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Monk Class
The Monk class on The Heroes' Journey (THJ) differs significantly from Live servers. With reduced ability cooldowns, expanded out-of-era AAs, and unique combat mechanics, Monks are more versatile and powerful. This guide outlines the key differences, auto-granted AAs, skill progression, and disciplines.
Monks on THJ benefit from shortened ability cooldowns, powerful custom AAs, and enhanced melee capabilities. Understanding these mechanics will allow players to optimize their damage, survivability, and crowd control abilities for a highly effective playstyle.
¶ Table of Contents
- Key Differences from Live
- Monk Level 1 Auto-Granted AAs
- Monk Skills
- Monk Disciplines
- Monk Spells and Abilities Page
¶ Key Differences from Live
- Reduced Ability Timers:
- Most discipline timers are 15 minutes or less.
- Voiddance and Whirlwind are reduced to 28 minutes.
- Expanded AAs:
- Many out-of-era AAs are available in every expansion but balanced for THJ.
- Way of Steel:
- Replaces Fists of Steel.
- Procs off kicks and strikes, increasing their damage.
- Does not increase hand-to-hand (H2H) damage.
- No Weight Penalties:
- Monks can wear/carry any gear without AC penalties.
- Lower weight still provides AC bonuses.
- Unarmed Damage Boost:
- Increased attack damage and reduced delay when fighting unarmed.
- Custom Monk Epic 1.0 available once Kunark is released.
¶ Monk Level 1 Auto-Granted AAs
¶ Eagle Strike Mastery
- Grants an Eagle Strike attack with a chance to snare enemies.
- Ranks increase snare potency and attack damage.
¶ Wu’s Mastery
- Enhances special attacks, allowing for additional strikes.
- Ranks 1-5: 20% chance for an extra strike.
- Beyond Rank 5: Adds a third attack with an additional 5% chance per rank.
¶ Battle Frenzy
- After killing a non-trivial enemy, there is a 10% chance per rank to enter a battle frenzy.
- Grants temporary endurance restoration and increased offensive damage for 30 seconds.
¶ Bazaar and Back Gate
- Cooldown: 10 minutes.
- Allows teleportation to the Bazaar when out of combat.
¶ Eyes Wide Open
- Increases the capacity of the extended target window.
¶ Mystical Attuning
- Increases the number of mystical effects that can affect you at once.
¶ Monk Skills
Monks receive all class skills automatically at level 1, increasing them through use. Some skills (e.g., Bash or Mend) may appear due to the server’s multiclassing system, but they cannot be used unless assigned at least one skill point.
¶ Combat-Specific Skills
| Skill | Level Attained | Cap at 60 |
|---|---|---|
| 1H Blunt | 1 | 300 |
| 2H Blunt | 1 | 300 |
| Defense | 1 | 260 |
| Dodge | 1 | 300 |
| Dual Wield | 1 | 252 |
| Hand to Hand | 1 | 300 |
| Kick | 1 | 300 |
| Offense | 1 | 252 |
| Throwing | 1 | 280 |
| Round Kick | 5 | 255 |
| Intimidation | 6 | 275 |
| Block | 10 | 255 |
| Disarm | 10 | 305 |
| Tiger Claw | 10 | 305 |
| Double Attack | 15 | 260 |
| Feign Death | 17 | 200 |
| Eagle Strike | 20 | 255 |
| Riposte | 20 | 205 |
| Dragon Punch | 25 | 255 |
| Flying Kick | 30 | 300 |
| Triple Attack | 46 | 225 |
¶ Ancillary Skills
| Skill | Level Attained | Cap at 60 |
|---|---|---|
| Bind Wound | 1 | 325 |
| Mend | 1 | 200 |
| Sense Heading | 1 | 200 |
| Swimming | 1 | 300 |
| Safe Fall | 1 | 305 |
| Alcohol Tolerance | 1 | 325 |
| Begging | 1 | 300 |
| Sneak | 8 | 113 |
¶ Monk Disciplines
Monk disciplines are activated buffs and abilities that consume endurance rather than mana. They can be acquired via Tomes purchased from class merchants in East Commonlands Tunnel and Plane of Knowledge.
| Discipline | Effect |
|---|---|
| Stone Strike | Strike your target with a thrown stone, dealing minor damage. |
| Focused Healing | Channels energy to heal wounds; breaks on aggressive action. |
| Resist Focus | Temporarily increases resistances. |
| Distracting Illusion | Confuses the target, distracting them. (Works up to Level 50) |
| Fear Immunity | Grants temporary immunity to fear effects. |
| Advanced Distracting Illusion | Confuses the target, distracting them. (Up to Level 58) |
| Earth Strength | Reduces melee damage taken. |
| Flying Kick Mastery | Enhances Flying Kick damage. |
| Perfect Riposte | Temporarily ripostes all melee attacks. |
| Evasion Reflex | Improves evasion and dodge against melee attacks. |
| Empowered Strikes | Boosts melee attack damage. |
| Blazing Hands | Increases attack speed and damage. |
| Greater Distracting Illusion | Confuses the target. (Up to Level 61) |
| Dragon Punch Mastery | Enhances Dragon Punch damage. |
| Eagle Strike Mastery | Enhances Eagle Strike damage. |
| Lightning Reflexes | Greatly increases movement speed. |
| Greater Focused Healing | Heals wounds with focused energy. |
| Accelerated Blows | Boosts attack speed significantly. |
| Ultimate Distracting Illusion | Confuses the target. (Up to Level 65) |
| Ultimate Earth Strength | Greatly reduces melee damage taken. |
¶ Monk Spells and Abilities Page
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