Monk Job Changes and Updates — Dawntrail 7.1

Listed below is all known information about the changes to the Monk job in Dawntrail. Please note that all of the information listed is subject to change.

Skill Name	Category	Changes
Brotherhood	Ability	Duration increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Allows the stacking of up to 10 chakra.
Dragon Kick	Weaponskill	No longer grants Leaden Fist. Grants a stack of Opo-Opo's fury.
Leaping Opo	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Upgraded from Bootshine. Potency changed to 360. Consumes a stack of Opo-opo's Fury to increase potency to 460.
Twin Snakes	Weaponskill	No longer grants the Disciplined Fist buff. Potency changed to 380. Grants 2 stacks of Raptor's Fury.
Rising Raptor	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Upgraded from True Strike. Potency changed to 380. Consumes a stack of Raptor's Fury to increase potency to 480.
Demolish	Weaponskill	No longer applies the Demolish debuff. Potency changed to 340/400 from the rear. Grants 3 stacks of Coeurl's Fury.
Pouncing Coeurl	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Upgraded from Snap Punch. Potency changed to 340/400 from the rear. Consumes a stack of Coeurl's Fury to increase potency to 500.
Four-point Fury	Weaponskill	No longer grants the Disciplined Fist buff.
Rising Phoenix	Weaponskill	Potency changed to 900.
Elixir Burst	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Upgraded from Elixir Field. Potency changed to 900.
Phantom Rush	Weaponskill	Potency changed to 1400.
Riddle of Fire	Ability	Grants Fire's Rumination for 20 seconds.
Fire's Reply	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Can only be used when under the effect of Fire's Rumination. Deals 1300 potency in an AoE around the target, with any additional targets taking 50% reduced damage. Grants Formless Fist.
Riddle of Wind	Ability	Grants Wind's Rumination for 15 seconds.
Wind's Reply	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Can only be used when under the effect of Wind's Rumination. Deals 900 potency to all enemies in a straight line.
Riddle of Earth	Ability	Grants Earth's Rumination for 30 seconds.
Earth's Reply	Weaponskill (NEW!)	Can only be used when under the effect of Earth's Rumination. Restores HP of the user and nearby party members by 300, or 500 if under the effect of Earth's Resolve.
Six-sided Star	Weaponskill	Potency changed to 780. Potency increased by 80 for each stack of chakra opened. Consumes all stacks of chakra upon use. This weaponskill no longer generates chakra if it crits.

The changes to Demolish and Twin Snakes drastically chang the way that our burst windows and opener will look. As we no longer need to worry about immediately applying our buff/dot, we can instead immediately begin our burst on the first GCD - this means that instead of Double Solar windows, we can now execute Double Lunar windows, as we no longer need to reapply our timers mid-burst window, and therefore can fit the stronger back-to-back Opo sequence within our 20 second buff window.

Furthermore, identifying the entry to our burst windows has become easier, as again, we no longer need to worry about our dot falling off. This means that in odd windows, we can simply press Perfect Balance after the first Opo-Opo GCD that happens under Riddle of Fire, as this ensures we will get the full three formless GCDs + Masterful Blitz + additional formless GCD within the Riddle of Fire window. We also now have an additional two (sometimes three) GCDs to account for in this window in the form of Fire's Reply, the formless GCD that this grants us (another Opo-Opo GCD), and when it lines up - Wind's Reply.

Even windows will being by executing a Perfect Balance following the Opo-Opo GCD that occurs in the 4 second window prior to Riddle of Fire coming off cooldown - that is, 2 GCDs prior to it coming off cooldown, or exactly as it comes off cooldown.

Please keep in mind that all potency numbers are subject to change before 7.0 launch.

Listed below is a showcase from the Job Actions Trailer featuring a collection of battle actions for Monk.