You can keep a whole platoon of enemies at bay in a corridor, or counter a Fog Cloud.Rush of the Gale Spirits – 2 kit for Gust of Wind – concentration, one minute long control option.It has an area of effect at least, thunder damage is not often resisted.Fist of Four Thunders – 2 ki for Thunderwave – 15ft cube for 2d8 thunder damage to multiple creatures, push them ten feet away, Con save for half and no push.This is one that doesn’t combo well with Ki-Fuelled Strike (you get extra attacks anyway).The Astral Self Monk also gets a third-level feature that grants magical attacks with extra reach for one ki point… that lasts ten minutes… quite literally providing 100 times the base value of this.Fire damage is one of the most frequently resisted damage types (unlike magical bludgeoning damage, which is what a level-six Monk normally does).It provides access to magic damage a few levels earlier than usual for a Monk.The Paladin/Fighter versions of a nova round will still likely do more damage. That would basically be it for your ki usage until a short rest. It’s one of the few ways for Monks to do a ‘nova round’ of damage, you could blow nine ki points on this and Stunning Strike in one turn (assuming you’re at least level nine).It only fires off your unarmed strikes, so if you were using a 1d10 versatile Dedicated Weapon you are now back to 1d4s (your Martial Arts die doesn’t reach 1d10 until level seventeen).1 ki point for one turn of fire damage with 10ft extra reach, spend another ki point for 1d10 bonus fire damage on a hit. Fangs of the Fire Snake – unique ability.This one doesn’t involve ki usage so won’t trigger Ki-Fuelled Attack.Should be swapped out at level six, although it’s the only ki-free ability so if you want to have something to do when you run out of ki you can keep this.Elemental Attunement – unique Four Elements ability, “Monkidigitation”, no ki points, compulsory.Here is a summary of the Disciplines by level with my notes: 3rd-Level Elemental Disciplines of the Four Elements Monk You can combo this with one of your prone effects to gain advantage on that attack.
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Way of the 4 elements upgrade#
Whenever you gain a new Elemental Discipline, you can swap out one you already know, so you can upgrade a little as you go along.
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Many of the Disciplines are level-locked, so they can only be accessed once you have reached these levels. You gain one more Elemental Discipline at sixth, eleventh and seventeenth levels. One of these has to be Elemental Attunement, which is the Monk version of Prestidigitation.
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You get to pick two Elemental Disciplines at level three. The Four Elements Monk basically only gets one ability called Disciple of the Elements, which allows you to learn Elemental Disciplines – a way to cast spells or get other magical effects by using your kit points. 3rd Level – Disciple of the Elements – Four Elements Monk Feature