FFXIV 5.4 Monk | Bitesize Guide



A great collaboration with Perfect Balance: https://www.youtube.com/perfectbalanceisntdead

Here we discuss the Monk rotation, opener and oGCD management to get you up and running for patch 5.4.

Stat calculations and stat tables:
https://www.akhmorning.com/allagan-studies/how-to-be-a-math-wizard/shadowbringers/
https://www.akhmorning.com/allagan-studies/stats/

Monk BiS: https://etro.gg/gearset/388e7ee7-2919-49bf-b1d8-75fcfae73ce5

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0:00 Intro
0:08 Gear and Stats
0:47 Basics (rotation in single/multiple targets)
2:07 oGCD Management
2:59 Defensive CDs (Utility)
3:23 Opener & FAQ

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21 thoughts on “FFXIV 5.4 Monk | Bitesize Guide”

  1. This guide is all well and good, but speaking as someone who only just finished HW and is still learning the dungeons and raids, I feel like it’d be better for a new player to have a “L50>60>70 rotation progression guide”, or something. Goodness knows it would help me.

    Again, not that this guide is bad, far from it! But from how everything sounds, it seems very hyper-focused on maximized DPS for experienced players. Personally, I’m still trying to figure out how to weave Chakras and stuff in and out of my regular patterns during stuff like Gubal Library or the Aetherchem Factory, and I’m regularly running face-first into new mechanics.

    (Also I dispute the thing on stances. Wind is a fantastic general purpose/trash mobs stance both for exploration and for dodging AoEs and things, and I’ve been in plenty of situations where the tank dies and I have to turn on Earth to play dodgetank. Aurum and Cutter’s Cry immediately spring to mind :u )

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  2. Thank you. I was sorta doing it right, but this clears it up. Being at lv 52 I don't have all of the skills yet, but I want to be competitive in dungeon damage.

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  3. Great guide! I needed a big refresher since I'm coming back after these last couple patches. But I had a question. Is Anatman just not used anymore? Is there anywhere in the rotation you would recommend putting it or certain situations? Thanks

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  4. This is the simplest and easiest to follow guide out there. I'm excited to get until savage stuff but every other guide is really hard to follow personally. Thanks for making this.

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  5. wait what..? So they removed the "poggers" 4 stack Greased Lightning, infact the whole GL is gone? Wtf i want to play monk because it could possibly be the only class with fast GCD.

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  6. Im new to this game and this job so im still confused with perfect balance. Why do we use PB to alternate between Dragon Kick and Bootshine if we can always alternate those anyways? You can use those in any form anyway right?

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