Monks, Legacy Type Controls and Auto Attack

[Almalexia]

And if i use lock on, i might as well use standard controls, because you will lose time when you have to disengage the lock first before escaping an AoE

Consider binding your lock-on key closer to your movement keys so you can lock/unlock in sync with movement. You can't possibly "lose" more than a tenth of a second unless you're missing fingers.