Base Class: Monk
Tap into the natural elements all around you.
Primordial Spells
When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to cast spells. See Spells Rules for the general rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing for the wizard spell list.
Cantrips
You learn three cantrips: Druidcraft and two other cantrips of your choice from a specialized spell list. You learn another cantrip of your choice at 10th level.
Spell Slots
The Way of the Elements Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell Witch Bolt and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast Witch Bolt using either slot.
Spells Known of 1st-Level and Higher
You know three 1st-level spells.The Spells Known column of the Way of the Elements Spellcasting table shows when you learn more spells of 1st level or higher.
Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the spells you know with another spell of your choice from the spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
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Monk Level |
Cantrips Known |
Spells Known |
— Spell Slots per Spell Level — |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
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3rd |
3 |
3 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
4th |
3 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
|
5th |
3 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
|
6th |
3 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
|
7th |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
8th |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
9th |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
10th |
4 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
|
11th |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
|
12th |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
— |
— |
|
13th |
4 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
— |
|
14th |
4 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
— |
|
15th |
4 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
— |
|
16th |
4 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
— |
|
17th |
4 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
— |
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18th |
4 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
— |
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19th |
4 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
20th |
4 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Spellcasting Ability
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your spells, since you learn your spells through an innate understanding of nature. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier
Way of the Elements Spellcasting
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Way of the Elements Spell List |
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0 |
Druidcraft*, Acid Splash, Control Flames, Create Bonfire, Firebolt, Frostbite, Gust, Lightning Lure, Mold Earth, Poison Spray, Produce Flame, Ray of Frost, Shape Water, Shocking Grasp, Thorn Whip, Thunderclap |
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1 |
Absorb Elements, Armor of Agathys, Burning Hands, Chromatic Orb, Create/Destroy Water, Detect Poison and Disease, Earth Tremor, Ensnaring Strike, Entangle, Feather Fall, Fog Cloud, Frost Finger, Goodberry, Hellish Rebuke, Ice Knife, Ray of Sickness, Searing Smite, Shatter, Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm, Thunderous Smite, Thunderwave, Witch Bolt |
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2 |
Aganazzar’s Scorcher, Barkskin, Continual Flame, Dust Devil, Earthbind, Flame Blade, Flaming Sphere, Gust of Wind, Heat Metal, Levitate, Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp, Protection from Poison, Pyrotechnics, Ray of Enfeeblement, Rime’s Binding Ice, Scorching Ray, Skywrite, Spike Growth, Warding Wind, Wither and Bloom, Zephyr Strike |
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3 |
Ashardalon’s Stride, Call Lightning, Elemental Weapon, Erupting Earth, Fireball, Flame Arrows, Fly, Gaseous Form, Lightning Arrow, Lightning Bolt, Meld into Stone, Melf’s Minute Meteors, Plant Growth, Protection from Energy, Sleet Storm, Speak with Plants, Stinking Cloud, Thunder Step, Tidal Wave, Wall of Sand, Wall of Water, Water Breathing, Water Walk, Wind Wall |
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4 |
Conjure Minor Elementals, Control Water, Elemental Bane, Fire Shield, Grasp Vine, Guardian of Nature, Ice Storm, Stone Shape, Storm Sphere, Summon Elemental, Vitrolic Sphere, Wall of Fire, Watery Sphere |
Elemental Fury
When you cast a spell from your elemental spell list as an Action, you can spend a Ki point to use your Fury of Blows as a bonus action. The damage type of your Fury of Blows is changed to that associated with the spell cast.
Additionally, when you cast an Elemental spell that forces a saving throw, you can spend 2 Ki points to impose disadvantage on a number of creature equal to your Wis modifier.
Natural Understanding
You gain advantage on saving throws against elemental affects, both magical and nonmagical. You also have advantage on ability check relating to the elements and elemental creatures.
Earthly Quintessence
At the end of a long rest, you can spend 10 minutes of meditation to gain one of the following effects for 8 hours.
Meteor’s Strength
- You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage
- When an enemy damages an ally within 30ft, you can spend 2 Ki points as a reaction to create a stone barrier in front of your ally to half the damage taken
- You gain Tremorsense up to 45ft
Aether’s Spirit
- Your movement speed is doubled
- When a creature misses you with an attack roll, you can spend 2 Ki points as a reaction to immediately attack them back
- Your movement cannot be reduced and you are immune to being restrained, grappled, or paralyzed
Thunder’s Bane
- You gain resistance to thunder and lightning damage
- When an enemy or ally within 30ft begins their turn, you can spend 2 Ki points as a reaction to either prevent the enemy from taking its reaction or give the ally an additional reaction until the end of their next turn.
- You can add a d6 to all ability checks
Tide’s Call
- You gain resistance to fire and acid damage
- When a creature within 30ft begins its turn, you can spend 2 Ki points as a reaction to force the creature 10ft in one direction
- Your maximum HP increases by ¼ your normal total
Cauldron’s Passion
- You gain resistance to cold and fire damage
- When you take the Attack Action, you can spend 2 Ki points to attack a third time with you use the Extra Attack Feature
- You can add a d4 to attack rolls and your Wisdom modifier to any fire damage dealt
Grove’s Rest
- You gain resistance to radiant, necrotic, and force damage
- When a creature within 30ft makes an attack roll, you can spend 2 Ki points as a reaction to make them reroll
- Allies that end a short or long rest (including at the beginning of your meditation) within 20ft of you gain temporary hit points equal to 1d10 + Proficiency Bonus + Wis modifier until the end of their next rest
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