Monk (Final Fantasy XIV)

A pugilist is an expert in hand-to-hand combat. Through rigorous training, he forges devastating weapons of his limbs. Having said that, fists and feet don't deal near as much damage as a blade. But what does that matter when you can land several blows for each swing of the sword? Aye, what a pugilist lacks in destructive force, he makes up for in speed and cunning. Rather than trying to deal great damage with a single blow, he pummels his foe with lightning-fast combinations. If you become as good as yours truly, your combinations will be so swift and seamless, folk won't be able to tell when one technique ends and another begins! Hah hah hah!

Hamon Holyfist

The Monk is a job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced as the Discipline of War Pugilist in the original release. Players start as a Pugilist, and then may upgrade to Monk using the Soul Crystal obtained from the quest Brother from Another Mother after Pugilist reaches level 30. Over the course of the Monk storyline, the adventurer does not actually seem to be taught anything by the job-instructor, Widargelt Beake, and is largely separated from him between levels 30 and 50. It is implied that their skills as a Monk are a continuation of their training as a Pugilist, combined with the opening of chakra through combat in aether-suffused areas, rather than being completely new abilities conferred by their soul crystal as with most other jobs.

Profile[]

Pugilist[]

The path of the pugilist is one of incessant training aimed at mastering the traditional techniques of hand-to-hand combat. Though pugilists command formidable power when unarmed, they are wont to use metal, leather, and bone weaponry to maximize their destructive potential.

Their preference for fighting at close quarters makes negotiating distances an absolute necessity. Many among them accomplish this by avoiding burdensome armor, allowing for maximum mobility while they move in for the kill.

Lodestone

Pugilists attack with hora and knuckle-dusters, and are close-quarters melee attackers. Their positioning plays a pivotal role in battle, with some of their weaponskills increasing their power or guaranteeing a critical hit when delivered at the side or back of their target.

Pugilists do not follow the same combo system as the other Disciplines of War, and instead can perform attacks based on what battle form they are currently in. Most weaponskills require the Pugilist to be in a particular battle form (each of considered a self-buff granted by an appropriate weaponskill), and executing them will allow them to change into another form. Like all melee physical DPS jobs, the Pugilists have positional weaponskills, which increase the damage dealt while attacking the enemy from rear or flank.

Monk[]

Though now under Garlean rule, the city-state of Ala Mhigo once boasted the greatest military might of all Eorzea. Among its standing armies were the monks—ascetic warriors as dreaded by foes on the field of battle as the city-state's great pikemen.

The monks comprised an order known as the Fist of Rhalgr, and it was to this god—the Destroyer—that they devoted their lives of worship. By mastering seats of power within the body known as chakra, they are capable of performing extraordinary physical feats.

Lodestone

Retaining the Pugilist's stance mechanics, Monks differ in their aesthetic and in the quest characters. Monks place more emphasis on the "chakra" and elements of meditation than the typical close-quarters combat arts. In Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Monks are overhauled to use Beast Chakras in their new Masterful Blitz mechanic. The important character Lyse Hext is a Monk.

Story[]

History[]

In the time of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, some people who escaped the great flooding followed the guiding light of a meteor which led them to the highlands of Gyr Abania. Thus they devoted themselves to Rhalgr the Destroyer, whose streaking star had granted them salvation, and found the Fist of Rhalgr. Within their temple, the devotees of the Fist tempered body and spirit in an effort to grow closer to their deity. Through their meditations did they discover within themselves foci of power - chakras - and devised a martial art that channeled the life energies of the practitioner into destructive force.

The Fist of Rhalgr evolved into a formidable military force, and gradually nurtured an alliance with the royal family of Ala Mhigo. Eventually, the Mad King Theodoric, grown fearful of the order's political power, had the Temple of the Fist burned to the ground in the Sixth Astral Era. Thus the warrior monks and their teaching were lost - scattered like ashes on the wind.

Pugilist[]

The Pugilist Guild's guild receptionist Gagaruna directs the adventurer towards Hamon who is initially delighted to train them, and has them train alongside his other pupil, Chuchuto Brightstar. Later, Hamon and the two encounter Hamon's former apprentice Rurukuta Tornstar, who humiliates Hamon by proving him a shadow of his former glory, and discourages him from continuing to fight. Chuchuto encourages the adventurer to face Hamon in combat to help Hamon regain his strength, and after a few rounds, Hamon regains confidence. The group defeats Hamon's old adversary and crime syndicate kingpin, Weggfarr Wideaxe, and Hamon congratulates the adventurer on their progress.

Monk[]

After speaking to Gagaruna again, the adventurer is directed to Erik, found in the Goldsmith's Guild. A researcher of the "chakra", Erik tasks the adventurer with helping Widargelt, who sees their potential as a Monk, research in aether-heavy battle-ravaged areas. Widargelt is not interested in helping Erik, and is only interested in opening his own chakra in those areas, encouraging the adventurer to do the same. After the adventurer obtains their relic gear, Widargelt asks them to help him restore Ala Mhigo. When he learns the adventurer's seventh chakra had been opened and he was denied of his, he attempts to defeat them; after failing, he grants the adventurer their final relic gear piece, and declares he has learned to fight not for vengeance, but for life.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]

Speaking with Erik, the adventurer learns that Widargelt intends to rebuild the Fist of Rhalgr with a new generation of monks. He introduces the adventurer to two of his new pupils, D'zentsa and O'tchakha, a pair of Miqo'te orphans who turned up to learn from him out of the blue. A group of unidentified monks attacks Widargelt who unlocks a new chakra not previously known about during the fight.

After several encounters with this rival sect, Widargelt and the adventurer learn the monks belong to the 'Sect of Shadow'—an opposing sect of the old Fist of Rhalgr to Widargelt's 'Sect of Light', and that there are 14 chakra, with 7 of shadow as well as the 7 of light the adventurer has already unlocked. Erik expands on the history of the Fist of Rhalgr, explaining that the Sect of Shadow betrayed the Sect of Light after the latter allied with the Ala Mhigan royal family. The Sect of Shadow survived the destruction of the Fist of Rhalgr's temple, and had believed the Sect of Light to be destroyed.

D'zentsa and O'tchakha are a part of the Sect of Shadow, and are using Widargelt and the adventurer to unlock their light chakra. Widargelt and the adventurer try to get D'zentsa and O'tchakha to cooperate rather than have their sects fight, but they refuse. The two find O'tchakha on death's door who explains their master and father figure, a man named H'raha Tia, forced her and D'zentsa to fight to the death. Though she avoided being killed, she now fears for D'zentsa, who is still under H'raha's mercy. O'tchakha works with the adventurer and Widargelt to unlock their chakra so that they might rescue D'zentsa.

Ultimately, the adventurer unlocks thirteen of the fourteen chakra, though the final one eludes them, and the only known way to unlock it is in a fight to the death. Though O'tchakha offers her life to unlock it, the adventurer refuses, saying that they can fight against H'raha together instead. During the confrontation the adventurer blocks H'raha's ultimate attack and in so doing unlocks their final chakra. With that power unlocked, the adventurer defeats H'raha and rescues D'zentsa. Widargelt, the adventurer, O'tchakha, and D'zentsa all agree to work together to rebuild the Fist of Rhalgr with both sects working cooperatively.

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]

Equipment[]

Pugilists and monks wield various fist weapons. Their armor is primarily made up of "Striking" gear, light armor with average defenses that they share with samurai.

The primary attribute for pugilists and monks is strength, which boosts their attack power, and should be prioritized over other attributes. As DPS disciplines, they draw the most benefit from the critical hit, direct hit, skill speed, and determination secondary attributes, which all improve their damage dealing capabilities in some way.

Lists of pugilist and monk equipment
Pugilist's Arms
Head Body Hands Waist Legs Feet	Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Rings Soul Crystal

Job gauge[]

Job Gauges were introduced in 4.0. The Monk has two gauges, the Lightning Gauge and the Chakra Gauge. As of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Grease Lightning is reworked into trait instead, so the Lightning Gauge is gone.

The Chakra Gauge shows how many Chakra the Monk currently has open. These are acquired by using weaponskills once the Monk has acquired Deep Meditation trait on level 38. Accumulating the maximum amount of Chakra will allow the Monk to execute several powerful actions such as Howling Fist (acquired at level 40), The Forbidden Chakra (acquired at level 54), and Enlightenment (acquired at level 74).

In Endwalker, upon learning the trait Enhanced Perfect Balance at level 60, the Monk will unlock the Master's Gauge as well as Solar and Lunar Nadi. Master's Gauge lets the Monk uses Masterful Blitz, which requires Beast Chakras: Coeurl Chakra, Raptor Chakra, and Opo-opo Chakra, opened using weaponskills on their respective forms. When some combination of three types of Chakra have been opened, they can use Masterful Blitz: Elixir Field (3 same types of Chakras), Flint Strike, which upgrades to Rising Phoenix at level 86 (one of each Chakra), or Celestial Revolution (two of the same Chakras). All Blitzes, sans Celestial Revolution, will have high single-target potencies with some form of AoE fall-off damage.

Using Elixir Field will open the Lunar Nadi, while using Flint Strike/Rising Phoenix will open the Solar Nadi. Celestial Revolution will open whichever Nadi is missing (but will default to Lunar if none have been opened). When both Nadis are opened and there are at least 3 opened Chakra of any type, the Monk can use Tornado Kick, which upgrades to Phantom Rush at level 90.

Abilities[]

Note that the Greased Lightning traits will alter the base weaponskill recast times.

Listed base	GL (Lv 1)	EGL (Lv 20)	EGL2 (Lv 40)	EGL3 (Lv 76)
2.5s	2.37s	2.25s	2.12s	2s
5s	4.75s	4.5s	4.25s	4s

Class and Job Actions[]

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Bootshine	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	���	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180 ( 220). Opo-opo's Fury Potency: 380 ( 420) Opo-opo Form Bonus: Guarantees a critical hit Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s Beast Chakra Mastery Upgrades to Leaping Opo.
True Strike	4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260 ( 300). Raptors's Fury Potency: 460 ( 500) Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s Beast Chakra Mastery Upgrades to Rising Raptor.
Snap Punch	6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 230 ( 270). 290 ( 330) when executed from a target's flank. Coeurl's Fury Potency: 380 ( 420) Flank Coeurl's Fury Potency: 440 ( 480) Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s Beast Chakra Mastery Upgrades to Pouncing Coeurl.
Steeled Meditation File:Steeled Meditation from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	15	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action. Action becomes Steel Peak upon reaching five chakra. Upgrades to Forbidden Meditation.
Steel Peak	15	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of five Chakra. Five chakra close upon execution. Upgrades to The Forbidden Chakra.
Twin Snakes	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340 ( 380, 420). Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Raptor's Fury Raptor's Fury Effect: Increases potency of True Strike (Beast Chakra Mastery Rising Raptor) by 200 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Arm of the Destroyer	26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby targets. Opo-opo Form Potency: 120 Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s Upgrades to Shadow of the Destroyer.
Demolish	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 280 ( 320, 360). 340 ( 380, 420) when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Grants 2 stacks of Coeurl's Fury Coeurl's Fury Effect: Increases potency of Snap Punch (Beast Chakra Mastery Pouncing Coeurl) by 150 Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s
Rockbreaker	30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s
Thunderclap	35	Ability	Instant	30s	—	20y	—
	Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Maximum Charges: 2 ( 3) Cannot be executed while bound.
Inspirited Meditation File:Inspirited Meditation from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	15	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action. Action becomes Howling Fist upon reaching five chakra. Upgrades to Enlightened Meditation.
Howling Fist	40	Ability	Instant	1s	—	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of five Chakra. Five chakra close upon execution. Upgrades to Enlightenment.
Mantra	42	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	30y radius
	Increases HP recovery via healing actions by 10% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s
Four-point Fury	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Dragon Kick	50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 240 ( 280, 320). Opo-opo Form Bonus: Grants a stack of Opo-opo's Fury Opo-opo's Fury Effect: Increases potency of Bootshine (Beast Chakra Mastery Leaping Opo) by 200 Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s
Perfect Balance	50	Ability	Instant	40s	—	—	—
	Grants 3 stacks of Perfect Balance, each stack allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Opo-opo Chakra, Coeurl Chakra, or Raptor Chakra depending on the form changed to upon executing actions Changing to Opo-opo Form grants Coeurl Chakra Changing to Raptor Form grants Opo-opo Chakra Changing to Coeurl Form grants Raptor Chakra Maximum Charges: 2 Can only be executed while in combat ( and when not under the effect of any Beast Chakra).
Form Shift	52	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	—
	Grants Formless Fist to self, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form. Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied.
Forbidden Meditation File:Steeled Meditation from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	54	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action. Action becomes The Forbidden Chakra upon reaching five chakra.
The Forbidden Chakra	54	Ability	Instant	1s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 310 ( 400). Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of five Chakra. Five chakra close upon execution.
Masterful Blitz	60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	—
	Strike the enemy with a technique fueled by the power of your Beast Chakra. The technique used is determined by the number of different types of Beast Chakra opened. 1 Beast Chakra Type: Elixir Field (Beast Chakra Mastery Elixir Burst) 2 Beast Chakra Types: Celestial Revolution 3 Beast Chakra Types: Flint Strike ( Rising Phoenix) 3 Beast Chakra and Both Nadi: Tornado Kick ( Phantom Rush) Action changes to the above listed actions when conditions are met.
Tornado Kick	60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of Lunar Nadi and Solar Nadi, as well as three Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Tornado Kick when requirements for execution are met. Upgrades to Phantom Rush.
Elixir Field	60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Opens the Lunar Nadi Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of three of the same Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Elixir Field when requirements for execution are met. Beast Chakra Mastery Upgrades to Elixir Burst.
Celestial Revolution	60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600. Additional Effect: Opens the Lunar Nadi If the Lunar Nadi is already open, opens the Solar Nadi instead. Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of three Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Celestial Revolution when requirements for execution are met.
Flint Strike	60	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 800 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Opens the Solar Nadi Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of three distinct Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Flint Strike when requirements for execution are met. Upgrades to Rising Phoenix.
Riddle of Earth	64	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Earth's Resolve upon taking damage Earth's Reply Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Earth's Rumination Duration: 30s Action optionally becomes Earth's Reply upon execution.
Earth's Reply File:Earth's Reply from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	64	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	5y radius
	Restores own HP and the HP of all nearby party members. Cure Potency: 300 Earth's Resolve Potency: 500 Can only be executed while under the effect of Earth's Rumination.
Riddle of Fire	68	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Increases damage dealt by 15%. Duration: 20s Enhanced Riddle of Fire Additional Effect: Grants Fire's Rumination Enhanced Riddle of Fire Duration: 20s Enhanced Riddle of Fire Action optionally becomes Fire's Reply upon execution.
Brotherhood	70	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	30y radius
	Grants Brotherhood to self and all nearby party members. Brotherhood Effect: Increases damage dealt by 5% Additional Effect: Allows the opening of up to ten chakra Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Meditative Brotherhood to self and all nearby party members Meditative Brotherhood Effect: 20% chance you open a chakra when party members under this effect execute a weaponskill or cast a spell Chance is 100% when you successfully land a weaponskill or cast a spell while under the effect of Meditative Brotherhood. Duration: 20s
Riddle of Wind	72	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Reduces auto-attack delay by 50%. Duration: 15s Enhanced Riddle of Wind Additional Effect: Grants Wind's Rumination Enhanced Riddle of Wind Duration: 15s Enhanced Riddle of Wind Action optionally becomes Wind's Reply upon execution.
Enlightened Meditation File:Inspirited Meditation from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	74	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat. Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Conversely, execution of weaponskills triggers the cooldown of this action. Action becomes Enlightenment upon reaching five chakra.
Enlightenment	74	Ability	Instant	1s	—	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of five Chakra. Five chakra close upon execution.
Six-sided Star	80	Weaponskill	Instant	5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 710 ( 780). Potency increases by 80 for each Chakra open. Closes all chakra upon execution. Additional Effect: Increases movement speed Duration: 5s Critical hits with this weaponskill will not open a chakra. This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.
Shadow of the Destroyer	82	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Guarantees a critical hit Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s
Rising Phoenix	86	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Deals physical fire damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Opens the Solar Nadi Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of three distinct Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Rising Phoenix when requirements for execution are met.
Phantom Rush	90	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 1,400 ( 1,500) for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of Lunar Nadi and Solar Nadi, as well as three Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Phantom Rush when requirements for execution are met.
Leaping Opo File:Leaping Opo from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 260. Opo-opo's Fury Potency: 460 Opo-opo Form Bonus: Guarantees a critical hit Damage dealt is increased when under an effect that raises critical hit rate. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s
Rising Raptor File:Rising Raptor from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. Raptors's Fury Potency: 540 Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Pouncing Coeurl File:Pouncing Coeurl from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 310. 370 when executed from a target's flank. Coeurl's Fury Potency: 460 Flank Coeurl's Fury Potency: 520 Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s
Elixir Burst File:Elixir Burst from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	92	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 70% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Opens the Lunar Nadi Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of three of the same Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. ※Masterful Blitz changes to Elixir Burst when requirements for execution are met.
Wind's Reply File:Wind's Reply from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	96	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 900 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Can only be executed while under the effect of Wind's Rumination.
Fire's Reply File:Fire's Reply from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	100	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	—	20y	5y radius
	Deals damage to all nearby enemies with a potency of 1,200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Formless Fist, allowing the execution of a weaponskill that requires a certain form, without being in that form Duration: 30s Any additional effects associated with the executed action will also be applied. Can only be executed while under the effect of Fire's Rumination.

Role Actions[]

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 (Enhanced Second Wind 800)
Leg Sweep	10	Ability	Instant	40s	—	3y	–
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath	12	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint	22	Ability	Instant	90s	—	10y	—
	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 10s (Enhanced Feint 15s)
Arm's Length	32	Ability	Instant	120s	—	–	–
	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
True North	50	Ability	Instant	45s	—	—	—
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Traits[]

Name	Level	Description
Greased Lightning	1	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%.
Enhanced Greased Lightning	20	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10%.
Deep Meditation	38	Grants an 80% chance that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.
Enhanced Greased Lightning II	40	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15%.
Steel Peak Mastery	54	Upgrades Steeled Meditation to Forbidden Meditation and Steel Peak to The Forbidden Chakra.
Enhanced Perfect Balance	60	When under the effect of Perfect Balance, grants Beast Chakra in accordance with the form granted by the executed weaponskills. Weaponskills granting opo-opo form will also grant Coeurl Chakra. Weaponskills granting raptor form will also grant Opo-opo Chakra. Weaponskills granting coeurl form will also grant Raptor Chakra.
Deep Meditation II	74	Guarantees that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.
Howling Fist Mastery	74	Upgrades Inspired Meditation to Enlightened Meditation and Howling Fist to Enlightenment.
Enhanced Greased Lightning III	76	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 20%.
Arm of the Destroyer Mastery	82	Upgrades Arm of the Destroyer to Shadow of the Destroyer.
Enhanced Thunderclap	84	Allows a third charge of Thunderclap.
Melee Mastery	84	Increases the potency of Bootshine to 220, True Strike to 300, Snap Punch to 270, Twin Snakes to 380, Demolish to 320, Dragon Kick to 280, and The Forbidden Chakra to 400.
Flint Strike Mastery	86	Upgrades Flint Strike to Rising Phoenix.
Enhanced Brotherhood	88	Guarantees that a chakra will open when you are under the effect of Meditative Brotherhood and execute a weaponskill or cast a spell.
Tornado Kick Mastery	90	Upgrades Tornado Kick to Phantom Rush.
Beast Chakra Mastery File:Beast Chakra Mastery from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	92	Upgrades Bootshine to Leaping Opo, True Strike to Rising Raptor, Snap Punch to Pouncing Coeurl, and Elixir Field to Elixir Burst.
Melee Mastery II	94	Increases the potency of Twin Snakes to 420, Demolish to 360, Dragon Kick to 320, Six-sided Star to 780k, and Phantom Rush to 1,500.
Enhanced Riddle of Wind File:Enhanced Riddle of Wind from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	96	Grants Wind's Rumination upon executing Riddle of Wind. Duration: 15s
Enhanced Riddle of Fire File:Enhanced Riddle of Fire from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	100	Grants Fire's Rumination upon executing Riddle of Fire. Duration: 20s

Role Traits[]

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Second Wind File:Enhanced Second Wind from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.
Enhanced Feint File:Enhanced Feint Role from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	98	Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.

PvP Actions[]

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Dragon Kick	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,500. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Twin Snakes	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000. Combo Action: Dragon Kick ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Demolish	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,500. Combo Action: Twin Snakes ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Leaping Opo File:Leaping Opo PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,500. Combo Action: Demolish ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Rising Raptor File:Rising Raptor PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Leaping Opo ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pouncing Coeurl File:Pouncing Coeurl PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	5y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,500. Combo Action: Rising Raptor ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Phantom Rush	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	6y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Combo Action: Pouncing Coeurl ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Flint's Reply File:Flint's Reply PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	8.64s	–	20y	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Maximum Charges: 2
Wind's Reply File:Wind's Reply PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	16s	–	10y	10y line
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Additional Effect: 15-yalm knockback to first target Also afflicts first target with Pressure Point if successfully knocked back. Pressure Point Effect: Next weaponskill used on target will deal additional damage with a potency of 10,000 Duration: 4s Effect of Pressure Point expires upon dealing additional damage. Additional Effect: Grants Wind Resonance Wind Resonance Effect: Increases movement speed by 50% Duration: 4s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Rising Phoenix	Ability	Instant	16s	—	—	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants Fire Resonance Fire Resonance Effect: Increases damage dealt by next weaponskill by 50% Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Fire's Rumination Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2 ※Flint's Reply changes to Fire's Reply while under the effect of Fire's Rumination.
Riddle of Earth	Ability	Instant	24s	–	–	–
	Grants Earth Resonance, changing Riddle of Earth to Earth's Reply, and allowing you to compile damage each time you are struck by an enemy. Duration: 8s Executing Earth's Reply deals physical damage to all nearby enemies and restores your HP. Damage Potency: 2,000 plus 25% of compiled damage Cure Potency: 4,000 plus 50% of compiled damage
Thunderclap	Ability	Instant	10s	–	20y	–
	Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around target party member that nullifies damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency If the target selected was an enemy, creates a barrier around self instead. Duration: 5s Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.
Fire's Reply File:Fire's Reply PvP from Final Fantasy XIV icon.png	Weaponskill	Instant	1.8s	–	20y	5y radius
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it. Can only be executed while under the effect of Fire's Rumination. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Earth's Reply	Ability	Instant	1s	–	–	5y radius
	Deals physical damage to all nearby enemies and restores your HP. Damage Potency: 3,000 plus 25% of compiled damage Cure Potency: 6,000 plus 50% of compiled damage Can only be executed while under the effect of Earth Resonance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Meteodrive	Limit Break	Instant	10s	–	15y	–
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 12,000. Additional Effect: Removes target's Guard Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Meteodrive, and deals additional damage with a potency of 12,000 Duration: 3s Meteodrive Effect: Renders target unable to move Effect cannot be applied to players riding machina or non-player combatants. Can only be executed when the limit gauge is full. Gauge Charge Time: 75s Cannot be executed while bound.
Standard-issue Elixir	Ability	4.5s	5s	—	—	—
	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	1s	2500 MP	—	—
	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify	Ability	Instant	24s	—	—	—
	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Deep Freeze, and Miracle of Nature. Additional Effect: Grants Resilience Resilience Effect: Nullifies status afflictions that can be removed by Purify, as well as knockback and draw-in effects Duration: 3s Can be used even when under the effect of certain status afflictions.
Guard	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Movement speed is reduced by 50% for the duration of this effect. Effect ends upon reuse, using another action, or when the effect duration expires.
Sprint	Ability	Instant	1.5s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Removed actions[]

The following actions are no longer usable. Removed actions will still appear on a hotbar, their icon greyed out icon with a red strikethrough. They will have no effect and must be removed by the player. The given statistics represent their last form before their removal.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range	Area
Featherfoot	4	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Increases evasion by 12%. Duration: 15s 14 Enhanced Featherfoot: Improves evasion increase granted to 20%. Removed in patch 4.0.
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 450 Cure potency varies with current attack power. 32 Third Wind: Increases cure potency to 650. Replaced by Second Wind Role Action in patch 4.0.
Haymaker	10	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s(Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 170. Can only be executed immediately after evading an attack. Additional Effect: Slow +20% Duration: 12s Removed in patch 4.0.
Meditation	15	Ability	Instant	1s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Opens all five chakra when used outside of combat. Shares a recast timer with all other weaponskills. ※Action changes to Steal Peak ( The Forbidden Chakra) when all five chakra are open. Removed in patch 7.0.
Internal Release	15	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Increases critical hit rate by 30%. Duration: 15s Removed in patch 5.0.
Touch of Death	15	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s(Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 20. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 25 Duration: 30s Removed in patch 4.0.
Fists of Earth	15	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—	—
	Reduces damage taken by 10%. Cannot be used with Fists of Fire or Fists of Wind, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse. Removed in patch 6.0.
Fists of Wind	34	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Fire, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse. Removed in patch 6.0.
Shoulder Tackle	35	Ability	Instant	30s	—	20y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound. Removed in patch 6.0.
Fists of Fire	40	Ability	Instant	3s	—	—	—
	Increases damage dealt by 10%. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Wind, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse. Removed in patch 6.0.
One Ilm Punch	45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s(Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	—	3y	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 1s Stun is impervious to stun nullifying effects. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 10s Removed in patch 5.0.
Purification	58	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Restores 300 TP. Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakras close upon execution. Removed in patch 5.0.
Earth Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30s	—	10y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 10-yalm knockback Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Earth. Cannot be executed while bound. Removed in patch 5.0.
Wind Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30s	—	10y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 65. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Additional Effect: Grants Riddle of Wind Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Wind. Cannot be executed while bound. Removed in patch 5.0.
Fire Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30s	—	10y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Fire. Cannot be executed while bound. Removed in patch 5.0.
Anatman	78	Ability	Instant	60s	—	—	—
	Extends the duration of Disciplined Fist and your present form to maximum and halts their expiration. Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills. Removed in patch 7.0.

Limit Break[]

Monks' Limit Breaks focus on dealing powerful damage to a single target. Monks have the same Level 1 and Level 2 limit breaks as other Melee DPS classes.

Action	Level	Description	Image
Braver	1	Delivers an attack to a single target.
Bladedance	2	Delivers an attack to a single target, dealing 2.2x the damage of Braver.
Final Heaven	3	Delivers an attack to a single target, dealing 3.5x the damage of Braver.

Other appearances[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

Monk and Pugilist appear in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Earth-elemental Backup and Forward cards.

Gallery[]

Arms and Gear sets

PvE actions

Role Actions

PvP

Meteodrive.

Removed PvE actions

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decided to dedicate his life to serving all other living beings, or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy.