Mobile:Monk

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FFXIV Mobile Version

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Monk (MNK) is a Disciple of War job unlockable at level 10 as an upgrade from the Pugilist class and is a  Melee DPS job.

• Difficult Rating from character creation menu: ★★★★★

General information

Guild

The Pugilists' Guild is in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald. Pugilists must specialize into monk once they reach level 10. 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.

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
File:Basic Attack I (Monk).png  Basic Attack I	MNK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	0.1s	4y 0y	Launch a small area physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 25
File:Basic Attack II (Monk).png  Basic Attack II	MNK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	0.1s	4y 0y	Launch a small area physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 25 Combo Action: Basic Attack I
File:Basic Attack III (Monk).png  Basic Attack III	MNK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	0.1s	4y 0y	Launch a small area physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 18 Combo Action: Basic Attack II
File:Basic Attack IV (Monk).png  Basic Attack IV (Monk)	MNK		1	Weaponskill		Instant	0.1s	4y 0y	Launch a small area physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 38 Combo Action: Basic Attack III
Tornado Kick	MNK		2	Ability		Instant	45s	0y 4y	Launch an area physical attack on enemies around yourself. Potency: 435
Bootshine	MNK		4	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	A body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 130 Can only be executed when in Opo-opo Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to raptor
True Strike	MNK		4	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	A body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 190 Can only be executed when in Raptor Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to coeurl Combo Action: Bootshine
Snap Punch	MNK		4	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 320 Can only be executed when in Coeurl Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Combo Action: True Strike
Thunderclap	MNK		8	Ability		Instant	12s	0y 0y	Quickly move a short distance in the direction of the joystick. Effect: For 6 seconds, this action is replaced by Thunderclap II
Elixir Field	MNK		10	Ability		Instant	30s	7y 0y	Launch a circular area physical attack in front of yourself. Potency: 330
Form Shift	MNK		12	Ability		Instant	15s	0y 0y	Grants Form Shift and 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Form Shift increases the potency of the next body technique by 50%. Duration: 10s
Dragon Kick	MNK		16	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	A body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 210 Can only be executed when in Opo-opo Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to Raptor and grants Leaden Fist Effect: Leaden Fist increases the potency of your next Bootshine by 30% and guarantees a critical hit. Duration: 25s
Riddle of Fire	MNK		20	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 20y	Grants yourself and surrounding allies Riddle of Fire. Riddle of Fire increases damage dealt by 5%. Duration: 10s
File:Thunderclap II.png  Thunderclap II	MNK		22	Ability		Instant	5s	0y 0y	Quickly move a short distance in the direction of the joystick. Combo Action: Thunderclap
Riddle of Earth	MNK		25	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 20y	Grants Riddle of Earth to self and party members. Riddle of Earth reduces damage taken by 5% and increases healing received by 10%. Duration: 10s
Meditation	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	1s	0y 0y	Gain 1 stack of Chakra. Consumes 5 stacks of Chakra to activate Forbidden Meditation Duration: 60s
File:Forbidden Meditation.png  Forbidden Meditation	MNK		30	Ability		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	Launch a rectangular area physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 165 Chakra gauge cost: 5 Chakra Combo Action: Meditation
Twin Snakes	MNK		35	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	A body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 110 Can only be executed when in Raptor Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to Coeurl and grants Disciplined Fist Effect: Disciplined Fist increases the damage dealt by 5% Duration: 24s Combo Action: Dragon Kick
Demolish	MNK		40	Weaponskill		Instant	Instant	4y 0y	A body technique that launches a physical attack in the target direction. Potency: 220 Can only be executed when in Coeurl Form with 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Effect: Changes form to Opo-opo and inflicts Shatter on enemy target Effect: Shatter deals 300 potency over 24 seconds Combo Action: Twin Snakes
Riddle of Wind	MNK		45	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 20y	Grants Riddle of Wind to self and party members. Riddle of Wind increases movement speed by 30%. Duration: 1.5s Effect: All characters can only be affected by Riddle of Wind once every 60 seconds.
Anatman	MNK		50	Ability		Instant	60s	0y 0y	Press the action to begin charging, granting yourself Anatman I. If charged for at least 0.5 seconds, additionally gain Anatman II. Effect: Anatman I: Replaces Form Shift with True Form Shift. True Form Shift has the same effect but only 1.5s cooldown. Status ends after using True Form Shift for 3 times or 12s Effect: Anatman II: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces attack interval by 5% for 10s
File:True Form Shift.png  True Form Shift	MNK		50	Ability		Instant	1.5s	0y 0y	Grants Form Shift and 4 stacks of Fist Focus. Form Shift increases the potency of the next body technique by 50%. Duration: 10s Combo Action: Form Shift

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		Instant	Instant	18y 0y	Deals physical damage to a single target.
Bladedance	Melee DPS	1	Limit Break Level 2		Instant	Instant	18y 0y	Deals high physical damage to a single target.
Final Heaven	MNK	1	Limit Break Level 3		Instant	Instant	18y 0y	Deals massive physical damage to a single target.

Melee DPS role actions (PvE)

See also: Mobile:List of melee dps actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Range Radius	Description
Second Wind	Melee DPS  Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 25% of max HP
Brotherhood	Melee DPS	18	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	Immune to some forced displacement effects. Duration: 8s
Bloodbath	Melee DPS	30	Ability		Instant	90s	0y 0y	When dealing damage, restore your own HP. The recovery amount is 10% of the damage dealt. Duration: 20s

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
File:Fist Focus.png  Fist Focus	MNK		4	After a basic attack lands, you can gain 1 stack of Fist Focus. After 4 stacks of Fist Focus, you can execute a form action based on your current form (Opo-opo Form, Raptor Form or Coeurl Form). If you don't have any form, you get Opo-opo form and 3 stacks of Fist Focus. Lasts 20 seconds.
Enhanced Greased Lightning	MNK		6	Increases attack speed by 3%, and basic attacks have an additional 5% attack speed increase.
Enhanced Greased Lightning II	MNK		22	Replaces Enhanced Greased Lightning. Increases attack speed by 5%, and basic attacks have an additional 10% attack speed increase.
Deep Meditation	MNK		32	When an action deals a critical hit, there is a 50% chance of obtaining 1 stack of Chakra, up to once every 2 seconds.
Enhanced Greased Lightning III	MNK		38	Replaces Enhanced Greased Lightning II. Increases attack speed by 8%, and basic attacks have an additional 15% attack speed increase.
Deep Meditation II	MNK		42	When an action deals a critical hit, there is a 80% chance of obtaining 1 stack of Chakra, up to once every 1.5 seconds.
Enhanced Riddle of Fire	MNK		48	After using Riddle of Fire, grants Meditative Brotherhood to party members. Meditative Brotherhood: when a party member with this effect uses an action, there is a 20% chance of granting you 1 stack of Chakra. This can trigger 2 times per party member. This effect lasts 10 seconds

Job mechanics

See also: Mobile:Fist Focus and Chakra Gauge

Fist Focus

After learning the trait Fist Focus, Monk's basic attacks can accumulate Fist Focus, which is used to cast form actions. The Fist Focus gauge is displayed below the character's health bar, showing the number of Fist Focus stacks.

Chakra

After learning Meditation, Monks can accumulate Chakra, and the gauge will display the number of Chakra stacks. Monks can consume 5 stacks of chakra to use Forbidden Meditation.

Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch

References

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