One level of Warlock would give you the Hex spell, it can improve your damage output significantly. Two levels of Ranger would give you the Hunter’s Mark spell, it can improve your damage output significantly. Additionally it gives you +2 damage with melee weapons (Unarmed Strike is not a melee weapon any more).
How do you increase damage in a monk?
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.
How do I make my monk better?
For the best monk, make Wisdom and Dexterity your highest attributes. Both raise a monk’s AC. Dexterity helps your attack bonus and damage, but Wisdom stuns. By the time you near 10th level, you usually hit anyway.
Does rage affect unarmed strikes?
@mikemearls Why does my barbarian not get rage damage or reckless attacks when he punches someone? Unarmed strikes can be used for any melee weapon attack, as long as it doesn’t specify that it uses a weapon.
How can I increase my monk’s unarmed damage?
This die changes as you gain monk levels. monk levels 1-4 1d4 5-12 1d6 12-16 1d8 17-20 1d10 This includes the quarter staff, which is both a simple weapon as well as versatile. phb pg 147. Versatile – This weapon can be used with one or two hands.
Can a monk be armed with a simple weapon?
A monk that has armed a simple weapon can still gain the benefit of being “unarmed”, but they are limited to rolling the monk’s unarmed damage die when doing so. At low levels this is less, but at higher levels this is equal and eventually even more than the weapon’s damage roll.
What does the monk’s martial arts feature say?
The monk’s Martial Arts feature says (PHB 78, emphasis mine): You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. Both the racial trait and the class feature provide a way to calculate your unarmed damage.
What kind of weapons do monks use in RuneScape?
Monks can (and should) use weapons. On lower levels your unarmed attacks deal 1d4 damage, so 1d8 from a Quartersaff in two hand is a big improvement. Spear is also very good, does the same damage, and you can even throw it.
