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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9347503" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I said high level, and at high level it is permanent because you won't run out of Ki dodging.A 15th level Monk can dodge every single round of combat and have plenty of ki left over before the next rest.  Not some ki left over, plenty if all they are doing is dodging.You know what is not permanent and any class can run out of in play if you get hit enough - hit points and they are far more limited at high level than ki regardless of race, class or constitution.No it isn't it is math.  The chance of a crit is 5% normally.  The chance of a crit while dodging is 0.25%.  The non-dodging character is 20 times more likely to take crits and over a comparable time period will take 20 times as many crits.  A raging bear totem Barbarian Hill Dwarf with max Con and tough feat can not absorb 20 times as many crits as a Monk with a 10 constitution.   In terms of conserving hit points it is a far, far bigger "gamble" to depend on a high hit dice and constitution than it is to depend on being difficult to hit. When it comes to withstanding attacks, being hard to hit statistically beats having higher hit points and a Monk that is dodging as a bonus action is on the high side of all the classes in the ability to take attacks.  Not the best (that goes to EK Fighters with warcaster and shield spell and Bladesingers), but pretty darn good overall.A High level Monk is a force to reckon with.  On top of the fact they can dodge every round with a bonus action and heal themselves mid combat if necessary, they also make the majority of their saving throws, limiting the time they spend paralyzed, stunned etc, they are completely immune to poison and usually take no damage at all from anything requiring a dex save.</blockquote>

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