Monk Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

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-imbued physical attack on a target. Target's resistance 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	Perform a powerful physical attack on a target.
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	Perform a powerful physical attack on a target that ignores physical defence and Default status.
Focal Blast	Command	99 MP	12	Perform an incredibly powerful physical attack on a target which will also reduce a random stat by 20% for four turns. Stats cannot be reduced below 65% of their base value.
Natural Talent	Support	2 Slots	13	Boosts physical attack and aim by 200% when no weapons, armour or accessories are equipped.
Phoenix Flight	Command	2 BP	14	Reduce the user's HP to one, and deal the amount of HP lost as damage to a target twice.
Maximise HP	Support	1 Slot	15	Doubles maximum HP during battle. This can enable HP to exceed 9999.

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 Ability

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

Hellblade

With the Monk's innate HP pool, the Hellblade works extremely well with the Monk class. This is due to Hellblade's Minus Strike that can deal damage to the enemy based on the amount of HP your character has lost. It can also fully utilize the Hellblade's Carnelian Blades thanks to Firebird's flame resistance reduction property.

Another combo to note is if you equip your Monk/Hellblade with the Sub-Job Speciality 1, you will gain the ability to heal massive amounts of HP and MP in the middle of battle by partnering it with Invigorate. An undying class that can get stronger and stronger thanks to Concentration!

Hellblade Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Bravely Default 2 Job Guides

Jobs List

List of Jobs

Jobs
Freelancer	White Mage	Black Mage	Monk
Vanguard	Thief	Bard	Beast Master
Gambler	Berserker	Red Mage	Ranger
Shieldmaster	Pictomancer	Dragoon	Swordmaster
Spiritmaster	Salve-Maker	Oracle	Bastion
Phantom	Arcanist	Hellblade	Bravebearer

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