Master Monk (Tactics A2)

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The martial arts of the master monk are without equal.
Description

Master Monk (マスターモンク, Masutā Monku?) is a bangaa job in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift and an upgrade of the White Monk job. Its main skillset is Martial Arts, and it can perform various up-front actions, such as bypassing an enemy's counterattack with Cross-counter while dealing massive damage and attacking twice in one turn with Pummel. Although Master Monks can wield poles, their attack is superior when bare-handed (with the exception of the weapon Whale Whisker, which will raise Attack by 17), comparable to that of Gladiators, Snipers or Dragoons.

Their healing abilities surpass those of White Monks making them ideal front line fighters, especially since they can equip two shields with the Shieldbearer passive ability, which when coupled with their naturally high Evasion can mean they evade half of all hits against them. Their Attack power is stronger when not equipped with weapons. A downside is that they do not have a good ranged game, as they have only two ranged attacks, one with 50% Accuracy at best and the other stands two squares in front of them. For this reason they are often paired with White Monk as a secondary job.

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Requirements

To unlock the Master Monk, the player must complete the "Bangbangaa!" mission. To use the job, a character must master two Warrior A-Abilities and two White Monk A-Abilities.

Stats

Weapons	Head	Body	Equip Shields?
Poles	Hats	Light Armor	No

Move	Jump	Evasion	Unarmed Attack Raise	Resilience	HP	MP	Atk	Def	Mgk	Res	Spd
4	3	10	42	70	D	F	A	D	D	E	71%

Abilities

Martial Arts

Main article: Martial Arts (Tactics A2)

MASTER MONKS use these age old attacks to deal debilitating blows with their fists.

Skill	Equipment	Effect	AP
Pummel	Eight-Fluted Pole	Attack the target with two consecutive punches.	300
Dark Fist	Battle Bamboo	Sacrifices HP to deal a blindingly fast attack that pierces its target.	300
Withering Strike	Gokuu Pole	An attack that deals damage based on the user's current HP. The lower the HP, the greater the damage.	400
Lifebane	Esztam Baton	Strike at the target's vitals. Has a chance to DOOM the target.	400
Holy Strike	Sanjiegun	Focus the wrath of the gods into a powerful strike. Deals holy damage.	350
Cross-counter	Fanatic	Use the target's own Counter ability to deal massive damage.	350
Inner Focus	Tonfa	Manipulate the user's ki to rid the body of the impurities. Restores HP and removes debuffs.	300
Rend Armor	Cypress Pole	A powerful attack with a chance to destroy the target's armor.	350