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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eclair~" data-source="post: 9814587" data-attributes="member: 7054492">An Elements Monk who takes Cold Caster can get an effective +1-4 on their Stunning Strike DC, every single time they use it, for free. This is a huge advantage compared to every other Monk.Do you think anyone will suggest flavourful builds using the Emerald Enclave feats? No, because they're garbage. Or the Harper feats, without relying on hobgoblin? No, because they're garbage for any other character.Cold Caster on Elements Monks isn't going to be the "diverse" build, it will be the default, in the same way every Elements Monk is expected to abuse Grappler. 2024 5e actively discourages diverse builds, because not taking the Right Options means your character is simply going to be much worse than other players' characters.(Also, advantage while bloodied is actually mediocre because almost every martial will be using a weapon mastery that provides advantage on most of their attacks—and almost every other weapon mastery isn't worth using in most circumstances even if you have auto-advantage.)</blockquote>