Monks can use either Strength or Dexterity for unarmed attacks or attacks with their Monk weapons. The D&D Beyond sheet will automatically select for you the higher bonus. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons.
Are monk fists considered weapons?
No, a monk’s fists are not considered weapons. Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons).
Can a monk use any monk weapon with DD?
Defensive Duelist requires wielding a finesse weapon, yet one of Monks’ abilities is to treat Monk weapons (including staves and unarmed strikes) as “having finesse” (in all but name: it allows monks to use Dex for attack and damage with all). Can a monk use any monk weapon with DD?
Can a monk combine martial arts with dual wielding?
However, in any case, you can’t use two-weapon fighting and the Monk’s martial arts on the same turn, because each uses a bonus action, and you only get one bonus action per turn.
Can a monk use an unarmed strike as a bonus action?
When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action. Note that the Monk Martial Arts ability does allow the Monk to effectively dual wield Unarmed Strikes, since they can unarmed strike as their main Attack action, and as their bonus action.
When do monks use their martial arts ability?
Starting at first level monks can use their Martial Arts ability to make an unarmed strike as a bonus action (and later they get more than one attack with Flurry of Blows). When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or monk weapon, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.
