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| Monk | |||||
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| Job Base: | Acolyte | ||||
| Job Type: | 2-2 | ||||
| Changes At: | St.Capitolina Abby | ||||
| Number of Skills: | 15 | ||||
| Total Skill Points: | 82 | ||||
| Total Quest Skills: | 2 | ||||
| Job Bonuses | |||||
| STR | AGI | VIT | INT | DEX | LUK |
| +8 | +7 | +6 | +2 | +4 | +3 |
Overview
Monks are a versatile class that can deal damage in several ways unique to themselves. They are most known for the powerful Asura Strike skill, which has uses in MVP, PvP and WoE scenarios. Most builds are damage-dealers, focusing on maximizing damage via skills such as Occult Impaction and their Combo abilities. Specialized Monk builds can be very efficient for MVP and WoE purposes.
Jobchange Guide
See Monk Job Change Guide for detailed information.
Changing into a Monk from an Acolyte requires the player to complete a number of tasks:
- Item Collection Test
- Memory Test
- Mushroom Collecting or Marathon Running
- Maze Test
After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into a Monk. All of this takes place at the Monk Abbey (prt_monk).
Builds
STR/DEX WoE
- STR: 100-120
- AGI: 1
- VIT: 40-50 (stun resist, higher health, more potion efficiency)
- INT: 20-30
- DEX: 80-100 (skills can be interrupted easily during WoE - Asura Strike must be fast)
- LUK: 1
A made to survive Monk build suitable for WoE under precasts and Dazzler spams. With slightly lower DEX and INT (SP Issues replaced by high ranking gears) this build generally gets the job done better, and lets the user live longer overall in WoE.
Generally this build type is best supported with nicer, very expensive gears to make up for the SP shortcomings and further add to your lifespan. Because Asura Strike's damage is reduced in WoE, players need high STR and sometimes a bit of INT to ensure their Asura Strike will kill people in one shot. With this VIT, as a Monk you can use your snap skill amazingly in WoE through and past precasts. Great for Advanced WoE addicted players.
STR/DEX PvP
Common Monk bread and butter build. This is also usable in WoE, but there is an another build that can be used in WoE that is made to kill those Ghostring Armor wearing players, but that's another story.
This stat build is the most flexible and dubbed superior over the other since this combination will further more exploit the flexibility of the Monk class. You won't rely on Asura Strike alone, because of the DEX amount, you can do fast cast Throw Spirit Sphere also or Occult Impaction. Disabling other Monk class is also possible due to the reduced cast time of Spiritual Sphere Absorption.
- Due to limitation of 49 Skill points to be allocated, maxing of Asura Strike, Throw Spirit Sphere and Occult Impaction might be compromised.
STR/INT MVP
There is a high preference for 120 STR in this type of build as well as a high INT score in order to deal massive amounts of damage with the Asura Strike skill.
High INT allows for a long-lasting supply of SP while leveling, allowing the Monk to make up slower leveling speed due to lower DEX with the benefit of having to sit and regen SP far less than other monks (and may not even need the benefit of a Priest). High INT builds will also find the have an easier time using Asura Strike continuously in Bio Labs.
MVP Monk is often overlooked, because a raw damage is better suited to Champion, a Transcendental class; it has the increased SP of +25% akin to all Transcendental classes, which affects Asura Strike's damage greatly.
STR / AGI Combo
Weapons: Knuckles
Mostly made for solo leveling fun, this build's aim is not the Asura Strike damage, but the ASPD and massive combo skill damages.
AGI and STR is prioritized for higher damage per second, INT is almost for SP regen and count while DEX is for Hit or even Asura Strike cast time if one plans to have it.
Regardless of its PvM approach, this stat combination could also compete with the other builds and thus Full Combo-Asura builds are born which fuses the most damaging combo skills and Asura Strike.
Full Combo-Asura builds are flashy due to their ability to chain almost all combos to Asura Strike. Specifically, Raging Trifecta Blow => Raging Quadruple Blow => Raging Thrust => Asura Strike.
Hybrid
Weapons: Knuckles and Carded Mace
Combines both the best of both the Spirit and Combo build into one. This build aims to balance the stats so that it is more stable when situations demands a certain task. With the potential to unleash a Deadly Asura Strike and still maintain Combos and Spirit Skills, a Hybrid Monk is ready to adapt to a crisis in a matter of seconds.
Due to the fact that the status points are allocated into every Stat (with the exeption of luk). This opens the skill tree to a whole other level. Snap can be used effectivly with this build with the assumption of maxing Occult Impaction as the Mastered Skill. Other skill builds such as maxing Buffs, Heal, and Spirit Skills but ignoring Combos is also an option.
Tactics
Important Monk skills for PvP/WoE:
PvM Combo Monk skills: All PvP & Woe skills plus the combo skills if player has the skills.
These are some tricks that can aid players in battle or make the player enjoy being a monk more. The first 3 tricks are seen / heard in-game.
- Occult Step and Throw Spirit Sphere
How to Do it:
While doing occult impaction, clicking on any unoccupied cell (preferably next to you or the enemy) right before casting ends. (With good dex, clicking right after the cast begins usually makes it work)
Purpose: Bypass the after-skill delay. so you can do other things quicker (ex/ another occult). May require some practice.
- Snap Dance
How to Do it:
Use snap on the cell the player is standing on. Then hotkey /doridori and /bangbang (or /bingbing) and press them alternately.
Purpose:
None other than the player's sprite will do awkward actions while spinning.
- Fight Cancel
How to do it:
While fighting just use Summon Spirit Sphere, and player will stop attacking (normal Melee attack) immediately.
Purpose:
When attacking a monster, it is sometimes hard to stop the attack. Especially if player accidentally KS a monster.
- Steel Body and Explosion Spirits
How to do it:
Cast Fury than Steel Body.
Purpose:
While MVPing as a tank, when Steel Body timed out, player can use Snap immediately without any spheres. Rinse and repeat and go back to the MVP. This trick negates the need for Fly wings or the teleport skill anymore because this trick is way more efficient than to teleport and find the MVP to tank it again.
- Pneuma and Safety Wall don't mix
How to do it:
Cast Pneuma on Asura Strike target's cell (directly on the target).
Purpose:
Disable target's ability to cast Safety Wall on himself.
Using the skill Summon Spirit Sphere, a monk can summon a number of spirit spheres. At most one can have 5 spirits. Each of them can be used for various skils. They will also prevent it's owner's attacks from missing, as each adds 3 damage that won't miss.
The following skills utilize (consume) spirit spheres:
- Throw Spirit Sphere (1 to 5 spirits)
- Spiritual Sphere Absorption (all available)
- Fury (5 spirits)
- Asura Strike (5 spirits, with exceptions)
- Root (1 spirit)
- Snap (1 spirit, unless in Fury)
- Raging Thrust (1 spirit)
- Steel Body (5 spirits)
- Occult Impaction (1 spirit)
Remember to replenish spirit spheres when they expire. Spheres will remain even after death; however, reloging or disconnects will rob a character of their spheres, so it is needed to summon them again.
Using the quest-gained skill Spiritual Bestowment, a monk can transfer his spirit spheres to another character of the same party (with the exception for Gunslinger class, who can't receive Spheres since they have "Coins" as their Spheres). The spheres will have the same effect on any job apart from Gunslinger who can't receive them. Spheres can also be obtained through the Greatest General card.
Combo
Monks are known for their combo skills; a row of attacks that occur in a sequence.
The general pattern of combos as a Monk is the following: Raging Trifecta Blow -> Raging Quadruple Blow -> Raging Thrust -> Asura Strike
After each combo skill, there is a delay period. During this period, the user can trigger the next skill in the sequence. Use the following calculations to find out the delay period: 1.3 - [(AGI*0.004) - (DEX*0.002)] seconds. Make sure the right hotkey is hit at the right time, and the next combo will trigger. For Raging Quadruple Blow and Raging Thrust, as they can't be triggered in any other method aside from a combo (or Root), the user can simply spam the hotkey once the previous skill triggers.
If a monk would like to use Asura Strike at the end of a combo, he must be in a Fury condition and have 5 spirit spheres, before starting the combo sequence. While Asura usually needs 5 spirits, through the combo it is possible to use even with the 4 left after Raging Thrust. In this style, Asura Strike is used without a cast period, removing that weakness of the skill. However, since a small amount of SP is used to trigger the combo skills as well, the damage will be lower than a direct cast.
Tip: when chaining Asura Strike in a combo, it is only necessary press the hotkey once. Since it is usually a single-target skill, if it is pressed multiple times, Asura will cancel and nothing will happen. For this reason, it is needed to concentrate and it cannot be spammed like with Raging Quadruple Blow and Raging Thrust. Remember, the delay starts after the Raging Thrust animation is complete. Try pressing the hotkey immediately after seeing the damage from Raging Thrust appear.
Later, as a Champion, there will be many more possible combo sequences.
WoE
- Main Task: Asura Strike any opponent who is making trouble for your guild.
- Class Priority: Sages and other Monks are capable of rendering a monk useless, via Spiritual Sphere Absorption, Dispel and Spell Breaker. For this reason, usually they are the first to deal with (or make sure an ally is dealing with them). Assassins, Rogues, or anyone who can hide can evade your Asura Strike, so make sure Ruwach is applied. Wizards, Priests, and Sages are capable of Safety Wall, which can be prevented with Pneuma. For classes who usually use normal attacks (like some Assassins), Root can be used to catch them. High DEF targets can also be dealt with using Occult Impaction.
- Offense: Due to the one-shot nature of Asura Strike, generally during an offensive attack, the main task of a Monk is to help take down any major threat on the way in. Most defending enemies can be handled by other classes, so a Monk will usually stand back until something difficult to kill (for example Lord Knights) appear. A swift Asura can destroy them, but it is crucial to refill SP by items or finding a Scholar. If a Monk falls under attack, Pneuma can be used for defense, or Snap to run for cover. It is also possible to use Steel Body to draw and survive enemy fire as a diversion. However, since Monks reserve their attacks for primary targets only, many other classes will not make Monks a priority to kill.
- Defense: During a defensive effort, Monks are generally limited into standing by for high-priority targets. Asura Strike is used to take out anything dangerous. Pneuma and Ruwach help protect from long-ranged and hiding characters.
Equipment
Asura Strike
Weapon
PvP & WoE
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Valorous Battle Fist |
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Brave Battle Fist |
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[Valorous Battlefield Morning |
| Star](https://cp.arcadia-online.org/item/view/?id=1542) |
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Brave Battlefield Morning Star |
MVP & PvM
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Chain [3] |
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Mace [4] |
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Abysmal Knight Card |
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Minorous Card |
Headgear
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Crown of Mistress |
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Carat Card |
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Incubus Card |
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Morpheus's Hood |
Footgear
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Sohee Card |
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Gold Acidus Card |
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Verit Card |
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Firelock Soldier Card |
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Vidar's Boots |
Armor
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Roda Frog Card |
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Picky Card |
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Porcellio Card |
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Succubus Card |
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Waste Stove Card |
(Waste Stove may or may not be implemented into your version of RO yet. It grants +10% to Asura Strike damage when equipped with a certain set of cards.)
Garment
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Morpheus's Shawl |
Accessory
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The Sign |
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Morpheus's Bracelet |
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Morpheus's Ring |
Combo
Class Data
Skills
See Acolyte Skills for first class skills.
| Skill | Description | Levels | Type | ||
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Adds 1~15 [Flee](FLEE.md). | 10 | Passive | ||
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Increases [critical](CRIT.md) rate of attacks by 10~20, also enables use of Asura Strike. | 5 | Supportive | ||
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Deals a single attack consuming all of the caster's [SP](SP.md) to deal massive damage. | 5 | Offensive | ||
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Increases damage done with [knuckle](Knuckle.md) class weapons by 3~30. | 10 | Passive | ||
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For 30~150 seconds, increases the user's [defense](DEF.md) and [magical defense](MDEF.md) to 90. | 5 | Supportive | ||
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Consumes a single spirit sphere to attack a single target (ATK×3.5~9.5), damage is higher based on the target's [DEF](DEF.md). | 5 | Offensive | ||
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Deals 4 hits in rapid succession to a single target at ATK×2~4, this kill is only usable in the delay after Raging Trifecta Blow. | 5 | Offensive | ||
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Deals up to 3~5.4× damage to a single target, but is only usable in the delay after Raging Quadruple Blow. | 5 | Offensive | ||
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Enables regular [melee](Melee.md) attacks to hit a target three times at ATK×1.2~3.0 instead of once by 29~20% chance. | 10 | Passive | ||
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Catch an enemy's sword mid-attack in 0.5~1.3 seconds, locking the Monk and the attacker in place for 20~60 seconds. | 5 | Active | ||
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Instantly transports the Monk to a targeted cell as long as a direct path to that cell exists. | 1 | Active | ||
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Enables the Monk to regenerate [HP](HP.md) and SP at anytime by sitting even if over 50% [weight](Weight_Limit.md). | 5 | Passive | ||
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Allows the Monk to recover SP by absorbing previously summoned spirit spheres. | 1 | Supportive | ||
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Allows the Monk to summon 1~5 spirit spheres which enable many powerful attacks. | 5 | Supportive | ||
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Throws numerous spirit spheres at a single target to deal up to 5 hits of 1.5~3.5× damage each, depending on number of spirit spheres on the character. | 5 | Offensive |
Quest Skills
| Skill | Description | Levels | Type | Job Level Requirement |
Quest | ||
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Transfers one of the Monk's spirit spheres to another [party](Party.md) member. | 1 | Supportive | None | [Spiritual Bestowment Quest](Monk_Skill_Quest.md#spiritual-bestowment-quest) | ||
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Hit a single target for 300% damage, all nearby targets are knocked back and may be [stunned](Stun.md). | 1 | Offensive | None | [Excruciating Palm Quest](Monk_Skill_Quest.md#excruciating-palm-quest) |
Soul Link
See Monk Spirit.
Job Bonuses
The Levels in which you receive a certain bonus
| Stat\Amount | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 |
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| STR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 49 | 50 |
| AGI | 5 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 44 | ||
| VIT | 7 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 46 | ||
| INT | 16 | 38 | ||||||
| DEX | 4 | 22 | 30 | 43 | ||||
| LUK | 15 | 32 | 40 |
ASPD
Lower delay means faster attack, for more information see ASPD
| Weapon | Weapon Delay |
| Unarmed | 400 |
| 1H Rod | 575 |
| 2H Rod | 575 |
| Mace | 575 |
| Knuckle | 475 |
External Links
- Jobinfo at the iRO Site
- Character Stat Calc by Doddler
- Skilltree at Himeyasha's Skill Simulator
- Asura Strike Damage Calc by Simn (Asura damage against players in PvP or WoE)