An Idiot's Guide to MONK | FFXIV Dawntrail

[@MegastarXIV]

Small thing I forgot to mention: - You can only get the Fury Stack from Dragonkick if you have Opo-opo Form active. Simply pressing Dragonkick without Opo-opo Form will not give you a Fury Stack. This why Form Shift is used at the start, since it allows Dragonkick to give the Fury Stack without needing to be in Opo-opo.

[@Cie_Kite]

Also, both Fire's Reply and Wind's Reply are ranged attack (10 yalms for Wind, 20 yalms for Fire), giving more opportunities when you have to move away from the enemy ;)

[@livingreverie5951]

You forgot to note that Snap Punch is a Flank Positional as well

[@jimw6659]

Perfect timing. After a few years, I just picked up Monk tonight and was fairly lost. Many thanks! :)

[@bladeofky]

Honestly these are the best guides out there imo. I’d rather know what everything does than just blindly try to follow whatever rotation The Balance mathed out. I feel like half the fun is trying to figure out how to optimize yourself

[@ShizeiTigras]

Thank you for the guide! I played MNK back in ShB but I completely was lost at what it did throughout EW and DT. This guide helped me get back into it, thanks!

[@spoinkable2217]

The Nadis still throw me a little when I'm in the heat of the moment, but I also probably just need to practice more.

[@Everlarke]

Sweet Hydaelyn this is helpful. I want to get in to Monk, but everything seemed so jarring with the combos. Thank you for breaking it down so well!

[@NerdyGamer9k]

DT monk feels so good. not having to manage buff and debuff timers feels great and the rotation is exactly the same

[@rasusbeijaminas2301]

they fucked it up a bit 7.0 but fixed it in the patch

[@JojoDigitalArtist]

The removal of the timers really didn't do much honestly since it still plays basically the same lol. Some just enjoyed micromanaging them.

[@redgeoblaze3752]

at least you don't have to stare at the timers to know where in the rotation you're at.

[@JojoDigitalArtist]

@@redgeoblaze3752 You honestly don't have to stare at anything it's gonna become muscle memory at some point already is for me personally.

[@sourmyth]

I now micromanage balls, nothing has changed. And I love it.

[@mocmeo4425]

You say this because you just havent played monk in ultimate when there are so many downtime in so many different portion, every fight, every phase you use a different rotation, optimal drift was the single most fun thing in this game, and now its gone, with nothing else to replace it

[@naoxehn3318]

I only hated that it was very messy to find the DoT and the own Selfbuff in your hotbar. Because I was not going to remember the long attack string.

[@zamanfu2935]

As a long time monk I've seen the job change so damn much over the years. I kind of liked the feeling of being an engine of death changing gears with every combo, but now it's all there as a passive from the get-go. I also liked being all frantic running circles around the boss to get the positionals. Things are a lot simpler now, which makes things easier for raids, but I have mixed feelings about the overall direction. Good explanation of the basics of monk and all the new stuff he got.

[@Hexaven]

100% this. MNK and old 2.0 DRG were the most fun I had with building a rhythm and muscle memory in movements and execution.

[@Songfulfire]

I'm fine with the removal of timers personally and thanks to the devs adjusting the fury stack count in 7.01 it plays more or less like EW Monk with new and stronger abilities. I actually played and finished DT before those adjustments though so that was fun.

[@stanchen6726]

Okay, after watching your video I FINALLY understand how to use masterful blitz. You explained it well, thank you

[@deckire]

I feel kind of confused with monk right now, and sorta don't know what I am doing wrong or if you tips are not full? cause even though you say it with be Form>Dragon >Twin>Demo, It will on the flip side go even with me using Form, it can randomly goes Dragon>True>Demo, Dragon>Twin> Snap, or Dragon>True>Snap. While something like Viper has a similar thing, it is actually easier to control or reset, Monk on the other hand seems to be far more unpredictable and I have been constantly staring at the hotbar more than looking at what I am fighting.

[@novastarcloak]

this class felt like rocket science with the new changes, but this vid really helped, thank you so much!

[@adamraserovaquera]

There is something I noticed about brotherhood and six sided star, and its that SSS now uses all the chakras a d gains +80 with each chakra and that now you can have up to 10 during brotherhood, I always use it on the last and man it hits like a truck, I Don't care if isn't optimal and whatnot, hitting or 100K in a single move with the artifact gear is awesome

[@St4rDustSpirit]

I can never main any other job other than Monk. I love this job so much.

[@metaknightmare1234]

Concise, informative, and to the point. Keep up the good work, these are fantastic videos! I love how you cover what you want to use each skill for and how they work without taking too long. Don't take this the wrong way, but it reminds me of a concise, sparknotes for lvl 100 vs the wesk alber leveling guides (which i love dearly but have a slightly different focus on rotation at each expac level cap). Keep up the good work! :D

[@joshp5563]

"You look down and see your hands aren't rated 'E' for Everyone." My dude, that is funny AF! 🤣🤣🤣👊

[@SuikodenGR]

Starting to try mnk again from lvl 90 last night after the significant updates. Definitely gonna need to practice again the rotation. Also that extra bar was a bit confusing and didn't understand what it meant till after this amazing video. Thank you! 😀

[@thefreshestmango1106]

Man I just got back after a month and needed a refresher for Dawntrail. TYSM🎉

[@herpderp9108]

Out of all the videos I've watched about this job, which I utterly loathe because of the (at least it feels like to me) completely random feeling rotation and almost didn't want to level from 90 to 100, this is the only one that makes me understand any of it. The one thing that has always bugged me about this job is trying to remember what form is what and why I should care. Just feels like more stuff to remember on top of 'what do I hit next?'. I'm sitting here putting every ability under a microscope looking for the dot that they apparently removed and looking for the buffs you used to get from dragon kick or twin snakes or whatever it used to be. Makes me feel like a jackass. But you simplified it a lot. I'll go see what I can do later after dealing with our raid tonight.

[@internetdragon7624]

This might sound a bit stupid.... but do you have images of your HUDs for your combat jobs anywhere? Your button layouts make so much sense in my brain that its honestly made doing rotations way easier for me, hell its even made Dragoon finally click for me, but you of all people know you have blurred sections of your actual gameplay so I- embarrassingly must admit- that for the ones you Haven't yet made readily visible I've been recreating my layouts by matching the game icons with the blurred footage you have. It's a frankly unnecessary amount of effort and dedication on my part that I could be minimizing by... asking.

[@nanachimakenshi2512]

In Endwalker I used your guide to play MNK. Now I’m using it again cause…why in the heck did they change it again!? Dang it SE!

[@xL0stKIlah]

It was too op lol. A duo of viper and monk would destroy the gane

[@Falconx1100]

I would be curious about an in-depth guide for monk now that dawn trail is out. But this is a pretty solid guide too so thank you!

[@FullMetal6661]

I need to fully re-learn Monk i havent thrown hands (in high content) since Stormblood so this will be a massive freaking help

[@metrovalleyeats]

Ahhh perfect timing! I haven't played monk since like 2 updates ago and I was scared about about relearning things! 😅 Thank you so much!

[@KainH93]

I love the current monk I'm just missing the dot but oh well is not a big deal. Although we still lack a proper ranged option gcd

[@imlostnthought]

Yup we need one. At this point it's just pray you have either Fire or Wind reply at that point in the fight. It lines up well for m4s EE2 at least

[@NightpireVideos]

Great, I was looking for an explanation for the new system. Yeah, plays pretty much the same, just without timers. I like it.

[@Lafthel]

Hie~ I tried looking for your channel on Twitch, but it seems like it’s no longer available. Do you have a second account? I just started playing, and your videos were a huge help! I’d love to watch you play again :) Thanks so much! xoxo

[@BloodshotBurgil]

thank you so much for this! havent touched monk since stormblood and i was a little lost haha this helped a lot

[@nicowusky2886]

To those learning, it is still basically the same as EW MNK. They just added Fire/Wind GCDs and Quality of life changes like no more timers to distract you and can't cap Chakra anymore during Brotherhood.

[@livingreverie5951]

Not to mention Demolish isn’t a rear dot with 10 potency, it will just Hurt like normal

[@erichmahnke5806]

i love that you don't have to keep up the debuff anymore. dps are my favorite role and keeping up debuffs is terrible for my ADHD (i really do lose track of them because i hyper focus on rotation) same for viper

[@Primalonyx5]

finally a guide i can understand! thank you!😭

[@KanaevM]

smol punch

[@mas8705]

It does seem like Monk’s growth in the future is definitely rather flexible. The possibility of evolving other moves while also maybe adding more of those stacks to Fury (since it was previously 1-2-3 but now is at 1-1-2). Either way, been using monk a bit more since I’ve been playing Samurai (and since the two share the same armor, it makes sense to give the armor worn by Samurai to Monk). It is becoming a favorite class for DPS for me, but I still got a long way to go since I’m starting to get close to the end of the main story of Shadowbringers. Still got endwalker before I finally get to Dawntrail.

[@LobGamer]

This is why I play samurai lol I like the aesthetics of monk cuz I wanna hit stuff with my bare hands but I have small dps brain so Samurai scratches my monkey brain

[@mjproehl]

The new Riddle of Wind and Riddle of Fire follow ups have me confused about when to press them. If I want both of my Blitzes to finish with in the Brotherhood/Riddle of Fire timing, I'm not able to hit Fire's Reply before it fades. Or if I hit Fire's Reply, I lose my damage boosts before I finish my second Blitz. Not sure which to prioritize...

[@ek9750]

start your first perfect balance 1-2 gcds before riddle of fire and it should all fit.

[@Chelsea_Danger]

Does anyone know: at 4:18 some of the chakra turns glowing red instead of the usual orange/yellow. Does that mean anything?

[@tpayne465]

Glowing red means 2 chakra in the spot

[@kiakill16]

has monk become easier to play?

[@StriderZessei]

Yep! It is very similar in rotation, but the design elements make it easier to figure out what to press next.

[@kiakill16]

@@StriderZessei Nice, time to unlock monk!!!

[@StriderZessei]

@kiakill16 have fun! If it feels overwhelming at first, don't despair! In addition to this video, WeskAlber's Monk guide is still a great resource; you just need to remember that Fury stacks replace the DoT and buff.

[@TheRealJ-Man]

RIP Dot 😢

[@jonathanweeds]

All I want to know is where did he get that monk weapon glam!! I want it for myself!

[@Hasediel]

I don't know about the job being "ruined," but I do wonder why they changed it. Like, they already reworked the job for Endwalker, so why do it again for Dawntrail? It's not as if the job had essential flaws or anything.

[@Songfulfire]

It was changed for less timer babysitting on buff management as far as I know although we really only had two to worry about. Either way it's a little easier to play and does great damage now with the potency fixes.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

People are whinging that SE is slowly ruining the job by "stripping away the MNK identity." Because maintaining a DoT felt so much like how a monk job should play, right? 🙄 Like, I know this is Final Fantasy, but how did that work in the past, exactly? Did we dip our fists in venom before every fight so that our fists could deal DoT? I dunno, I think using techniques to increase the raw potency of our strikes *feels* a bit more monk to me. But there's other stuff. I've seen serious complaints that MNK no longer has a positional for every single attack, which is something we lost a while ago, and I think was for the best. It maybe wasn't as fun as the people complaining remember it being.

[@whovegas]

Buff timers were wack

[@zyphreiumv4529]

@@CakeorDeath1989 I feel like the idea with demolish doing a dot was like 'demolishing' a foes bones or body part so that it would start bleeding from the attack. Like a concussion or something resulting in brain bleeding.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

@@zyphreiumv4529 oh right. I interpret "Demolish" as "You're no longer standing," like a TNT detonation that knocks the whole building down in one go.

[@Wanderingsage7]

Oh hey, I'm just starting to level Monk

[@HeavenOnHigh]

dragon kick ROTATION!

[@IaconDawnshire]

I usually just form shift > twin snakes for the dmg buff

[@hank9112]

Despite the changes I also enjoy monk!

[@Null_Experis]

Step 1: Ball Filler Step 2: Ball Drainer

[@Ajxnwlxocmewl-9]

Waiting for that red mage guide

[@MasterChibi]

The rotation is literally the same, there's more buttons to press and more damage being dealt so it's even more fun now.

[@xL0stKIlah]

Nope. Twin snakes buffing everything and a dot on top.of your dmg will always be better. Monk was nerfed

[@StriderZessei]

​​@@xL0stKIlahlol. Lmao, even.

[@iggyeo6458]

​@@xL0stKIlahi really don't think you understand the mathematics of potency.

[@xL0stKIlah]

@@iggyeo6458 potency literally just another word for dmg.

[@Nihonguy]

youre guide is great, its just too bad itll become outdated in a few months when they update the game and change monks rotation or skills again lol, I speak as monk main btw

[@25xxfrostxx]

I never clicked with monk but I have to level it to finish my omni 100 and it's a ridiculous mess in DT that makes no sense. Thanks for this, I'll take any help I can get though I'll probably stick to trusts because this is terrible.

[@dogdogdogdogdog]

I absolutely recommend weskalber’s monk guide, I’m a sprout and getting down the lvl 50 rotation thru post-launch ARR was *very* helpful for later

[@ScaricoOleoso]

Bless you, sir, for not being like so many other people and making a video that is all about optimal, DPS for savage, content, etc. Some of us (gasp!) are casual and will never do any of that, and are just entertained by presentations like this and the general idea of how a job works. I read online somewhere that it's just a game. If I wanted to know the optimal rotation so this job's DPS does four more points worth of damage in a minute than some other job (assuming one is coordinated enough), there are dozens of other videos I could go watch. The fact that you had to make a disclaimer is disheartening. Few communities gatekeep themselves into oblivion as much as this one. No one is ever casual or hardcore enough for anyone else.

[@whovegas]

I love new monk. Same old monk just with no more dumb timer. Lets me start fights out on the other side of the combo. Its lovely

[@williammace2952]

I'm so glad they removed the timers, my geriatric hand-eye coordination is loving the new Monk

[@blackjet2000]

I went into a random dungeon without lookig at the changes since i have not touch tge game for half a year, it was weird but now it doesn't seem that complicated lmak

[@HeavyMetalLink05]

Once the times were gone, I kept looking for them, lol. Constantly looking for timers that aren't there. It felt weird now that I only look at one thing instead of two, but I do like DT MNK. Not having to worry about timers makes burst windows really simple, even if I do miss some of the complexity. If DT fights stay fast-paced like they seem to be doing, then I'm fine with it, tho.

[@Perfection-ish]

I'm a 500+ hour sprout who cannot put Monk down. It's too fun. Help me.

[@amanomurakumo6863]

They keep finding new ways to make monk somehow more annoying and boring to play with every expansion.

[@xL0stKIlah]

All there is left is two positionals lol

[@tatemessmer4936]

Im just sad tornado kick is gone. The coolest animation and they overrode it.....

[@swiftdasher]

This looks like great fun to me, can anyone give me a quick overview of why people are upsetti about this?

[@armandojaime4267]

Clicked so damn fast

[@eduardorodriguez6247]

Ur main combo fn with me. I do it but diffrent ones light up at times should.i ig ore them

[@walwal6449]

Err you should only press what lights up lol If 2 different buttons are lightening up and you're not in formless shift, that means it's between an aoe and single target skill so make sure you don't get them confused

[@xxdrbadassxx]

Red mage please

[@Aisenheim]

This class requires you to study and get a degree from Monk University… 😅

[@majena6159]

bro doesnt sound as energic as long ago doing these videos, is he ok?¿

[@MegastarXIV]

I'm good! I've decided to tone it down a bit for the vids this time.

[@KMartin1311]

Watched the video, and I'm still confused by Monk. I must really be dumb...nah, I just have a different learning style.

[@antarath517]

Put Dragon Kick, Twin Snakes, and Demolish on one hotbar, in that order. Those generate fury stacks. Put Bootshine, True Strike, and Snap Punch on another hotbar, in that order. Those consume fury stacks. As you go through the three forms, use the top skill if you don't have any fury stacks for your current form. Use the bottom skill if you do have the fury stacks.

[@KMartin1311]

@@antarath517 Just tried your suggestion, but everything seems out of place. Why am I getting the feeling you're trolling me?

[@antarath517]

@@KMartin1311 I'm trying you get you through your basic combo, and I feel a little insulted that you're jumping to thinking I must be trolling you. If everything feels out of place, my method might not be for you. Still, give some good faith to the people trying to help you. I don't want to give any more advice if you'll write it off as trolling.

[@zogizogi]

我最不喜歡玩MONK，遠程技能少又有方位攻擊限制，我不如玩舞者

[@gingerbiscuit3862]

Is it me or is this very confusing its not something a monkey could do lol

[@cutelittlemuffinsahles8330]

It’s easy just play Simon says😅

[@dreidrei1643]

Jesus Loves all of you guys