FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Monk

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Bootshine	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Critical damage if dealt from a target's rear Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s


True Strike	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. 180 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 10s


Snap Punch	Lv. 6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	40 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. 170 when executed from a target's flank. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%


Internal Release	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Increases critical hit rate by 30%. Duration: 15s


Fists of Earth Class Quest	Lv. 15	Ability	Instant	3s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 10%. Cannot be used with Fists of Fire or Fists of Wind, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.


Twin Snakes	Lv. 18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110. 130 when executed from a target's flank. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Increases damage by 10% Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 10s


Arm of the Destroyer	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	130 TP	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 50 to all nearby targets. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Silence Duration: 1s Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s


Demolish Class Quest	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	40 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 50. 70 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 50 Duration: 18s Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%


Rockbreaker Job Quest	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	120 TP	5y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 130 to all enemies in a cone before you. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5%


Fists of Wind	Lv. 34	Ability	Instant	3s	-	0y 0y	Increases movement speed. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Fire, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.


Shoulder Tackle Job Quest	Lv. 35	Ability	Instant	30s	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Cannot be executed while bound.


Steel Peak	Lv. 38	Ability	Instant	40s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.


Fists of Fire Job Quest	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	3s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 6%. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Wind, and shares recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.


Mantra	Lv. 42	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 7y	Increases HP recovery via healing magic by 20% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s


One Ilm Punch Job Quest	Lv. 45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	120 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 1s Stun is impervious to stun nullifying effects. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 10s


Howling Fist	Lv. 46	Ability	Instant	60s	-	10y 10y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 210 to all enemies in a straight line before you.


Perfect Balance	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Allows execution of weaponskills which require a certain form, without being in that form. Duration: 10s


Dragon Kick Job Quest	Lv. 50	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	50 TP	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120. 140 when executed from a target's flank. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Reduces target's blunt resistance by 10% Duration: 15s Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 10s


Form Shift Job Quest	Lv. 52	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 0y	Shifts your current form to the next in the sequence. If no form is being used when executed, you will move into the opo-opo form.


Meditation Job Quest	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	1.2s	-	0y 0y	Opens a chakra. Up to five chakra can be opened at once. Shares a recast timer with all other weaponskills.


The Forbidden Chakra	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	5s	Fifth Chakra	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 250. Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Elixir Field Job Quest	Lv. 56	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220 to all nearby enemies.


Purification Job Quest	Lv. 58	Ability	Instant	120s	Fifth Chakra	0y 0y	Restores 300 TP. Additional Effect: Reduces enmity by half Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution.


Tornado Kick Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	10s	Greased Lightning III	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 330. Can only be executed while under the effect of Greased Lightning III. Effect fades upon execution.


Riddle of Earth	Lv. 64	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Grants Fists of Earth. Also grants Earth's Reply if damage is taken while active. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum Earth's Reply Bonus: Reduces damage taken by 10% Duration: 30s Both Riddle of Earth and Earth's Reply are canceled if Fists of Earth ends.


Earth Tackle	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	30s	-	10y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: 10-yalm knockback Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Earth. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Wind Tackle	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	30s	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 65. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Additional Effect: Grants Riddle of Wind Duration: 10s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Wind. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Fire Tackle	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	30s	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Fire. Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Riddle of Wind	Lv. 66	Ability	Instant	-	-	20y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 65. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 2s Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 16s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 10% and reduces weaponskill cast time and recast time, spell cast time and recast time, and auto-attack delay by 5% Can only be executed while under the effect of Fists of Wind and Riddle of Wind Cannot be executed while bound. ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Riddle of Fire	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 30% while increasing weaponskill recast time by 15%. Also grants Fists of Fire. Duration: 20s Riddle of Fire is canceled if Fists of Fire ends.


Brotherhood Job Quest	Lv. 70	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 15y	Grants Brotherhood and Meditative Brotherhood to all nearby party members. Brotherhood Effect: Increases physical damage dealt by 5%. Meditative Brotherhood Effect: 30% chance you open a chakra when party members under this effect execute a weaponskill. Duration: 15s

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 4.0: Featherfoot, Second Wind, Haymaker, and Touch of Death.

Traits	Acquired	Effect


Enhanced Strength	Lv. 20	Increases strength by 8.


Enhanced Greased Lightning	Lv. 20	Allows the stacking of a second Greased Lightning.


Enhanced Strength II	Lv. 40	Increases strength by 16.


Enhanced Greased Lightning II	Lv. 40	Allows the stacking of a third Greased Lightning.


Enhanced Strength III	Lv. 60	Increases strength by 24.


Deep Meditation	Lv. 62	Grants a 50% chance that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.


Tackle Mastery	Lv. 66	Changes the effect of Shoulder Tackle depending on which Fists status is active. Fists of Earth: Knockback added, range reduced Fists of Wind: Immediate second Tackle, damage halved Fists of Fire: Increased damage dealt

Traits	Effect


Increased HP	Increases maximum HP by 500.


Increased Action Speed	Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%.


Increased Damage Dealt	Increases damage dealt by 3%.


Decreased Damage Taken	Decreases damage taken by 3%.


Increased Healing Potency	Increases HP restoration by 5%.


Decreased Recast Time	Decreases recast time of additional actions by 10%.


Increased Resistance Duration	Increases duration of resistances by 50%.


Increased MP Regeneration	Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%.


Increased TP Regeneration	Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%.

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Forms and Greased Lightning

Job Gauge

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

PvP Traits

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Melee DPS

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Role Actions

Trait

Forms and Greased Lightning

Changing Form

Actions

Actions

Actions

Job Gauge

Lightning Gauge

Chakra Gauge

Actions & Traits

Job Actions

Additional PvP Actions

PvP Traits

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Lightning & Chakra Gauge

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Second Wind	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500 Cure potency varies with current attack power.


Arm's Length	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 5s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s


Leg Sweep	Lv. 16	Ability	Instant	40s	-	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 3s


Diversion	Lv. 20	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Reduces enmity generation. Duration: 30s


Invigorate	Lv. 24	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores 400 TP.


Bloodbath	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s


Goad	Lv. 36	Ability	Instant	180s	-	30y 0y	Refreshes TP of a single party member. Duration: 30s


Feint	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	120s	-	10y 0y	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s


Crutch	Lv. 44	Ability	Instant	90s	-	30y 0y	Removes Bind and Heavy from target party member other than self.


True North	Lv. 48	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 15s

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	Effect


Recuperate	Ability	Instant	45s	Restores 25% of maximum HP.


Muse	Ability	Instant	60s	Restores 25% of maximum MP.


Enliven	Ability	Instant	60s	Restores 50% of maximum TP.


Purify	Ability	Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from self. Can be used regardless of own status affliction.


Concentrate	Ability	Instant	30s	Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s


Safeguard	Ability	Instant	60s	Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s


Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s

Action Name	Cast	Recast	Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Raw Destruction	2s	-	Adrenaline Gauge	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 9,000. Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.