I think the flavor of the unarmed flurry attack is that the monk makes their regular weapon attack, and then follows it up with an incredibility quick sort of opportunistic punch or kick– it’s not them just taking the time to make another regular-speed weapon attack.
Is flurry of blows a magic attack?
Your unarmed strike damage increases as you gain levels, as noted in the Unarmed Strike column in the Monk table. Your unarmed strikes count as being magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunities.
Can you use flurry of blows while holding a weapon?
Yes, it can However, if the attack you use to allow the Flurry of Blows is neither unarmed or a monk weapon and you are still holding it when you make your unarmed attack, their damage is 1 + STR bonus rather than monk die + STR/DEX bonus as you do not qualify for the monks unarmed benefits.
Can you use Monk weapons with flurry of blows?
One of the abilities gained through Martial Arts is being able to make an unarmed strike with your bonus action if you used your main action to attack with either monk weapons or unarmed strikes. Flurry of blows does the same thing, only now it is 2 attacks with bonus action but costs 1 ki point.
Can you flurry of blows after moving?
Yes, the Monk can move between their Attack action and Flurry of Blows. If you take an action that includes more than one weapon attack, you can break up your movement even further by moving between those attacks.
How many times can you attack in a flurry of blows?
By level 5, you could therefore use your < attack action >, and then expend 1 Ki and your < bonus action > to attack twice more… Therefore rolling four attacks. Flurry of Blows basically means you can attack 3 times instead of 2 if you expend a Ki point
When does flurry of blows no longer work?
Also under Bonus Action it says you can only take one bonus action per turn. To me this reads as Flurry of blows becomes pointless at level 5. And max attacks are 3. Am I reading this wrong? Extra Attack means your < attack action > allows you to attack twice instead of once.
Can a flurry of blows be used with a Bab?
These restrictions only apply to attacks made for the ‘regular’ full attack action. Flurry of Blows makes no mention of interacting with other feats or abilities that might add additional attacks from the feat/ability, but would otherwise not be part of a normal BAB-based flurry attack routine.
How does Monk flurry of blows work at Level 5?
Extra Attack (Level 5 feature) “Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the attack action on your turn.” Flurry of Blows “Immediately after you take the attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action”
