monk optimisation

[Allyrion]

i was under the impression you only put up dots when buffs are up otherwise you dont bother.

How are you defining buffs? If you just mean GL3, then yes that's the general rule. You don't apply Fracture or Touch of Death until GL3, and only use Demolish if it's the first cycle and you're not building GL3 with PB.

If you mean you don't use dots unless you have IR or BfB up, that's not true. As Mitski said, they are our highest potency attacks. They are all 200+ potency attacks for a class that has none otherwise. The only comparable potency attack we have access to otherwise is Mercy Stroke.
So yea, they're very strong.