Monk

Introduction

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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.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Monk

Monk (MNK) is a job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the pugilist class and is one of six melee DPS jobs.

General information

Guild

The Pugilists' Guild is in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald. Pugilists must specialize into monk once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and Return of the Holyfist. The job trainer is Widargelt, although most job quests are started by talking to Erik, who is normally located in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (10.6, 13.1).

Equipment

The monk is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Striking" (shared with Samurai) while using accessories "of Slaying" (shared with Dragoon, Reaper, and Samurai). They use fist weapons.

Weapon	Armor	Accessories
Pugilist's Arms	Head Body Hands Legs Feet	Bracelets Earrings Necklace Ring

Quests

Monk Job Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Brother from Another Mother		30	Gagaruna	Monk   Rockbreaker Monk (Simple) Adventurer Plate	1   Soul of the Monk
Insulted Intelligence		35	Erik	Thunderclap
A Slave to the Aether		40	Erik	Howling Fist
The Pursuit of Power		45	Erik	Four-point Fury
Good Vibrations		45	Erik		1   Temple Circlet 1   Temple Gloves 1   Temple Gaskins 1   Temple Boots
Five Easy Pieces		50	Erik	Bulletproof I   Perfect Balance Monk - Part 1	1   Temple Cyclas 1   Melee Attire Coffer (IL 90)
The Legend Continues		50	Erik
Let's Talk about Sects		52	Widargelt	Form Shift
Against the Shadow		54	Widargelt	Steel Peak Mastery   The Forbidden Chakra
Fight the Battle to Win		56	Widargelt
Stop the Senseless Killing		58	Widargelt
Appetite for Destruction		60	Widargelt	Enhanced Perfect Balance   Masterful Blitz   Bulletproof II Monk - Part 2	1   Tantra Armor Coffer (IL 210)
A Fistful of Resolve		60	Erik
Return of the Monk		63	Widargelt
Cross-fist Training		65	Widargelt
Choices and Paths		68	Widargelt
The Power to Protect		70	Widargelt	Brotherhood   Bulletproof III Monk - Part 3	1   Pacifist's Attire Coffer (IL 290)
A Monk's Legacy		80	Erik	Bulletproof IV Monk - Part 4	1   Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
No Greater Sport		70	Lue-Reeq
Vengeance in Defeat		72	Lue-Reeq
Freedom from Privilege		74	Lue-Reeq
The Hunter's Legacy		76	Lue-Reeq
Fellowship Restored		78	Olvara		1   Risotto al Nero
Courage Born of Fear		80	Lue-Reeq	Speaker for the Brave Physical DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)	1   Heavens' Eye Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Storm Clouds Brewing		85	Lominsan Delegate
The Crushing Tide		86	Maelstrom Secretariat
Old Heroes Never Die		87	Maelstrom Secretariat
A Mother's Suffering		88	Maelstrom Secretariat
Out of the Shadows		89	Maelstrom Secretariat		1   Coconut Cod Chowder
To Calmer Seas		90	Maelstrom Secretariat	More than Loss Melee DPS Role Quests (Endwalker)	2   Savage Aim Materia IX 2   Savage Might Materia IX 2   Heavens' Eye Materia IX

Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
The Hunter and the Hunted		90	Shashepya
A Sea of Blood		92	I'toca
Who's Who		94	I'toca
Cornered Prey		96	Kuiyki
Impostor Syndrome		98	Kuiyki		1   Fruit and Aloe Jelly
A Hunter True		100	Kuiyki	Dreams Woven Anew Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)	2   Savage Aim Materia XI 2   Savage Might Materia XI 2   Heavens' Eye Materia XI

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Bootshine	PGL		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. Opo-opo's Fury Potency: 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
True Strike	PGL		4	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Raptor's Fury Potency: 500 Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Snap Punch	PGL		6	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 270. 330 when executed from a target's flank. Coeurl's Fury Potency: 420 Flank Coeurl's Fury Potency: 480 Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s
Steeled Meditation	PGL	1	15	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	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.
Steel Peak	PGL		15	Ability		Instant	1s	3y 0y	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.
Twin Snakes	PGL		18	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 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 Rising Raptor by 200 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Arm of the Destroyer	PGL		26	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all nearby targets. Opo-opo Form: 120 Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s
Demolish	PGL	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 360. 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 Pouncing Coeurl by 150 Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 30s
Rockbreaker	MNK	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	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	MNK	1	35	Ability		Instant	30s	20y 0y	Rush to a targeted enemy's or party member's location. Maximum Charges: 3 Cannot be executed while bound.
Inspirited Meditation	MNK	1	40	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	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.
Howling Fist	MNK	1	40	Ability		Instant	1s	10y 10y	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.
Mantra	PGL		42	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 30y	Increases HP recovery via healing actions by 10% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s
Four-point Fury	MNK	1	45	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	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	PGL		50	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 320. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Grants a stack of Opo-opo's Fury Opo-opo's Fury Effect: Increases potency of Leaping Opo by 200 Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 30s
Perfect Balance	MNK	1	50	Ability		Instant	40s	0y 0y	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 required by actions executed. 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	MNK	1	52	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 0y	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	MNK	1	54	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	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.
The Forbidden Chakra	MNK	1	54	Ability		Instant	1s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of five Chakra. Five chakra close upon execution.
Masterful Blitz	MNK	1	60	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 0y	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 Burst 2 Beast Chakra Types: Celestial Revolution 3 Beast Chakra Types: Rising Phoenix 3 Beast Chakra and Both Nadi: Phantom Rush.
Tornado Kick	MNK		60	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 5y	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.
Elixir Field	MNK		60	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	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.
Celestial Revolution	MNK		60	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	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
Flint Strike	MNK		60	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	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
Riddle of Earth	MNK		64	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Earth's Resolve upon taking damage Earth's Resolve Effect: Gradually restores HP Cure Potency: 100 Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Earth's Rumination Duration: 30s
Earth's Reply	MNK		64	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 5y	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	MNK		68	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 15%. Duration: 20s Additional Effect: Grants Fire's Rumination Duration: 20s
Brotherhood	MNK	1	70	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 30y	Grants Brotherhood and Meditative 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 execute a weaponskill or cast a spell while under the effect of Meditative Brotherhood. Duration: 20s
Riddle of Wind	MNK		72	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Reduces auto-attack delay by 50%. Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Grants Wind's Rumination Duration: 15s
Enlightened Meditation	MNK		74	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	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.
Enlightenment	MNK		74	Ability		Instant	1s	10y 10y	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	MNK		80	Weaponskill		Instant	4s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 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	MNK		82	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Guarantees a critical hit. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor. Duration: 30s
Rising Phoenix	MNK		86	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	Delivers 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 under the effect of three distinct Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Phantom Rush	MNK		90	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 5y	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 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 under the effect of Lunar Nadi and Solar Nadi, as well as three Beast Chakra. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Leaping Opo	MNK		92	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	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	MNK		92	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. Raptor's Fury Potency: 540 Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 30s
Pouncing Coeurl	MNK		92	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	3y 0y	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	MNK		92	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	0y 5y	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	MNK		96	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	10y 10y	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	MNK		100	Weaponskill		Instant	2s	20y 5y	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.

Limit Breaks (PvE)

See also: Limit Break

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Braver	Melee DPS	1	Limit Break Level 1		2s	Instant	8y 0y	Delivers an attack that deals 100% the damage of Braver.
Bladedance	Melee DPS	1	Limit Break Level 2		3s	Instant	8y 0y	Delivers an attack that deals 220% the damage of Braver.
Final Heaven	PGL	1	Limit Break Level 3		4.5s	Instant	8y 0y	Delivers an attack that deals 350% the damage of Braver.

Melee DPS role actions (PvE)

See also: Role actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 800
Leg Sweep	Melee DPS	10	Ability		Instant	40s	0y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Bloodbath	Melee DPS	12	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Feint	Melee DPS	22	Ability		Instant	90s	10y 0y	Lowers target's physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 15s
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
True North	Melee DPS	50	Ability		Instant	45s	0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

PvP Actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Dragon Kick (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,500. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Twin Snakes (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000. Combo Action: Dragon Kick ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Demolish (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target with a potency of 5,500. Combo Action: Twin Snakes ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Leaping Opo (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target with a potency of 6,500. Combo Action: Demolish ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Rising Raptor (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target with a potency of 7,000. Combo Action: Leaping Opo ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Pouncing Coeurl (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target with a potency of 7,500. Combo Action: Rising Raptor ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Phantom Rush (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	6y 5y	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 12,000 for the first enemy, and 8,000 for all remaining enemies. Combo Action: Pouncing Coeurl ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Flint's Reply (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	8.64s	20y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000. Maximum Charges: 2
Wind's Reply (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	16s	10y 10y	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 8,000 Duration: 4s Effect of Pressure Point expires upon dealing additional damage. Grants Wind Resonance Increases movement speed by 50% Duration: 3s This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.
Rising Phoenix (PvP)	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	16s	0y 5y	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 (PvP)	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	24s	0y 0y	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 (PvP)	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	10s	20y 0y	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 (PvP)	MNK		30	Weaponskill		Instant	1.8s	20y 5y	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 (PvP)	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 5y	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. Can only be executed while under the effect of Earth Resonance. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Meteodrive (PvP)	MNK	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	15y 0y	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: 60s Cannot be executed while bound.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	0y 0y	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 15,000
Purify (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	24s	0y 0y	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 (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	0y 0y	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 (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	0y 0y	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Greased Lightning	PGL		1	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%.
Enhanced Greased Lightning	PGL		20	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 10%.
Deep Meditation	MNK		38	Grants an 80% chance that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.
Enhanced Greased Lightning II	MNK		40	Reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 15%.
Steel Peak Mastery	MNK	1	54	Upgrades Steeled Meditation to Forbidden Meditation and Steel Peak to The Forbidden Chakra.
Enhanced Perfect Balance	MNK	1	60	When under the effect of Perfect Balance, grants Beast Chakra in accordance with the form normally required to execute weaponskills. Weaponskills granting opo-opo form will also Opo-opo Chakra. Weaponskills granting coeurl form will also grant Coeurl Chakra. Weaponskills granting raptor form will also grant Raptor Chakra.
Deep Meditation II	MNK		74	Guarantees that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.
Howling Fist Mastery	MNK		74	Upgrades Inspirited Meditation to Enlightened Meditation and Howling Fist to Enlightenment.
Enhanced Greased Lightning III	MNK		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	MNK		82	Upgrades Arm of the Destroyer to Shadow of the Destroyer.
Enhanced Thunderclap	MNK		84	Allows a third charge of Thunderclap.
Melee Mastery	MNK		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	MNK		86	Upgrades Flint Strike to Rising Phoenix.
Enhanced Brotherhood	MNK		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	MNK		90	Upgrades Tornado Kick to Phantom Rush.
Beast Chakra Mastery	MNK		92	Upgrades Bootshine to Leaping Opo, True Strike to Rising Raptor, Snap Punch to Pouncing Coeurl, and Elixir Field to Elixir Burst.
Enhanced Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS		94	Increases the healing potency of Second Wind to 800.
Melee Mastery II	MNK		94	Increases the potency of Twin Snakes to 420, Demolish to 360, Dragon Kick to 320, Six-sided Star to 780, and Phantom Rush to 1,500.
Enhanced Riddle of Wind	MNK		96	Grants Wind's Rumination upon executing Riddle of Wind. Duration: 15s
Enhanced Feint	Melee DPS		98	Extends the duration of Feint to 15 seconds.
Enhanced Riddle of Fire	MNK		100	Grants Fire's Rumination upon executing Riddle of Fire. Duration: 20s

Forms

Monk does not have traditional combos. Unlike other jobs, the actions available are determined by the monk's current form—opo-opo, raptor, or coeurl. Performing certain actions grants Opo-opo's, Raptor's, or Coeurl's Fury, which increases potency of actions under that respective form.

Parentheses show the action before acquiring the relevant trait.

Opo-opo Form		Raptor Form		Coeurl Form
Leaping Opo (  Bootshine)   Dragon Kick   Shadow of the Destroyer (  Arm of the Destroyer) <AoE>	>	Rising Raptor (  True Strike)   Twin Snakes   Four-point Fury <AoE>	>	Pouncing Coeurl (  Snap Punch) <Flank>   Demolish <Rear>   Rockbreaker <AoE>
Additional Effects		Additional Effects		Additional Effects
The above actions change your form to raptor form. They also gain the following bonuses when used in opo-opo form: Bootshine / Leaping Opo guarantees a critical hit. Dragon Kick grants a stack of Opo-opo's Fury, which increases the potency of Bootshine / Leaping Opo. Arm of the Destroyer deals increased damage. Shadow of the Destroyer guarantees a critical hit.		The above actions change your form to coeurl form. Twin Snakes also grants stacks of Raptor's Fury, which increases the potency of True Strike / Rising Raptor.		The above actions change your form to opo-opo form. Demolish also grants stacks of Coeurl's Fury, which increases the potency of Snap Punch / Pouncing Coeurl.

Job mechanics

Official Lodestone Job Guide (Always up-to-date)

Chakra Gauge

When you learn the action   Steeled Meditation (level 15), the Chakra Gauge will be displayed. Accumulating the maximum amount of Chakra will allow you to execute several actions such as   Steel Peak,   Howling Fist (acquired at level 40),   The Forbidden Chakra (acquired at level 54), and   Enlightenment (acquired at level 74).

The action   Brotherhood (level 70) grants the effect Meditative Brotherhood to you and nearby party members, increasing the frequency with which you open chakra. Moreover, you can open up to ten chakra so long as you are under this effect.

Beast Chakra Gauge

The actions   Twin Snakes,   Demolish (acquired at level 30), and   Dragon Kick (acquired at level 50) will grant stacks of Opo-opo Fury, Raptor Fury, or Coeurl Fury. The fury granted is commensurate with the form required for their execution. Other weaponskills that require these forms will consume stacks of fury to deal increased damage.

Upon learning   Masterful Blitz at level 60, executing certain weaponskills under the effect of   Perfect Balance will open Beast Chakra─Opo-opo Chakra, Coeurl Chakra, or Raptor Chakra─in accordance with the form normally required to execute them. After opening three, you will be able to execute one of several powerful actions. Three distinct Beast Chakra allow the execution of   Flint Strike, three of the same allow the execution of   Elixir Field, and two distinct chakra with a third repeating one allow the execution of   Celestial Revolution. It is also possible to open the Lunar Nadi and Solar Nadi by executing Elixir Field and Flint Strike respectively. Opening three Beast Chakra and both nadi allows the execution of   Tornado Kick.

Simple Mode

Meditation

Meditative Brotherhood

Fury Stacks

Beast Chakras and Nadi

Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
The Sweet Science IV	5	Achieve pugilist level 40.	-	2.0
The Sweet Science V	5	Achieve pugilist level 50.	-	2.0
The Sweet Science VI	5	Achieve pugilist level 60.	-	3.0
The Sweet Science VII	5	Achieve pugilist level 70.	-	4.0
The Sweet Science VIII	5	Achieve pugilist level 80.	-	5.0
The Sweet Science IX	5	Achieve pugilist level 90.	-	6.0
The Sweet Science X	5	Achieve pugilist level 100.	-	7.0

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Lore

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.

History

In the time of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, there was a people who escaped the great flooding by following the guiding light of a meteor—a brilliant beacon which led them to the highlands of Gyr Abania. These refugees devoted themselves to Rhalgr, the Destroyer, whose streaking star had granted them salvation, and their fervent faith took solid root within the region. The order known as the Fist of Rhalgr was formed, and within their temple the devotees of the Fist tempered body and spirit in an effort to grow closer to their deity. Through their meditations, these monks discovered within themselves foci of power—chakras—and with this knowledge devised a martial art that channeled the life energies of the practitioner into destructive force.

Gyr Abania had long endured political instability, and the constant outbreaks of violence encouraged the monks to pursue their newfound martial mastery with ever greater zeal. The Fist of Rhalgr evolved into a formidable military force, and gradually nurtured an alliance with the royal family of Ala Mhigo. Eventually, the Fist was integrated into the nation’s standing army, thus consolidating its position and influence within the region. This arrangement, however, was not to King Theodoric’s liking. In the year 1552 of the Sixth Astral Era, the King of Ruin, grown fearful of the order’s political power, had the Temple of the Fist burned to the ground. The warrior monks and their teachings were lost—scattered like ashes on the wind.

Equipment

Temple Attire

The religious habit of the Fist of Rhalgr, made entirely on temple grounds. The cloth is loomed by monks, the thread spun from the cocoons of remarkable worms unknown to naturalists but which arise in great numbers in the temple school-house. Every stitch is half as wide as its wearer’s little fingernail, and it is said that the result forms a holy geometry to further open one’s chakras.

Sphairai

A pair of Sphairai cunningly wrought in the form of coeurls. The sweat of Ivon Coeurlfist and blood of his enemies anoint these ever-snarling beasts of hide and metal. Perhaps one of the most famed of the warrior monks of the Fist of Rhalgr, Ivon is said to have eschewed the training grounds of the main temple in favor of martial congress with wild coeurls.

Tantra Attire

Only elders in the Fist of Rhalgr are permitted to don this attire. Though the thread used in its creation is the same as that woven into the standard temple habit, the veteran monks looming the tantra cloth imbue each stitch with concentrated energy, resulting in a significantly higher rate of aetherial conductivity. A monk’s chakras are thus greatly expanded when swathed in such material, but without the training required to moderate the excessive outpouring of aether, an unseasoned wearer would bleed out his entire life essence in a matter of moments.

Rising Suns

These ornate weapons cover the entire fist, the radial pattern of their spikes lending the impression of a dawning sun’s lancing rays. The origin of the Rising Suns’ name, however, is not found in their design alone. Forged from a delicate balance of mythril and silver, the spikes act as conduits, conveying and radiating the energies focused in the monk’s fists. A master practitioner equipped with these weapons is capable of emitting blinding levels of aether, each blow falling with terrible, incandescent force.

Tricks of the Trade

• Final Heaven: By focusing an intensely concentrated knot of aether within a single fist, a monk can then strike an opponent with a blow that erupts into a detonation of catastrophic proportions. This technique cannot be performed until the practitioner is prepared to reach beyond mortal limits into the divine.
• Shoulder Tackle: A technique used to close distance to an opponent, the practitioner rushes forward and slams an aether-shielded shoulder into the target with concussive force. This move is favored by devotees of Rhalgr for its swift and brutal nature.
• Mantra: After first intoning a phrase to center the spirit, the practitioner then releases a burst of harmonious energies in every direction. Those caught in this gentle explosion of aether find their physical forms more readily receptive to restoration magicks.
• Tornado Kick: “Again! Spin faster! Harness every chakra and become the tornado! You kick with all the violence of a gentle summer breeze...” - Master monk instructing a disciple in the Tornado Kick technique.

H'raha Tia

Race (Clan): Miqo'te (Seekers of the Sun) Gender: Male Age: 56 Epithet: H’raha Tia Fistborn Master of the sect of shadow, a splinter faction of the Fist of Rhalgr. Eschewing the entanglements of politics and seeking only to grow closer to the Destroyer, H’raha is a fanatical proponent of his sect’s devotion to martial perfection. So uncompromising is his zealotry that he willingly compels his disciples to fight to the death when the prize is the opening of one’s chakras. Satisfied with nothing less than the mastery of all fourteen chakras, H’raha sends those who would be his successors to hunt down and defeat Widargelt — and the other disciples of the sect of light.

Widargelt Beake

• Race (Clan): Hyur (Highlander)
• Gender: Male
• Age: 26
• Epithet: Widargelt the Watcher

Though commonly known as one of the young leaders of the Ala Mhigan Resistance, Widargelt’s true birth name is Theodred, and he is nephew to Theodoric, the last king of Ala Mhigo. When he was scarce more than a babe, Widargelt’s mother sent him away to a remote temple of the Fist of Rhalgr, where he was sheltered from his demented uncle’s purge of the royal line.

His parents, however, failed to escape the mad king’s frenzy of executions. The orphaned Widargelt was left to be raised by elderly monks, who indoctrinated him in the way of the Fist. Upon reaching manhood, the idea of joining the Resistance and fighting to restore his fallen nation was a calling his Ala Mhigan blood could not ignore.

A Monk’s Panoply

Pacifist’s Vest

What this vest lacks in cloth, it makes up for in adornment. Its strings of beads and distinctive pattern, traced across the garment in earth tones, are believed to channel aether from the open chakra into one’s fists.

Pacifist’s Armguards

Differences in design between left and right armguards serve as a secondary means of manipulating an enemy’s visual focus. The extent of Far Eastern influence on Ala Mhigan culture can be identified through the distinctly Doman rosary wrapped around the right half of this particular pair.

Chakras

Chakras are the valves that regulate the flow of the body’s aether. By mastering chakras and gaining control over this flow, a trained monk can accomplish extraordinary physical feats. Ordinarily locked into a closed state, chakras can be opened by entering into deadly combat on ancient battlefields, where the release of rarefied aether resonates with and expands one’s innate seats of power.

The Seventh Chakra

If a monk’s training were seen as a mountain, then the opening of the seventh chakra would be its peak—the very pinnacle of martial achievement. Each of the body’s seats of power, however, is said to have aspects of both light and shadow. Thus to truly master the techniques of the monk, one must unlock not seven, but fourteen distinct chakras.

A Monk’s Panoply

Pacifist’s Vest

What this vest lacks in cloth, it makes up for in adornment. Its strings of beads and distinctive pattern, traced across the garment in earth tones, are believed to channel aether from the open chakra into one’s fists.

Pacifist’s Armguards

Differences in design between left and right armguards serve as a secondary means of manipulating an enemy’s visual focus. The extent of Far Eastern influence on Ala Mhigan culture can be identified through the distinctly Doman rosary wrapped around the right half of this particular pair.

Pacifist’s Gaskins

When their order was at its peak, monks of the Fist of Rhalgr would retreat to the mountains to train, matching their strength against the coeurls who dwelled upon the ancient spires. Pelts such as the one adorning the waist of this garment would attest to the might of the wearer.

Form & Function

As masters of hand-to-hand combat, the Fist of Rhalgr’s monks prized freedom of movement above all else. Accordingly, the modern monk's battle garb incorporates little armor, and what few pieces she wears are meant to boost the efficacy of her blows rather than protect her person. This is not to say that any loose-fitting garb will do, however: the monk’s costume is woven from a unique type of silk that allows her to open her chakra with greater ease. Following relatively recent tradition, monks now spin the thread themselves during their training, making use of a technique that imbues it with aetherial energies. Fabric woven with this thread is better suited for chakra manipulation, as it frees aether from ambient constraint, allowing it to flow without impediment. Also typical of the monk’s garb are long sashes and panels of loose cloth, which dance through the air as the monk moves, distracting her foe.

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Monk on the official website.
• Comprehensive Job Guide provided by The Balance.

References

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