Yes, Stunning Strike can be used with Martial Arts. This was true in the original PHB and is still true when considering errata published in 2015. Although unarmed strikes are no longer listed as melee weapons on the weapons table.
Can a monk be stunned?
Stunning Strike is, in my opinion, the monk’s signature ability in 5e. It allows you to spend a ki point to potentially stun the target of one of your melee weapon attacks. It’s particularly great because if a creature fails the save and is stunned then they are stunned until the end of your next turn.
Can you Multiattack as an opportunity attack?
A creature can’t use Multiattack when making an opportunity attack, which must be a single melee attack.
What level do monks get stunning strike?
5th Level
Stunning Strike Starting at 5th Level, you can interfere with the flow of ki in an opponent’s body. When you hit another creature with a melee weapon Attack, you can spend 1 ki point to attempt a Stunning Strike.
Does extra attack apply to opportunity?
No. Attacks of opportunity offer a single attack, not the attack action. Extra Attack only works on Attack actions on your own turn.
What is an opportunity attack DND?
Opportunity Attacks Such a strike is called an opportunity Attack. You can make an opportunity Attack when a Hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach. To make the opportunity Attack, you use your Reaction to make one melee Attack against the provoking creature.
Do monks have proficiency in unarmed strikes?
Yes, the monk is proficient In addition to being listed as a weapon in the starter guide, in the PHB the monk description explicitly mentions it. The monk level table spells out the increasing base damage that a monk does unarmed.
Do fists count as melee weapons?
Unarmed strikes count as melee weapon attacks, but there is no way to make your fists into melee weapons for spells or the like.
Can a monk use the stunning strike feature on an?
So when you make an opportunity attack, and hit with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 ki point to use stunning strike. Thanks for contributing an answer to Role-playing Games Stack Exchange!
Do you do special effects with stunning strike?
Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a hit, you roll damage, unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage. Stunning strike does not say you do not do damage. PHB page 79:
When to use unarmed instead of a weapon in stunning strike?
It specifically says you can use unarmed instead of a weapon attack in such cases where a weapon attack is needed. So when Stunning Strike says melee weapon attack you can use unarmed in instead of a weapon and it will still work. Specific rule beats general rule every time.
How does the status of a monk work?
On top of that, the status lasts until the end of the Monk’s next turn. Basically, the Monk can hit an enemy with “Stunning Strike” until it works (which is especially easy at higher levels due to having more “ki”) and then that enemy can do pretty much nothing for an entire round of combat.
