Monk

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Monks are martial arts experts that have honed their very bodies into an awesome fighting force. Whether they use common clubs and staves or just their fists, they have the ability to deal out massive amounts of damage.

With their bodies that double as deadly weapons, monks attack enemies with explosive strength.

The Monk's primary role is that of damage dealer. They are the only job capable of using hand-to-hand weapons to their full effectiveness thanks to an A+ skill rating and the Martial Arts trait. The bulk of their damage comes from high attack speed and powerful fists. The Kenpo belts (Monk-specific equipment) have high amounts of Haste, which allows a Monk to be a powerful tank with Utsusemi.

Contents 1 Acquisition 2 Job Traits and Abilities 3 Skills 4 Artifact and Relic Armor 5 Empyrean Armor 6 Merit Categories 7 Important Monk Characters 8 Related Pages

Acquisition

Monk is one of the six jobs available when starting the game.

Job Traits and Abilities

Job Traits Level Name 1 Martial Arts I 5 Subtle Blow I 10 Counter I 15 Max HP Boost I 16 Martial Arts II 20 Subtle Blow II 31 Martial Arts III 35 Max HP Boost II 40 Subtle Blow III 46 Martial Arts IV 51 Kick Attacks I 55 Max HP Boost III 61 Martial Arts V 65 Subtle Blow IV 70 Max HP Boost IV 71 Kick Attacks II 75 Martial Arts VI 75 Invigorate 75 Penance 77 Tactical Guard I 81 Counter II 82 Martial Arts VII 85 Skillchain Bonus I 86 Max HP Boost V 87 Tactical Guard II 91 Subtle Blow V 95 Skillchain Bonus II 96 Max HP Boost VI 97 Tactical Guard III

Job Abilities Level Name Duration Recast 1 Hundred Fists 00:45 2:00:00 5 Boost 03:00 00:15 15 Dodge 02:00 05:00 25 Focus 02:00 05:00 35 Chakra Instant 05:00 41 Chi Blast Instant 03:00 45 Counterstance 05:00 05:00 65 Footwork 05:00 05:00 75 Mantra 03:00 10:00 75 Formless Strikes 03:00 10:00 79 Perfect Counter 0:30 1:00 88 Impetus 3:00 5:00

Skills

Combat Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Hand-to-Hand A+ 150 424 Club C+ 139 378 Staff B 144 398

Ranged Combat Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Throwing E 124 300 Defensive Skills Skill Grade 49 99 Evasion B+ 144 404 Guard A 150 417 Parrying E 124 300

Magic Skills No innate magic skills.

See Also: Level-by-level Skill Cap Chart

Artifact and Relic Armor

Artifact Armor Level Item Quest/Coffer 42 Beat Cesti Quest: Ghosts of the Past 52 Temple Gaiters Quest: The First Meeting 54 Temple Gloves Quest: Borghertz's Striking Hands 56 Temple Crown Coffer: Garlaige Citadel 58 Temple Cyclas Coffer: Beadeaux 60 Temple Hose Quest: True Strength

Artifact Armor +1 Level Item 74 Temple Gaiters +1 74 Temple Hose +1 74 Temple Gloves +1 74 Temple Cyclas +1 74 Temple Crown +1

Relic Armor Level Item Dynamis 70 Melee Cape Dynamis - Qufim / Dynamis - Buburimu 71 Melee Gaiters Dynamis - Bastok / Dynamis - Valkurm 72 Melee Hose Dynamis - San d'Oria / Dynamis - Buburimu 73 Melee Gloves Dynamis - Jeuno / Dynamis - Qufim 74 Melee Cyclas Dynamis - Beaucedine / Dynamis - Tavnazia 75 Melee Crown Dynamis - Xarcabard / Dynamis - Tavnazia

Relic Armor +1 Level Item 75 Melee Gaiters +1 75 Melee Hose +1 75 Melee Gloves +1 75 Melee Cyclas +1 75 Melee Crown +1

Empyrean Armor

Empyrean Armor Level Item How To Obtain +1 Trial +2 Trial 80 Tantra Necklace Cuelebre - Abyssea - Tahrongi - - 81 Tantra Gaiters / +1 / +2 Abyssea - Attohwa Tantra Seal: Feet x 8 Coin of Voyage x 6 83 Tantra Hose / +1 / +2 Purchased from Bastion Prefect in Abyssea - Attohwa Tantra Seal: Legs x 8 Jewel of Balance x 6 84 Tantra Tathlum Ironclad Cleaver - Abyssea - Attohwa - - 85 Tantra Crown / +1 / +2 Purchased from Cruor Prospector in Abyssea - Attohwa Tantra Seal: Head x 8 Jewel of Vision x 6 87 Tantra Gloves / +1 / +2 Purchased from Cruor Prospector in Abyssea - Altepa Tantra Seal: Hands x 8 Jewel of Wieldance x 6 89 Tantra Cyclas / +1 / +2 Purchased from Dominion Tactician in Abyssea - Altepa Tantra Seal: Body x 10 Card of Ardor x 9 90 Tantra Earring Kur - Abyssea - Uleguerand - -

Merit Categories

Merit Points - Tier 1 Name Effect Focus Recast Reduces Recast of Focus by 10 seconds per merit. Dodge Recast Reduces Recast of Dodge by 10 seconds per merit. Chakra Recast Reduces Recast of Chakra by 10 seconds per merit. Counter Rate Increases Counter activation rate by 1 percent per merit. Kick Attack Rate Increases Kick Attack rate by 1 percent per merit.

Merit Points - Tier 2 Name Effect Mantra Increases the maximum HP of party members within area of effect. Adds an additional 4% HP per merit. Formless Strikes While in effect, melee attacks will be considered non-elemental magic damage. Damage is reduced by 40%. No effect on Weapon Skills. The penalty is reduced by 5% per merit. Invigorate Adds a 10HP/tic Regen when using Chakra for 8 tics. Duration is increased by 24 seconds (8 tics) per merit. Penance Adds an Inhibit TP effect to Chi Blast. The monster's TP gain is reduced by 25% after Subtle Blow and AGI calculations. Duration of Inhibit TP effect is increased by 20 seconds per merit.

Important Monk Characters

• Cornelia (Mythril Musketeer)
• Oggbi
• Zazarg
• Prishe

Related Pages

The One Guide, by Pathwriter.

Monk Guide by Toxictaru