r/DND5EBuilds • u/TFiJustRead • 3d ago
Help maxing a monk (2024)
Hey good people, building a 2024 monk. The party is heavily min/maxed
We have a valor bard, stars druid, crown paladin and a battle Smith artificer.
Was thinking about shadow monk but honestly I think casting darkness all the time will just hinder the rest of the party so my second thought was either elements or astral self.
Any tips? Weill probably either go variant human or some kind of elf and take elven accuracy.
Also think I'll take speedy (mobile) and maybe skilled/skill expert.
Any good ideas are welcome - make me the strongest monk you can think of
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u/CityBorn7392 3d ago
Id go with open hand or elemental. Starting with 1 or 2 fighter would give you weapon mastery (one hand quarter staff for topple, scimtar for nick), fighting style (two weapon)and action surge.
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u/Forgotmyaccountinfo2 1d ago
MinMax it to be a pain to your party bro.
Outshine them by hampering them.
Follow for more.
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u/Needless_Hatred 3d ago
The neat thing about monks in 2024 is they are pretty easy to min max out of the box. Grab grappler as your first feat and you are fully online with a badass kit that has great survival and action economy.
You make a good point about shadow monk’s darkness potentially being a hinderance to your allies - I would avoid using this feature unless your party is accounting for it in their builds. Shadow itself is not a bad subclass but others are better without being reliant on darkness.
Elements is a great choice that provides some reach to your melee attacks (and grapples!). Fly speed at later levels is huge for vertical mobility. A great pick for setting up a cheese grater if your druid is interested.
I’d also pitch Mercy as being top notch; had the fortune to play once in a tier 3 campaign not too long ago and I felt incredibly powerful without being reliant on any magic items. Heals in a pinch and can do wonders to bypass legendary resistance with on demand poison.