The Monk Temple

[Hyssa]

Someone Please explain to me how The Fists of Earth, Fists of Wind, and Fists of Fire work. I've used them all and: Fists of Fire didn't raise my damage. It was constant. Fists of Wind neither made me faster nor decreased my weaponskill recast time, I raced a friend and it still takes the same amount of time to cast off. and Fists of Earth don't increase my defense. But the most, most irritating thing I find about this is what they claim, "MP is consumed..." MY MP DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! It won't go down from it's base. It won't be lost as I do things. It drives me off the walls that I start as a PUG at Beta 3, get these buffs, and still don't understand a single thing about them. Please someone, anyone, Figure that out so I can use it for the betterment of my fights.

[Valsh]

Someone Please explain to me how The Fists of Earth, Fists of Wind, and Fists of Fire work. I've used them all and: Fists of Fire didn't raise my damage. It was constant. Fists of Wind neither made me faster nor decreased my weaponskill recast time, I raced a friend and it still takes the same amount of time to cast off. and Fists of Earth don't increase my defense. But the most, most irritating thing I find about this is what they claim, "MP is consumed..." MY MP DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! It won't go down from it's base. It won't be lost as I do things. It drives me off the walls that I start as a PUG at Beta 3, get these buffs, and still don't understand a single thing about them. Please someone, anyone, Figure that out so I can use it for the betterment of my fights.

The buff descriptions are left over from 1.0. The tooltips are correct though and fully functioning.

[xRitzx]

Someone Please explain to me how The Fists of Earth, Fists of Wind, and Fists of Fire work. I've used them all and: Fists of Fire didn't raise my damage. It was constant. Fists of Wind neither made me faster nor decreased my weaponskill recast time, I raced a friend and it still takes the same amount of time to cast off. and Fists of Earth don't increase my defense. But the most, most irritating thing I find about this is what they claim, "MP is consumed..." MY MP DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! It won't go down from it's base. It won't be lost as I do things. It drives me off the walls that I start as a PUG at Beta 3, get these buffs, and still don't understand a single thing about them. Please someone, anyone, Figure that out so I can use it for the betterment of my fights.

I only have a level 25 pugilist but I read around on the forums because I want to be a monk or black mage.

Fists of fire - Damage boost
Fists of wind - Movement boost
Fists of earth - Defense boost

Here is a thread completely about monk fists: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...nd-their-Fists

Fist of fire and fist of wind definitely work and both have their uses but I rarely hear anything about fist of earth and haven't tested earth to confirm it works. Fists of fire boosts damage and most monks primarily use it as a result. Fists of wind is useful in fights like titan or when you're learning the mechanics of a new boss because you can dodge AOEs faster and safer.

[Artryafe]

Has anyone figured a BiS yet for monk using http://i.imgur.com/4FFBsD3.jpg and still have close to 472 accuracy? Keep in mind Relic +1 weapon gives +34 accuracy and allagan weapon has no accuracy. Base accuracy is +131.

Accuracy cap source
https://pay.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._for_accuracy/

[Rapiso]

Has anyone figured a BiS yet for monk using http://i.imgur.com/4FFBsD3.jpg and still have close to 472 accuracy? Keep in mind Relic +1 weapon gives +34 accuracy and allagan weapon has no accuracy. Base accuracy is +131.

Accuracy cap source
https://pay.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._for_accuracy/

I plan on something like this, without craft.
http://en.xivdb.com/?wardrobe/2099/mnk2

[Kijimea]

Has anyone figured a BiS yet for monk using http://i.imgur.com/4FFBsD3.jpg and still have close to 472 accuracy? Keep in mind Relic +1 weapon gives +34 accuracy and allagan weapon has no accuracy. Base accuracy is +131.

Accuracy cap source
https://pay.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._for_accuracy/

I have 464 without Relic Weapon with Gryphonskin.

[Zigkid3]

you should be switching between demolish and snap punch.
Put up demolish first for the dot. then use snap punch the next time since demloish is already running, and then by the time you get your next couerl form demolish will need to be refreshed as its about to fall off.
You snap punch when demolish is already up, or if you know the thing you're attacking is going to die or something soon and know that demolish wont have enough ramp time.

[aycheff]

So I hit the 483 skill speed cap on my monk, and I'm trying to see what balance opener I can do that best awards DPS. This is what I've come up with, thoughts anyone?

Now granted, I don't always use balance in an opener. OFC save for fights where you know GL is gunna fall off and you need to get it up quick and/or a burn phase or something of the sorts. This is purely just speculation.

Balance opener:
Blood for Blood & Internal Release -> Perfect Balance -> Twin Snakes -> Snap Punch x3 -> Demo -> Fracture -> Touch of Death -> Regular Rotation (Dragon Kick -> Twin Snakes -> Howling Fist -> Snap Punch -> Steel Peak -> Bootshine -> ETC).

[Almalexia]

So I hit the 483 skill speed cap on my monk

Explain? I've seen over 500 - is there a limit to the GCD reduction?

[aycheff]

Double post cause LOL1000CHARLIMIT

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My idea is I can start the fight with already buff'd DOTs. Your Demo/Fracture/Touch of Death will all get the Buffs from B4B and Fracture, 10% dmg from Twin Snakes, and 21% dmg from GL3. By time Touch of Death is applied the Twin Snakes buff should just be falling off. Sometimes I get lucky and the Dragon Kick after Touch gets the Twin Snakes buff, but its not that bad if it doesn't. From there on out it goes to regular rotation just weaving in Howling Fist and Steel Peak with Twin Snakes buff up.

Any thoughts or suggestions? OFC this isn't always ideal as you don't always start with Perfect Balance, but in the event that I can I like to try to see best ways to maximize damage.