The Frost Darts is a highly effective skill for the Monk in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 23 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Pinpoint Critical, Efficiency II, Elemental Focus. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Controlling Magic, Critical Overload, Sudden Escalation on the skill tree.

Frost Darts
(Monk) Builds
Sample size: 23 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-29 19:45:52 UTC
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Cold|Cold] [Spell|Spell] Skills
43.5%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Rune|Runes]
30.4%
Only [Rune|Runes] can be Socketed in this item
30.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
21.7%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.4%
#% increased Spell Damage per # [Intelligence]
17.4%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
17.4%
#% increased [Intelligence]
17.4%
#% reduced Cast Speed
17.4%
Inflict [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Exposure] on Hit, lowering [Total] [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances] by #%
17.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.1%
Non-[Channelling] [Spell|Spells] cost an additional #% of your maximum Life
30.4%
# to maximum Life
26.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
21.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
17.4%
# to maximum Mana
17.4%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
65.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
56.5%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
30.4%
# to maximum Mana
26.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
26.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
21.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.7%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
56.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
43.5%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
39.1%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
39.1%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.1%
# to [Strength|Strength]
13%
# to maximum Life
13%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
13%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
39.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
34.8%
# to maximum Mana
30.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
26.1%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
21.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
21.7%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
21.7%
Your [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus] is #%
21.7%
Your [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance cannot be [RerollCrit|Rerolled]
21.7%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
65.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
52.2%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
52.2%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.1%
# to maximum Mana
34.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.8%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
26.1%
# to maximum Life
26.1%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
17.4%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
17.4%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
47.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
34.8%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
30.4%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
30.4%
# to maximum Mana
30.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30.4%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
21.7%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Helmet
21.7%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
17.4%
# to maximum [Ward|Runic Ward]
17.4%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
87%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
43.5%
#% increased maximum Mana
34.8%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Fork]
34.8%
Left ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Chain]
34.8%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Fork]
34.8%
[Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] cannot [Pierce]
34.8%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.1%
Right ring slot: [Projectile|Projectiles] from [Spell|Spells] [Chain] # times
21.7%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
17.4%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
39.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
39.1%
# to maximum Mana
30.4%
Reflects opposite Ring
30.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
21.7%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
21.7%
#% increased maximum Mana
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
21.7%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
21.7%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
17.4%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
95.7%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
52.2%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
52.2%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
43.5%
Legacy of [LegacyOfSilver|Silver]
39.1%
[Flask|Flasks] gain # charges per Second
34.8%
Legacy of [LegacyOfBismuth|Bismuth]
30.4%
#% increased effect of Socketed [Augment] Items
26.1%
This item gains bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Helmet
26.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfDiamond|Diamond]
17.4%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Spell] Damage
30.4%
#% increased Cast Speed
21.7%
#% increased [LightRadius|Light Radius]
21.7%
# to maximum Mana
17.4%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
17.4%
[Spell|Spells] fire # additional [Projectile|Projectiles]
[Spell|Spells] fire [Projectile|Projectiles] in a circle
17.4%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
8.7%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
8.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Controlling Magic
(18)78.3%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(16)69.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(16)69.6%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(15)65.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(15)65.2%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(14)60.9%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(13)56.5%✕ Remove
Endless Blizzard
(13)56.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(13)56.5%✕ Remove
Raw Mana
(12)52.2%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(11)47.8%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Roil
(10)43.5%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Evocational Practitioner
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Eldritch Battery
(9)39.1%✕ Remove
Efficient Killing
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(8)34.8%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Sacred Flow
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Preservation
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Glaciation
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Wisdom of the Maji
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Reactive Growth
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Avatar of Evolution
(7)30.4%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Temporal Mastery
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Phased Form
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
All For One
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
All Natural
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(6)26.1%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Melding
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Eldritch Will
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Footprints in the Sand
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Lucidity
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(5)21.7%✕ Remove
Storm Driven
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Force
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Echoing Frost
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Quicksand Hourglass
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Pyromantic Pact
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Chakra of Life
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(4)17.4%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(3)13%✕ Remove
Now and Again
(3)13%✕ Remove
Essence of Virtue
(3)13%✕ Remove
Loose Flesh
(3)13%✕ Remove
Advanced Thaumaturgy
(3)13%✕ Remove
Ether Flow
(3)13%✕ Remove
Thin Ice
(3)13%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(3)13%✕ Remove
Glazed Flesh
(3)13%✕ Remove
Demonic Possession
(3)13%✕ Remove
Refocus
(3)13%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(3)13%✕ Remove
Gem Studded
(3)13%✕ Remove
Efficient Inscriptions
(3)13%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(3)13%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(3)13%✕ Remove
Implanted Gems
(3)13%✕ Remove
Mastered Darkness
(3)13%✕ Remove
Breath of Lightning
(3)13%✕ Remove
Unbound Encore
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Heavy Frost
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Thunder
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Lingering Whispers
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Altered Flesh
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Dominion
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Archon of the Storm
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Chakra of Thought
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Flurry
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Grinning Immolation
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Heart Tissue
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Pliable Flesh
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Master of Hexes
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Reach
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Mind Over Matter
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Exploit the Elements
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Apex of the Moment
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Zone of Control
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Briny Carapace
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Ultimate Command
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Infusion of Power
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Echoing Flames
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Mana Blessing
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(2)8.7%✕ Remove
Dizzying Sweep
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Alacrity
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Dynamism
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Left Ventricle
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Abasement
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sanguimancy
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Blossom
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Hale Heart
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Loyal Hellhound
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Rapid Recharge
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Bringer of Flame
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Supportive Ancestors
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Paragon
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Instruments of Power
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Immortal Infamy
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Mental Toughness
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Impact
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Harsh Winter
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sunder the Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Rhythm
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Controlled Chaos
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Crimson Power
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Deep Wounds
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Vaal Pact
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Conduit
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Crashing Wave
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Spaghettification
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Blur
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Convalescence
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Baryanic Leylines
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Full Recovery
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Stormcharged
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Psychic Fragmentation
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Runic Meridians
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Way of the Stonefist
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Spiked Armour
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Energise
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Utmost Offering
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Martial Adept
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
The Hollowkeeper
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Split Shot
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Sight
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Chakra of Stability
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
The Fourth Teaching
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Arcane Remnants
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Altered Brain Chemistry
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Flow Like Water
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
First Principle of the Hollow
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Shattered Crystal
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Spellblade
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Invigorating Grandeur
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Spirit Bond
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Soul Bloom
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Wasting
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Ancestral Conduits
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Immortal Thirst
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Secrets of the Orb
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Gore Spike
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Ice Walls
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Grasping Wounds
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Cooked
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Sacred Rituals
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Infused Flesh
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Dispatch Foes
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Fated End
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Open Mind
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
First Teachings of the Keeper
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Martial Master
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Bannerman
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Momentum
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Vigorous Remnants
(1)4.3%✕ Remove
Overflowing Power
(1)4.3%✕ Remove