FINAL FANTASY XIV Job Guide: Monk

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Bootshine	Lv. 1	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. Leaden Fist Potency: 300 Opo-opo Form Bonus: Critical damage if dealt from a target's rear Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 15s


True Strike	Lv. 4	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220. 240 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 15s


Snap Punch	Lv. 6	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 210. 230 when executed from a target's flank. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 15s 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 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 a recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.


Twin Snakes	Lv. 18	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150. 170 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: 15s


Arm of the Destroyer	Lv. 26	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 80 to all nearby targets. Opo-opo Form Potency: 110 Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 15s


Demolish Class Quest	Lv. 30	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 70. 90 when executed from a target's rear. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Damage over time Potency: 65 Duration: 18s Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 15s 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	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed when in coeurl form. Additional Effect: Changes form to opo-opo Duration: 15s 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 a 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. Maximum Charges: 2 Cannot be executed while bound.


Fists of Fire Job Quest	Lv. 40	Ability	Instant	3s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 10%. Cannot be used with Fists of Earth or Fists of Wind, and shares a recast timer with both. Effect ends upon reuse.


Mantra	Lv. 42	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 15y	Increases HP recovery via healing actions by 10% for self and nearby party members. Duration: 15s


Four-point Fury Job Quest	Lv. 45	Weaponskill	Instant	2.5s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies. Can only be executed when in raptor form. Additional Effect: Extends Twin Snakes duration by 10s to a maximum of 15s Additional Effect: Changes form to coeurl Duration: 15s


Perfect Balance	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	120s	-	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	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. 200 when executed from a target's flank. Opo-opo Form Bonus: Grants Leaden Fist Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Changes form to raptor Duration: 15s


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. Coeurl Form Bonus: Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum


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


The Forbidden Chakra	Lv. 54	Ability	Instant	1s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 370. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution. Shares a recast timer with Enlightenment. ※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 200 to all nearby enemies.


Tornado Kick Job Quest	Lv. 60	Ability	Instant	10s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 430. Can only be executed with maximum stacks of Greased Lightning. Effect fades upon execution.


Riddle of Earth	Lv. 64	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	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% and nullifies all action direction requirements Duration: 30s


Riddle of Fire	Lv. 68	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 25%. Duration: 20s


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


Enlightenment	Lv. 74	Ability	Instant	1s	-	10y 10y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 220 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Can only be executed while in combat and under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution. Shares a recast timer with the Forbidden Chakra.


Anatman	Lv. 78	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 0y	Halt the expiration of Greased Lightning and your present form. Additional Effect: Increases stacks of Greased Lightning and extends duration to maximum while in combat Duration: 30s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction). Triggers the cooldown of weaponskills upon execution. Cannot be executed during the cooldown of weaponskills.


Six-sided Star	Lv. 80	Weaponskill	Instant	5s	-	3y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Additional Effect: Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. Upon execution, the recast timer for this action will be applied to all other weaponskills and magic actions.

Action Name	Acquired	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Second Wind	Lv. 8	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Instantly restores own HP. Cure Potency: 500


Leg Sweep	Lv. 10	Ability	Instant	40s	-	3y 0y	Stuns target. Duration: 3s


Bloodbath	Lv. 12	Ability	Instant	90s	-	0y 0y	Converts a portion of physical damage dealt into HP. Duration: 20s


Feint	Lv. 22	Ability	Instant	90s	-	10y 0y	Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. Duration: 10s


Arm's Length	Lv. 32	Ability	Instant	120s	-	0y 0y	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck Duration: 15s


True North	Lv. 50	Ability	Instant	45s	-	0y 0y	Nullifies all action direction requirements. Duration: 10s Maximum Charges: 2

Traits	Acquired	Effect


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


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


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


Enhanced Tackle	Lv. 66	Allows the accumulation of charges for consecutive uses of Shoulder Tackle. Maximum Charges: 2


Enhanced Fists of Fire	Lv. 72	Improves Fists of Fire's damage increase to 10%.


Deep Meditation II	Lv. 74	Grants a 70% chance that a chakra will open upon dealing critical damage with a weaponskill.


Riddle of Wind	Lv. 76	Allows the stacking of a fourth Greased Lightning while under the effect of Fists of Wind.

Lightning Gauge
Fists of Fire	Fists of Earth
Fists of Wind	Anatman
Chakra Gauge

Actions

Job Actions

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Bootshine	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Additional Effect: Opens a chakra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The additional effect "Opens a chakra" has been added.


True Strike	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Bootshine Combo Potency: 1,200 Additional Effect: Opens a chakra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. Revisions The additional effect "Opens a chakra" has been added.


Snap Punch	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: True Strike Combo Potency: 1,400 Combo Bonus: Opens a chakra Combo Bonus: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill recast time by 5% ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Four-point Fury	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Opens a chakra ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Rockbreaker	Weaponskill	Instant	2.4s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack to all nearby enemies. Combo Action: Four-point Fury Combo Potency: 800 Combo Bonus: Opens a chakra Combo Bonus: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill recast time by 5% ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.


Six-sided Star	Weaponskill	Instant	4.8s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,600. Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill recast time by 5% Additional Effect: Opens a chakra Revisions The additional effect "Extends Greased Lightning duration to maximum" has been removed. The additional effect "Grants Greased Lightning" has been added. The additional effect "Opens a chakra" has been added.


The Forbidden Chakra	Ability	Instant	1s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution.


Enlightenment	Ability	Instant	1s	-	10y 10y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200 to all enemies in a straight line before you. Can only be executed while under the effect of the Fifth Chakra. The five chakra close upon execution. Revisions Potency has been reduced from 1,400 to 1,200.


Tornado Kick	Ability	Instant	1s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000. Can only be executed while under the effect of maximum stacks of Greased Lightning. Effect fades upon execution. Revisions Potency has been increased from 1,800 to 2,000.


Shoulder Tackle	Ability	Instant	15s	-	15y 0y	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 600. Additional Effect: Grants Greased Lightning Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill recast time by 5% Maximum Charges: 3 Cannot be executed while bound. Revisions Effect no longer changes based on Fists status. The additional effect "Grants Greased Lightning" has been added.


Axe Kick	Ability	Instant	45s	-	0y 5y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000 to all nearby enemies. Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Greased Lightning for each enemy hit Duration: 15s Greased Lightning Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 5% and reduces weaponskill recast time by 5% Additional Effect: Opens a chakra for each enemy hit


Riddle of Fire	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Increases damage dealt by 10%. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Increases damage dealt by next weaponskill by 10% Duration: 6s


Riddle of Earth	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Reduces damage taken by 10%. Duration: 6s Additional Effect: Creates a barrier around self that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 3,000 potency Duration: 6s


Brotherhood	Ability	Instant	60s	-	0y 15y	Grants Brotherhood and Meditative Brotherhood to all nearby party members. Brotherhood Effect: Increases damage dealt by 5% Meditative Brotherhood Effect: 50% chance you open a chakra when party members under this effect execute a weaponskill or cast a spell Duration: 10s

* The following actions were removed with the release of patch 5.1: Dragon Kick, Twin Snakes, Demolish, Fists of Fire, Fists of Earth, Fists of Wind, Fire Tackle, Earth Tackle, Wind Tackle.

Job Actions

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Trait

Forms and Greased Lightning

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Job Actions

Common Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Melee DPS

Actions & Traits

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Role Actions

Trait

Forms and Greased Lightning

Changing Form

Actions

Actions

Actions

Job Gauge

Lightning Gauge

Chakra Gauge

Simple Mode

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Job Actions

Common Actions

Additional PvP Actions

Adrenaline Rush

Job Gauge

Lightning Gauge

Chakra Gauge

Simple Mode

Action Name	Type	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Smite	Ability	Instant	30s	-	5y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600. Potency increases up to 3,000 as the target's HP decreases.


Bolt	Ability	Instant	30s	-	0y 0y	Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s


Medical Kit	Ability	Instant	15s	-	0y 0y	Restores own HP. Cure Potency: 2,000 Potency increases up to 6,000 as HP decreases. Maximum Charges: 3

Action Name	Cast	Recast	MP Cost	Range Radius	Effect


Raw Destruction	2s	-	-	8y 0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 10,000. Damage dealt is not affected by increased or decreased damage effects applied by players. Can only be executed while the Adrenaline Gauge is full.