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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Immoralkickass" data-source="post: 8049279" data-attributes="member: 6864983">Monk's defenses are kind of overlooked, but its good to maybe analyze them for a while.First of all, Empty Body is level18, too high level, so lets leave it out. Next, Timeless Body is not really a defensive ability. Its a ribbon.Diamond Soul is pretty good, but its actually Aura of Protection minus the aura part, and paladins get it at level 6. Still, its good when it comes online, and it stacks with the Aura for some ridiculous save bonuses.Purity of Body is niche, at least you can laugh when a green dragon pumps your party with its breath weapon.Stillness of Mind is decent but its a bonus, as you get it along Evasion. Rogues only get Evasion at this level.Slow Fall is kind of redundant if your party has Feather Fall, but its still a good emergancy button.Deflect Missiles is unique but only limited to ranged weapon attacks. For some reason this does not come up often enough for people to take note. Most combat encounters consists of melee enemies that bum rush the nearest target. The spend Ki to throw back missile is kind of a trap, but most players still do it because of how cool it is.And last but not least is Patient Defense, a Ki move that is often overlooked for Flurry of Blows. You could say its the players fault for not using it, but if Action Surge was tied with the same resource as Second Wind (with the same bonus action use), i know which one will get used more often.So it seems only Patient Defense and Diamond Soul are the most widely applicable defensive abilities, followed by Evasion and Deflect Missile. They are decent, but i dont think they are as good as Lay on Hands, Second Wind, Rage, having proficiency in CON save or wearing magic armor. Low level monk especially lack proper defenses once their Ki runs dry. High level monks seem to be better off.</blockquote>

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