Way of the Four Elements

You follow a monastic tradition that teaches you to harness the elements. You can align yourself with the forces of creation and bend the four elements to your will, using them as an extension of your body. Some members of this tradition dedicate themselves to a single element, but others weave the elements together.

Many monks of this tradition tattoo their bodies with representations of their ki powers, commonly imagined as coiling dragons, but also as phoenixes, fish, plants, mountains, and cresting waves.

Elemental Attunement

At 3rd level, you learn the control flame, gust, mold earth and shape water cantrips.

Spellcasting

When you reach 3rd level, your ability to manipulate your own ki blossoms into the power to control raw elemental power by casting spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and the end of this document for the way of the four elements spell list.

Spell Slots. The Way of the Four Elements table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your way of the four elements spells of 1st through 4th level. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your warlock spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

For example, when you are 7th level, you have two 2nd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell burning hands, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 2nd-level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. At 3rd level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the way of the four elements spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Way of the Four Elements table shows when you learn more way of the four elements spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what's shown in the table's Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 13th level, for example, you learn a new way of the four elements spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the way of the four elements spells you know and replace it with another spell from the way of the four elements spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your way of the four elements spells, so you use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a warlock spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier

Way of the Four Elements Level Spells Known Spell Slots Slot Level Meditations Known 3rd 3 1 1 0 4th 3 1 1 0 5th 4 1 1 0 6th 4 2 1 2 7th 5 2 2 2 8th 5 2 2 2 9th 6 2 2 2 10th 6 2 2 2 11th 7 2 2 2 12th 7 2 2 2 13th 8 2 3 3 14th 8 2 3 3 15th 9 2 3 3 16th 9 2 3 3 17th 10 2 3 3 18th 10 2 3 3 19th 11 2 4 3 20th 11 2 4 4

Elemental Absorption.

Starting at 3rd level, you may expend 1 ki to cast absorb elements as a reaction.

Elemental Meditations.

Starting at 6th level, your study of the elements unearths elemental meditations, fragments of elemental knowledge that imbue you with an abiding magical ability.

At 6th level, you gain two elemental meditations of your choice. A list of the available options can be found on the following page after the way of the four elements spell list. When you gain certain monk levels, you gain additional meditations of your choice.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the meditations you know and replace it with another meditation that you could learn at that level.

A level prerequisite in a meditation refers to monk level, not character level.