No, they cannot, for a lot of reasons. First, Glaives are a martial weapon; that invalidates it immediately. Glaives also have the Heavy weapon property which makes them ineligible to be a Monk weapon.
What makes a weapon a monk weapon?
All simple melee weapons that don’t have the 2h or Heavy property and Short swords are monk weapons. You aren’t restricted on how many or which ones you can use.
Do Quarterstaffs count as Monk weapons?
A Monk weapon is: “any simple melee weapons that don’t have the two-handed or heavy property.” So a Monk weapon is a QuarterStaff and Spear because it does not property “two-handed oor heavy”.
Are whips monk weapons 5e?
Monk weapons are short swords and simple melee weapons that aren’t two-handed or heavy (pg 78, PHB), so no. Interestingly, as the whip is Finesse, a Rogue could apply Sneak Attack with it.
What is the best monk weapon?
fists
Best monk weapon is called fists.
Can a monk use a shield as an unarmed strike?
CONCLUSION: A monk (or anyone for that matter) could wield a 2H weapon or weapons, shield or other objects in both hands AND STILL BE ALLOWED an unarmed strike. But if the character class does not allow a BONUS action or bonus attack with an unarmed strike, it would count as one of the character’s attacks.
What’s the monk’s unarmed Strike bonus action attack?
The monk’s unarmed strike bonus action attack is a special form of bonus action attack and can be used as follows: attack with versatile weapon take hand off weapon Attack with unarmed strike
Can a natural weapon be used as an unarmed strike?
In several respects, natural weapons are treated as unarmed strikes. Natural weapons benefit from the unarmed variants of improved critical and overwhelming critical, and they allow stunning fist, flurry of blows, ki strike, circle kick, and the monk unarmed base attack bonus to be used.
Are there any abilities for monks that are unarmed?
Monk abilities that are functional only when unarmed include stunning fist (which has improved effectiveness for monks), ki strike, and the monk’s increased unarmed damage (going up to 1d20 at level 16 for medium-sized monks).
