Monk

The Monk is the Acolyte's fighting second class. Its story says an Acolyte's faith must train the body as well as the mind, through discipline and long effort. The Monk deals damage in several ways no other class has, and is best known for Guillotine Fist, which is useful against MVP bosses, in PvP and in the War of Emperium.

Job bonuses by job level 50:

The whole job change happens at the Monk Abbey (St. Capitolina Abbey). The Acolyte must pass:

• An item collection test
• A memory test
• Either collecting mushrooms or running a marathon
• A maze test

Summon Spirit Sphere lets a Monk hold up to 5 spheres. Each sphere adds 3 damage that never misses, and many skills spend them: Throw Spirit Sphere (1 to 5), Spiritual Sphere Absorption (all), Fury and Mental Strength (5 each), Guillotine Fist (5, with exceptions), and Root, Snap, Raging Thrust and Occult Impaction (1 each). Spheres survive death but are lost when you log out or disconnect.

The basic combo chain is Raging Trifecta Blow, then Raging Quadruple Blow, then Raging Thrust, then Guillotine Fist. After each step there is a short window to trigger the next one; AGI and DEX change its length. To end with Guillotine Fist you must be in Fury with 5 spheres before the chain starts. Used this way it has no cast time and works with the 4 spheres left after Raging Thrust, but deals less damage than a direct cast; press its hotkey only once.

The free mace from the Eden Group is a good weapon for the Monk and its later classes.

The Monk has 15 skills, 82 skill points and 2 quest skills. The main ones (the table is shortened):

Icon	Skill	What it does
	Summon Spirit Sphere	Summons 1~5 spirit spheres that power many attacks.
	Raging Trifecta Blow	Passive: normal attacks have a 30% chance to hit three times at ATK x1.2~3.0.
	Raging Quadruple Blow	4 quick hits at ATK x3~5; only right after Raging Trifecta Blow.
	Raging Thrust	Up to 6~12 times damage to one target; only right after Raging Quadruple Blow.
	Guillotine Fist	One huge hit that burns all your SP; afterwards SP does not regenerate for 3 seconds.
	Fury	Raises critical rate by 10~20 and enables Guillotine Fist.
	Occult Impaction	Spends one sphere to hit one target at ATK x1~5; the higher the target's DEF, the more damage.
	Throw Spirit Sphere	Throws spheres at one target for 8~16 times damage.
	Mental Strength	For 30~150 seconds cuts damage taken by 90%, but you move and attack slower and cannot use active skills.
	Snap	Instantly moves the Monk to a target cell if there is a direct path.
	Root	Catches an enemy's attack and locks both fighters in place for 10 seconds.
	Excruciating Palm (quest)	300% damage to one target; nearby enemies are knocked back and may be stunned.

Other skills: Flee (passive dodge), Iron Fists (more damage with knuckles), Spiritual Cadence (regenerate while sitting even above 50% weight) and Spiritual Sphere Absorption (turn spheres into SP).

After rebirth the Monk becomes a Champion, which adds Chain Crush Combo, Glacier Fist, Raging Palm Strike and Zen and opens many more combo chains. The line continues as the Sura (Third Classes) and the Inquisitor (Fourth Classes).