Monk

Channel your cosmic enlightenment by deftly dodging and efficiently disassembling your foes through stunning strikes and a whirlwind of martial art attacks.

Channel your cosmic enlightenment by deftly dodging and efficiently disassembling your foes through stunning strikes and a whirlwind of martial art attacks.

Monk is a character Class in Baldur's Gate 3. Monks are unarmed combatants capable of spending Ki Points to perform special abilities. Monk's key ability scores are Wisdom, Dexterity, and Constitution.

The Monk Subclasses are: Way of the Four Elements, Way of the Open Hand, Way of Shadow

The Monk Class Progression
Level	Proficiency Bonus	Martial Arts	Ki Points	Unarmoured Movement	Features
1st	+2	1d4	2	-	Unarmoured Defence,  Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks,  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes,  Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike,  Flurry of Blows
2nd	+2	1d4	3	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Unarmoured Movement,  Patient Defence, Step of the Wind: Dash,  Step of the Wind: Disengage
3rd	+2	1d6	4	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Choose a subclass,  Deflect Missiles
4th	+2	1d6	5	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Feat,  Slow Fall
5th	+3	1d6	6	+ 3 m / 10 ft.	Extra Attack,  Stunning Strike (Melee),  Stunning Strike (Unarmed)
6th	+3	1d6	7	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Ki-Empowered Strikes, Subclass feature,  Improved Unarmoured Movement
7th	+3	1d6	8	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	File:Evasion Icon.png Evasion,  Stillness of Mind
8th	+3	1d6	9	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Feat
9th	+4	1d8	10	+ 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Advanced Unarmoured Movement
10th	+4	1d8	11	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Purity of Body,  Improved Unarmoured Movement
11th	+4	1d8	12	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Subclass feature
12th	+4	1d8	13	+ 6 m / 20 ft.	Feat

Class Information

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Key Ability Scores:
  • Wisdom for improved Ki DC and Armour Class.
  • Constitution for more Hit Points.
  • Dexterity for attack rolls and damage rolls of unarmed strikes and monk weapons, higher Initiative and Armour Class.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Strength, Dexterity
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Simple weapons, Shortswords
• Monk Weapon: Monk weapons are those with which the Monk has Proficiency, and which do not have the two-handed or heavy properties. Monks can use dexterity for those weapons, even if they do not have the finesse property.
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • History, Insight, Religion, Acrobatics, Stealth, Athletics
    • You receive a bonus to every skill that you are proficient in. At Level 1 the Proficiency Bonus is +2.

Spellcasting

• Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom
• Recharge: Short rest
• Monks do not cast spells using spell slots. Instead, they use a resource specific to Monk called Ki Points.
  • Monks can use Ki while Silenced due to Ki not requiring a verbal component.

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following traits.

Level 1

• + 2Ki Points
•  Flurry of Blows
•  Unarmoured Defence
•  Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks
  • Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks scale with your Dexterity instead of your Strength if your Dexterity is higher.
•  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes
  • Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks deal 1~4 Bludgeoning damage, unless their normal damage is higher.
•  Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike
  • After making an attack with a Monk Weapon or while unarmed, you can make another unarmed attack as a Bonus action.

Level 2

• + Ki Point
•  Patient Defence
•  Step of the Wind: Dash
•  Step of the Wind: Disengage
•  Unarmoured Movement
  • Your movement speed increases by 3 m / 10 ft while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Level 3

New

• + Ki Point
•  Deflect Missiles(Reaction)

Changed

•  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes
  • Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks deal 1~6Bludgeoning damage(previously 1~4), unless their normal damage is higher.

Select a Subclass

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Harmony of Fire and Water Select 3 subclass spells from:  Blade of Rime  Chill of the Mountain  Fangs of the Fire Snake  Fist of Four Thunders  Fist of Unbroken Air  Rush of the Gale Spirits  Shaping of the Ice  Sphere of Elemental Balance  Sweeping Cinder Strike  Touch of the Storm  Water Whip	Flurry of Blows: Topple Flurry of Blows: Stagger Flurry of Blows: Push	Shadow Arts: Hide Shadow Arts: Pass Without Trace Shadow Arts: Darkness Shadow Arts: Darkvision Shadow Arts: Silence Cantrip: Minor Illusion

Level 4

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point

•  Slow Fall(Reaction)

Level 5

New

• + Ki Point
•  Extra Attack

Changed

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (previously +2)

Subclass Features:

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
-	-	Cloak of Shadows

Skills

• Stunning Strike (Melee)
• Stunning Strike (Unarmed)

Level 6

New

• + Ki Point
•  Ki-Empowered Strikes
  • Your unarmed attacks count as magical for the purpose of overcoming enemies' Resistances and Immunity to non-magical damage.

Changed

•  Improved Unarmoured Movement
  • Your movement speed increases by 4.5 m / 15 ft (previously 3 m / 10 ft) while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Subclass Features:

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Select 1 subclass spell from: Clench of the North Wind Embrace of the Inferno Gong of the Summit Level 3 spells	Manifestation of Body Manifestation of Mind Manifestation of Soul Wholeness of Body	Shadow Step

Level 7

• + Ki Point
• File:Evasion Icon.png Evasion
•  Stillness of Mind
  • If you are Charmed or Frightened, you automatically cast Stillness of Mind to remove the condition.

Level 8

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point

Level 9

New

• + Ki Point
•  Advanced Unarmoured Movement
  • Difficult Terrain doesn't slow you down and you can jump an additional 6 m / 20 ft while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Changed

•  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes
  • Attacks with Monk Weapons and unarmed attacks deal 1~8 Bludgeoning damage (previously 1~6), unless their normal damage is higher.
• Proficiency Bonus: +4 (previously +3)

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Improved Elemental Casting Select 1 subclass spell from: Level 3 spells Level 6 spells	Ki Resonation: Punch Ki Resonation: Punch (Bonus Action) Ki Resonation: Blast	-

Level 10

New

• + Ki Point
•  Purity of Body
  • You are Immune to Poison damage and can't be Poisoned or affected by disease thanks to the purifying ki flowing through your meridians.

Changed

•  Improved Unarmoured Movement
  • Your movement speed increases by 6 m / 20 ft (previously 4.5 m / 15 ft) while you are not wearing armour or using a shield.

Level 11

• + Ki Point

Way of the Four Elements	Way of the Open Hand	Way of Shadow
Select 1 subclass spell from: Flames of the Phoenix Mist Stance Ride the Wind Level 3 spells Level 6 spells	Tranquility	Shadow Strike Shadow Strike: Unarmed

Level 12

• Choose a Feat.

• + Ki Point

External Links

• Monk on the Forgotten Realms Wiki