Monk (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Monk is a Job in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced as the Discipline of War Pugilist (格闘士, Kakutou Shi?) 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.

ProfileEdit

PugilistEdit

Pugilists attack with hora and knuckle-dusters, and are as such 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 they 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 which is considered a self-buff granted by an appropriate weaponskill), and executing them will allow them to change into another form. Whenever a Pugilist cycles through the raptor, coeurl and opo-opo forms, they gain the status Greased Lightning, which improves their attack power and skill-speed. Due to this form-based combat style, while they still have defined chains of weaponskills, they have some freedom in how they begin such chains, and if they miss an attack they do not have to completely restart the skillchain. Later levels allow the Adventurer to stack the Greased Lightning status, making the Pugilist even more powerful.

MonkEdit

Retaining the Pugilist' 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. Monks are also seen wearing specific uniform, which is often colorful, and reminiscent of monks throughout the series.

StoryEdit

PugilistEdit

The Adventurer begins the questline after speaking to the Pugilist Guild's guild receptionist Gagaruna, who directs them towards Hamon. Hamon is initially delighted to train the Adventurer, 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 in order 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.

MonkEdit

After speaking to Gagaruna again, the Adventurer is directed to Erik, found in the Goldsmith's Guild. A researcher of the "chakra", Erik assigns the Adventurer with the task of helping Widargelt, who sees the potential in the Adventurer as a Monk, research in aether-heavy areas which had seen battles fought. Widargelt revealed he was not interested in helping Erik, and was only interested in opening his own chakras in those areas, encouraging the Adventurer to do the same. After the Adventurer obtains their relic gear, Widargelt asks the Adventurer to help him restore Ala Mhigo. However, soon he learns that the Adventurer's seventh chakra had been opened and denied him of his, and 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.

HeavenswardEdit

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EquipmentEdit

The Pugilist class is defined by wielding hora or knuckle-dusters. Functionally, they are similar to Rogue's daggers in that they are equipped as two-handed but are dual-wielded in combat.

In terms of late game armor, Pugilist and Monk wear "Striking" gear sets, which are shared with Rogues and Ninjas up through item level 110. In terms of accessories, they generally share the "Slaying" or "Maiming" types with Lancers and Dragoons, as they add Strength, the Pugilist's primary attribute.

Job gaugeEdit

Job Gauges were introduced in 4.0. The Monk has two gauges, The Lightning Gauge and the Chakra Gauge.

The Lighting Gauge shows how much Greased Lightning the Monk currently has and how much time remains on the effect. Certain skills get an increased attack speed and damage through Greased Lightning. As the Monk (or Pugilist) levels up, the amount of Greased Lightning they can store increases, up to 3 points.

The Chakra Gauge shows how many Chakra the Monk currently has open. These are acquired by using Meditate. Once 5 are open, Monks will have the use of Forbidden Chakra and Purification.

AbilitiesEdit

Ability	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	TP Cost	Range	Radius
Bootshine	1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Critical damage if dealt from behind target. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s.
True Strike	4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. 180 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be used when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes from to coeurl Duration: 10s.
Snap Punch	6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	40	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. 170 when delivers from a target's flank. Can only be used when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s. Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s. Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%
Internal Release	10	Ability	Instant	60.00s	—	—	—
	Increases critical hit rate by 30% Duration: 15s.
Fists of Earth	15 (Complete the Level 15 Pugilist Quest "The Spirit is Willing")	Ability	Instant	3.00s	—	—	—
	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.
Twin Snakes	18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	50	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 130 when delivered from a target's flank. Can only be used when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Increases damage by 10% Duration: 15s. Additional Effect: Changes from to coeurl Duration: 10s.
Arm of the Destroyer	26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	130	—	5y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 50 to all nearby targets. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Silence Duration: 1s. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s.
Demolish	30 (Complete the Level 30 Pugilist quest "Return of the Holyfist")	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	40	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 30. 70 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 18s Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%
Rockbreaker	30 (Complete the Level 30 Monk quest "Brother from Another Mother")	Weaponskill	Instant	2.50s (Base value; the higher the character's Skill Speed stat, the lower the recast time will be)	120	5y	5y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you. Can only be used when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s. Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s. Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 9% and attack speed by 5%.
Fists of Wind	34	Ability	Instant	3.00s	—	—	—
	Increases movement speed. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Fire, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.
Shoulder Tackle	35 (Complete the Level 35 Monk quest "Insulted Intelligence")	Weaponskill	Instant	30s	—	20y	—
	Rushes to target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s. Cannot be executed while bound.
Steel Peak	38	Ability	Instant	40.00s	—	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Fists of Fire	40 (Complete the Level 40 Monk quest "A Slave to the Aether")	Ability	Instant	3s	—	20y	—
	Increases damage dealt by 5%. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Wind, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.
Mantra	42	Ability	Instant	120.00s	—	—	7y
	Increases HP recovery via healing magic by 20% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s
One Ilm Punch	45 (Complete the Level 45 Monk quest "The Pursuit of Power")	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	120	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Can only be used when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 1s Stun is impervious to stun nullifying effects. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 10s.
Howling Fist	46	Ability	Instant	60.00s	—	10y	10y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 210 to all enemies in a straight line before you.
Perfect Balance	50	Ability	Instant	180.00s	—	—	—
	Allows execution of weaponskills which require a certain form, without being in that form. Duration: 10s
Dragon Kick	50 (Complete the Level 50 Monk quest "Five Easy Pieces")	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. 140 when delivered from a target's flank. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Reduces target's blunt resistance and Intelligence by 10% Duration: 15s. Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s.
Form Shift	52 (Complete the Level 52 Monk quest "Let's Talk About Sects")	Ability	Instant	2.5s	—	—	—
	Shifts your current form to the next in the sequence. If no form is being used when executed, you will move into the Opo-Opo form.
Meditation	54 (Complete the Level 54 Monk quest "Against the Shadow")	Ability	Instant	1.2s	—	—	—
	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Shares a recast timer with all other weaponskills.
Forbidden Chakra	54	Ability	Instant	5s	—	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Can only be executed while under the effect of Fifth Chakra. The five chakras close upon execution.
Elixir Field	56 (Complete the Level 30 Monk quest "Fight the Battle to Win")	Ability	Instant	30s	—	—	5y
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220 to all nearby enemies.
Purification	58 (Complete the Level 58 Monk quest "Stop the Senseless Killing")	Ability	Instant	120s	—	—	—
	Restores 300 TP. Can only be executed while under the effect of Fifth Chakra. The five chakras close upon execution.
Tornado Kick	60 (Complete the Level 60 Monk quest "Appetite for Destruction")	Ability	Instant	10s	—	Melee	—
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 330. Can only be executed while under the effect of Greased Lightning III. All stacks of Greased Lightning are consumed upon execution.
Riddle of Earth	64	Ability	Instant	60.00s	—	—	—
	Grants Fists of Earth. Also grants Earth's Reply if damage is taken while active Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum Earth's Reply Bonus: Reduces damage taken by 10% Duration: 30s Both Riddle of Earth and Earth's Reply are canceled if Fists of Earth ends.
Earth Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30.00s	—	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.
Wind Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30.00s	—	20y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 65. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Additional Effect: Grants Riddle of Wind Duration: 5s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Wind. Cannot be executed while bound.
Fire Tackle	66	Ability	Instant	30.00s	—	20y	—
	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
Riddle of Wind	66	Ability	Instant	Instant	—	20y	—
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 65. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Wind and Riddle of Wind Cannot be executed while bound.
Riddle of Fire	68	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	—
	Increases damage dealt by 30% while increasing weaponskill recast time by 15%. Also grants Fists of Fire Duration: 20s. Riddle of Fire is canceled if Fists of Fire ends.
Brotherhood	70 (Complete the Level 70 Monk quest "The Power to Protect")	Ability	Instant	90s	—	—	15y
	Increases physical damage dealt by nearby party members by 5%. Also grants a 30% chance of opening a chakra when party members under the effect of Brotherhood execute a weaponskill. Duration: 15s

Role ActionsEdit

Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role. Jobs can select and use up to five role actions, while classes can select and use up to ten.

Action	Level	Type	Cast	Recast	Range	Radius	Role Affinity
Second Wind	8	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–
	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.
Arm's Length	12	Ability	Instant	60s	–	–
	Creates a barrier nullifying knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s
Leg Sweep	16	Ability	Instant	40s	–	–
	Stuns target. Duration: 3s
Diversion	20	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–
	Reduces enmity generation. Duration: 15s
Invigorate	24	Ability	Instant	120s	–	–
	Instantly restores 400 TP.
Bloodbath	32	Ability	Instant	90s	–	–
	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s
Goad	36	Ability	Instant	180s	30y	–
	Refreshes TP of a single party member. Duration: 30s
Feint	40	Ability	Instant	120s	10y	–
	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s
Crutch	44	Ability	Instant	90s	30y	–
	Removes Bind and Heavy from target party member other than self.
True North	48	Ability	Instant	150s	–	–
	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 15s

TraitsEdit

Name	Level	Description
Enhanced Strength	20	Increases strength by 8.
Enhanced Greased Lightning	20	Allows the stacking of a second Greased Lightning.
Enhanced Strength II	40	Increases strength by 16.
Enhanced Greased Lightning II	40	Allows the stacking of a third Greased Lightning.
Enhanced Strength III	60	Increases strength by 24.
Deep Meditation	62	Grants a 50% chance that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.
Tackle Mastery	66	Changes the effect of Shoulder Tackle depending on which Fists status is active. Fists of Earth: Knockback added, range reduced Fists of Wind: Immediate second Tackle, damage halved Fists of Fire: Increased damage dealt

PvP actionsEdit

Action	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost
Bootshine	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
True Strike	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Bootshine Combo Potency: 1,000 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Snap Punch	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: True Strike Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s. Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time by 5% Greased Lightning III Bonus: Opens a chakra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Dragon Kick	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Twin Snakes	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Dragon Kick Combo Potency: 750 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Demolish	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	–
	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Twin Snakes Combo Potency: 500 Combo Bonus: Damage over time Potency: 300 Duration: 18s Combo Bonus: Increases damage you deal by 10% Duration: 18s Combo Bonus: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time by 5% Greased Lightning III Bonus: Opens a chakra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Form Shift	Weaponskill	Instant	2.3s	150 TP
	Grants Greased Lightning. Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time by 5%
Somersault	Ability	Instant	3s	250 TP
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Additional Effect: Opens a chakra
Wind Tackle	Ability	Instant	30s	–
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Grants Riddle of Wind Duration: 10s Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Riddle of Fire	Ability	Instant	60s	–
	ncreases damage dealt by 10% while increasing weaponskill recast time by 10% Duration: 10s.
Riddle of Earth	Ability	Instant	60s	–
	Grants Riddle of Earth Duration: 10s. Additional Effect: Grants Earth's Reply upon losing 50% or more of maximum HP Duration: 10s. Earth's Reply Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces damage taken by 10%
Tornado Kick	Ability	Instant	10s	Greased Lightning III
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of Greased Lightning III. Effect fades upon execution.
The Forbidden Chakra	Ability	Instant	10s	Fifth Chakra
	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakras close upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Riddle of Wind	Ability	Instant	–	–
	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Can only be executed while under the effect of Riddle of Wind. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.

Additional PvP ActionsEdit

These actions are common to all jobs, and can only be used in PvP areas. The number of additional actions that can be set is limited to two.

Action	Type	Cast	Recast
Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Restores 25% of maximum HP.
Muse	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 25% of maximum MP.
Enliven	Ability	Instant	90s
	Restores 50% of maximum TP.
Purify	Ability	Instant	45s
	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.
Concentrate	Ability	Instant	45s
	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s
Safeguard	Ability	Instant	90s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s
Bolt	Ability	Instant	45s
	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s

PvP TraitsEdit

These traits are common to all jobs, and only take effect when in PvP areas. The number of PvP traits that can be set is limited to three.

Traits	Effect
Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 5%.
Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.
Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.
Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.
Increased Healing Potency	Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%.
Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%.
Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.
Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.
Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Limit BreakEdit

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.

Ability	Level	Description	Image
Braver	1	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 2300.
Blade Dance	2	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 5000.
Final Heaven	3	Executes a single target attack with a potency of 9000.

Other appearancesEdit

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Final Fantasy Trading Card GameEdit

Monk an Pugilist appear with Earth-elemental cards.

GalleryEdit

Arms and Gear sets

Abilities

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Trivia Edit

• Over the course of the Monk storyline, the adventurer does not actually seem to be taught anything by the job-instructor, Widargelt, and in fact is largely separated from him between levels 30 and 50. It is implied that their skills as a Monk are largely 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.