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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7494712" data-attributes="member: 6795602">A basic hex comparisonSo basic 4 round play by play just looking at Current monk resources:Level 6 Pure MonkRound 1:&nbsp; Attack 2x + Flurry of blowsRound 2: Attack 2x + Flurry of blowsRound 3: Attack 2x + Flurry of blowsRound 4: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows= 16d6 + 64 = 120.&nbsp; (everything scales the same with chance to hit)Monk 5 Warlock 1Round 1: Attack 2x + HexRound 2: Attack 2x + Flurry of BlowsRound 3: Attack 2x + move HexRound 4: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows8d6+16 + 16d6 + 32 = 132 (likely will be a little less because it's likely an enemy dies before you attack it 6 times with hex, meaning you lose a few d6 due to the hex chain ending early due to failed concentration or the monster that is hexed dying early).&nbsp; The hex version is less resource intensive and slightly more damaging as long as you aren't fighting enemies that die in one round.&nbsp; Hex also does a lot more on bosses (though stunning strike is usually the way to go there).&nbsp; All in all hex is likely something you want later at some point but it's not something that is particularly more powerful early.&nbsp; It will help a lot if you are having issues sustaining ki for damage output in long adventuring days.&nbsp; If not then leveling up monk more is likely better than any low level invocations a warlock gets.&nbsp; Things like evasions an extra ASI, ability to end charm and frightened conditions, bigger weapon damage dice, more movement speed, moving along vertical surfaces without falling, a better ability to reduce damage against ranged attacks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 7494712, member: 6795602"] A basic hex comparison So basic 4 round play by play just looking at Current monk resources: Level 6 Pure Monk Round 1: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows Round 2: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows Round 3: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows Round 4: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows = 16d6 + 64 = 120. (everything scales the same with chance to hit) Monk 5 Warlock 1 Round 1: Attack 2x + Hex Round 2: Attack 2x + Flurry of Blows Round 3: Attack 2x + move Hex Round 4: Attack 2x + Flurry of blows 8d6+16 + 16d6 + 32 = 132 (likely will be a little less because it's likely an enemy dies before you attack it 6 times with hex, meaning you lose a few d6 due to the hex chain ending early due to failed concentration or the monster that is hexed dying early). The hex version is less resource intensive and slightly more damaging as long as you aren't fighting enemies that die in one round. Hex also does a lot more on bosses (though stunning strike is usually the way to go there). All in all hex is likely something you want later at some point but it's not something that is particularly more powerful early. It will help a lot if you are having issues sustaining ki for damage output in long adventuring days. If not then leveling up monk more is likely better than any low level invocations a warlock gets. Things like evasions an extra ASI, ability to end charm and frightened conditions, bigger weapon damage dice, more movement speed, moving along vertical surfaces without falling, a better ability to reduce damage against ranged attacks. [/QUOTE]

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