The Thrashing Vines is a highly effective skill for the Monk in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 73 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Heft, Considered Casting, Concentrated Area. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Wildsurge Incantation, Desensitisation, Heavy Buffer on the skill tree.

Thrashing Vines
(Monk) Builds
Sample size: 73 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 Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Physical|Physical] [Spell|Spell] Skills
61.6%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
35.6%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
32.9%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
31.5%
# to maximum Mana
28.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
28.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
26%
#% increased Cast Speed
19.2%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] for [Spell|Spells]
19.2%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
16.4%
Offhand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
24.7%
#% reduced [LightRadius|Light Radius]
24.7%
Grants effect of [UniqueShrineChaos|Dreaming Gloom Shrine]
24.7%
[Allies|Allies] in your [Presence|Presence] deal # to # added [Attack|Attack] [Chaos] Damage
24.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Chaos] Damage
24.7%
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
23.3%
#% increased Skill Effect Duration
19.2%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
19.2%
# to maximum Mana
15.1%
#% increased [Spell] [Physical] Damage
13.7%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
52.1%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
49.3%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.1%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
30.1%
#% of Damage taken bypasses [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.4%
[StatGain|Gain] #% of maximum Life as Extra maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
27.4%
# to maximum Life
21.9%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
19.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
19.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
61.6%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
52.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
39.7%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
37%
#% increased [ESRechargeRate|Energy Shield Recharge Rate]
27.4%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
21.9%
# to maximum Life
16.4%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
13.7%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
13.7%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
80.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
74%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
67.1%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
60.3%
#% increased [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
60.3%
Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a [Critical|Critical Hit] [Recently]
60.3%
# to maximum Life
16.4%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
15.1%
#% increased [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
11%
# to maximum Mana
9.6%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
69.9%
#% increased [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
41.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
39.7%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
35.6%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
35.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
31.5%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
26%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
23.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
13.7%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
11%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Spell|Spell] Skills
79.5%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
46.6%
#% increased maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
42.5%
# to maximum [EnergyShield|Energy Shield]
38.4%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
38.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
28.8%
#% increased Cast Speed
27.4%
# to maximum Life
26%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
24.7%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
19.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
61.6%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
47.9%
#% increased Cast Speed
45.2%
# to maximum Mana
38.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.4%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
32.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
30.1%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
24.7%
# to maximum Life
19.2%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
17.8%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Cast Speed
46.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
45.2%
# to maximum Mana
38.4%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.4%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
37%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
32.9%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
32.9%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
31.5%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
26%
# to maximum Life
19.2%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
93.2%
# to maximum Life
52.1%
#% increased [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
38.4%
# to [Strength|Strength]
35.6%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
35.6%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
32.9%
When you kill a [Rarity|Rare] monster, you gain its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for # seconds
32.9%
# to [Armour]
26%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
24.7%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
23.3%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Mana
63%
#% increased [Spell] Damage
41.1%
#% increased Cast Speed
35.6%
# to [Intelligence|Intelligence]
28.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Lightning] Damage
28.8%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
20.5%
#% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
17.8%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
17.8%
# to Level of all [Lightning|Lightning] [Spell|Spell] Skills
16.4%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Fire] Damage
16.4%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Wildsurge Incantation
(71)97.3%✕ Remove
Desensitisation
(68)93.2%✕ Remove
Heavy Buffer
(65)89%✕ Remove
Enhanced Barrier
(55)75.3%✕ Remove
Aspiring Genius
(54)74%✕ Remove
Barbaric Strength
(54)74%✕ Remove
Cut to the Bone
(53)72.6%✕ Remove
Shredding Force
(51)69.9%✕ Remove
Dangerous Blossom
(50)68.5%✕ Remove
The Unseen Path
(49)67.1%✕ Remove
The Lesser Harm
(49)67.1%✕ Remove
Forced Outcome
(49)67.1%✕ Remove
Blood Tearing
(49)67.1%✕ Remove
Calculated Hunter
(48)65.8%✕ Remove
Entwined Realities
(47)64.4%✕ Remove
Elemental Equilibrium
(47)64.4%✕ Remove
Bolstering Presence
(47)64.4%✕ Remove
Arcane Nature
(46)63%✕ Remove
Relentless Vindicator
(45)61.6%✕ Remove
Blackflame Covenant
(45)61.6%✕ Remove
Comradery
(45)61.6%✕ Remove
Lasting Incantations
(45)61.6%✕ Remove
Sudden Escalation
(44)60.3%✕ Remove
Mind Eraser
(43)58.9%✕ Remove
Power of the Storm
(41)56.2%✕ Remove
Vulgar Methods
(41)56.2%✕ Remove
Cower Before the First Ones
(39)53.4%✕ Remove
Wasting Casts
(39)53.4%✕ Remove
Illuminated Crown
(36)49.3%✕ Remove
Dependable Ward
(31)42.5%✕ Remove
Battle Fever
(31)42.5%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(29)39.7%✕ Remove
Patient Barrier
(28)38.4%✕ Remove
Chronomancy
(27)37%✕ Remove
True Strike
(27)37%✕ Remove
Stormbreaker
(26)35.6%✕ Remove
Controlling Magic
(25)34.2%✕ Remove
Critical Overload
(24)32.9%✕ Remove
Pure Energy
(23)31.5%✕ Remove
Dampening Shield
(23)31.5%✕ Remove
Practiced Signs
(23)31.5%✕ Remove
Raw Power
(23)31.5%✕ Remove
Melding
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Radial Force
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Crystalline Phylactery
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Rupture the Soul
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Eternal Life
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Soulless Form
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Pain Attunement
(21)28.8%✕ Remove
Final Barrage
(20)27.4%✕ Remove
Hallowed
(20)27.4%✕ Remove
Alternating Current
(19)26%✕ Remove
Affliction Enforcer
(19)26%✕ Remove
Cooked
(19)26%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(18)24.7%✕ Remove
Breaking Point
(17)23.3%✕ Remove
Tempered Mind
(17)23.3%✕ Remove
Power Conduction
(17)23.3%✕ Remove
General Electric
(17)23.3%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(16)21.9%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(16)21.9%✕ Remove
Insightfulness
(13)17.8%✕ Remove
Ingenuity
(13)17.8%✕ Remove
Stylebender
(13)17.8%✕ Remove
Constricting
(12)16.4%✕ Remove
Efficient Casting
(11)15.1%✕ Remove
Touch the Arcane
(11)15.1%✕ Remove
Conduit
(11)15.1%✕ Remove
Exhaust All Power
(10)13.7%✕ Remove
Ritual Cadence
(9)12.3%✕ Remove
Right Hand of Darkness
(8)11%✕ Remove
Mental Alacrity
(8)11%✕ Remove
Ruinic Helm
(8)11%✕ Remove
Potent Incantation
(8)11%✕ Remove
Devoted Protector
(8)11%✕ Remove
Conservative Casting
(8)11%✕ Remove
Unquenchable Iron
(8)11%✕ Remove
Deadly Swarm
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Ruin
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Shocking Limit
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Shimmering
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Pure Chaos
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Chakra of Elements
(7)9.6%✕ Remove
Empowering Infusions
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Overzealous
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Spell Haste
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Deadly Thorns
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Essence of the Storm
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Barrier of Venarius
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Invocated Efficiency
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Roil
(6)8.2%✕ Remove
Return to Nature
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Bone Chains
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Invigorating Archon
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Proliferating Weeds
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Brain Storm
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(5)6.8%✕ Remove
Remnant Attraction
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Void
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Abasement
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Dreamcatcher
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Madness in the Bones
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Ice Storm
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Brain Freeze
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Dominion
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Back
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Energising Archon
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Chaos Inoculation
(4)5.5%✕ Remove
Sacrificial Blood
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Boundless Growth
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Everlasting Infusions
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Iron Slippers
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Voll's Protection
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Vile Mending
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Empowering Remnants
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Ancestral Bond
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Stigmata
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Overexposure
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Profane Commander
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Infernal Limit
(3)4.1%✕ Remove
Spiral into Depression
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Turn the Clock Forward
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Ancient Aegis
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Reverberation
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Mental Perseverance
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Moment of Truth
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Arcane Intensity
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Explosive Impact
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Grounded in the Earth
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Material Solidification
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Whispers of Doom
(2)2.7%✕ Remove
Event Horizon
(2)2.7%✕ Remove