Talk:Monk/@comment-188.22.101.193-20180205134627/@comment-82.181.72.235-20190317184947

What's the point in arguing if monks or fighters are better? Who cares? Why all classes should be equal in their fighting capabilities? Every single class has some purpose, except for few super weak kits like beastmaster and wizard slayer, which are only nerfs to the base class (unless you dual the latter to thief).

If you want the optimal character, you don't want any pure class. You want to dual a berserker to mage at level 9, and you'll have unarguably the best class in the game (this is a fact, not opinion). Any other class doesn't come even close to that power. That's the only build that is totally immune to all devastating abilities (level drain, imprisonment, maze and all CC), has AC of -10 with spirit armor + blur + shield without any equipment, is immune to practically all damage with shield + stoneskin + protection from magical weapons and can destroy every nasty monster in the game (beholders, mindflayers etc.) without cheesing.

If it was all about power, there would be absolutely no point playing anything than berserker/mage.