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Monk
The best puller in the game. Also hits like a truck.
Light-armor martial artist with Feign Death and Mend. Monks pull anything, anywhere, and contribute top-tier melee DPS while doing it. In raids they pull, split, and off-DPS.
Races
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Strengths
- ·Feign Death pulling (best-in-class)
- ·Highest sustained melee DPS outside PoP Rogue parses
- ·Mend self-heal
Weaknesses
- ·Weight-capped armor; no plate
- ·Minimal buffs/utility beyond pulling
Key abilities by level
1
Mend
Self-heal on cooldown. Saves groups.
17
Feign Death
Pulling staple. Deadeye-accurate monks never miss.
30
Flying Kick
High-damage skill attack; consistent parse-topper.
51
Thunderkick Discipline
Guaranteed crit window. Short but sharp.
55
Mortal Blow Discipline
Single-shot burst. For save-the-day moments.
Gearing by era
Classic
Crushbone belt, Barbed Ringmail, Guardian Tonfa from Ocean of Tears.
Kunark
Epic 1.0 (Celestial Fists); Kunark silk armor from Sebilis/KC.
Velious
Kael/ToV class armor; Thurgadin-faction fists.
PoP
Elemental/Time class armor; Primal hand-wraps from Time.
Spell lists by level are a large piece of research and will roll in per-class as they're compiled. For the moment the abilities table above carries the signal.