New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!
This guide seeks to teach new Monks how to Monk properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I’ll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there’s lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.
General DPSing Guide: https://youtu.be/QV7gLorSweo
Melee Role Actions Guide: https://youtu.be/Wuhci5l7Xl4
Guide to my HUD: https://youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms: https://youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc
Rotation images: give me time
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:55
L1. Greased Lightning: 2:51
L1. Bootshine: 3:16
L4. True Strike: 3:31
L6. Snap Punch: 4:01
Role Actions: 5:20
L15: Steeled Meditation and Steel Peak: 5:42
L18. Twin Snakes: 7:37
L20. Enhanced Greased Lightning: 8:47
Role Action: 9:01
L26. Arm of the Destroyer: 9:05
L30. Demolish: 9:50
Job Requirements: 11:04
L30. Rockbreaker: 11:19
Role Action: 11:52
L35. Thunderclap: 11:56
L38. Deep Meditation: 12:53
L40. Enhanced Greased Lightning II: 13:39
L40. Inspirited Meditation and Howling Fist: 13:56
L42. Mantra: 15:01
L45. Four-point Fury: 16:07
Role Action: 16:28
L50. Dragon Kick: 16:36
L50. Perfect Balance: 17:45
L50. Opener: 19:01
L50. AoE Opener: 21:07
L52. Form Shift: 21:47
L54. Steel Peak Mastery, Forbidden Meditation, and The Forbidden Chakra: 22:39
L60. Enhanced Perfect Balance: 23:09
L60. Masterful Blitz: 24:28
L60. Elixir Field and Flint Strike: 25:01
L60. Celestial Revolution: 26:22
L60. Tornado Kick: 27:47
L60. Opener: 29:14
L60. AoE Opener: 31:45
L64. Riddle of Earth and Earth’s Reply: 32:25
L68. Riddle of Fire: 34:19
L70. Brotherhood: 34:51
L70. Opener: 36:23
L70. AoE Opener: 38:18
L72. Riddle of Wind: 38:53
L74. Deep Meditation II: 39:18
L74. Howling Fist Mastery, Enlightened Meditation, and Enlightenment: 39:41
L76. Enhanced Greased Lightning III: 40:03
L80. Six-sided Star: 40:29
L80. Opener: 41:51
L82. Arm of the Destroyer Mastery and Shadow of the Destroyer: 42:17
L84. Enhanced Thunderclap: 43:04
L84. Melee Mastery: 43:22
L86. Flint Strike Mastery and Rising Phoenix: 43:46
L88. Enhanced Brotherhood: 44:04
L90. Tornado Kick Mastery and Phantom Rush: 44:29
L90. AoE Opener: 44:50
L92. Beast Chakra Mastery, Leaping Opo, Rising Raptor, Pouncing Coeurl, and Elixir Burst: 45:16
L94. Melee Mastery II: 46:08
L96. Enhanced Riddle of Wind and Wind’s Reply: 46:29
L100. Enhanced Riddle of Fire and Fire’s Reply: 47:03
L100. Opener: 48:00
L100. AoE Opener: 49:40
Outro: 50:15
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Brilliant – thanks Wesk. Waiting for the othe jobs with anticipation 😀
I was waiting for this, Thanks Wesk for your awesome guides!
third comment. tell me for whom do you fight?
We don’t deserve you, Brother.
Third change this expansion? Did I miss some patch notes?
think i needed this one the most lmfao
They do not know what to do with Monk lol. I think the entire balance team has been changed since shadowbringers and theyve slowly been weeding out the old unique features Monk was known for because its simply too freeform for a 2 minute meta
As a player who started with post endwalker and with monk my favorite class and finally gettin used to it only for them to streamline the whole thing 😢
Oh excellent, I was just about to start leveling my monk for DT. These guides are always a huge help
Oh, great to see that you are updating the guides. They are the best!
Wesk, we do not deserve you! I always come back to your videos when getting back into FF14 and am now Tanking! You are appreciated! ❤
Your last monk guide was so helpful for starting the game a few months ago, hope this vid helps others find out how fun this job is!
Is there a guide on how to change my net so i can actually double weave and not clip my GCDS on MNK 😢
Namco drops a Heihachi trailer, and Wesk releases an updated Monk guide the next day.
Coincidence? I think not!
Monk: starts with 1-2 combo. Ends with an Arksystemworks master combo. Based on Sabine, plays like Zell.
Japes aside, thank you very much for the guide.
Yaaaay! Thank you Wesker 🙂
Not playing monk often I found the lights making it easier to get the rotation
New Wesk video now I’m a MNK main
i have way more fun playing monk than viper. even if it has to work a lot harder to even match their basic lazy dps.
Despite the fact it’s nearly functionally identical I’m still really struggling to adjust to new Monk so it’s good to finally have the Wesk guide
Am I on a FFXIV break? Yes.
Do I plan on playing Monk anytime soon? Nope.
Am I still going to listen to this man speak funny words into my ears for 50 Minutes? Fck yeah I do.
Lets gOOOoooo
Wow I literally looked about hours ago to see if you made a monk guide and here it is talk about timing
Ah at last, I can now finally lv MNK to 100.
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Great job with the guide 😀
catgirl monks certified: TRUE !!
What's your suggestion for an opener at level 100 without double-weaving?
hell yeah, just started lvling mnk this weekend since ive been maining sam for dawntrail, was hoping this would be the next one you upload
This video has further convinced me that describing sub-60 Monk as being hatefully designed isn't an exaggeration. Using Perfect Balance is a downright miserable experience without Blitz these days.
See you next expansion…lol! Seriously though, thank you!
This man helped me to understand Monk as of Endwalker and it has been one of my favorite jobs since. Endwalker changed Monk and it was great, Dawntail changed it and it was kind of weird.. then Dawntrail changed it again and it was good again. We change forms all the time, it comes with the job.
I fell deep in love with Monk this Xpac, after never playing it.
Being a monk main means we get a rework every expansion. It is suffering, but we have accepted it.
I know it’s Phantom Rush, but it really honestly should just be called Bum Rush.
Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhh faqing mooooooonk🔥🔥🔥
As a F2P player I appreciate that these videos do a rotation guide for the end of each expansion so that even though I can't get to max level I can still watch something that addresses what my current highest level is in the current state of play. Thank you for doing that. Also, is there a list of what jobs there will be guides for next? If not can I put in a request for summoner or scholar next? I am getting back into ff14 after being away for 2 years and I'm not sure this is a wise life choice.
So the meditation button from 15 should still be there? Why is mine acting like it's not an option then…? Mmmm…. makes mental note for after work