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Monk and Initiate weapons have both a melee and ranged attack, each with their own upgradable base damage values. The elemental damage only applies to melee attacks (except for the Devil's Pitchfork). These weapons are almost exclusively polearms.

Weapon size affects the reach and swing speed of melee attacks. Ranged attacks are always fired from the hero's left hand.

Distinct Stats[]

  • Melee and Ranged Damage: The weapon's base melee and ranged damage respectively.
  • Additional Projectiles: The number of extra projectiles fired per ranged attack volley. Only upgradable on every fifth item level minus one (4, 9, 14, 19, etc.) Usually caps at either +4 or +5 for a total of 5-6 shots.
  • Speed Bonus: Determines the velocity of projectiles. Can be upgraded up until ~+30,000.

List of Monk Weapons[]

  • All random weapon drops from enemies and chests will be Monk weapons if everyone in the game lobby is currently a Monk/Initiate.
  • By default, any specific mission victory rewards below are guaranteed if the player is a Monk or Initiate. Jester and Summoner have a 25% chance to receive the corresponding weapon.

Axes[]

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Draconos
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


Zephyricon
Zephyr
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


Broadswords[]

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Armored Plasmablade
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Dadao
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Desert Sand Saber
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: Moraggo Desert Town
Special: Shoots cosmetic fireballs


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Desert Scimitar
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: Moraggo Desert Town
Special: None


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Double Plasmablade
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Finally's Votive
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Gunblade
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Clubs[]

[[|75px|link=Chicken Baller|center]]
[[Chicken Baller]]
Description: Where: Spring Valley (Guaranteed victory reward).
Special: Ranged attack tosses bouncy chickens that explode. Excellent weapon for specialized Boost Monks (and Initiates in Redux).


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Morning Star
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Resonance
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


Glaives[]

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Harbinger
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Marcimus
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Prism Glaive
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: Mistymire Forest
Special: Shoots giant rainbow projectiles. Cosmetic change only.


Scythes[]

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Wisdom's Scythe
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: Halloween Spooktacular!
Special: None


Spears[]

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Barbarous
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Bent Spear
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Candelabra
Description: "It burned brightly for 8 days..." Where: Template:HolidayWeaponLocations
Special: Adds heroic fire damage


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Cardboard Tube
Description: "The legendary legend of the Samurai. Very deadly in the hands of a select few." Where: Penny Arcade Character Pack
Special: None


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Ceremonial Spade
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Ceremonial Spear
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Namaste
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Pike
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


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Spider Leg
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: Mistymire Forest
Special: None


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Warden Pike
Description: Usable by Monk. Where: -
Special: None


Reward Drops[]

These weapons can be obtained by completing boss maps or certain challenges at a specific difficulty.

Chakrams[]

[[|75px|link=Ember Crescent|center]]
Ember Crescent
Description: Disco inferno. Where: Embermount Volcano
Special: Fires up to three mini phoenixes that inflict generic damage. Redux: Mini phoenixes explode on impact. Increases movement speed by 10%.


[[|75px|link=Mischief Maker|center]]
Mischief Maker
Description: Where: Temple of Polybius. Guaranteed victory reward for all heroes.
Special: Very high stat bonuses. Shoots blue fireballs that leave behind lingering flames which rapidly damage enemies on contact. Increases movement speed by 10%.


Clubs[]

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Candy Cane
Description: "It's for fighting not eating." Where: Winter Mire, Winter Wonderland 2.
Special: High stat bonuses. Throws gravity-affected snowballs that can deal splash damage on-impact. Redux: Increases movement speed by 10%.


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Qi
Description: "Better a diamond with a flaw, than a pebble without" Where: Glitterhelm Caverns on Insane and Nightmare difficulty as a Monk
Special: None


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Warp Stabilizer
Description: "Someone has to keep it under control" Where: Warping Core challenge on Medium or Hard difficulty
Special: None


Broadswords[]

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Everlasting Flame
Description: "Formed from the Demon Lord's tongue and armor fragments". Where: Alchemical Laboratory on Insane and Nightmare difficulty as a Monk
Special: None


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LionHeart
Description: "The 8th Revolver". Where: November Console Event
Special: None


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Ogre's Childhood Toy
Description: "Old toys, new friends". Where: Unlikely Allies challenge on Insane or Nightmare difficulty
Special: None


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Sword Test No.8
Description: "Discarded for its lack of cogs". Where: The Throne Room on Easy, Medium or Hard difficulty as a Monk
Special: None


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The Aggressor
Description: "Resistance is futile". Where: Assault challenge on Medium or Hard difficulty
Special: None
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Wick Cutter
Description: "Warning, may ignite wick". Where: Zippy Terror challenge on Medium or Hard difficulty
Special: None


Glaives[]

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Dragon-Crested Glaive
Description: "An everlasting symbol for the forces of light." Where: The Summit as a Monk
Special: Only will have fire elemental damage


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Glaive of Unicorn
Description: "All that is left of a wandering creature". Where: Portal Defense challenge on Medium-Hard or Ascension.
Special: Shoots giant rainbow projectiles. In Redux, these pierce through enemies and terrain.


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Magina's Last Glaive
Description: "Many years of service have rendered its Mana draining abilities useless". Where: Monster Fest challenge on Insane and Nightmare difficulty
Special: None


Scythes[]

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Firegrass Scythe
Description: "It's for my rock garden". Where: Glitterhelm Caverns on Easy-Hard or Ascension difficulty.
Special: None


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Geier
Description: "A shaman's war scythe from the ruins of Kabunga". Where: Halloween Spooktacular! challenge on Easy-Hard difficulty.
Special: None

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Skyreaper
Description: "Be prepared for your next avian onslaught." Where: Death From Above challenge on Medium, Hard or Ascension difficulty.
Special: Greatly increases Hero Speed.


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Preying Prayer
Description: "It was inevitable. It always will be." Where: Mistymire Forest on Easy-Hard or Ascension difficulty. CR 1 on any difficulty.
Special: None


Spears[]

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[[Flying Carpet Beater]]
Description: "This flying carpet never worked." Where: Coastal Bazaar - 50% chance regardless of the hero used.
Special: None


Emerald Halberd
Description: Where: Emerald City as a Monk.
Special: Both melee and ranged attacks inflict poison damage.


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Eternal Spear
Description: -- Where: Crystalline Dimesnion on Nightmare or Ascension Hardcore/Ruthless.
Special: --


Honey Spear
Description: "A big stick to dip honey in." Where: Infested Ruins
Special: Ranged attack throws a honey glob which can slow down non-boss enemies; its damage increases much higher per upgrade level than most Monk weapons.


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Jade Spear
Description: N/A Where: Crystalline Dimesnion on Easy-Insane. Also obtained on Nightmare when Hardcore Mode is disabled. CR 2 on any difficulty (Campaign only, guaranteed victory reward).
Special: None
Placeholder weapon icon
Devils Spine
Description: " Where did the second scull come from ? " Where: Spooktacular Bay
Special: None
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Leg of The Queen
Description: "It is still dripping with poison." Where: Mistymire Forest on Insane-Ascension.
Special: None


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Nosferatu
Description: "A twisted weapon from the dark side." Where: Halloween Spooktacular! on Insane-Ascension.
Special: Fires 7 projectiles in a single flat plane


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Ogre Party Hat
Description: "We're not really sure how it works either". Where: Ogre Crush challenge on Insane-Ascension.
Special: Greatly raises Hero Health and Hero Boost


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Prototype Armblade
Description: "Works well, but gets snagged on flesh". Where: The Throne Room on Insane, Nightmare or Ascension difficulty.
Special: None


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Spear of Light
Description: "It burned brightly for 8 days..." Where: Etherian Holiday Extravaganza, Winter Wonderland and Silent Night.
Special: Adds heroic fire damage.


Spear of the New Kingdom
Description: Where: Tomb of Etheria - Lost Quest challenge.
Special: Throws spears that pierces through enemies in a straight line and causes poison damage over time. Redux: +1.10x movement speed.


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Spear of the Void
Description: "An ancient spear from an unrecognized time." Where: Alchemical Laboratory on Easy-Hard or Ascension difficulty.
Special: None
Placeholder weapon icon
Madness Boulder thrower
Description: You'll need terrible aim to miss with this many stones Where: Forest Ogre Crush
Special: Throws upto 5 stone Balls
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Stone's Throw Spear
Description: "Throw some stones to break some bones." Where: Volcanic Eruption
Special: Shoots small rocks that ricochet off of enemies and terrain.


Other[]

Placeholder weapon icon
Boomerang
Description: "An aussie's best friend." Where: Random reward for beating any non-PvP level on Ascension, regardless of the hero used.
Special: Piercing returning projectiles. +1.10x movement speed.


[[|75px|link=Devil's Pitchfork|center]]
[[Devil's Pitchfork]]
Description: Where: Random reward for beating any non-PvP level on Ascension, regardless of hero class.
Special: Dual elemental damage. Ranged attack tosses fireballs that respect gravity. Secondary damage (either lightning or poison) applies to both melee and ranged attacks; it also scales with Hero Damage.


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Genie's Scimitar
Description: Where: Town in the Cliffs (Redux only map).
Special: Throws piercing homing swords that bounce up to five separate targets, even through terrain. Great weapon for Boost Monks and Initiates with a Genie pet.


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Hermit's Swallow
Description: Where: Lifestream Hollow
Special:
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