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How broken is Long Death Monk at 11th level or higher?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 8978143" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>I don't think it's broken. I am playing a Mercy Monk (my first monk, after all these years) and enjoying it quite a lot. But if he had this ability, it would come up very rarely. </p><p></p><p>This ability is subtly different than Healing Word. A lot of creatures attack a foe until it goes down and then move on to the next foe. Healing Word tends to be used to revive someone after that creature has already moved on to a new target, giving them a moment to then get out of there.</p><p></p><p>This ability must be used as you go to 0 hit points, to stay up at 1. Which means that creature that took you down to 0 is likely about to do it again, and again, right that turn at those levels.</p><p></p><p>You're going to burn through that Ki real quick. And if you were in that bad position in the first place, you very likely had already burned through Ki to be there. So the situations where this ability is going to be a real difference maker are pretty situational.</p><p></p><p>Gone done to breath weapon of a dragon? Yes, use the ability. </p><p></p><p>Gone down to a creature which will keep attacking you even after you've gone down? Yes, use the ability as long as you can.</p><p></p><p>But gone down to claw #2 of four attacks from one creature which will be followed by four more from the next creature, unless you go down and they move on to another of your allies because they're MO is to proceed that way? Don't use the ability. Waste of most of your Ki, where a Healing Word or something similar will rescue you soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 8978143, member: 2525"] I don't think it's broken. I am playing a Mercy Monk (my first monk, after all these years) and enjoying it quite a lot. But if he had this ability, it would come up very rarely. This ability is subtly different than Healing Word. A lot of creatures attack a foe until it goes down and then move on to the next foe. Healing Word tends to be used to revive someone after that creature has already moved on to a new target, giving them a moment to then get out of there. This ability must be used as you go to 0 hit points, to stay up at 1. Which means that creature that took you down to 0 is likely about to do it again, and again, right that turn at those levels. You're going to burn through that Ki real quick. And if you were in that bad position in the first place, you very likely had already burned through Ki to be there. So the situations where this ability is going to be a real difference maker are pretty situational. Gone done to breath weapon of a dragon? Yes, use the ability. Gone down to a creature which will keep attacking you even after you've gone down? Yes, use the ability as long as you can. But gone down to claw #2 of four attacks from one creature which will be followed by four more from the next creature, unless you go down and they move on to another of your allies because they're MO is to proceed that way? Don't use the ability. Waste of most of your Ki, where a Healing Word or something similar will rescue you soon. [/QUOTE]
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