Flicker & Falling Thunder Martial Artist - 'Infinite Power Charges'

Welcome to my Martial Artist Flicker Strike breakdown — a fast, aggressive Monk setup built around speed, power charges, Falling Thunder, and the beautiful chaos that is Flicker Strike.

The whole idea is simple: generate power charges, spend them to Flicker, delete packs, rebuild charges, and keep the loop going. The use Falling Thunder for any screen wind clears...RIP FPS.

That’s where Martial Artist gets interesting. With the right setup, we can generate charges, and turn Falling Thunder into a massive damage payoff while Flicker Strike becomes the speed engine that keeps us moving.

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The magic is in the loop:

Whirling Assault → Reaper's Invocation with Profane Ritual → POWER CHARGES → Flicker Strike → Reaper's Invocation → if you find yourself with some spare charges, drop Falling Thunder.

When your charge generation is smooth, the build starts to feel less like clearing and more like controlled violence. Packs disappear, ads get slapped, and your screen becomes a blur.

But let’s be real — Flicker is still Flicker.

It doesn’t care about your safety. It doesn’t politely ask where you want to go. It will teleport you into danger, into a slam, into a rare monster having the best day of its life, and sometimes directly into regret.

That’s the trade-off.

You get speed, aggression, and some of the most satisfying clear in the game — but you need to understand how the skill works, how charges are generated, and why the build can fall apart if the loop breaks.

In this guide, I explain how Flicker Strike works on Martial Artist, how power charges fit into the setup, why Falling Thunder is so important, and what makes this playstyle so addictive.

f you want to teleport through packs, explode the screen, and turn Monk into a lightning-fuelled menace, Martial Artist Flicker might be exactly what you’re looking for.

Mapping

1. Hit a few enemies with Whirling Assault

2. Use Reaper's Invocation activate Profane Ritual and get a power charge

3. Activate Charged Staff

4. Press Flicker Strike the flick around the map while holding Reaper's Invocation skill

5. Reaper's Invocation will be available again, press the skill to proc Profane Ritual for more power charges allowing you to Flicker Strike again.

6. If you have Cast on Critical, this will do it for you automatically.

7. When you build up 20 combo for Mantra of Destruction, activate for max charges again.

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Bossing

1. Hit the boss with Whirling Assault to generate combo for Mantra of Destruction

2. Use Mantra of Destruction to gain power charges

3. Activate Charged Staff

4. Repeat steps 1 and 2

5. Flicker Strike that thing or use Falling Thunder for huge damage!