In Path of Exile 2, the Monk class offers versatility and power, especially in the endgame. Focusing on an Invoker Ascendancy with an Ice Strike build can provide high damage output and survivability. Here's a comprehensive guide to optimizing your Monk for endgame content.

Ascendancy: Invoker

The Invoker subclass enhances elemental damage, particularly Cold and Lightning, making it ideal for an Ice Strike build. Key passive skills include I Am The Blizzard and I Am The Thunder, which creates chilled or shocked ground upon inflicting status ailments, and ScatScattersm To The Winds, generating shockwaves on critical hits.

Skill Gem: Ice Strike

Ice Strike is a primary attack skill that deals significant Cold damage and has the potential to freeze enemies, enhancing crowd control. To maximize its effectiveness, link Ice Strike with support gems such as Added Cold Damage, Hypothermia, and Increased Critical Strikes.

Equipment

Weapon: Equip a high-quality quarterstaff that boosts elemental damage, critical strike chance, and relevant attributes. The Collapsing Horizon Wyrm Quarterstaff is a notable option, offering a 100% bonus to elemental damage, increased critical hit chance, and an automatic increase in all your spell levels.

Armor: Opt for light armor pieces like robes or garb that enhance Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, elemental damage, and critical hit chance. Atsak's Sight Veiled Mask is recommended for its boosts to Intelligence, Dexterity, crit chance, and the added effect of poisoning enemies on critical hits.

Passive Skills

Critical Exploit: Increases critical strike chance by 25%.

Moment of Truth: Provides an additional 25% critical strike chance if you haven't landed a critical hit recently, plus a flat 20% increase.

Deadly Force: Grants a 12% increased chance to land critical hits and a 30% damage boost for a few seconds after a critical hit.

Flow State: Enhances mana regeneration and skill speed, facilitating sustained attacks.

Overload: Allows your damage to bypass 15% of enemy Lightning resistance, crucial for handling resistant foes.

Spirit Gems

Herald of Ice: Causes enemies killed while frozen to explode, dealing area damage.

Elemental Invocation: Increases energy when inflicting freeze, ignite, or shock, maintaining resource levels during combat.

Gameplay Strategy

Engagement: Initiate combat with Ice Strike to freeze and control enemy groups.

Positioning: Utilize mobility skills to maintain optimal distance, leveraging the area damage from Herald of Ice.

Resource Management: Monitor mana levels, utilizing Flow State and Elemental Invocation to sustain prolonged engagements.

In Path of Exile 2, effectively managing your currency is crucial for optimizing your character's build and progression. The Currency Exchange feature allows players to trade various Path of Exile 2 currency and Path of Exile 2 items, facilitating the acquisition of specific currencies needed for crafting or trading.

By effectively utilizing the POE 2 Currency Exchange and implementing strategic farming and trading practices, you can acquire the necessary currencies to enhance your Path of Exile 2 experience.