe	Mantra of Conviction	1.80
42	Circular Breathing	Mantra of Healing	1.73
43	Annihilation	Mantra of Conviction	1.70
44	Eye of the Storm	Cyclone Strike	1.64
45	Blazing Fists	Way of the Hundred Fists	1.60
46	Rising Tide	Crippling Wave	1.53
47	Peaceful Repose	Serenity	1.50
48	Inner Fire	Epiphany	1.50
49	The Flesh is Weak	Exploding Palm	1.42
50	Faith in the Light	Blinding Flash	1.40
51	Essence Burn	Exploding Palm	1.32
52	Sudden Assault	Seven-Sided Strike	1.32
53	Earth Ally	Mystic Ally	1.31
54	Time of Need	Mantra of Healing	1.31
55	Divine Protection	Mantra of Salvation	1.30
56	Wind Blast	Fists of Thunder	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	Fire Storm	Sweeping Wind	1.02
61	Replenishing Light	Blinding Flash	1.01
62	Empowered Wave	Wave of Light	1.00
63	Flurry	Tempest Rush	0.95
64	Scorpion Sting	Lashing Tail Kick	0.92
65	Windforce Flurry	Way of the Hundred Fists	0.91
66	Northern Breeze	Tempest Rush	0.90
67	Circle of Life	Breath of Heaven	0.90
68	Fulminating Onslaught	Seven-Sided Strike	0.84
69	Scattered Blows	Deadly Reach	0.84
70	Strong Spirit	Exploding Palm	0.83
71	Concussion	Crippling Wave	0.82
72	Instant Karma	Serenity	0.81
73	Blazing Wrath	Breath of Heaven	0.81
74	Master of Wind	Sweeping Wind	0.80
75	Blade Storm	Sweeping Wind	0.80
76	Unwelcome Disturbance	Serenity	0.73
77	Pandemonium	Seven-Sided Strike	0.70
78	Sunburst	Cyclone Strike	0.64
79	Water Ally	Mystic Ally	0.62
80	Heavenly Body	Mantra of Healing	0.62
81	Bounding Light	Fists of Thunder	0.60
82	Soothing Mist	Epiphany	0.56
83	Safe Haven	Inner Sanctuary	0.54
84	Tranquility	Serenity	0.53
85	Foresight	Deadly Reach	0.50
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	90.50
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	88.60
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	86.50
Mantra of Healing	Sustenance	84.10
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	83.40
Exploding Palm	Impending Doom	83.20
Serenity	Ascension	79.10
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	76.90
Blinding Flash	Soothing Light	69.60
Way of the Hundred Fists	Assimilation	60.70
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	59.80
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	52.50
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	49.30
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	48.90
Fists of Thunder	Static Charge	47.70
Mystic Ally	Enduring Ally	47.00
Mantra of Conviction	Annihilation	44.90
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	41.00
Crippling Wave	Breaking Wave	39.50
Lashing Tail Kick	Spinning Flame Kick	39.30
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	89.50
Epiphany	Desert Shroud	88.80
Mantra of Retribution	Transgression	83.40
Breath of Heaven	Infused with Light	79.70
Exploding Palm	Impending Doom	79.20
Mantra of Healing	Sustenance	77.80
Mantra of Salvation	Agility	75.30
Blinding Flash	Soothing Light	75.00
Cyclone Strike	Implosion	69.00
Way of the Hundred Fists	Assimilation	66.60
Serenity	Ascension	63.80
Wave of Light	Pillar of the Ancients	54.30
Lashing Tail Kick	Spinning Flame Kick	53.00
Dashing Strike	Blinding Speed	51.50
Fists of Thunder	Quickening	49.40
Mystic Ally	Enduring Ally	46.50
Sweeping Wind	Inner Storm	45.20
Deadly Reach	Scattered Blows	43.30
Mantra of Conviction	Overawe	39.80
Crippling Wave	Tsunami	37.50
Tempest Rush	Tailwind	30.50
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.3? See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for other charts.

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