Way of the Open Hand

You specialise in unarmed combat, using your hands and control of ki to heal or inflict grievous hurt.

You specialise in unarmed combat, using your hands and control of ki to heal or inflict grievous hurt.

Way of the Open Hand is one of the subclasses of Monk. It can be chosen at level 3. These monks are more specialized in using unarmed attacks to strike their opponents down.

Subclass Features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Monk, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 3

See the  Flurry of Blows page for additional details on the base ability.

 Flurry of Blows: Topple

• Use a Bonus action and a Ki Point to punch twice in quick succession and possibly knock the target  Prone.

 Flurry of Blows: Stagger

• Use a Bonus action and a Ki Point to punch twice in quick succession and  Stagger the target, making it unable to take reactions.

 Flurry of Blows: Push

• Use a Bonus action and a Ki Point to punch twice in quick succession and possibly push the target 5 m / 17 ft.

Level 6

Manifestation of Mind, Body and Soul

•  Manifestation of Body: Your hands sap the ki from your enemies' bodies. Your unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d4 + Wisdom ModifierNecrotic damage.
•  Manifestation of Mind: Your strikes interrupt the ki flow to your enemies' minds. Your unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d4 + Wisdom ModifierPsychic damage.
•  Manifestation of Soul: Infuse your strikes with ki from outside your body. Your unarmed attacks deal an additional 1d4 + Wisdom ModifierRadiant damage.

You can only have one of the above three toggleable features active at any time.

 Wholeness of Body

• Regain half your Ki Point and enter a temporary state of Wholeness where you regain 1 Ki Point per turn and have an extra Bonus action.
• Restores 3 x Monk Levelhit points

Level 9

 Ki Resonation: Punch

• Use an Action to hit a creature with your bare fists, making the ki in its body  Resonate with yours. You can then make the ki explode with Ki Resonation: Blast.

 Ki Resonation: Punch (Bonus Action)

• Use a Bonus action to hit a creature with your bare fists, making the ki in its body  Resonate with yours. You can then make the ki explode with Ki Resonation: Blast.

 Ki Resonation: Blast

• Detonate the ki of a creature  Resonating with you, hitting the creature and anyone within 5 m / 17 ft of it. The resulting explosion causes any nearby creatures Resonating with you to also detonate.
• On a successful Dexterity saving throw, targets still take half damage.

Level 11

 Tranquility

• Long Rests surround you with an aura of peace, granting you  Sanctuary.

External Links

• Way of the Open Hand on the Forgotten Realms Wiki