Gnome Warrior of Mercy Monk Build Guide
Combining gnomish resilience with martial mastery, the Gnome Warrior of Mercy Monk is a swift, spell-resistant battlefield doctor who balances life and death.
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Why Warrior of Mercy?
The Warrior of Mercy Monk is a unique support-focused martial artist who manipulates vital life energy (called Ki) to heal allies or harm enemies. As a Gnome, you bring exceptional magical defenses to this frontline role. While you are darting around the battlefield using Hand of Healing to patch up fallen friends, your Gnomish Cunning trait provides you with advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic. This ensures you stay standing and in control, even when enemy spellcasters try to shut you down with mental effects.
Additionally, your Darkvision allows you to navigate dim dungeons and shadow-veiled battlefields with ease. This is crucial because Monks rely on high mobility, and you cannot safely rush to a wounded ally if you cannot see the path ahead. With your high Dexterity and Wisdom, you can slip through the shadows, deliver a precise strike with Hand of Harm, and then slide back to safety, acting as a highly reliable, magic-resistant combat medic.
Warrior of Mercy Features
Hand of Harm
Level 3You use your martial arts to inflict wounds. Once per turn, you can deal extra damage to one creature you hit with a weapon attack using your Martial Arts, or with an Unarmed Strike. The extra damage equals one roll of your Martial Arts die. This damage is the same type as the weapon or Unarmed Strike.
Hand of Healing
Level 3Your mystical touch can mend wounds. Once per turn, you can heal one creature you touch, restoring hit points equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die. You can do so only if you have Focus Points remaining.
Implements of Mercy
Level 3You gain proficiency with the Medicine skill. If you're already proficient in it, you add double your Proficiency Bonus to checks you make with it. When a creature you can see makes a saving throw, you can use your Reaction and spend 1 Focus Point to increase the saving throw by a number equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die.
Physician's Touch
Level 6When you take a Short Rest, you can restore hit points to yourself or to a friendly creature you can see during the rest. The amount is equal to the creature's maximum hit points minus its current hit points. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one use). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
Flurry of Healing and Harm
Level 11You can use your Flurry of Blows to heal or harm. When you use Flurry of Blows, you can replace each Unarmed Strike with an effect that deals no damage: You can restore a number of hit points to a creature equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier. You can inflict damage on a creature equal to one roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier.
Hand of Ultimate Mercy
Level 17When you would normally roll one or more Martial Arts dice as part of a feature that restores hit points or deals damage, you can instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, if a Martial Arts die is a d8, you treat each die as if it rolled an 8.
Recommended Ability Scores
Gnome Traits That Benefit Warrior of Mercy Monk
Darkvision
Gnome Darkvision helps Monks scout ahead and fight in darkness without needing a torch.
Gnomish Cunning
Extra saving throw advantages protect against debilitating spells and effects.
Combat Effectiveness
| Level | HP | Melee DPR | Ranged DPR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 | 33 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Level 11 | 69 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| Level 17 | 105 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- ♦ Warrior of Mercy grants Hand of Harm at level 3
- ♦ Darkvision for dungeon exploration
- ♦ Good armor class and initiative
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Charisma limits social interactions
- ♦ Limited ranged and magical options without multiclassing
- ♦ Small size limits heavy weapon usage
Pro Tips
Use Gnomish Cunning's magic resistance to fearlessly confront enemy spellcasters, shutting them down up close while your allies stay safe.
Combine your high movement speed with Hand of Healing to revive fallen allies across the battlefield without needing to cast spells.
Save your Ki points for Physician's Touch to automatically poison tough enemies, giving them disadvantage on their attack rolls.
When using Flurry of Blows, substitute one unarmed strike for Hand of Harm to burst down a wounded target with extra necrotic damage.
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