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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xeviat" data-source="post: 6818367" data-attributes="member: 57494">I asked the same question a while back.At low levels, their damage can be killer. At later levels, it's still pretty good, but they start to run out of things to use their Ki on and can start being really liberal with it, especially if you're getting 1 short rest per 2 encounters. From 11th to 20th, with Ki (which they have plenty of) they have more attacks than the fighter, but they lack a spike type ability.I'm not worried about their defense. If you start with 16/16 Dex/Wis, you'll have a 20 AC at around level 16 without using any items. You'll start with 16, and go up by +1 at 4, 8, 12, and 16 if you don't worry about feats. You can still use magic items for AC, and you do have your bonus action dodge if you need more. Your HP is only 1 less per level than a fighter with equivalent Con, though you lack their recovery ability.My only concern is that their damage doesn't really grow past level 5 very much, and you may "feel" weak even if you're performing fine.</blockquote>