Monk Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs | Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II)

This is a guide to the Monk Job class in Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to know all the details about the Monk Job including its abilities, specialties, stat modifiers, and weapon proficiencies!

Monk Overview

Monk Overview
・Monks are fist fighters, specializing in abilities such as Bare-Knuckle Brawler. ・Monks also have good healing abilities, making a restorative sub-job ideal. ・Monks' speed are high which gives them more turns during battles.

Monk Overall Stats

HP	MP	Strength	Defense
Magic	Magic Defense	Healing Power	Agility

How to Play the Monk

Balance Your HP Usage

The Monk's HP pool is massive but it comes with a set of skill that consumes a percentage of the character's max HP. These moves are extremely powerful so learning how to balance your HP is the key to mastering the Monk.

Monk Ability List

Ability	Type	Cost	Level	Effect
Strong Strike	Command	18% HP	1	Perform a physical attack on a target that deals heavy damage, but has a slightly reduced chance of landing.
Inner Alchemy	Command	20 MP	2	Restore 20% of the user's Hp and cure poison, blindness and slow.
Bare-Knuckle Brawler	Support	1 Slot	3	Boosts user and equipment's physical attack by 80% and aim by 30% when both hands are empty.
Firebird	Command	15% HP	4	Perform a fire-mbued physical attack on a target. Target's reistance to fire is reduced for two turns.
Qigong Wave	Command	20% HP	5	Perform a physical attack that can penetrate a target's Default defence.
Mindfulness	Command	1 BP	6	Restore 15% of the user's MP and cure silence, dread and contagion.
Flying Heel Drop	Command	30% HP	7	Flying Heel Drop
Invigorate	Command	20 MP	8	Boost the user's physical attack by 15% for three turns. Stats cannot be increased beyond 200% of their base value.
Tortoise Kick	Command	10% HP	9	Perform a physical attack on a target and delay their next turn.
Flames of War	Command	35% HP	10	Perform an extremely powerful fire-imbued physical attack on a target.
Pressure Point	Command	1 BP	11	Damages the target and ignores their physical defense.
Focal Blast	Command	99 MP	12	Damages and reduces the enemy's stats by 20%
???	Support	2 Slots	13	Increases physical attack and accuracy by 200% if no armor and accessories are equipped
???	Command		14	Reduce your HP to 1 then deal damage equal to the reduced damage to your HP to the enemy x2.
???	Support	1 Slot	15	HP doubles during battle (19,998 during battle)

The current ability list is a translation from our Japanese partners. Found any missing info? Leave a comment in the comment section below to aid our fellow warriors of light!

Best Abilities

Qigong Wave

Bare-Knuckle Brawler

Qigong Wave

An ability that costs 20% of the user's HP. It allows you to deal high damage to an enemy and it pierces the enemy's default ability. Use this against enemies that loves to play defensively.

Bare-Knuckle Brawler

Does your character not excel in his/her weapons? Don't fret! As long as your character has the Bare-Knuckle Brawler skill, it'll be able to dish out decent damage even without any equipment. It's also a great skill to have for all characters since it can save you a lot of money from buying weapons as well.

Monk Speciality and Special Ability

Speciality

Speciality 2 Can only be learned after leveling the Monk to Level 12.

Special Abilitiy

Monk Weapon Proficiencies

Below are the weapons proficiencies for the Monk job. Refer to this section to know which weapons are best suited for the Monk job.

How to Unlock the Monk Job

Defeat Horten

Horten is the last (?) boss you'll fight in Chapter 1. He posses the Monk Asterisk and is a fighter that relies on banking Brave Points to unleash combos to a single target.

How to Beat Horten

Best Sub-Jobs for Monk

Vanguard

The Monk can maximize the Vanguard's ability to pull aggro due to the Monk's high HP pool. It can also use other offensive skills like Cross Cut to deal high damage to enemies without using HP.

Thief

With abilities that can siphon health, the Monk's repertoire of HP skills can easily be recovered without losing momentum in damage.

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List of Jobs

Jobs
Freelancer	White Mage	Black Mage	Monk
Vanguard	Thief	Bard	Beast Master
Gambler	Berserker	Red Mage	Ranger
Shield Master	Pictomancer	Dragoon	Sword Master
Spirit Master	Salve-Maker	Oracle	Bastion
Phantom	Arcanist	Hellblade	-

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