According to JC a creature's natural weapons are not "unarmed strikes" but any creature can make an unarmed strike. This would mean that, as an example, a druid wild shaped into a bear could make an unarmed strike but would not be able to use claws or bite as the method of delivery. So you could make a "boxing bear" druid but when you make your Flurry of Blows attacks you don't make them using the damage of the claws (2d6+4) but as unarmed strikes ([monk die] + 4).
This also means you wouldn't be able to Claw/Bite then FoB because neither of them are considered "unarmed strikes" towards the requirements of FoB.
Tabaxi and Leonin are special as they are specifically allowed to use their claws as part of their unarmed strikes.
Huh? Making 2 attacks at 1d4+4 with your action and bonus action is OP compared to making 2 attakcks at 1d8+4 and 2d6+4 only using an action?
You can’t just exclaim that it is OP wihout proof.
Remember the takeaway from this thread: unarmed strikes are a specific type of attack in the rules and not whatever you want them to be.
How do Wild Shape attacks interact with unarmed strikes? | Sage Advice D&D
According to JC a creature's natural weapons are not "unarmed strikes" but any creature can make an unarmed strike. This would mean that, as an example, a druid wild shaped into a bear could make an unarmed strike but would not be able to use claws or bite as the method of delivery. So you could make a "boxing bear" druid but when you make your Flurry of Blows attacks you don't make them using the damage of the claws (2d6+4) but as unarmed strikes ([monk die] + 4).
This also means you wouldn't be able to Claw/Bite then FoB because neither of them are considered "unarmed strikes" towards the requirements of FoB.
Tabaxi and Leonin are special as they are specifically allowed to use their claws as part of their unarmed strikes.
hate to necropost. but didnt wotc release an addendum that said natural weapons can be applied for monk class features?
No, the best I can find is that this is still true: https://twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/951997185977040896?lang=en