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{{ambiguous|Monk|5th edition class}}
{{5esrd}}[[Summary::Masters of unarmed combat and ki| ]]
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'''Monk''' is a [[SRD5:Class|class]] for 5th ed. and is part of the [[SRD5:System Reference Document|SRD]].

==Class Features==
{{5e Class Features
|classname=Monk
|hitdie=8

|armorprofs=None
|weaponprofs=[[SRD5:Simple Weapon|Simple weapon]]s, [[SRD5:Shortsword|shortsword]]s
|toolprofs=Choose one type of [[SRD5:Artisan's Tools|artisan's tools]] or one [[SRD5:Musical Instrument|musical instrument]].
|saveprofs=Strength, Dexterity
|skillprofs=Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, Stealth
|skillnum=two

|equipment=*''(a)'' a shortsword or ''(b)'' any simple weapon
*''(a)'' a [[SRD5:Dungeoneer's Pack|dungeoneer's pack]] or ''(b)'' [[SRD5:Explorer's Pack|explorer's pack]] 
*10 [[SRD5:Dart|dart]]s.
}}<br clear="right" />

===Monk Overview Table===
{{5e Class Simple
|extraa=Martial Arts
|extrab=Ki Points
|extrac=Unarmored<br />Movement
|classname=Monk
|feature1=[[#Unarmed Defense|Unarmed Defense]], [[#Martial Arts|Martial Arts]]
|extra1a=1d4<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra1b= —<!-- ki points -->
|extra1c= —<!-- movement -->
|feature2=[[#Ki|Ki]], [[#Unarmored Movement|Unarmored Movement]]
|extra2a=1d4<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra2b=2<!-- ki points -->
|extra2c= +10 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature3=[[#Monastic Tradition|Monastic Tradition]], [[#Deflect Missiles|Deflect Missiles]]
|extra3a=1d4<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra3b=3<!-- ki points -->
|extra3c= +10 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature4=[[#Ability Score Improvement|Ability Score Improvement]], [[#Slow Fall|Slow Fall]]
|extra4a=1d4<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra4b=4<!-- ki points -->
|extra4c= +10 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature5=[[#Extra Attack|Extra Attack]], [[#Stunning Strike|Stunning Strike]]
|extra5a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra5b=5<!-- ki points -->
|extra5c= +10 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature6=[[#Ki Empowered Strikes|Ki Empowered Strikes]], Monastic Tradition feature
|extra6a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra6b=6<!-- ki points -->
|extra6c= +15 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature7=[[#Evasion|Evasion]], [[#Stillness of Mind|Stillness of Mind]]
|extra7a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra7b=7<!-- ki points -->
|extra7c= +15 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature8=Ability Score Improvement
|extra8a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra8b=8<!-- ki points -->
|extra8c= +15 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature9=Unarmored movement improvement
|extra9a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra9b=9<!-- ki points -->
|extra9c= +15 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature10=[[#Purity of Body|Purity of Body]]
|extra10a=1d6<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra10b=10<!-- ki points -->
|extra10c= +20 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature11=Monastic Tradition feature
|extra11a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra11b=11<!-- ki points -->
|extra11c= +20 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature12=Ability Score Improvement
|extra12a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra12b=12<!-- ki points -->
|extra12c= +20 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature13=[[#Tongue of the Sun and Moon|Tongue of the Sun and Moon]]
|extra13a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra13b=13<!-- ki points -->
|extra13c= +20 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature14=[[#Diamond Soul|Diamond Soul]]
|extra14a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra14b=14<!-- ki points -->
|extra14c= +25 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature15=[[#Timeless Body|Timeless Body]]
|extra15a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra15b=15<!-- ki points -->
|extra15c= +25 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature16=Ability Score Improvement
|extra16a=1d8<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra16b=16<!-- ki points -->
|extra16c= +25 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature17=Monastic Tradition feature
|extra17a=1d10<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra17b=17<!-- ki points -->
|extra17c= +25 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature18=[[#Empty Body|Empty Body]]
|extra18a=1d10<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra18b=18<!-- ki points -->
|extra18c= +30 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature19=Ability Score Improvement
|extra19a=1d10<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra19b=19<!-- ki points -->
|extra19c= +30 ft.<!-- movement -->
|feature20=[[#Perfect Self|Perfect Self]]
|extra20a=1d10<!-- # martial arts -->
|extra20b=20<!-- ki points -->
|extra20c= +30 ft.<!-- movement -->
}}

===Unarmored Defense===
{{#set: Features=Unarmored Defense}}Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, your [[SRD5:AC|AC]] equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your [[SRD5:Wisdom|Wisdom]] modifier. 

===Martial Arts===
{{#set: Features=Martial Arts}}At 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you mastery of combat styles that use [[SRD5:Unarmed Strike|unarmed strike]]s and '''monk weapons''', which are [[SRD5:Shortsword|shortsword]]s and any [[SRD5:Simple Weapon|simple]] [[SRD5:Melee Weapon|melee weapon]]s that don’t have the [[SRD5:Two-Handed|two-handed]] or [[SRD5:Heavy|heavy]] property. 

You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or wielding only monk weapons and you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield: 
* You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the [[SRD5:Attack Roll|attack]] and [[SRD5:Damage Roll|damage roll]]s of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons. 
* You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table. 
* When you use the [[SRD5:Attack|Attack]] [[SRD5:Action|action]] with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your [[SRD5:Turn|turn]], you can make one unarmed strike as a [[SRD5:Bonus Action|bonus action]]. For example, if you take the Attack action and attack with a [[SRD5:Quarterstaff|quarterstaff]], you can also make an unarmed strike as a bonus action, assuming you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn. 

Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the monk weapons. For example, you might use a [[SRD5:Club|club]] that is two lengths of wood connected by a short chain (called a nunchaku) or a [[SRD5:Sickle|sickle]] with a shorter, straighter blade (called a kama). Whatever name you use for a monk weapon, you can use the game statistics provided for the weapon.

===Ki===
{{#set: Features=Ki}}Starting at 2nd level, your training allows you to harness the mystic energy of ki. Your access to this energy is represented by a number of '''ki points'''. Your monk level determines the number of points you have, as shown in the Ki Points column of the Monk table. 

You can spend these points to fuel various ki features. You start knowing three such features: [[#Flurry of Blows|Flurry of Blows]], [[#Patient Defense|Patient Defense]], and [[#Step of the Wind|Step of the Wind]]. You learn more ki features as you gain levels in this class. 

When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until you finish a [[SRD5:Short Rest|short]] or [[SRD5:Long Rest|long rest]], at the end of which you draw all of your expended ki back into yourself. You must spend at least 30 [[SRD5:Minute|minute]]s of the rest meditating to regain your ki points. 

Some of your ki features require your target to make a [[SRD5:Saving Throw|saving throw]] to resist the feature’s effects. The [[SRD5:Saving Throw|saving throw DC]] is calculated as follows: 

'''Ki save DC''' = 8 + your [[SRD5:Proficiency Bonus|proficiency bonus]] + your Wisdom modifier 

====Flurry of Blows====
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action. 

====Patient Defense====
You can spend 1 ki point to take the [[SRD5:Dodge|Dodge]] action as a bonus action on your turn. 

====Step of the Wind====
You can spend 1 ki point to take the [[SRD5:Disengage|Disengage]] or [[SRD5:Dash|Dash]] action as a bonus action on your turn, and your [[SRD5:Jump|jump]] distance is doubled for the turn.

===Unarmored Movement===
{{#set: Features=Unarmored Movement}}Starting at 2nd level, your [[SRD5:Speed|speed]] increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in the Monk table. 

At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move. 

===Monastic Tradition===
{{#set: Features=Monastic Tradition}}When you reach 3rd level, you commit yourself to a [[#Monastic Traditions|monastic tradition]], such as the [[#Way of the Open Hand|Way of the Open Hand]]. Your tradition grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, and 17th level.
====Monastic Tradtions====
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===Deflect Missiles===
{{#set: Features=Deflect Missiles}}Starting at 3rd level, you can use your [[SRD5:Reaction|reaction]] to deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a [[SRD5:Ranged Weapon|ranged weapon]] attack. When you do so, the damage you take from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + your monk level. 

If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand and you have at least one hand free. If you catch a missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make a ranged attack with the weapon or piece of ammunition you just caught, as part of the same reaction. You make this attack with [[SRD5:Proficiency|proficiency]], regardless of your weapon proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk weapon for the attack, which has a normal [[SRD5:Range|range]] of 20 feet and a [[SRD5:Long Range|long range]] of 60 feet. 

===Ability Score Improvement===
{{#set: Features=Ability Score Improvement}}When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one [[SRD5:Ability Score|ability score]] of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. 

===Slow Fall===
{{#set: Features=Slow Fall}}Beginning at 4th level, you can use your reaction when you fall to reduce any [[SRD5:Fall|fall]]ing damage you take by an amount equal to five times your monk level. 

===Extra Attack===
{{#set: Features=Extra Attack}}Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 

===Stunning Strike===
{{#set: Features=Stunning Strike}}Starting at 5th level, you can interfere with the flow of ki in an opponent’s body. When you hit another creature with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 ki point to attempt a stunning strike. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be [[SRD5:Stunned|stunned]] until the end of your next turn. '

===Ki-Empowered Strikes===
{{#set: Features=Ki-Empowered Strikes}}Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as [[SRD5:Magic Weapon|magical]] for the purpose of overcoming [[SRD5:Resistance|resistance]] and [[SRD5:Immunity|immunity]] to [[SRD5:Nonmagical|nonmagical]] attacks and damage. 

===Evasion===
{{#set: Features=Evasion}}At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain [[SRD5:Arrea Effect|area effect]]s, such as a [[SRD5:Blue Dragon|blue dragon]]’s lightning breath or a ''[[SRD5:Fireball|fireball]]'' spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail. 

===Stillness of Mind===
{{#set: Features=Stillness of Mind}}Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one effect on yourself that is causing you to be [[SRD5:Charmed|charmed]] or [[SRD5:Frightened|frightened]].

===Purity of Body===
{{#set: Features=Purity of Body}}At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you makes you [[SRD5:Immune|immune]] to [[SRD5:Disease|disease]] and [[SRD5:Poison|poison]].

===Tongue of the Sun and Moon===
{{#set: Features=Tongue of the Sun and Moon}}Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken [[SRD5:Language|language]]s. Moreover, any creature that can understand a language can understand what you say. 

===Diamond Soul===
{{#set: Features=Diamond Soul}}Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you proficiency in all saving throws. Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and fail, you can spend 1 ki point to reroll it and take the second result. 

===Timeless Body===
{{#set: Features=Timeless Body}}At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer none of the frailty of old age, and you can’t be aged magically. You can still die of old age, however. In addition, you no longer need food or water. 

===Empty Body===
{{#set: Features=Empty Body}}Beginning at 18th level, you can use your action to spend 4 ki points to become [[SRD5:Invisible|invisible]] for 1 minute. During that time, you also have [[SRD5:Resistance|resistance]] to all damage but [[SRD5:Force|force]] damage. 

Additionally, you can spend 8 ki points to cast the ''[[SRD5:Astral Projection|astral projection]]'' spell, without needing material components. When you do so, you can’t take any other creatures with you. 

===Perfect Self===
{{#set: Features=Perfect Self}}At 20th level, when you roll for [[SRD5:Initiative|initiative]] and have no ki points remaining, you regain 4 ki points. 
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==Optional Class Features==
{{pub|Tasha's Cauldron of Everything}}<ref name="tcoe4849">{{Cite Pub|Tasha's Cauldron of Everything|pages=48-49}}</ref> added the following {{SRD5|GM}} optional class features:
{{#set: Features=Dedicated Weapon}}{{5e Ability Section|3|Dedicated Weapon|''2nd level monk feature''<br />
You can choose an additional weapon to be a {{iplink|Monk Weapon}}<sup>(unofficial summation)</sup>}}
{{#set: Features=Ki-Fueled Attack}}{{5e Ability Section|3|Ki-Fueled Attack|''3rd level monk feature''<br />
Use ki to make a bonus action to make an additional attack.<sup>(unofficial summation)</sup>}}
{{#set: Features=Quickened Healing}}{{5e Ability Section|3|Quickened Healing|''4th level monk feature''<br />
Spend ki to regain hit points.<sup>(unofficial summation)</sup>}}
{{#set: Features=|Focused Aim}}{{5e Ability Section|3|Focused Aim|''5th level monk feature''<br />
When you miss an attack spend ki to increase to-hit roll.<sup>(unofficial summation)</sup>}}

==Sources==
:* {{Cite Pub|SRD-OGL v5.1}}
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[[Category:5e Monks]]
Author	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
Canon	true +
Features	Unarmored Defense +, Martial Arts +, Ki +, Unarmored Movement +, Monastic Tradition +, Deflect Missiles +, Ability Score Improvement +, Slow Fall +, Extra Attack +, Stunning Strike +, Ki-Empowered Strikes +, Evasion +, Stillness of Mind +, Purity of Body +, Tongue of the Sun and Moon +, Diamond Soul +, Timeless Body +, Empty Body +, Perfect Self +, Dedicated Weapon +, Ki-Fueled Attack +, Quickened Healing + and Focused Aim +
Hit Die	1d 8 +
Length	20 +
Publication	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
Save	Strength + and Dexterity +
Skill	Acrobatics +, Athletics +, History +, Insight +, Religion + and Stealth +
Summary	Masters of unarmed combat and ki +
Title	Monk +