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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xeviat" data-source="post: 8073276" data-attributes="member: 57494">The Monk is a half caster, so any combat spells that cost an action are sort of waisted if they weren't designed for a half caster to have. Maybe if the new Monk ability of "whenever you spend a ki point with an action, you can make one unarmed attack" will balance it. But a 5th level spell at level 19 for 6 or 7 ki isn't that big of a deal when your base attack routine and 1 ki gets you four attacks for something like (1d10+8)x4.This is why the paladin is built around smite, and why the ranger has Hunter's mark and the strike spells.Still, Sun Soul Monk is more satisfying because they get an at-will magic attack that scales, an at-will fireball, and a bonus action for dumping ki into. These are fun.</blockquote>