What weapons are best for monks?

Which weapons are monk weapons?

Monk weapons are short swords and simple weapons that don't have heavy or two handed properties. There are weapons a Monk is proficient in that are not Monk weapons. Being proficient with a weapon does not change that weapon's properties.

What weapons can Monks wield?

Like druids and rogues, monks use leather armor and can't use shields, but can use off-hand items. Monks can use the following weapons: fist weapons, one-handed axes, one-handed maces, one-handed swords, polearms, and staves.

What weapons are Monks proficient in?

"Special monk weapons" are weapons that can be used in a flurry of blows. In core, this includes the kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shuriken, and siangham.

What items are good for Monks?

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What is the strongest monk weapon?

Staying true to the adage that the Monk's best weapon is their own body, the Blood Fury Tattoo is a fitting Wondrous Item of choice.

Is a spear a monk weapon?

Yes, spears count as monk weapons. The bonus unarmed attack can be a kick, a headbutt or knee strike, or he can take a hand off the spear to do it.

Can monks use Longswords?

Yes, and you don't need to be a Kensei to do it - all monks have been doing that with spears since 5E dropped, and thanks to Tasha's, all monks proficient in longswords, battleaxes, and warhammers can use them two-handed as well without losing anything.

Can monks use knives?

Monks can use daggers as monk weapons, that part makes sense and is clear. Also, a character can dual wield daggers and thrown them both if they use action + bonus action.

Is a Chakram a real weapon?

Chakram (Sanskrit: cakra, cakram; Punjabi: cakkra, cakkram) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. One of its major purposes is to protect the turban and the head from sword/melee attacks. It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres (4.7–11.8 in).

Can a Monk use a longbow?

Simple weapons and shortswords (ranged and melee simple) - the monk has proficiency. Monk weapons, shortswords and any simple melee weapons that don't have the two-handed or heavy property. These enable you to use your Martial Arts. So, yes, a monk CAN use a short bow, AND get their proficiency bonus.

Can a Monk use a scimitar?

Kensei monks cannot use Heavy weapons, which results in them being unable to use all Two-Handed weapons, but the Double-Bladed Scimitar is a two-handed weapon that is not heavy.

Can monks dual wield fist weapons?

For weapons, monks can either dual wield fist weapons, swords, maces, and axes or use a two-handed polearm or staff.

Can any weapon be a monk weapon?

Monk weapons are shortswords and simple melee weapons that don't have the heavy or two-handed properties. But if you use a quarterstaff (which is a simple melee weapon that doesn't have the two-handed property) with two hands, could you still make an unarmoured strike as a bonus action? Yes it does.

Can a monk use a martial weapon?

Some Monks have been trained in the use of certain weapons in addition to their unarmed martial arts training. Using Monk Weapons is a great way to add more theme and spectacle to your Monk character.

Can monks use versatile weapons?

Yes, monks can use Versatile weapons for bonus damage.

Is a dagger a monk weapon?

The dagger is a monk weapon, so it uses the martial art's die.

Can psychic blades be a monk weapon?

As you mentioned, the psychic blade fully qualifies as a monk special weapon and could benefit from martial arts and other monk features that require a monk weapon.

Is dagger a martial weapon?

Dagger Mechanics

The dagger is a simple weapon (as opposed to a martial weapon) with a multitude of properties.

What is a Kensei weapon?

Kensei Weapons – This is the Kensei's bread and butter. You can choose two types of weapons, one melee and one ranged. They must lack the heavy and special properties, or be the longbow. You become proficient with the selected weapons, and they become monk weapons for you.

Can a Monk dual wield 5e?

Now how to go about it, you can wield both the weapons as long as they are monk or light weapons. You can attack with the weapon in your off-hand you would follow the general rules for two-weapon fighting but the monk weapon would increase in damage based on monk level (not total level).

Do Monks add Dex to unarmed strikes?

Any Monk weapon, or unarmed strikes can use Dex or Str, characters choice. Unarmed damage is defined in the Monk level chart. That is the same as unarmed strike for a Monk. Doing an attack is the trigger to get the bonus action.

Can a Monk use a javelin?

Lastly, yes, because monks are proficient in Spears and Javelins, and a 'Monk Weapon' is any weapon the Monk is proficient in as well as Unarmed Strikes; Spears and Javelins DO benefit from the 'Martial Arts' bonus and everything included under the 'Martial Arts' class ability.

Do monks need strength?

The Monk is the most MAD class in the game. While Dexterity is their primary ability score, they also need both Constitution and Wisdom to function. Fortunately, you have very little use for Strength, Intelligence, or Charisma, so it's easy to dump three scores.

Can monks use whips?

There's only one such weapon that's relevant to monks, and only to Kensei monks: the whip. It's a martial melee weapon with the finesse and reach properties (all other weapons with the reach property are martial melee weapons with the heavy and two-handed properties).