Retribution is also nice as it increases your damage the more you are hit, which synergizes well here. Many passives just give you outright Defense, and they have Auras that are very effective. Paladins possess many good defensive Abilities as well as heals. If you Multiclass try to get some more that do as well. These two Abilities are excellent at preventing enemies from attacking you. Some solid choices are Paladin, Fighter, Priest, or Druid. When Multiclassing a Helwalker it’s a good idea to select a class that increase your defense, gives you heals, or both. You’ll also want Abilities that buff your Attack Speed because you’ll hit hard and you want to kill enemies before they kill you. Force of Anguish and Stunning Blow are both good choices here and will serve you well. If you’re playing a Single Class Helwalker you’ll want to select Abilities that Stun or Knockdown enemies, in order to prevent them from attacking you. You might also want to consider not taking the Lesser Wounds passive, so that it takes a little longer for you to gain Wounds. Two good ways of doing this are by CCing enemies, which the Monk excels at, or by Multiclassing. Helwalkers will not only need to manage their Wounds by using Abilities that consume them, but also find a way to mitigate damage, or “out heal” it, or they will eventually be killed. This means that the longer they stay in battle, the more damage they will deal, and the more damage they will take. Helwalkers take 5% increased damage for each Wound they have, in exchange for +1 Wound at the beginning of combat, and +1 Might per Wound. Penalty: Helwalker monks take more damage for each Wound they have. Because Might also increases healing it is advised that they Multiclass with a class that can provide some.īonus: Begin combat with more Wounds. Helwalker monks gain Might for each Wound they have.

Helwalkers are the high risk high reward version of the Monk, and deal incredible damage. You cannot have more than 10 Wounds at a time, no matter your Subclass Monk Subclasses, Which to Choose Helwalker The number you begin with is also affected by your Subclass, which brings us to our next section. Players also begin combat with a certain number of Wounds, allowing them to use some “Wound Abilities” immediately. This makes it important to manage your resources appropriately, so that you do not waste them. Monks have a hard cap of 10 Wounds at a time, and any more received after this will be lost. Using Empower on yourself will also grant you some Wounds. Some Monks can even gain Wounds from attacking, instead of taking damage. The rate at which you gain Wounds is affected by your Subclass, as well as various Monk Abilities. Wounds are received when the Monk takes damage during battle and can be spent on another subset of Abilities, that do not cost Mortification. Mortification is increased by gaining Power Levels, while Wounds are gained from being struck. The Green showcases your Wounds Resource and Abilities you can use by spending it.

The Red highlights the Mortification Resource and Abilities you can use by spending it. It recharges after encounters and you can replenish some of it during combat with the Empowerfeature. Mortification is your standard resource pool that increases as you gain Power Levels, and is not unlike the Barbarian Class’s Rage or the Fighter’s Discipline. The first is Mortification and the second is Wounds. Monks have two resources they use to buff themselves and attack enemies. They make excellent Multiclass characters because of their ability to receive Wounds, which can help many Classes. Monks have exceptional Attack Speed and excel at pummeling opponents with repeated strikes that leave them Stunned, Staggered or Knocked Down. Their ability, Transcendent Suffering, increases their Damage, Accuracy, and Penetration with Unarmed attacks.

Monks in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire are a martial class that specializes in hand-to-hand unarmed combat, which makes them unique (although they can use Weapons if they wish). Monks are not only great at hand-to-hand combat, they also can use Weapons well when Multiclassing.

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