Monk is a Melee DPS that has been in the game since the early days of A Realm Reborn. Players will start out as a Pugilist at level 1, before finally switching to become a Monk at level 30.

As a DPS, a Monk’s main duty is to, of course, deal damage to the enemies. However, a Monk also has some abilities and skills that can be used as a party utility, allowing them to have other uses than just dealing pure damage.

For that reason, this article will feature ten of the best skills that Monks often use for various reasons, be it damage, party utility, or boosting their own damage.

10. Mantra

A video describing the Mantra skill and their uses.

Mantra is the first ability to be featured in this article. It is a support ability that also serves as party utility.

Why Mantra is Great:

• It is an ability skill that when used, will provide a buff for the Monk and their nearby party members that will increase HP recovery via healing actions by 10% for 15 seconds.
• Because of this, it can be a very useful ability to be used when there is a lot of healing needed, for example during multiple raidwides. It will help the healers in topping up the HP of all party members faster.
• In addition, it is also an ability that can be weaved in between the Monk's GCD attacks, meaning that the Monk does not have to worry about interrupting their combo and can just use Mantra in between executing their combo instead.

Mantra details.

9. Riddle of Wind

A video describing Monk’s skill from 1 to 90. See Riddle of Wind in action at 49:14.

The next ability skill to be featured in this article is Riddle of Wind, another support skill that is crucial for the Monk.

Why Riddle of Wind is Great:

• Riddle of Wind is an ability skill that will grant the Monk a buff upon use, which will reduce their auto-attack delay by 50% for 15 seconds.
• This will allow a Monk to be able to land more auto-attacks, therefore contributing even more to the damage dealt by Monk to the enemies. 
• In addition, just like Mantra, Riddle of Wind can be weaved in between GCDs and will not interrupt the Monk's main combo. It is a very useful support skill that is most often used when the party buffs are up.

Riddle of Wind details. 

8. Riddle of Fire

A video describing Monk’s rotation combo. See Riddle of Fire in action at 9:20.

Riddle of Fire, not to be confused with Riddle of Wind, is the third support ability skill to be featured in this article.

Why Riddle of Fire is Great:

• Riddle of Fire will grant a buff to the Monk that will increase their damage dealt by 15% for 20 seconds.
• It is a very useful skill that must be used often, especially since the cooldown for this skill is rather low; sitting at 60 second.
• Using Riddle of Fire often will help boost the Monk's skills and attack damage towards the enemies. It is most often used when the Monk's powerful skills are up and can be used.

Riddle of Fire details. 

7. Masterful Blitz

A video describing the Masterful Blitz skill.

Masterful Blitz is the next ability skill to be featured in this article. It will let the Monk gain access to many skills.

Why Masterful Blitz is Great:

• Masterful Blitz will unlock different varieties of skills depending on the number of different Chakra Beast that the Monk has opened.
• 1 type will unlock Elixir Field, a powerful AoE attack that will open the Lunar Nadi. 2 types will unlock Celestial Revolution, while 3 types will unlock Rising Phoenix.
• Additionally, if the Monk has 3 types of Chakra Beast open and both nadi, it will unlock access to their most powerful skill, Phantom Rush.

Masterful Blitz details. 

6. Form Shift

A video describing how to play Monk as a beginner. See Form Shift in action at 3:23.

The next ability skill to be featured in this article is Form Shift, an ability that will let the Monk gain access to a lot of skills without the need to be on a specific Shift.Form Shift

Why Form Shift is Great:

• Form Shift will grant Formless Shift to the Monk, which will allow the execution of a weapon skill that requires a specific form, without being in that form. 
• This buff of Formless Shift will also stay for 30 seconds, meaning that Monks can apply this skill before the battle starts, and during downtime.
• It will allow a Monk to be able to gain access to their skills without the need to do their prerequisite combo or skills, allowing them to be able to deal a lot of damage easily.

Form Shift details.

5. Perfect Balance

A video describing Monk’s skill in detail. See Perfect Balance in action at 24:10.

Perfect Balance is an ability skill that might be similar to Formless Shift, but is much more powerful.

Why Perfect Balance is Great:

• Perfect Balance is a great ability that will gain 3 stacks of Perfect Balance, and each stack will allow the Monk to allow the execution of a weapon skill that requires a certain form, without the need to be in that form.
• It will also grant Opo-opo Chakra, Coeurl Chakra, or Raptor Chakra depending on the form required by the actions executed, which are needed prerequisites for Masterful Blitz.
• There are also two charges of Perfect Balance available, which will allow the Monk to be able to use them twice, with each charge refilling every 40 seconds.

Perfect Balance details: 

4. Brotherhood

A video describing how to learn Monk’s skills and details. See Brotherhood in action at 1:23.

Brotherhood is the next ability skill to be featured in this article, and it is a buff that can be beneficial to the whole party.

Why Brotherhood is Great:

• Using Brotherhood will grant the whole party a buff of Brotherhood, which will increase their damage dealt by 5%.
• It will also grant the Monk a buff of Meditative Brotherhood, which will grant a 20% chance to open their chakra when a party member successfully lands a weapon skill or cast a spell under the effect.
• This will allow the Monk to be able to serve party utility by increasing the party's damage dealt as well as be able to increase the Monk's own damage by unlocking chakra.

Brotherhood details. 

3. Six-Sided Star

A video describing how to use Six-Sided Star in Monk’s rotation. 

Six-sided Star is the next skill to be featured in this article, which will help the Monk to increase their damage.

Why Six-Sided Star is Great:

• Six-Sided Star will deliver an attack with a potency of 550 to the chosen enemy. 
• In addition, it will also increase the Monk's movement speed for 5 seconds.
• As an attack with a 550 potency, Six-sided Star can be used to deal a lot of damage to the enemy, particular for the boss fights.

Six-Sided Star details. 

2. Rising Phoenix

A video describing how to use Rising Phoenix in Monk’s rotation. 

Rising Phoenix is the next offensive skill to be featured in this article, and is also one of the most powerful of the Monk's offensive skill.

Why Rising Phoenix is Great:

• Rising Phoenix will deal physical damage to all nearby enemies with a 700 potency for the first enemy and 70% less for all remaining enemies.
• It will also open the Solar Nadi, which is a prerequisite to be able to use Phantom Rush. 
• In addition, executing Rising Phoenix will also grant Fornless Fist for 30 seconds, allowing a Monk to be able to continue their combo easily after using this skill by having free range to one of their skills without any form needed.

Rising Phoenix details. 

1. Phantom Rush

A video demonstrating the Phantom Rush skill.

The last skill to be introduced in this playlist is also coincidentally the last skill that a Monk can learn at level 90, the current level cap of the Endwalker expansion.

Why Phantom Rush is Great:

• Phantom Rush is a very powerful offensive skill, and can even be called Monk's most powerful skill, that will deal a devastating damage with 1,150 potency for the first enemy and 50% less for the remaining enemies.
• ,150 for the first enemy and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
• Additionally, it will also grant Formless Fist, allowing the Monk to be able to continue their combo rotation easily after successfully executing Phantom Rush to the enemies.
• As Phantom Rush deals a lot of damage of 1,150 potency, it makes this attack a really suitable one for any scenario, be it in dungeons where there’s a lot of mobs or towards one enemy boss in a raid.

Phantom Rush details. 

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