From temples to street rats, here are the best ways to start playing a Monk.

But there are still several magic items that monks can get a lot of mileage out of.

20Wraps Of Unarmed Power

Rarity

Key Feature

Requires Attunement?

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Uncommon to Very Rare

Bonus to unarmed strikes.

No

The Wraps of Unarmed Power provide a simple, yet effective buff for monks.

When you make attacks in this way, you might choose either Force damage ortheir normal damage pop in.

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Plus, what’s a monk without cool wraps?

19Ring Of Feather Falling

Rare

Prevent fall damage.

18Slippers Of Spider Climbing

Uncommon

Gain climb speed.

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For any monk who needs to get up high quickly, this next item is ideal.

You also gain a Climb Speed that is equal to your regular speed.

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Besides just looking cool, this item gives monks great extra mobility in combat.

17Cape Of The Mountebank

Cast Dimension Door.

The Cape of the Mountebank offers mobility and subterfuge, things that the naturally dexterous monks already do well.

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Warrior of the Open Hand by Katerina Ladon.

16Quarterstaff Of The Acrobat

Very Rare

Bonus to attacks.

15Cloak Of Arachnida

Access to Spider Climb.

14Bracers Of Flying Daggers

Create magic daggers.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a monk.

Warrior of the Open Hand by Katerina Ladon.

These magical bracers allow you to conjure two magical daggers and throw them as an action.

13Blood Spear

Bonus to attack and damage rolls.

Thankfully, the spear is a simple weapon that monks can use.

The gray metallic ring of feather falling in Dungeons & Dragons.

Ring of Feather Falling by Conceptopolis

Furthermore, attacks made with this spear that kill an enemy benefit you with 2d6 temporary hit points.

12Boots Of Striding And Springing

Buff to jumps.

These boots increase a character’s jumping distance by three times what it would normally be.

Purple and black spider cimbing slippers in Dungeons & Dragons.

The Slippers of Spider Climbing by Conceptopolis

11Delver’s Claws

Burrowing speed.

You then regain hit points equal to the roll plus your Constitution modifier.

The Cape Of The Mountebank item in Dungeons & Dragons.

Cape Of The Mountebank by Conceptopolis

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Monk by Joshua Raphael

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The Demonweb Pits by Andrew Mar

A monk using ki-powered strikes against enemies in Dungeons & Dragons.

Ki-Fueled Strikes For Tasha’s Cauldron to Everything By Sam Keiser

A spear from Dungeons & Dragons.

Spear, from 2024’s Player’s Handbook

The boots of striding and springing in Dungeons & Dragons.

Boots of Striding and Springing by Conceptopolis

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Kobold Barricade by Brian Valeza

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