How To Be An Ungodly Overpowered Monk EARLY In Baldur's Gate 3 | Ultimate Monk Starter's Guide
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Monk is a really powerful class in Baldur's Gate 3, unlike like its traditional counterparts. This video goes over how to make a Monk powerful early on, in the first levels. Some may say a monk struggles early and only truly becomes powerful late in BG3, but I say: NO! to those heretics. I slap the nay-sayers with a dose of reality in this video. A monk is powerful early, mid and late game. In this video we make use of various Monk-specific mechanics and synergies to make the Monk overpowered early, and we then accordingly go over abilities, skills, leveling, how to use your attacks, subclass, races, party composition, gear, itemizations, elixirs and so forth.
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How can you push enemies if you have no strength?
hey how do you get the effects on the skills like fury of blows is there a way to do so?
@NizarGG Do you think the other gear options as a Half-Elf, outpace being Astarion (elf-vampire) going monk and having the ability to to get the Broodmother Revenge (+1-6 poison dam as weap becoems coated after healing, and he can always bite to always heal) and having that extra damage and vampire skills? Those extra skills become he heals 6d6 after every bite and Misty Escape/Gaseous Form.
@@raptorman48 I think with Fury of Blows Push Ability, the push scales with Dex.
great guide! love playing as a monk with this setup. here's the major timestamps for anyone who needs them:
1:06 - Character Creation & Level 1
4:23 - Level 2
5:48 - Level 3
7:05 - Gear & Items
9:47 - Elixir of Hill Giant Strength Farm
11:14 - Level 4
12:03 - Level 5 & 6
13:00 - Early Game Gear (Level 4+)
13:41 - New Stats for Level 5+ (Respec)
15:05 - Party Comp
Thank you 💕
Are there any quests or events that you would recomwnd i do before going to the trader in the creche? I don't want to miss out on any quests or events that might resolve themselves
You are a hero among... non-heroes 😊
Thank you so much man❤
Why put the point from Tavern Brawler into str? Added str score won't stack with the potions, so might as well put it in CON, and you could lower starting con by 1 and put those points elsewhere, right?
LOVE IT, the little things like the intro, the map work, its a specific style and its so good.
I appreciate that you showed WHERE the gear was, instead of simply saying 'after you pick up X'. Some of us don't follow every video and have all the gear locations memorized!
Same here, and I love this guy’s video format too. All too often I’m finding guides online that are just some dude rambling with random combat clips playing on the screen 😂
That’s exactly what I was looking for, not even planned playing monk and now I’m making one. Hope you continue for the subsequent levels and maybe other classes.
Thank you for showing the monk class some love. I’ve been playing as a monk for the last month and oh boy! Straight fists of fury.
This is an awesome guide! I love how detailed it is, especially when it comes to gear and the correct order to get everything. Really looking forward to the second part of this video!!!
EDIT- the following has been patched out and no longer works
One important thing for these builds is that it doesn't cost an action to unequip a weapon, so you can walk around with whatever you want in your mainhand and only unequip it when you need the regular mainhand unarmed attack some time in combat.
It also means you can take advantage of returning throwing weapons since you the auto equip from it returning doesn't replace your actual weapon bc you use fists.
@@LiamFarleyMA yeah this is a nice option. the returning pike from goblin camp vendor is pretty good. Tavern brawler strength bonus applies to thrown weapons as well so it can be a good ranged option for this build.
This has been patched. 😪
@@skthechef8075 nothing about it in the patch notes and it works last time I played after patch 9.
@LiamFarleyMA It took an action to unequip last time I tried. Will check again.
Finally a video thats shows gameplay while levelling up. Every other video just show the respec and level up screen. Thanks, been planning a Dark Urge monk playthrough.
If anyone is worried about Auntie Ethel moving after going south of the Blighted Village. In the Underdark at the Myconid Colony there is a trader who sells one elixir of hill giant strength. Derryth Bonecloak sells one I believe each long rest so if Auntie Ethel disappears and you have yet to respec into strength that's a good alternative for getting those elixirs. Great Video, love this build.
waiting for the next part. this was amazing and i love your editing
my prayers are answered .
I created a monk 2 days ago and i was lost between every build in youtube .. and i was wondering when nizar gonna drop a monk build.. and here you are blazing me with that OP video explaining every details .. god bless you man.
i'm running monk (your build)
Lae'zel (Your Build) (with ASTRAL you can get it from act1 if you know how)
Astarion ranger/Rogue (Your build)
and a Bard Lore as you mention in your video cause that short rest spell is OP
I'm just deleting everything with that top of a cherry of Elixir of Bloodlust.
Can't wait for Part 2..
Incredible guide. I've seen this build before, but not with the complete walkthrough like this. Awesome work.
I remember playing a tortle open hand monk in curse of strahd and i remember every combat encounter looking at my dm and saying, "and now your prone"
My DM wouldn't let me do that cause he knew how OP that would be. Also - Curse of Strahd was the best
Your build guides are oustanding, thanks so much!
Reminding me I can knock them prone first, and then have advantage after? Totally worth the video on its own. I didn't think about it at all. Thanks for that. Subbed and liked.
Been waiting for this one, and a two-parter no less. Thank you! :)
Slight change I would make to this. If you go to the Myconid Colony in the Underdark Blarg sells Hill Giant Fingers (1 to 3) after every long rest. Derryth also sells Hill Giant fingers (0 -2 from what I have observed) (3 Hill Giant Fingers let you make a Hill Giant Salt, and 1 salt with any suspension will give you an Elixer of Hill Giant Strength) and Elixer of Hill Giant Strenght (1 to 3 per long rest) and you can continue purchasing these through act 2. With this in mind after you get the gloves that put your dex to 18, respec as follows:
STR 8
DEX 8
Con 16 (17 after Tavern Brawler
Wis 17 (18 after Ethel)
INT 10
CHR 14
With the gloves and the Elixer your stats will look like this
STR 21 (27 in act 3 with Elixer of Cloud Giant STR)
DEX 18
CON 17
WIS 18
INT 10
CHR 14
The increases wisdom will give you an unarmored AC of 19 and of course really good saving throws.
I went for this too. Don't see why you should stop using the Hill Giant Elixir - though your lore shifts to a steroid addicted monk who's scouring Faerun for his fix.
You can continue down south to the swamp and still get potions from auntie Ethel IF you don't force her to hag mode. That is, stay friendly and kill the two brothers when you encounter them harassing our favourite shop keeper. She'll teleport to her hut, but you can still buy potions from her so long as you don't act aggressively toward her.
excited for the second half, been experimenting with monk alot lately, favorite thing so far is subclassing a monk w thief rouge for the extra bonus action and dash/diseng bonus actions. Tons of mobility when you need it and double the firepower when you don't. Also allows you to easily get sleight or persu/intimi/decep proficiency if you want to be the lockpicking monkey and/or face of the party
Do you go rogue first or monk first?
@@benkelly7182 monk first 6 levels, then rouge 3. You really shouldnt be touching multiclassing until at least lvl5 imo but with monk especially since when you hit 6 you get those passives that add extra damage which is pretty vital
@@horsepuncher421 thanks homie! Really appreciate it
Thanks for video. I’m new to BG3, playing in PS5. Your video was very helpful. I’m looking forward to seeing others about monk class. You got yourself a new sub.
Your videos are unlike any guide videos I have seen. Thank you!!!
I know this is an older video but just wanted to complement you on a very well done guide one of the best I’ve seen and I’ve seen hundreds thanks bro, I have a confidence now to start a monk on tactician mode today!
This will be my build for 3rd playtrough... Good educational build Nizar GG!! please keep up the good work
Duergar with permanent invisibility and giant form are my favorite by far for my Dark Urge strenght Monk (and maybe any class)
Found your channel when I got into Elden Ring… BG3 is much more my speed though. I was very excited to see you create some content for it. Very excited to see more!
Fire build enjoying it currently, just waiting on part 2 now 🎉
best guide I've seen on bg3 so far
Thank you for simple and thorough guide. Just earned a sub
I’m in act 3 and I still use the Bracers of Defense and Haste Helm. They are just that flexible and adaptable, haste helm is even better if you go strength monk because you can spend 10ft of movement to jump much further than 10ft and clear obstacles.
amulet of misty step is nice for this build. Ring of flinging is also good if using thrown weapons
Your editing is wicked bro, I’m gonna check more of your guides out
Great Guide I just started this week, coming off of Solasta a few months prior and was stunned on how confusing and intimidatingly different BG3 was. So this guide came in clutch to get my bearings. My question is, is there a way to get more AC like multiclassing into something else or how do you feel about multiclassing into Warlock 1 or 2 to get Hex to get better success rate on Stunning Blow?
i like your editing style a lot mate. u dont yap, you get to the point, and the little bits of presentation ticks and music are spot on. keep it up
Loving your BG3 content Nizar!
This was BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you😭😭💜💜💨
thank you so much for a great LEVELING guide
Can’t wait for part 2!
Never clicked so fast in my life lol. Been running Monk/Thief to a satisfying degree but am excited to see what flavor you're cooking up here :D
Really game build guides are great. Love to see this!
Tried it in tacticien, it's so op that I feel like I'm in easy mode. I destroyed the inquisitor in the gith creche. Incredible!
Please drop part 2 this build is so much fun
PART 2 IS OUT: th-cam.com/video/waCUspr6EUU/w-d-xo.html
Can't wait to see the next clip on the Monk
You can still buy elixirs of strength from auntie ethel in her house. Just don't say anything to Mayrina about her brothers dying and when Auntie asks about your eye say you'll try your chances on your own. You can come back and retry the dialogue any time to continue the quest.
While going south will stop Auntie from showing up in the Druid grove and bring her into her hut. As long as you don’t progress her quest chain, she will still sell to you items in her hut.
Very coooool! Next play thru for sure. I made a monk in act 3 it was so broken. Didn't get to enjoy the power as I did acts 1 n 2.
If you can bear to spend 3 lvs I recommend you put them to thief Rouge for an extra bonus action which gives you some good extra damage
This is the best monk guild yet i found thanks for the help
The answer is yes. And I restarted after this video. My monk rocks. Thanks bro
Your builds are amazing! Can you do one for bard? I’d love to see your take on that class
If you haven't made this build yet, do it at least once. I just entered upper bg city and so far my main character of this build has dominated the battlefield. 1 - hardly used healing for any party member, and very rarely had to heal the main during a fight. This saved a lot of money on potions, and a lot of heal casting by party members, who instead i specced out to be offensive casters....Shadowhearts necro spells are very good on individual and AOE targets. 2 - i did upgrade the ilithid powers to get fly ability, and that just made this build ridonkulously powerful. e.g. Spoilers: the intro to Bhaal temple fight with mobs all over the place on different levels...not a problem!
Thank you Nizar GG for this great build suggestion! It's almost cheating...almost. I did however discover an exploitable game glitch (don't know if anyone else has), that doesn't have to do with this build, but definitely helps it. This build can be improved by a lot of items and pots, so I won't get into that. Just know that with a pot of strength my Str = 21 and with bracers my Dex = 18. Main hand atk = 19, offhand = 17. I take off the bracers (took my Dex down to 15) and the stats should remain the same right? Nope, both stats went down to 17/15 respectively. However, when re-equipping the bracers to put my Dex back to 18, you'd expect my attacks to go back to 19/17? Nope, they went to 20/19. I was confused so i took off/put on the bracers again. This time attacks went to 18/17. I kept doing that until the game made my attacks 20/20. It even stays that was through short rests, and game saves. I have to redo it on long rests when i drink another strength potion. Damage done by unarmed attacks never changed, only the attack bonus.
My first playthrough i finished was a monk, open hand. and i used a staff, because it just looks awesome. So initially att with a staff that adds thunder or other stuff, and then switch to the hands. the cats grace robe in act 1 till the end. etc.
loved it.
does a staff constitute "Unarmed" combat? or only fists...
@@ufopulse not entirely sure, but there are staffs that give bonusses to unarmed combat. And irl it is used in martial arts. worked well for me
great video. I am level 3 monk like this and it is a lot of fun
Beautiful work, love it and help Really for noobies like me rather than just speaking without actually showing the effect in combat.
You have my sub sir x)
Funny, the ideal party you proposed was exactly the party I had on my playthrough, except that my TAV was the Lore Bard and I respec'ed Shadowheart as a monk. Except that I kept her at DEX, without STR or tavern brawler, and she was still my main DPS.
Currently on my Open Hand monk-run (honour mode, even) and I don't quite get why I should rebuild once I get the gloves of DEX. I mean... I do know why, because then I could stop taking Hill Giant elixirs and use others instead, but .... :
- I can get a nice DEX boost from the Cat's Cloth (also giving me advantage on all the rogue/thief-stuff I use my monk for). But the robe and the gloves do not stack, so with the gloves equipped, I'll always sit at 18 DEX. Without the cloth (and why would I wear that if I used the DEX gloves?), he'd be less useful at lockpicking, etc. Reason being that I could either wear the DEX gloves or the gloves of thieving, so either 18 DEX or advantage on DEX checks... not both.
- More importantly: I cannot use some of the more interesting gloves that will up my unarmed damage or give me other boosts the monk benefits from. I'm currently switching between the Gloves of Cinder (+1d4 fire on every unarmed hit plus lvl3 Scorching Ray) and Sparkle Hands (2 lightning charges per unarmed hit plus advantage on metal armored enemies while charged). Still not quite sure which one is better WRT damage. Those lightning charges do add up when you can land 5 or 6 hits per turn and at 5 charges you'll deal an additional 1d8 once. But I guess the Cinder ones offer more damage over time. However: They're a bit unsafe vs some enemies, like alcohol-soaked Kobolds.. :D
In any case: What I've been doing so far (just hit level 7) is keep everything as is, with STR my dump stat at 8, 17+2 DEX and WIS 16. All I need to do for this is keep drinking Hill Giant (later Cloud Giant) elixirs which aren't hard to come by at any point in the game and which don't cost an arm and a leg, either.
Besides: I prefer giving the gloves to somebody else like Karlach or Wyll to help with their unarmored AC/initiative/ranged ability.
I'll probably wait with the rebuild until I can grab the Bull's Cloth at Last Light (not sure it would help, but it might) and the Drow's +2 STR elixir at Moonrise.
Part two when? I need it! :D
amazing vid!! pt 2 plzzzzzz
great video! Are you planning on playing Lies of P or just sticking with Baldur's Gate?
Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle(Fire)- adds scorching ray
Seraphic Pugilist Gloves(Radiant)- adds guiding bolt
Snow-Dusted Monastery Gloves(Cold)- adds ice knife
Thunderpalm Strikers(Thunder)- adds thunder wave
Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves(Force) - adds fear
Flawed Helldusk Gloves(Necrotic) adds no spell but can add bleeding
List of gloves throught the game that add elements to unarmed strikes gloves of soul catching are way better, and most gloves are act 3 only, this just gives a list if you want to add elements to your unarmed strikes for any reason during the game and don't want to or can't get soul catching yet as that's a bit into act 3. flawed helldusk is act 2 cinder and sizzle are act 1 or 1.5 depending on how you count the creche figured it'd be useful for someone
Added point: it is actually possible to upgrade the sentient amulet you lose tasha's hideous laughter as an ability you gain a number of Ki Points equal to your Martial Arts die: 4, 6, or 8 Ki Points if your Monk level is at least 1, 3, or 9, respectively. the amulet also makes you lose the possibility of becoming hysterical due to the amulet's curse to do this simply refuse the monks quest and beat him in combat, unfortunate that's how you upgrade it as i do enjoy the amulet's reactions to some situations but it's a decent trade off imo as it gives another way of getting back Ki points without wasting short rest charges meaning you can go all out as much as you want
one thing I would suggest for any monk is to get the club of giant hill strength ASAP and you can also use Ethel's hair to either up your wisdom for when you get the kushigo gloves or you can use it for +1 strength and with the giants club you will have a flat 20 str from very early on the +1 also stacks with elixirs so even if you use the giant elixir you can still get that +1 and have 22 strength or 28 strength when you get the cloud giant elixirs. I usually just run straight for the arcane towers from the nautiloid crash youll rack up plenty of XP on the trip and it will be well worth the effort. If you cast feather fall you can just jump down a hole where the phantom spiders are and you will land safely in the underdark.
The Class of Catch these hands are always my favorite ones
I was about to give up on playing a monk - but I will restart with your suggestions and see if I can do this... wish me luck
just to add something thats realy good early game, desintegrating night walkers are amazing because of the way it makes you ignore basically all movement impeding things (i forgot where i got them from but im sure theres a guide out there somewhere)
My rouge had those on for almost all of act 1 because I couldn't go back once I tried em.
If you're willing to get the infernal robes, +1 ac, resistance to fire and a cast of fire shield is nothing to sneeze at. Not sure i can recommend that course, but it is useful. Also the vendor at the underdark colony sells the hill giant potions, so it is possible to build a stockpile for the entire game. That opens up the gloves slot for damage or advantage.
There is a work around to get the Infernal Robes with out killing Karlach. Also the latest patch bumped up the price of Hill giant strength potions to 216 each.
Sheesh, for a temporary consumable thats a bit steep. Some Magic items are cheaper than that and they last
They fixed that price since then@@Obekiwi
I am now addicted to elixers of hill giant strength, thanks!
I remember building an Uncle Iroh inspired Half-Orc Monk/Sorcerer (using only Fire and Lightning spells), think its time to revive him! ^^
I think a way of the element monk would be more fitting due to how element bending work in the avatar
Having an add for Warhaven on a BG3 video is like an ad for the Lada Niva showing up on a Mercedes G-Class video.
i was honestly planning to make a monk on my second playthrough🤣 this is nice.
Another banger vid. Thanks bro.
Easily my favourite class can cover so much distance does really good damage and above everything fights in style.
Hey Nizar !
Fantastic video ! I’m using it right now to play my monk and it’s working really well !
When can we expect the second part ? I’d love to see what you suggest !
PART 2 IS OUT: th-cam.com/video/waCUspr6EUU/w-d-xo.html
Awesome map special effects
I haven't had a chance to check since watching the video, but as the Haste Helm is armor, wouldn't that clash with the unarmored abilities and items?
wow your video editing skills are amazing... very well detailed guide, thank you for this.
What video editor do you use?
I really appreciate the early build and not starting a act 3 build
Spark hands is pretty good too for a early level build too paired with the lightening robe
Great video! When can we expect rest of the leveling process, i.e. levels 7-12?
PART 2 IS OUT: th-cam.com/video/waCUspr6EUU/w-d-xo.html
I would say once you hit level 9 there's a very good argument for respecing into 6 monk 3 rouge for thief extra bonus action, in act three after haste and wholeness of body set up you get ten attacks all doing like 28~36 damage, and I'm in the start of it
Hey!
Love the build.
Do u plan to make video about thia build after lvl6?
Bis armor weapons etc?
Would you always go with the gloves that give you 2 armor class? Or would you rather get the sparkle hands after starting the hags quest?
Great guide!
Quick question though: I accidentally cleared out the goblin fortress/saved the grove before meeting auntie ethel at the grove and now she won't appear there for me eventhough I havent gone south past the village yet. Does this mean I've made her leave?
I just started a Monk class on tactician mode. I think I’m overthinking this class to much and was wondering if monks can use a shield. I know that goes against everything the class is about but i saw the monk in the video with a shield and just had to ask. Also, I chose a wood half elf monk so would I be able to wear leather armor? Thanks for any positive feedback.
Not sure if something changed since you made this video, but the haste helm counts as wearing armor, which shuts of both the monk's unarmored defense, and also the bracers of defense.
Helm dont works, bracers works they are not armor
Haste helm doesn't count as armor and doesn't do anything to your unarmered defence...just checked on my character
Gith monk could be interesting too just because of the Gith Jump ability to traverse the battlefield easier.
and misty step
Gith monk is the strongest early class I have played if you pair it with the greatsword and giant elixer pots.
You don't want to use your bonus action jumping though, it's for punching
you can get another hill giant elixer from ethel after you buy the 3 a 4th with be on the table get seen grabbing it and hit trade when asked youll see the 4th elixer
Thanks Nizar, love the vids as always. Would be cool if you did the swords bard/thief/fighter at some point. Also, which have you had the most luck with on tactician? Am stuck between the above split, this monk one, or the throwing barb build though im not sure what to do with that later on.
I'll just say, I've made a lot of builds that ran through the end of act 2. Radiant orb paladin has been the most op once you have all the gear. Hitting for 50+ with both hits while debuffing enemy attacks by 20+ is ridiculous. Nothing like smashing Kethric for 100 and then having him land a hit on you for 0. (Luminous chest, luminous gloved, the callous glow ring, and coruscation ring)
All you need for an OP monk, is to be a monk. STR/DEX/WIS doesnt matter what you prioritize. Finally, a video game has given monk the satisfaction it deserves. Not only is the class itself amazing, but...like 70% of the games badass gear is specifically for monk lol.
But yes, Open Hand is definitely the most powerful (imo the most boring)
Actually it is so good, that I had to personally remove the class from my party because it made shit way too ez on tactician lol
Once you hit level 6 no matter what subclass you chose, that is when monk truly begins to shine and pop off. I personally use monk/shadow as my "rogue" because its basically the games version of "Shadowdancer" and is the only true "hide in plain sight" imo. Combo with darkness + blind immunity = my personal meta (Great video keep it up!)
Doesn’t the haste helm count as light armor, tanking the ac you get from unarmored defense? Seems like it’d be more useful on Astarion early game if that’s the case.
it's not classified as armor as it doesn't have the armor tag. tested it on my monk also
Dude this build is amazing. Ive been tearing it up. Is there more to rhis build? Do i go monk the reat of the way or do i add fighter to get an extra attack?
is there a mod that makes the shield invisible? it looks very ridiculous in battle, but you can’t do without a shield (solo character)
Like you’re Elden Ring build this video is amazing thx 🙏🏻
A guide about a Assassin way of shadows monk would be very cool
Great guides best in the business, encorporating gear pickups for early game is super useful. Especially since I'm not familiar with this class.
For the party comp you mentioned respecing a companion to a bard. Is there an optimal person to do that for or just pick whoever
Wrath doesn’t work on unarmed attacks (description also states „+1 bonus to damage with melee weapons.“) - so the recommended chest piece is essentially useless as monk.
But besides this, great guide. Thank you
love your videos. I'll have to start a new monk run now. Would it kill to put some timestamps on tho 😅
I respec to monk and tried it in Apostle of Myrkul fight, and made 109DMG in one turn!! (Lv 10)
STR 18, CON 15, WIS 16, DEX 8. Equip with Gloves of Dexterity to make DEX to 18
MONK is FUN! will use this to play ACT 3
Hill Dwarf is really good for the durability and poison resistance!
I’m following this guide right now but my question is should I head to the crèche or make my way to the underdark story wise? I wanna get the gloves of dexterity but that would mean starting act 2 by heading into the crèche. Any recommendations??