The Tabaxi can do unarmed strike by fists and kicks (bludgeoning damage) or by claws (slashing damage).
How much damage does a monk unarmed strikes?
A 1st level Monk may only make 1 attack as part of their Attack action. Their unarmed strike will do 1d4 damage (as per Martial Arts) and they can choose to use either their Strength or Dexterity modifier as a bonus to the attack and damage rolls. This attack does depend on any held items or free hands.
How does monk increase damage?
Re: How best to increase a monk’s damage?
- Wield a “versatile” Monk weapon in two hands to get a 1d8 damage die for your first two attacks (this is a damage boost from levels 1-10).
- Focus on getting Advantage.
Do Tabaxi make good monks?
Monk races With ability score increases to Dexterity and Wisdom, plus a 35-foot walking speed, wood elves make especially good monks. The Mobile and Alert feats combine so well with the monk class that human monks make another sound choice.
How does a tabaxi or tortle monk’s claws affect?
Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
How does being a monk affect a tabaxi?
Being a monk increases the damage of a Tabaxi’s claws past level 5, and the rules for Tabaxi were made compatible with unarmed strikes on purpose (a natural weapon isn’t an unarmed strike unless the rules make an exception.)
How are natural attacks and monks unarmed damage stack?
Natural attacks are separate weapons: they use different stats from unarmed strike (including damage die, which monk improves for unarmed strike only ), and they are not monk weapons (i.e. they cannot be used for a flurry). In fact, natural weapons use rather different rules from manufactured weapons and unarmed strikes.
What can you do with a tabaxi’s claws?
Note that you can use your claws to make unarmed strikes; this means that if you want to, you still have the option of making normal unarmed strikes that deal 1 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons.
