Not my experience, even with Hypnotic Pattern & Banishment being very useful. Level 10 Monk has around 30 Ki per typical Adventuring Day with 2 short rests. Wizard 10 can Nova a few times but cannot spam level 3 & 4 spell slots the way a Monk can repeatedly Stun round after round. Also Stun is more powerful than just Incapacitated by HP, or removed from combat by Banishment - both of which require Concentration.Wizards can lock down far more targets, with the same or better odds of success. The single round of stun makes it sub-optimal in terms of lock down options given there are lots of multi-round lockdowns in the game.
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