Monk Builds & Guides | Solasta 2
Welcome to the Monk Builds & Guides Page for Solasta 2. From here, you can find powerful builds for each subclass of the Monk, as well as a comprehensive overview of all Monk Class & Subclass Features.
Please note this page is currently a Work in Progress and will be continuously updated as more information about Solasta II becomes available.
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Monk Builds Solasta 2
Here you will find a selection of powerful builds for the Monk in Solasta 2. We aim to have one build for each subclass.
Monk Class Guide Solasta 2
Here you will find a comprehensive breakdown of the Monk Class in Solasta 2, including all innate Proficiencies, Actions and Passives, and what you can expect to unlock at each Monk Level.
Work in Progress – Currently based on Solasta I info and may change
Monk Starting Features
Here is what your Monk can do at the start of the game, at Level 1.
- Weapon Proficiencies – Shortswords, Simple Weapons
- Armour Proficiencies – None
- Saving Throw Proficiencies – Strength, Dexterity
- Skill Proficiencies – Choose 2 from Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, Stealth
- Unarmoured Defence – When you are not wearing armour and not using a shield, your Armour Class becomes (10 + Dexterity Modifier + Wisdom Modifier)
- Martial Arts – When not wearing armour, not wielding a shield and only wielding monk weapons, you gain the following benefits:
- Use Dexterity instead of Strength for Attack and Damage Rolls
- Roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. This increases at levels 5 and 11.
- When you use the attack action with an unarmed strike or monk weapon, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.
Please note that “monk weapons” refers to weapons that your Monk is Proficient with.
Monk Higher Level Features
Here is an overview of what you will gain as your Monk levels up in Solasta 2.
Level 2
- Ki – You gain Ki Points equal to your Monk Level, which can be spent on various Ki Actions. Your Points are Replenished Short and Long Rests. Some Ki Actions impose a Saving Throw, the difficulty of which shall be (8 + Proficiency Bonus + Wisdom Modifier).
- Flurry of Blows – After taking the attack action, spend 1 Ki Point to make two unarmed strikes as a Bonus Action.
- Patient Defence – Spend 1 Ki Point to dodge as a Bonus Action.
- Step of the Wind – Spend 1 Ki Point to disengage or dash as a Bonus Action, and double your jump distance.
- Unarmoured Movement – You can move 2 additional cells while not wearing armour or wielding a shield. The extra movement is increased at levels 6, 10 and 14.
Level 3
- Deflect Missiles – When hit by a ranged weapon attack, use your Reaction to deflect or catch the missile. The damage taken is reduced by (1d10 + Dexterity Modifier + Monk Level). If the damage is reduced to 0 and the missile is small enough, you can spend 1 Ki Point to send the projectile back to the caster as a ranged attack.
- Subclass – Choose your Monk subclass.
Level 4
- Feat – Select a Feat or make an Ability improvement.
- Slow Fall – Use your Reaction to reduce fall damage by (5 x Monk level) and get up immediately
Level 5
- Extra Attack – You can attack twice per turn with the attack or shove actions.
- Stunning Strike – When you hit a creature, spend 1 Ki Point to stun the target until the end of your next turn if they fail a Constitution Save.
Level 6
- Ki-Empowered Strikes – Unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming Resistance and Immunity to non-magical attacks.
Level 7
- Stillness of Mind – Provides immunity to Charm and Fear effects.
- Evasion – When subjected to an area of effect that imposes a Dexterity Saving Throw for half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed, and half damage if you fail.
Level 8
- Feat – Select a Feat or make an Ability improvement
Level 9
- Improved Unarmoured Movement – When Unarmoured Movement is active, climbing no longer costs extra Movement Points.
Level 10
- Purity of Body – You are immune to all diseases and poisons
Level 12
- Feat – Select a Feat or make an Ability improvement
Monk Subclasses Solasta 2
Here, you will find an overview of all Monk subclasses in Solasta 2, detailing what extra features will be added to the basic Monk class outlined above.
Work in Progress
