Hello everyone! I’m Marsh and I’m coming at you offering a fresh, new perspective on the Monk class. As to who I am: I’m a high level monk player, ex-challenger League of Legends player, as well as former iRO Veteran of 10 years. Needless to say, I love GvG/PvP, theorycrafting, and competition in general. I had promised a few people I was going to write a guide for monk. It’s come to my attention that monk is a very underrated class. I’m here to dispell all the negative stigma and shed some light on Monk’s true power. Let’s get started, shall we?

Pros

Lots of Utility and CC

High Sustain

High Single-Target DPS and Burst

Versatile build - You can solo or support a party

Strong GvG and Battle League

You’re a literal Saiyan

Cons

One-dimensional grinding - It’s literally just double attacking while Kamehameha is on CD

Immobile - Essentially no gap closers for PvP

Position lag makes playing this class hard when trying to chain CC

Long CD on Energy Beam

Still somewhat squishy (Small HP Pool)

Very money dependant - Needs high level attributes and great gear to start shining

Skills

Cleric 2

Cleric 1 is not enough to keep parties sustained. You also have the benefit of Divine Might for more damage or higher level buffs. Whatever you so choose. Max Safetyzone because this is a must. Cure 1 since you have no INT. Deprotected Zone 2 is just a filler. Fade is good just for going around areas without being focused.

Priest 2

This makes you great at supporting yourself or your party. You’ll have sacrament to proc the double attack, revive, and mass heal for added sustain. You must get a point in monstrance. +30 DEX is ridiculous (This scales better and better the more DEX you have). I cannot stress this enough. Aspersion 7 is a preference since I like getting in there. You can change around points here to what you see fit. I encourage innovation!

Monk 3

Iron Skin 1 - Just to have. Not really necessary. It leaves you vulnerable and you can get CC’d while using it.

Double Punch Maxed - Your bread and butter. Max this attributefirst. Pump it up with all your attributes ASAP.

Palm Strike 1 - This is just for Utility

Hand Knife 1 - Utility

Energy Blast Maxed - Also your bread and butter. Max this attribute and pump all atributes so you can be a full-blooded Super Saiyan.

* Rumor: They say Energy Blast scales with CON and INT as well. Not confirmed.

One Inch Punch - This skill is so good for PvP, I don’t even… Max it for the duration and damage. Instantly saps enemies SP and causes them to bleed internally. How savage…

God Finger Flick - Use for Interrupting mages or as a finisher.

Golden Bell Shield - Good with attribute but you can’t cast anything while using it.

Stats

Most of monk’s damage derives from Double Attack, Kamehameha, and occassionally One Inch Punch. All monk skills scale best with Physical Attack, Crit Rate, and Crit Damage (Yes, even your Kamehameha scales off Crit Damage). As such, the primary skills to stat would be STR and Dex for damage with a little bit of CON to survive. How much CON I would say is up to you.

I recommend:

200 STR

30 CN

200 DEX

This is the healthiest build. It allows you to do everything you need to do whether it’s PvE, PvP, or GVG. You want to aim to have anywhere from 300-350 Crit Rate. Even more if you’re PvPing.

Equips

Weapon(s): Suncus Maul, Arde Dagger, Karacha Dagger, Catacomb’s Blade, Magas Mace

Shield(S): Aias - for the block and crit resistance in PvP

Get Green Gems at least Level 5 and socket your weapons with them. You need Crit Rate badly. Suncus is great for all stages of the game really. You can just overupgrade one and use it for a while.

Virtov Set/Roxona Set (I Prefer plate for the HP)

Max Petamion/Petamion

Sissel Bracelet 2x or Gladiator Band 2x or Zachariel Bangle

Headgear - Anything that gives you Physical Damage or Holy Property Attack. You can also go for Crit Rate or Damage.

Alternative Builds

Stat (Only if you can get your hands on a High Upgrade Weapon)

100 CON

300 DEX

Conclusion

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my guide on Monks! If you’re interested in gameplay or have any questions, feel free to ask questions or contact me here, in-game on Marshes, or at my twitch at twitch.tv/marshlol. Until next time friends. <3