Orc Warrior of Mercy Monk Build Guide
The Orc's relentless durability and explosive speed perfectly complement the Warrior of Mercy's dual role as a deadly skirmisher and a life-saving battlefield healer.
Free — no signup needed for the free tier.
Why Warrior of Mercy?
The Warrior of Mercy is a unique Monk that balances life and death, using their spiritual energy to either harm enemies or heal allies. While Monks are traditionally fragile skirmishers, choosing the Orc species provides the rugged endurance you need to survive on the front lines as a dedicated support combatant.
Your Orc traits synergize beautifully with this role. Adrenaline Rush lets you dash across the battlefield using a bonus action, granting you temporary hit points to absorb damage while you rush to aid a fallen friend. Once you arrive, you can use Hand of Healing to restore their hit points. If an enemy tries to punish you for this bravery, Relentless Endurance keeps you on your feet at 1 hit point instead of knocking you unconscious.
By focusing your stats on Dexterity (DEX) for defense and Wisdom (WIS) to boost your healing potency, you become a highly mobile combat medic. Later features like Physician's Touch even let you cure harmful conditions, ensuring your party always has a reliable lifeline in the heat of battle.
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
Orc Traits That Benefit Warrior of Mercy Monk
Adrenaline Rush
Bonus action Dash with temp HP gives the Monk both mobility and survivability.
Darkvision
Orc Darkvision helps Monks scout ahead and fight in darkness without needing a torch.
Relentless Endurance
Dropping to 1 HP instead of 0 once per rest is a powerful survival tool for frontline Monks.
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 |
👉 Stop reading. Start playing.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- ♦ Warrior of Mercy grants Hand of Harm at level 3
- ♦ Strong species-class synergy enhances core abilities
- ♦ Darkvision for dungeon exploration
- ♦ Good armor class and initiative
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Charisma limits social interactions
- ♦ Limited ranged and magical options without multiclassing
Pro Tips
Use Adrenaline Rush to safely close the gap to an injured ally, saving your Ki points for a clutch Hand of Healing.
When you are reduced to 1 HP by Relentless Endurance, immediately use Hand of Healing on yourself to stay in the fight.
Combine your high DEX strikes with Hand of Harm to burst down weakened enemies while reserving your WIS-based healing for emergencies.
Leverage Physician's Touch during a fight to remove annoying conditions like poisoned or blinded from your front-line fighters.
Other Monk Subclasses for Orc
Other Races for Warrior of Mercy Monk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Warrior of Mercy a good subclass for Orc Monk?
What makes Warrior of Mercy different from other Monk subclasses?
Create Your Orc Warrior of Mercy Monk
Use Dice Will Decide's free character builder with optimized stats, spells, and equipment.
Create This Character