Monk Traits

Monk Statistics

Hit Dice: d8

Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity

Skills: Two out of Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth

Armor: None

Weapons: Simple Weapons, Shortswords

Tools: One artisan's tolls or one musical instrument

ASIs: 5 (4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 19th)

Important Ability Scores: Dexterity, Wisdom

Subclasses (Traditions):7

• PHB Traditions: Open Hand, Shadow, Four Elements
• SCAG Archetypes: Long Death, Sun Soul (reprinted in Xanathar's)
• Xanathar Domains: Drunken Master, Kensei
  

General Traits

Communications

• Tongue of Sun and Moon (13th)

Concealment/Deception/Illusion

• Empty Body (18th)

Control

• Stunning Strike (5th)

Mobility

• Slow Fall (4th)
• Step of the Wind (2nd)
• Unarmored Movement (2nd)
• Unarmored Movement Improvement (9th)

Offensive

• Extra Attack (5th)
• Flurry of Blows (2nd) 
• Ki-Empowered Strikes (6th)
• Martial Arts (1st)

Survivability

• Deflect Missiles (3rd) 
• Diamond Soul (14th) 
• Empty Body (18th)
• Evasion (7th)
• Patient Defense (2nd) 
• Purity of Body (10th)
• Slow Fall (4th)
• Stillness of Mind (7th)
• Timeless Body (15th)
• Unarmored Defense (1st)

Utility

• Ki (2nd)
• Perfect Self (20th)

Traditon Traits

Way of the Open Palm

• Control
• Open Hand Technique (3rd) 
• Damage
• Quivering Palm (17th)
• Death
• Quivering Palm (17th)
• Debuff
• Open Hand Technique (3rd) 
• Defensive
• Tranquility (11th)
• Healing/Restorative
• Wholeness of Body (6th) 

Way of the Shadow

• Concealment/Deception/Illusion
• Cloak of Shadows (11th)
• Shadow Arts: Darkness (3rd)
• Shadow Arts: Minor Illusion (3rd)
• Shadow Arts: Pass without Trace (3rd)
• Shadow Arts: Silence (3rd) 
• Divination/Senses/Information Gathering
• Shadow Arts: Darkvision (3rd) 
• Movement/Travel
• Shadow Step (6th) 
• Offensive
• Opportunist (17th) 
• Reaction
• Opportunist (17th)

Way of the Four Elements

• Trait Selection
• Elemental Disciplines at 3rd: 2 (Elemental Attunement and One Choice)
• Elemental Disciplines at 20th: 5
• Can be changed whenever you learn a new discipline.
• Area Denial
• Elemental Discipline: River of Hungry Flame (17th)
• Elemental Discipline: Rush of the Gale Spirits (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Shape the Flowing River (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Wave of Rolling Earth (17th) 
• Control
• Elemental Discipline: Clench of the North Wind (6th)
• Damage
• Elemental Discipline: Breath of Winter (17th)
• Elemental Discipline: Fangs of the Fire Snake (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Fist of Four Thunders (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Fist of Unbroken Air (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Flames of the Phoenix (11th)
• Elemental Discipline: Gong of the Summit (6th)
• Elemental Discipline: River of Hungry Flame (17th)
• Elemental Discipline: Sweeping Cinder Strike (3rd)
• Elemental Discipline: Water Whip (3rd)
• Defensive
• Elemental Discipline: Eternal Mountain Defense (17th)
• Elemental Discipline: Mist Stance (11th) 
• Movement
• Elemental Discipline: Mist Stance (11th)
• Elemental Discipline: Ride the Wind (11th)
• Utility
• Disciple of the Elements (3rd)

Way of the Long Death

• Damage
• Touch of the Long Death (17th)
• Mind Control
• Hour of Reaping (6th)
• Survivability
• Mastery of Death (11th)
• Touch of Death (3rd)

Way of the Sun Soul

• Damage
• Searing Arc Strike (6th)
• Searing Sunburst (11th)
• Offensive
• Radiant Sun Bolt (3rd) 
• Retributive
• Sun Shield (17th)

Way of the Drunken Master

• Defensive
• Drunkard's Luck (11th)
• Movement/Travel
• Drunken Technique (3rd) 
• Tipsy Sway: Leap to Your Feet (6th)
• Offensive
• Intoxicated Frenzy (17th)
• Retributive
• Tipsy Sway: Redirect Attack (6th)
• Skill
• Bonus Proficiencies (3rd) 

Way of the Kensei

• Trait Selection
• Kensei Weapons at 3rd: 2
• Kensei Weapons at 20th: 5
• Cannot change choices as you level
• Defensive
• Path of the Kensei: Agile Parry (3rd) 
• Offensive
• One with the Blade: Magic Kensei Weapons (6th)
• One with the Blade: Deft Strike (6th)
• Path of the Kensei: Kensei's Shot (3rd)
• Sharpen the Blade (11th)
• Unerring Accuracy (17th)
• Skills
• Path of the Kensei: Way of the Brush (3rd)
• Weapons
• Path of the Kensei: Kensei Weapons (3rd)