Monk
Game's Haunted (WIP Monk Guide)
by Kekona Pippip
Welcome back gamers, or welcome for the first time, or alternatively, unwelcome gamers, this is a Monk guide and I am Kekona Pippip, who will be your guide Guide. The first sections will be going over fundamentals and general knowledge, so for veteran gamers it might not be particularly useful, but I’d rather leave the monk gang with reliable information to fall back on in one place.
Monk Optimization Notes
by Creme
Creme’s write-up on tools and optimization for players familiar with Monk already, with opener videos and more in-depth analysis. Slightly outdated (Helpful Tools section particularly).
Openers
Basic Openers
Two variations currently
Normal Opener
Early Buffing
Bitesize Video Guide
Provided by Valith
FAQs and Resources
Punching through some basics
Yup, go back to 1:1
With Standard you Dragon Kick after Perfect Balance for DK’s higher potency and again later to gain Leaden finally.
With Early Buff a stanceless {!Leaden Boot} after PB is worse on average than using the DK to guarantee a crit one.
Similar to opener, you may not have leaden fist while going into it though.
Log Analysis
xivanalysis is a fantastic site for an overview of your endgame encounter performance.
The Balance
An FFXIV community hub focused on teaching, learning, theorycrafting, and optimizing XIV jobs and encounters.
Content on this page is provided in large part by the mentors and theorycrafters of the balance!
Tiers for Greased Lightning IV
GCD1 is GL4 Recast time
