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Iron Hand (Skill ID# 259, iRO Name: Iron Fists)

Type

Passive

Max Lv

Requirements

Demon Bane Lv 10, Divine Protection Lv 10

Required For

Call Spirits (Lv 2), Dodge (Lv 5), Chain Crush Combo (Lv 5, Champion), Tiger Knuckle Fist (Lv 5, Champion), Palm Push Strike (Lv 7, Champion)

Effect

Increases Attack Power of fists and knuckle type weapons by 3 per SkillLV.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	ATK +3
2	ATK +6
3	ATK +9
4	ATK +12
5	ATK +15
6	ATK +18
7	ATK +21
8	ATK +24
9	ATK +27
10	ATK +30

Spirits Recovery (Skill ID# 260, iRO Name: Spiritual Cadence)

Type

Passive

Max Lv

Requirements

Blade Stop Lv 2

Required For

Body Relocation (Lv 2)

Effect

Recovers HP and SP every 10 seconds while sitting (not while standing). Recovery is every 20 seconds when overweight and it works even when recuperating from Asura Strike, but without the natural recuperation bonuses
(e.g. at LV 2 you will only regenerate at +8/+4 per 10 sec after an Asura Strike, regardless of INT and VIT).
Base HP recovery is 4 HP per SkillLV, modified by Maximum HP/500. Base SP recovery is 2 SP per SkillLV modified by Maximum SP/100.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	+4 HP & 2 SP
2	+8 HP & 4 SP
3	+12 HP & 6 SP
4	+16 HP & 8 SP
5	+20 HP & 10 SP

Call Spirits (Skill ID# 261, iRO Name: Summon Spirit Sphere)
Type	Active	Max Lv	5
SP Cost	8	Target	Self
Requirements	Iron Hand Lv 2
Required For	Absorb Spirits (Lv 5), Dodge (Lv 5), Investigate (Lv 5), Chain Crush Combo (Lv 5, Champion), Palm Push Strike (Lv 5, Champion), Power Velocity (All Spirit Injection) (Lv 5, Shura)
Stay Duration	600 sec
Cast Time	[Pre-Renewal: 1 sec] [Renewal: 0.5 sec]
Fixed Cast Time	0.5 sec (Renewal only)
Effect	Summons one Spirit Sphere each cast. Spirit Spheres are required and used up by some skills. The maximum number of Spheres you can have is determined by the learned SkillLV. Each active Sphere gives +3 ATK with holy element that never misses. The cast is uninterruptable.

Absorb Spirits (Skill ID# 262, iRO Name: Spiritual Sphere Absorption)
Type	Active	Max Lv	1	Attack Type	Weapon
SP Cost	5	Target	Player	Range	9 cells
Requirements	Call Spirits Lv 5
Required For	Critical Explosion (Lv 1), Assimilate Power (Lv 1, Shura)
Cast Time	[Pre-Renewal: 2 sec] [Renewal: 1 sec]
Fixed Cast Time	1 sec (Renewal only)
Effect	Uses up all Spirit Spheres and regains 10 SP per sphere. Can be used on another Monk's Spheres in PVP. If used against a monster it steals 2 SP per monster level with a success chance of 20%.

Triple Attack [Skill can hit trap-type skill] (Skill ID# 263, iRO Name: Raging Trifecta Blow)

Type

Passive

Max Lv

Attack Type

Use Weapon Property

Range

1 cells

Requirements

Dodge Lv 5

Required For

Chain Combo (Lv 5), Tiger Knuckle Fist (Lv 5, Champion), Dragon Combo (Twin Dragon) (Lv 5, Shura)

Effect

Attacks 3 times with increased damage. Higher skill level DECREASES chance of occurrence. This skill differs from the Thief's Double Attack in many key regards.
First of course the delay, as Double Attack takes the same amount of time as a normal attack while this skill takes longer. Triple Attack (and Chain Combo) actually counts for damage as a single strike.
This means that damage bonuses from upgrades, masteries, Star Crumbs, and Spirit Spheres are only applied ONCE and divided evenly among the three (four) visible hits.
Therefore even with LV10 Triple Attack these "individual hits" will usually be weaker than a single normal attack. On the positive side enemy VIT reduction is also only applied once, so against high-VIT targets the total damage may be much higher than expected.
Also, a Thief does not say "Double Attack!!" to every extra hit, while the Monk does.
The Silence status does not stop this skill from activating, and it can be used against the Emperium (though other combos cannot). The delay time is affected by ASPD of the user.

Other Notes

Skill's delay is not affected by Magic Strings / Bragi

Level	Description
1	29% Chance for 120% ATK
2	28% Chance for 140% ATK
3	27% Chance for 160% ATK
4	26% Chance for 180% ATK
5	25% Chance for 200% ATK
6	24% Chance for 220% ATK
7	23% Chance for 240% ATK
8	22% Chance for 260% ATK
9	21% Chance for 280% ATK
10	20% Chance for 300% ATK.

Body Relocation (Skill ID# 264, iRO Name: Snap)
Type	Active	Max Lv	1
SP Cost	14	Target	Ground	Range	18 cells
Requirements	Asura Strike Lv 3, Spirits Recovery Lv 2, Steel Body Lv 3
Sphere / Coin Cost	1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)
Effect	Directly teleport to any chosen cell. You can not move to or over non movable cells this way, e.g. up a cliff. Uses up 1 Spirit Sphere. If under Critical Explosion state, you can use this skill without the need for Spirit Spheres. After using this skill, you cannot use Asura Strike for the following 2 seconds.
Other Notes	Cannot be used in Battleground maps Cannot be used in Aldebaran Turbo Track

Dodge (Skill ID# 265, iRO Name: Flee)

Type

Passive

Max Lv

Requirements

Iron Hand Lv 5, Call Spirits Lv 5

Required For

Triple Attack (Lv 5), Blade Stop (Lv 5)

Effect

Increases Flee Rate by +1.5 per SkillLV rounded down.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	Flee Rate + 1
2	Flee Rate + 3
3	Flee Rate + 4
4	Flee Rate + 6
5	Flee Rate + 7
6	Flee Rate + 9
7	Flee Rate + 10
8	Flee Rate + 12
9	Flee Rate + 13
10	Flee Rate + 15

Investigate [Skill can hit trap-type skill] (Skill ID# 266, iRO Name: Occult Impaction)
Type	Offensive	Max Lv	5	Attack Type	Use Weapon Property, Weapon
SP Cost	-0.5(SkillLVSkillLV) + 5.5*SkillLV + 5	Target	Enemy	Range	2 cells
Requirements	Call Spirits Lv 5
Required For	Finger Offensive (Lv 3)
Cast Time	[Pre-Renewal: 1 sec] [Renewal: 0.5 sec]
Fixed Cast Time	0.5 sec (Renewal only)
Cast Delay	0.5 sec
Sphere / Coin Cost	1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)
Effect	Strong ranged Physical attack. The more defense the target has the more damage this skill will do. It never misses and uses up one Spirit Sphere. Damage is [ATK x (1 + 0.75*SkillLV) x (Enemy Armor+Enemy VIT)/50] x Card Effect.
Other Notes	Skill ignores target's flee

Finger Offensive [Skill can hit trap-type skill] (Skill ID# 267, iRO Name: Throw Spirit Sphere)

Type

Offensive

Max Lv

Attack Type

Use Weapon Property, Weapon

SP Cost

Target

Enemy

Range

9 cells

Requirements

Investigate Lv 3

Required For

Asura Strike (Lv 3), Ride In Lightening (Lightening Shot) (Lv 3, Shura)

Cast Time

[Pre-Renewal: 1 sec]
[Renewal: 0.5 sec]

Fixed Cast Time

0.5 sec (Renewal only)

Cast Delay

0.5 sec

Sphere / Coin Cost

1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

Throws Spirit Spheres at enemy. Skill level affects number of spheres that can be thrown, damage is (125+25*SkillLV)% ATK using the element of your current weapon.
Number of thrown Spirits equals to used SkillLV and may miss depending on normal hit probabilities. It has uninterruptible cast but Pneuma will block this skill.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	150% ATK Uses 1 Sphere
2	175% ATK Uses 2 Spheres
3	200% ATK Uses 3 Spheres
4	225% ATK Uses 4 Spheres
5	250% ATK Uses 5 Spheres

Steel Body (Skill ID# 268, iRO Name: Mental Strength)

Type

Active

Max Lv

Attack Type

Weapon

SP Cost

50%

Target

Self

Requirements

Combo Finish Lv 3

Required For

Body Relocation (Lv 3)

Stay Duration

Min-Max Lv: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 sec

Cast Time

[Pre-Renewal: 5 sec]
[Renewal: 2.5 sec]

Fixed Cast Time

2.5 sec (Renewal only)

Sphere / Coin Cost

5 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

Set Def and MDEF to 90%. ASPD is reduced by 25% and skills cannot be used. Requires 5 Spirit Spheres to use.
This is DEF as from armor so damage from weapons and spells is reduced to at least 10% (with 1 VIT/INT) and even as little as 1 damage if the Monk has enough VIT/INT.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	30 sec
2	60 sec
3	90 sec
4	120 sec
5	150 sec

Blade Stop (Skill ID# 269, iRO Name: Root)

Type

Active

Max Lv

Attack Type

Weapon

SP Cost

Target

Self

Requirements

Dodge Lv 5

Required For

Spirits Recovery (Lv 2), Cursed Circle (Lv 2, Shura)

Stay Duration

Min-Max Lv: 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.3 sec

Effect Duration

Min-Max Lv: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 sec

Cast Delay

0.5 sec

Req. Weapon Class

Bare hands, Dagger, One-handed Sword, Two-handed Sword, One-handed Spear, Two-handed Spear, One-handed Axe, Two-handed Axe, Mace, , One-handed Staff, Knuckle, Musical Instrument, Whip, Book, Katar, Revolver, Rifle, Gatling Gun, Shotgun, Grenade Launcher, Fuuma Shuriken

Sphere / Coin Cost

1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

This skill operates like the Knight's Auto Counter, but instead "catches" an attacker, freezing both Monk and target for a few moments.
Certain skills are available for you to attack with depending on Blade Stop skill level. Both Monk and attacker are stopped until the Monk uses a skill, the Monk dies, the attacker dies, or Blade Stop's duration expires.
Unlike Freeze/Stone Curse status the attacker still has all Flee and DEF. Further, if the target is a Monk who also has the Blade Stop skill then both are free to use their skills (determined by their own Blade Stop skill level).
This skill can not be used to counter enemy skills. Does not work against Boss monsters. Uses up 1 Spirit Sphere.
Skill range is 1 cell for barehand and 2 cells for armed. Both characters are still able to use items and change equipment.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	None, 0.5 sec catch time
2	Finger Offensive, 0.7 sec catch time
3	Investigate, 0.9 sec catch time
4	Chain Combo, 1.1 sec catch time
5	Asura Strike (Critical Explosion, 4 Spheres needed), 1.3 sec catch time

Critical Explosion (Skill ID# 270, iRO Name: Fury)

Type

Active

Max Lv

Attack Type

Weapon

SP Cost

Target

Self

Requirements

Absorb Spirits Lv 1

Required For

Asura Strike (Lv 3), Dangerous Soul Collect (Lv 5, Champion)

Stay Duration

180 sec

Sphere / Coin Cost

5 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

Raises Critical Rate by 7.5+2.5*SkillLV for skill's duration. SP regeneration is suspended during this time. 5 Spirit Spheres required.

Other Notes

Level	Description
1	+10 Critical Rate
2	+12.5 Critical Rate
3	+15 Critical Rate
4	+17.5 Critical Rate
5	+20 Critical Rate

Asura Strike [Skill can hit trap-type skill] (Skill ID# 271, iRO Name: Guillotine Fist)

Type

Offensive

Max Lv

Attack Type

Weapon

SP Cost

all

Target

Enemy

Range

2 cells

Requirements

Critical Explosion Lv 3, Finger Offensive Lv 3

Required For

Body Relocation (Lv 3)

Stay Duration

10 sec

Effect Duration

300 sec

Cast Time

[Pre-Renewal: Min-Max Lv: 4 / 3.5 / 3 / 2.5 / 2 sec]
[Renewal: Min-Max Lv: 2 / 1.75 / 1.5 / 1.25 / 1 sec]

Fixed Cast Time

Min-Max Lv: 2 / 1.75 / 1.5 / 1.25 / 1 sec (Renewal only)

Cast Delay

Min-Max Lv: 3 / 2.5 / 2 / 1.5 / 1 sec

Req. Weapon Class

Required Status

Critical Explosion / Fury

Sphere / Coin Cost

5 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

Usable only when Critical Explosion is active. Uses all SP to do massive damage to the target, HP/SP will not regenerate naturally for 5 minutes after Asura Strike is used.
Cancels Critical Explosion after use and requires all remaining Spirit Spheres (that is all 5 if cast independently). Damage is [(Weapon ATK+Base ATK) x (8 + SP/10) + 250 + (150*SkillLV)]*Card Effects.
Can be used while catching someone using LV 5 Blade Stop or with no Cast Time at the end of a combo attack (Triple Attack -> Chain Combo -> Combo Finish -> Asura Strike) but the Critical Explosion and Sphere requirements remain in both cases (usable with the 4 spheres remaining after activating Blade Stop/Combo Finish).
Increasing the Asura Strike skill level has a relatively small effect on total damage compared to increasing SP, INT or STR. This skill can be interrupted.

Other Notes

Skill ignores target's defense
Skill ignores target's flee

Level	Description
1	+ 400 ATK 4.0s cast, 3.0s Delay
2	+ 550 ATK 3.5s cast, 2.5s Delay
3	+ 700 ATK 3.0s cast, 2.0s Delay
4	+ 850 ATK 2.5s cast, 1.5s Delay
5	+ 1000 ATK 2.0s cast, 1.0 sDelay

Chain Combo (Skill ID# 272, iRO Name: Raging Quadruple Blow)

Type

Offensive

Max Lv

Attack Type

Use Weapon Property, Weapon

SP Cost

10 + SkillLV

Target

Self

Range

2 cells

Requirements

Triple Attack Lv 5

Required For

Combo Finish (Lv 3)

Req. Weapon Class

Effect

Usable only after a Triple Attack. Hits the enemy, dealing 4 powerful strikes. The Caster can not move for a short period. Damage is (150+50*SkillLV)% ATK.

Other Notes

Skill's delay is not affected by Magic Strings / Bragi

Level	Description
1	Does 200% ATK
2	Does 250% ATK
3	Does 300% ATK
4	Does 350% ATK
5	Does 400% ATK

Combo Finish [Skill can hit trap-type skill] (Skill ID# 273, iRO Name: Raging Thrust)

Type

Offensive

Max Lv

Attack Type

Use Weapon Property, Weapon

SP Cost

10 + SkillLV

Target

Self

Range

2 cells

Area

5 x 5 cells

Requirements

Chain Combo Lv 3

Required For

Steel Body (Lv 3), Tiger Knuckle Fist (Lv 3, Champion)

Req. Weapon Class

Sphere / Coin Cost

1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)

Effect

Usable only after a Chain Combo. Unleashes a final attack on the enemy. Requires 1 Spirit Sphere to use. Damage is (240+60*SkillLV)% ATK.

Other Notes

Skill's delay is not affected by Magic Strings / Bragi

Level	Description
1	Does 300% ATK
2	Does 360% ATK
3	Does 420% ATK
4	Does 480% ATK
5	Does 540% ATK

Ki Translation [Quest Skill] (Skill ID# 1015, iRO Name: Spiritual Bestowment)
Type	Supportive	Max Lv	1	Attack Type	Weapon
SP Cost	40	Target	Player	Range	9 cells
Stay Duration	600 sec
Cast Time	[Pre-Renewal: 2 sec] [Renewal: 1 sec]
Fixed Cast Time	1 sec (Renewal only)
Cast Delay	1 sec
Sphere / Coin Cost	1 Sphere(s) / Coin(s)
Effect	Transfer one of your Spirit Spheres to another party member. Uses up 1 Spirit Sphere.
Can be learnt from		Monk Platinum Skills Quests

Ki Explosion [Quest Skill] (Skill ID# 1016, iRO Name: Excruciating Palm)
Type	Offensive	Max Lv	1	Attack Type	Use Weapon Property, Weapon
SP Cost	20	Target	Enemy	Range	1 cells
Area	3 x 3 cells	Knockback	5 cell(s)
Effect Duration	5 sec
Cast Delay	2 sec
Effect	Focus your inner energies and attack an enemy to deal damage and push them away. The targeted enemy receives 300% ATK damage, and nearby monsters will be pushed away 2 cells and stunned for 2 sec. Drains a small amount of HP per use.
Can be learnt from		Monk Platinum Skills Quests