SWORN Monk build: Chimes, turret and blessings

Monk is the second Soulforged. The 2026 guide that matches current search demand is Chimes with Black Hole and Gogmagog. The turret path is a separate spell plan, not a second character.

Plan this SWORN build

SWORN Steam screenshot of a character mid-attack. Steam store, app 1763250.

SWORN Steam screenshot of combat in a stone hall. Steam store, app 1763250.

Weapons and the costs two articles disagree on

Fandom and TheGamer list four Monk weapons. Mace is the starting weapon. Magic Staff is described as 3 chambers plus 20 Ember. Tome is 25 chambers plus 60 Ember. Chimes is 55 chambers plus 150 Ember. Mace’s heavy attack is written as a three-part explosion. Tome can be charged so three shots leave as one. Chimes add extra damage on notes when the target is above half health, and extra damage on the heavy when the target is below half.

Unlocking Monk itself is where the two TheGamer articles split. The Monk build article says 13 chambers on Vigilante. The character ranking says 15 chambers plus 20 Fairy Ember. Both pieces are from the Early Access window, and both sit on the same site, so I print both numbers and do not pick a winner.

The 2026 Chimes row

ProGameGuides, updated against v1.2, names Chimes plus Black Hole with Gogmagog as the Monk setup to copy. The four Monk spells on the Fandom character page are Storm Call, Crystal Turret, Black Hole and Arcane Shield. Black Hole is the spell on that “best” row. Gogmagog’s stagger and shield blessings are why the same guide pairs the Fae with Chimes rather than with a pure frost plan.

I would open this row in the build planner with Monk, Chimes and Gogmagog selected, then add a second Fae only after the duo list shows a prerequisite you can actually find. Bone Collector needs Badb as well as Gogmagog. Shatter needs Beira if you would rather freeze than shield.

Turret build

The turret search is a spell choice, not a weapon. Crystal Turret plus Dual Core, with Mab’s venom or Titania’s heat, is the combination TheGamer and later community clips describe. Exact turret damage and cooldown are not in any public table I could read, so those cells stay empty. A YouTube clip titled around Monk turrets freezing a room is a picture of the fantasy, not a number source.

If you only want the freeze half of that plan, the cross-character write-up is the frost build. Monk can use it. So can Armillary Sphere on Spectre, which ProGameGuides says can hold a freeze. That claim is one guide’s weapon note, not a Monk-only rule.

FAQ

What is the best Monk build in SWORN?

ProGameGuides (v1.2, checked 2026) lists Chimes, Black Hole and Gogmagog. Turret builds use Crystal Turret instead of Black Hole and are a different plan.

How do you unlock the Monk?

TheGamer’s two Early Access articles disagree: 13 chambers on Vigilante, or 15 chambers plus 20 Fairy Ember. Both are listed because they conflict.

Sources

TheGamer: Monk builds — checked 2026-11-10
TheGamer: character ranking — checked 2026-11-10
ProGameGuides: Best Builds — checked 2026-11-10
Fandom: Playable Characters — checked 2026-11-10

Page updated 2026-11-10. Site check date 2026-11-10.