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Monk is an ability type in Final Fantasy Record Keeper, and part of the Other category.

Mechanics[]

The Monk school is focused on dealing heavy damage to enemies, with several abilities raising the user's Attack (ATK) or having an increased critical hit rate. Monk abilities mostly deal Fire or Earth elemental damage, but there are other options.

Notable abilities in the Monk school include: Pressure Point, which can instantly KO a target; Piercing Strike, which has very high power and ignores Defense; the Rank 5 "Rush" series of attacks, which strike enemies for four hits of elemental damage with a high critical hit rate; and several Rank 6 abilities, the first of which was Lifebane.

List of Monk abilities[]

Rank 2[]

Users: GuyYdaRudeUmaroMonkEightIrisPrisheJechtUrsulaTyroSabinLannVayneAmarantZellYangTifaJosefWolAphmauShantottoGalufSnowRefiaRaijinMaster

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Death Strike
FFRK Death Strike Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 2.00 None None Lesser Power Orbx5 Lesser Lightning Orbx8 Leseer Earth Orbx3
Deal a guaranteed critical strike if the Deathblow hits.
50% hit rate
Chi Blast
FFRK Chi Blast Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 1.70 None None Lesser Power Orbx5 Lesser Non-Elemental Orbx8
Deal light ranged physical damage to one target.

Rank 3[]

Users: GuyYdaRudeUmaroMonkEightIrisPrisheJechtUrsulaTyroSabinLannVayneAmarantZellYangTifaJosefWolAphmauShantottoGalufSnowRefiaRaijinMaster

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Chakra
FFRK Chakra Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 80 (Healing)
1.5 (Damage)
None ATK +20% (25s) Power Orbx5 Holy Orbx8
Restore HP and increase the Attack of the user.
Kick
FFRK Kick Icon
4 (+2) Physical 1.65s 1.30 None None Power Orbx5 Non-Elemental Orbx3 Wind Orbx3
Deal physical damage to all targets.
Memento of Might
FFRK Memento of Might Icon
4 (+2) Physical 1.65s 1.30 None ATK +30% (25s) Power Orbx5 Earth Orbx8
Temporarily raise the Attack of the user.

Rank 4[]

Users: GuyYdaRudeUmaroMonkEightPrisheJechtUrsulaTyroSabinLannVayneAmarantZellYangTifaJosefWolShantottoGalufSnowRefiaRaijinMaster

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Pressure Point
FFRK Pressure Point Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 2.10 None Instant KO (50%) Greater Power Orbx5 Greater Dark Orbx8
Damage and have a moderate chance to KO one target.
Punishing Palm
FFRK Punishing Palm Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 2.10 None ATK +30% (25s) Greater Power Orbx5 Greater Fire Orbx3 Greater Holy Orbx3
Damage one target and increase the Attack of the user.
Piercing Strike
FFRK Piercing Strike Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 20.00 None None Greater Power Orbx5 Greater Lightning Orbx3 Greater Earth Orbx3
Deal physical damage to one target, ignoring its Defense.

Rank 5[]

Users: GuyYdaRudeUmaroEightPrisheJechtUrsulaTyroSabinVayneAmarantZellYangTifaJosefGalufSnowRefiaRaijinMaster

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Exploding Fist
FFRK Exploding Fist Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 5x 0.58 None None Major Power Orbx10 Major Fire Orbx6 Major Lightning Orbx6
Deal five physical attacks to one target, with a high chance to critical strike.
20% critical hit rate
Meteor Crush
FFRK Meteor Crush Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 2x 1.50 None ATK +50% (20s) Major Power Orbx10 Major Fire Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal two physical earth attacks to one target, and temporarily raise the user's Attack a large amount.
Fires Within
FFRK Fires Within Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 4x 0.85 Fire None Major Fire Orbx10 Major White Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal four ranged physical fire attacks to one target, and restore a small amount of HP to the user based on their max HP.
Heals 30% of max HP
Burning Rush
FFRK Burning Rush Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 4x 0.72 Fire None Major Fire Orbx10 Major Power Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal four physical fire attacks to one target, with a high critical hit chance.
+20% critical hit rate
Gaia Rush
FFRK Gaia Rush Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 4x 0.72 Earth None Major Fire Orbx10 Major Non-Elemental Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal four physical earth attacks to one target, with a high critical hit chance.
+20% critical hit rate
Icicle Rush
FFRK Icicle Rush Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 4x 0.68 Ice None Major Ice Orbx10 Major Power Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal four physical ice attacks to one target, with a high critical hit chance.
+20% critical hit rate

Rank 6[]

Unlocking access to Rank 6 Monk abilities requires the individual character to be at Level 65 and have their second level cap broken, unlocking their Record Spheres. The player can then use Monk Motes to unlock access to Rank 6 Dragoon. Note that only characters with innate access to Rank 5 Monk will have the Empowered Sphere that includes access to Rank 6 Monk ; characters who must use their Record Spheres to access Rank 5 have no Empowered Sphere for Monk and cannot access Rank 6.

Users: GuyYdaRudeUmaroEightPrisheJechtUrsulaTyroSabinVayneAmarantZellYangTifaJosefGalufSnowRefiaRaijinMaster

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Lifebane
FFRK Lifebane Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s ?x 1.05 None None Fire Crystalx10 Earth Crystalx6 Lightning Crystalx6 (Note that this ability cannot be crafted, and is received from Empowered Spheres. These are the base components as extrapolated from its honing materials.)
Deal up to five physical attacks to one target. The number of attacks dealt depends on the user's Attack.
Deals two hits at lowest level, deals additional hit at 492, 780, and 1,014 ATK

Japan-Only Release[]

Rank 5[]

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Spark Rush
FFRK Spark Rush Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 4x 0.72 Lightning None Major Fire Orbx10 Major Lightning Orbx6 Major Earth Orbx6
Deal four physical lightning attacks to one target, with a high critical hit chance.
+20% critical hit rate

Rank 6[]

Ability Uses Damage Cast time Power Element(s) Status(es) Crafting
Description
Earth Ironfist
FFRK Earth Ironfist Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 5x ?.?? Earth None Fire Crystalx10 Earth Crystalx6 Non-Elemental Crystalx6
Deal five physical earth attacks to one target. Damage increases with repeated uses.
Base power is 0.80 per hit, increases to 0.87 and then 0.94 when used repeatedly.
Fire Ironfist
FFRK Fire Ironfist Icon
2 (+2) Physical 1.65s 5x ?.?? Fire None Fire Crystalx10 Earth Crystalx6 Holy Crystalx6
Deal five physical fire attacks to one target. Damage increases with repeated uses.
Base power is 0.80 per hit, increases to 0.87 and then 0.94 when used repeatedly.

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