Fist Ignorant

[Ticks]

Hey gang, was hoping that some of you Monk experts could clear up the usage of the three different Fists that monks use.

What situation do you use each one in? With opener for example. When to change to or use Fists of Earth and Fists of Wind?

I've been staying in Fists of Fire most the time and know that I'm not using my toolkit effectively.

Please give me some insight.

[Nessiae]

Fist of Fire until you are about to use an ability that would give you 4, then you switch to wind just prior to using said ability. After that you stay in wind with the various tools available and never drop from GL 4.

[SpeckledBurd]

As Nessiae said, you basically use Fists of Fire until you get the trait that grants you GL4 in Fists of Wind. Then you basically sit in Fists of Wind 24/7 unless you're in the first handful of GCDs it takes you to rev up to GL4.

I've been staying in Fists of Fire most the time and know that I'm not using my toolkit effectively.

Actually, if you're staying in Fists of Fire most of the time you really are using your Tool Kit effectively. The Fist Stances are a relic of 1.0 design that have eternally had the problem of there being one Fist Stance that is the biggest damage boost in all circumstances and two you want to spend no time in whatsoever. That's basically still what they are, before level 76 where you get GL4 in fists of wind, you use Fire, once you have it, you use Wind.

You can pretty much ignore the enhanced Fists of Fire trait you get at level 72, it's a waste of a trait.

[Tex_Mex]

Just take Fist of Earth off your bar. It's use is so situational that it is unlikely you'll ever even need it. Fist of fire is only used in your opener, then ignored in favor of Fist of Wind.

[ownagepuffs]

Man I remember in early ARR dungeons how I'd be a makeshift off tank with fists of earth if the tank went down.

But that was a meme. Literally fist of fire until you get greased 4 then use wind to get into greased 4

[Ticks]

Thanks so much! This lifts the fog and clears it all up for me!