The Balance - mnk

Guides

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Text Guides Icy Veins guide - https://www.icy-veins.com/ffxiv/monk-pve-dps-guide The Balance guide - https://www.thebalanceffxiv.com/jobs/melee/monk/ Googledoc - https://bit.ly/3RuNmHF Translations French - https://bit.ly/3pJyTM2 Korean - https://bit.ly/3wx1kQS Russian - https://bit.ly/3Cvd0aR Chinese - https://bit.ly/3pNxkws Encounter Guides Ailarra's Asphodelos Googledoc - https://bit.ly/3Rb0SzH PB's Abyssos Googledoc - https://bit.ly/3LjQJyW Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) Googledoc - https://bit.ly/3QYotnF (edited)

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Video Guides PB's Comprehensive Guide - https://youtu.be/cVkARdaslMQ Arci's Beginners' Guide - https://youtu.be/GSU6Z9bkDjo Arci's Advanced Guide - https://youtu.be/GNFAeoOMjsE Looping 6:30 dummy rotation - https://youtu.be/c4JlsvC4VIg Optimal Drift 6:30 dummy rotation - https://youtu.be/suUrxb3CohQ Double Solar 6:30 dummy rotation - https://youtu.be/Aqpt0aqC5z0 French 6:30 Double Solar dummy + explanation - https://youtu.be/L-wrn2P7M_M (edited)

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Infographics

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Openers Lunar Solar - https://i.imgur.com/srvYnTD.png Double Solar - https://i.imgur.com/W2t6mG6.png Solar Lunar - https://i.imgur.com/RcOYHkB.png Early Lunar Solar - https://i.imgur.com/JuWVG3L.png Early Double Solar - https://i.imgur.com/0E1FKUw.png Tl;dr version on when to do which opener: Lunar Solar - Safest opener 99% of the time; never the "wrong" choice. Double Solar - At specific kill times where you don't lose a PR, ie. 6:30, 8:30 etc. Solar Lunar - When you need to get PB on CD sooner/you have 1 Lunar nadi generated and need to do a reopener. Early openers - Same as their normal counterparts in instances where you need to get RoF on CD sooner. For a more in-depth look at when to do what, check out the guides. (edited)

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Rotations Looping rotation - https://i.imgur.com/C5lQhpe.png French - https://i.imgur.com/oNLFJOi.png Korean - https://i.imgur.com/EBK6Ury.png Russian - https://i.imgur.com/2ERCPDM.png Optimal Drift Even Windows Explained - https://i.imgur.com/JyOCaU0.jpg French - https://i.imgur.com/C9ojeo6.jpg Russian - https://imgur.com/a/Yk7bzPi (edited)

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Gear and Stats

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BIS 1.94 GCD - https://etro.gg/gearset/3ab677f7-9934-4578-aa3f-553344d35421 1.93 GCD - https://etro.gg/gearset/53ef792e-7e35-4ff4-80f2-476e646cd986 1.94 GCD - https://etro.gg/gearset/337dbe69-cce9-4b33-9f04-92554b729e2e (Compatible with 2.15 Sam, 1 dps lower than the other 1.94 set) Criterion BiS instructions - 1.96 GCD 1.94 (2.14) - Replace 4 Sks melds with 4 DH melds 1.93 - Swap bracelet to Aug Tome -8 Sks +4 Det +4 DH 1.94 (2.15) - Replace 4 Sks melds with 3 Det + 1 DH melds BIS sets for Ultimate/Unreal encounters - https://bit.ly/3CQ3kYn If using a 1.94 set it is recommended you use some form of frame-locking feature in order to minimise your RoF drift each minute. Check the FAQs if you're curious as to why. If not using any 3rd party plugins, 1.93 is the set for you. https://bit.ly/Gear-Planner - Monk gear planner (edited)

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Stat Information What's our melding priority? - Sks to at least 1.94 GCD > Crit > Det > DH How does Skillspeed affect our GCD? - This image contains relevant Sks tiers for Monk https://i.imgur.com/G5gvPkv.png (edited)

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Additional Tools (edited)

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Tools https://discord.gg/M9BYeJN - DPS Tools discord, where you can find the Monk Rotation Planner for mapping out fights (edited)

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FAQ

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Which opener is better??? Go to #mnk_questions and type "!faq killpb" to find the answer. Slightly more serious answer; go read the guide, each opener leads into different potential rotations and it depends on the fight. What's the point of Celestial Revolution? A consolation prize for when you mess up your PB window. It's lower potency than the other 2 blitzes and single-target, meaning you never want to intentionally use this skill. “Can I gain multiple Chakra from 1 weaponskill?” Yes and no. Say for example you use Rockbreaker on 3 enemies, and it crits every enemy - you will only gain 1 Chakra, as you can only gain 1 chakra per weaponskill. However, if you have Brotherhood on and land a critical weaponskill, you’ll gain 2 chakra; 1 from the crit, 1 from the effect of Brotherhood. Which is better for generating a Lunar Nadi in AoE, Rockbreaker or Shadow of the Destroyer? Shadow of the Destroyer, guaranteed crit > 20 potency (edited)

Is there a way to separate my buffs so I can keep track of Leaden Fist easier? Yes there is; Go into your HUD Layout -> Click your buff bar -> Click the little gearbox button -> Select either Split Element into 3/4 groups. Leaden Fist, Formless Fist, and Perfect Balance all appear on the Conditional Enhancements bar. Everything else is on the Enhancements bar. Why no 1.94 BIS if I play at 60 FPS? The short explanation is that your frame rate and your in-game tooltip interact with each other in a cursed way, so the GCD the game says you have may not necessarily be your actual GCD. By using mr Aya Liz's GCD estimator tool (https://gcdcalc.fly.dev/) you can input a log and see what your GCD actually is. If you score <1.943 while playing with an in-game tooltip of 1.94, continue to play the 1.94 set. If not, it's time to either shift to 1.93 or employ third party tools. The reason for this is that the further above 1.94 you are, the greater the amount of drift your Riddle of Fire will experience. Criterion BiS? What? The reason our normal BiS sets are 1.94/1.93 is to ensure that Riddle of Fire experiences minimal drift over prolonged periods of uptime. Due to the nature of how dungeons are set out this isn't really a problem, and so we can afford to drop some Sks for other substats. If you ask something in #mnk_questions enough times I'm legally required to add it here. (edited)

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Last Updated mnk

February 3rd: Removed a few outdated FAQs, reshuffled some information slightly. (edited)