The Arcane Hand Monk: D&D Build
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Today I'm joined by Kelly and Monty from the Dungeon Dudes to talk about their new book, "Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim," and do a build for one of my favorite subclasses from it. Get comfy 'cuz this one goes loooooooong ;).
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Intro to Drakkenheim:(0:00)
Plain Terrain Battle Maps:(13:26)
Level 1:(15:34)
Levels 2-6:(23:50)
Levels 7-9:(53:27)
Levels 10-13:(1:06:21)
Levels 14-17:(1:25:08)
Final Thoughts:(1:33:55)
Outtakes:(1:43:00)
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Master Sustained Damage Comparison (5 tabs):
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I know - my audio is coming out the left speaker and Kelly is coming out the right - sorry about that - hopefully it doesn't make you too dizzy!
@matthewbannister4665
9 ай бұрын
I just turned my headphones round, problem solved! Thanks for yet another great episode
@jamieswiftdrake9530
9 ай бұрын
Hey, it’s better than all the sound coming out of one speaker or neither! The audio is great :) Also, I’ve just got to the part where you’ve just started talking about Eldritch Flurry and your giddy handclap is exactly how I felt on hearing it haha. #MonksaretheOne(D&D)
@ACloud27
9 ай бұрын
Didn't even notice. Now I can't unhear it 😂
@abcrasshadow9341
9 ай бұрын
I just installed a stereo to mono sound extension just for this episode!
@romanabanin2216
9 ай бұрын
didn't notice until you've pointed lol
Monty's suggestion of calling the collab d6 was a great way to start off the video. Great job, gents!
@Way2Fr13D1
9 ай бұрын
We need all the d6 collabs. Would love to see more builds using these new sub classes and a more detailed full builds using the apothecary.
@nickbazzoli6200
9 ай бұрын
Not me getting why the serie is called d4 now thanks to that joke.
@scottydog50
9 ай бұрын
3d4
@Mashamazzi
9 ай бұрын
It wouldn’t fit thematically but wouldn’t d4+2 give you a higher roll more often?
@coreypacillo8204
9 ай бұрын
Then it's settled. All colab videos should be called "d6"❤
Monty hit the nail on the head when he mentions how WOTC monk subclasses tend to promise something, then dial it back. Spell slots, a Monk with a resource that doesn't expend Ki, novel idea ;) Edit: Lol, yes I was still watching at the end, and yes I did love it.
@pzalterias5154
9 ай бұрын
Ok, the top tier dnd content creators are all here
@bwaresunlight
9 ай бұрын
Well looks we need another episode called D8 now. Get in There Treantmonk!
@chrisvossler8795
9 ай бұрын
I'm now curious how you would build an Arcane Hand Monk 🙂
@JaxonBurn
9 ай бұрын
The gang’s all here!
@lostsoulman
9 ай бұрын
Hi Chris. If Colby plays the arcane monk in a campaign what will you play? Wizard?
Last week, Colby : we have reached the end of the dungeon dude's challenge series This week Colby: Surprise 🎉😂
@chrisvossler8795
9 ай бұрын
He reached the end of *that* challenge series. But I do recall the Dudes suggesting in a video that they needed someone to look at all their subclasses and see just how breakable they are. And that the "someone" to do it would be Colby...
I'm more excited for this, than when That's So Raven, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Hannah Montana had a crossover episode.
@bluebird3281
8 ай бұрын
Wait is Colby really Treantmonk in a blonde wig?
@TheKilogram1000
8 ай бұрын
@@bluebird3281 I’ve never seen them in the same room
I am in nerd heaven right now. Seriously, Dungeon Dudes + Colby? That's a dream team!
Avengers Endgame: “The ultimate crossover” D4 + Dungeon Dudes: “Hold our beers”
@reginaldkelly7809
8 ай бұрын
ur trippin with no luggage xD
The Arcane Hand Monk: D&D Build #148 [Now with Dungeon Dudes added!!] Level 1:(see above) [monk 1, race & feat] Level 2:(see above) [monk 2] Level 3:(@27:07) [monk 3 & sub-class] Level 4:(@41:07) [monk 4 & ASI] Level 5:(@42:03) [monk 5] Level 6:(@44:17) [monk 6] Level 7:(see above) [monk 7] Level 8:(@1:01:50) [monk 8 & ASI] Level 9:(@1:01:59) [monk 9] Level 10:(see above) [monk 10] Level 11:(@1:07:25) [monk 11] Level 12:(@1:16:12) [monk 12 & ASI] Level 13:(@1:16:35) [monk 13] Level 14:(see above) [monk 14] Level 15:(@1:26:09) [monk 15] Level 16:(@1:26:26) [monk 16 & ASI] Level 17:(@1:26:46) [monk 17]
The fact they landed on 6 ds is so beautiful.
@sexlexia3966
9 ай бұрын
Cuz we all know a d6 is S tier! 😅
Ahhhh, a Monk with Misty Step, Shield, and Booming Blade?! YES! Just reflavor a little, and you can use Booming Fist to do Thunder damage with your punches and kicks, and Shield can just be entering a defensive stance and blocking all attacks. And Misty Step is a literal anime Flash Step. I love this so much! Finally a monk caster that doesn’t suck! I can’t wait to see the polearm-focused Monk, too. I’m totally buying this thing just for the Monk subclasses alone.
@tylerduke9798
8 ай бұрын
Is it in the dungeon dudes book? Or a different resource
@nicholaswalker2278
8 ай бұрын
Its in Sebastian Crow's Guide to Drakkenhiem. @@tylerduke9798
@coryrothwell319
8 ай бұрын
@tylerduke9798 All of the new subclasses and the Apothecary class are in their second book, Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim. Both Monks are fantastic.
Glad to see the two-channel crossover! Two of my favorites. Maybe more in the future?
@DrAndrewJBlack
9 ай бұрын
Yes, more of these collabs in the future.
@jonnymazzola7124
9 ай бұрын
Yes please, we want more!! 🙏
This is the monk subclass we’ve always deserved
For someone who literally hasn’t ever played a real game of D&D, I love watching both the Dungeon Dudes’ and D4s’ content. You three guys are so wholesome and I love that you guys are friends outside of just D&D. It’s very inspiring to see how much a TTRPG can really bring people together. 😇
@infra_r3d133
8 ай бұрын
Dude, we have to find you a table! Unless you’re happy just watching from a distance, which is fine
@WokAwayFu
8 ай бұрын
@@infra_r3d133 I would love to actually be part of a campaign one day, but my life and schedule currently just doesn’t have room for it. Not without sacrificing something else important. But thank you!
@Babyhands24
8 ай бұрын
@@WokAwayFu since you don’t have much time to play, you should totally watch High rollers. It’s such a good group
Hi, love both of these channels and now they're together to build which is also my favorite thing of D&D character building is awesome
I just finished playing a 3.5 campaign where I was an Enlightened Fist. I had the most incredible time building it and playing it. I'm still riding some of those highs and can't wait to watch this!
D6 forever 🤩💯
I will always be a fan of homebrew Monk subclasses. Monk is one of the coolest classes in 5e and it just underperforms. This video, as always, is spectacular so far, and I always love the Dungeon Dudes videos!!
Dungeons of Drakkenheim subclasses are truly the first 3rd party subclasses i've found that aren't scared of making the subclasses a little more balanced and when needed, more powerful without going too far. I feel like every other book I've grabbed over the years are so afraid being accused of power creep, that they back off to the point where I'm just not interested. Great job, gang! @DnDDeepDive, I hope you do more of their subclasses, you'll love them all!
When I saw Colby in the dungeon dudes lair, I was way more excited than I should have. I loved it all.
I don't know why but I burst out laughter after the d4 to d6 transition! Nice video Colby, Kelly and Monty!
Colby, filming with the Dudes has another benefit along with their great knowledge of D&D, they make you look extra swole. Put those guns away, man!! Another great build.
Nice to see 3 geeks sitting down and being geeky together. I liked hearing the thought process behind the class. Good job, Dudes and Colby!
Kelly & Monty : the Drakkenheim book is phenomenally fun! And it is so beautifully done as well -- thanks for making it & thanks to Colby for slapping it down straight up for us to enjoy!
Love seeing the collaboration between my two favorite DnD KZread channels! Let's get Chris in there as well!
I just like that Kelly's audio comes from the right even though he's on the left, and Colby's audio comes from the left even though he's on the right.
@Wintermute909
9 ай бұрын
When I was a kid I was confused when reading a caption under a picture "xyz is the one on the right" because I'd think it meant their right, not our right looking at the picture!
@ikaemos
9 ай бұрын
This is what it must feel like to be hit by Stunning Strike. 😵💫
What an absolute amazing collab, both Monty and Kelly did an excellent job with this format
I don't even play DnD but I watch your videos and Dungeon Dudes videos for some reason haha I like the theory crafting and seeing how it might adapt to BG3 and you guys together seems a real meeting of minds concerning the best build content on KZread
@20storiesunder
9 ай бұрын
Never too late to start :)
@daveyfunk
9 ай бұрын
@@20storiesunder yeah, been thinking about local groups :)
Thank you so much for this. I'd gladly watch any number of more episodes of d6!
this gives my dungeon dudes and d4 loving soul a big smile. cant wait to get the book and try this monk!
you guys are the best - we need more D6 @DnDDeepDive‧ @DungeonDudes and a campaign. I wanted to play a pole-arm monk in a game but was told isn't wasn't a viable option with how monks were written. Thank you, Colby, Kelly, and Monty 💖
I love the collaboration! It's fun to see two of my favorite channels working together. Also, I enjoy the longer video.
I love your longer videos, cause I watch videos while at work and this kind of long form content is great for passing the time
Haha such an epic collaboration! I love the D6 and Colby as a guest Dude!
3 of my all time favourite youtubers in one video? LET GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Watched this just cuz it’s BOTH D4 && Dungeon Dudes- could NOT skip ❤
BG3 led me to your site and then led me to Dungeon Dudes site (subscribing to both). I then bumped into the Dungeon Dudes briefly at Gamehole Con this past weekend. Fun to see them collaborating with you on your awesome channel.
Love you guys and this video. I've been checking out your commander subclass for fighters and that is EXACTLY the kind of character I'd love to play. Really impressed with your subclasses.
Now that's a dream team!
Lovely collaboration, lovely build, loved it!
Impressive! Going by Colby's spreadsheet, this build has a higher base average DPR across all measuring points than any other sustained damage build - *78* (!) vs. the #2 spot Bladesinger's 74. However, it strikes me as more of a burst/sustained hybrid build; you're spending a lot of resources to get those numbers! 1 ki on every turn for Flurry, 2 ki on Focus Power (Spirit Shroud), 3 ki on Meditative Casting (Haste) = 8 ki in 3 rounds (not counting ki for rerolling saves with Diamond Soul or fixing attack rolls with Focused Aim), and 2 spell slots. Sure, once you rev up, you can keep going for 10 more rounds, but you're unlikely to ever need that. I think it deserves the spot, given how hungry it is.
Is it just me or am I hearing Colby out of my left speaker and the dungeon dudes out of my right speaker? my eyes and ears are conflicting.
@DnDDeepDive
9 ай бұрын
yeah I think it had to do with the set up in their studio. Hopefully it doesn't make you too dizzy!
Ohhh boy I've been playing the arcane hand and it's been amazing. Love the added omph of magic with the attacks. Also the cleric multiclass for more juice is amazing
So cool to hear about the character design process! Love both of these channels, hope everyone has a great day!
This collaboration was absolutely fantastic. I love you guys nodding and shaking your head in agreement about this Monk. I loved watching Colby gets so giddy about this and Kelly and Monty, just your reactions to the damage reports were just so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for such an awesome Collab guys. Keep up the great work.
God what a great group. And an awesome subclass! Great collab!!!
Such a great video! Super happy to sponsor this one and help bring it to life!
Love it! I really enjoy the extra long deep dives! Thanks for giving me 2 hours of awesomeness to listen too! Also, the unedited version is still amazing and still feels organized and streamlined. Kudos sir!
Amazing video duders. Incredibly inspiring!
I love seeing this type of collaboration! And on the monk too 100% perfection
Yo, I Do love this video. I've been pumped for this crossover for a while. Finally got it. Not disappointed. Now all we need is a game.
This was so cool. I had to watch in segments due to work, but I loved being one of the first to see it!!! Thank you for this subclass class. It absolutely makes sense!!!
it is already awesome that this is a monk video, and now with my favorite colab. Love you guys
Would love to see more D6's in the future, this was a joy. Edit: Hope you enjoyed your visit to Toronto :]
What an AMAZING video!! I love your collabs, I was hoping so much to watch a deep dive of this subclass, and I would love to watch a deep dive into way of the serpent monk! Thank you Colby and thank you Dungeon Dudes!
Great collaboration! What an awesome build! Would love to see more optimized solo class builds!
Best Wednesday Morning of my life! Thank you all for this great collaboration! Keep it up D6! Love you guys!
Awesome collab! Great and interesting build as always, Colby! As an aside, I absolutely love the Apothecary class that the Drakkenheim book adds.
What a wonderful episode. I was smiling ear to ear listening to this. I want more more more. 🎉🎉🎉
Yeah... love this video and walk through and LOVE D4 and The dungeon dudes!!!
Brilliant class, Dudes! 👍 Cool video from the D6 crew 💪😎
Yaaassss to D6. Love both channels. Great video guys!
Great video. I really loved the interaction. Keep up the great work!
Super entertaining video. Loved the back-and-forth feedback
We loved it! Loved the extra Drakkenheim lore about the monks!
Monk love. Fiiiinally!! And the best three dudes to do it!
The collaboration we have been wanting! Thanks guys!
Sometimes it feels like a Monk in current D&D is almost doing a job on the battlefield that youd think thematically a rogue would be doing (Finishing off softer or weakened targets hard to conventionally reach)
AS a player who monk multi-classes a lot, I love this single class monk.
I loved the colab you guys did!
Because of Jujutsu Kaisen’s popularity this year, I have seen so many requests on Reddit and the like for a good magic monk build. Now I can just send them this. Nice work boys.
Love seeing all 3 of you on the screen together!
I think my happiest YT d&d day was when I discovered that my two favourite channels knew each other......but not anymore because today is even better!
Well that was a quick hour and forty minutes. Hope you and your wife had a wonderful trip! This class sounds awesome. I'm so excited to buy this book for my D&D group.
5 levels on Nature Cleric gives you both Shillelagh and Spirit Shroud with extra attack by level 10. It changes things a bit and looses some of the later features, but honestly in quite a good way. This is basically what I've been trying to attempt with a Ranger5/ClericX build but with more BA attacks (War Cleric) and with BB+Extra Attack (not an option for Arcana Cleric). This is now the trigger for me to actually want to play a Monk.
Three of my favorite ppl together 💛
Great collaboration, Thank you!
I loved these 3 creators coming together and making this class🧡
Man this collab has been great! Been wanting a d4 build from Sebastian Crowe's for forever, but figured it would not happen. So glad I was wrong
Nice, long awaited video collab!
I'd have to take Fly, if for no other reason than I couldn't get enough of the Matrix as a kid. In fact, this subclass would be very fitting for a Neo build. 😎
this subclass sounds super fun! good work all
Subscribed before 1000, now look at this channel, it's amazing how fast you've grown Colby! Great job!
This is such a good episode oml! Not just cause of the dudes, but I love the build
It was a delight having the boys here, but man did they slow your roll as you guys went thru this! Fun build !
So comfort video thanks guys!
Kelly and Monty's reactions to both 'The Cheese Grater' and then being told what it is was priceless. Thanks guys!
That Intro joke was top tier, great job guys.
Alright I've been waiting for this. 🙂One of the things I love about the Dudes is that they keep their channel very clean. Sure Monty loves gruesome blood, horror, and guts (who doesn't?), but I think I was watching for two years before I ever heard Kelly drop a curse word during a moment of character panic. I would say it's maybe a Canadian thing, but Colby has the same vibe. It's very heartwarming that these guys and Treant Monk are all friends who talk behind the scenes and exchange ideas; which is all to our benefit.
@andrewblack1928
9 ай бұрын
This is why my daughters & I, who love to watch DnD Creators, watch their channels together. Well done and clean content.
@Tusitala1967
9 ай бұрын
@@andrewblack1928 Don't get me wrong, I grew up watching Eddie Murphy and I have worked in kitchens my whole life. I drop eff bombs like blitzkrieg, but I admire their restraint and general decorum. 🙂
It was a great episode, love it when you spend hours on a build, with the Dungeon Duds as well. Even better
Love love love this video! You guys all rock! Along with Chris/Treantmonk you are by far my three favorite DnD channels. Keep up the great work! (Was so sweet to see the fan boy moment, Colby! 😂)
Love the thumbnail. The wholesome trio of nerds.
This is so awesome!
I bought their book specifically for this subclass. Just hearing that there was a Monk subclass with spell slots was all I needed to drop the cash for that PDF. It's so cool. 100% my next character is gonna be one of these dudes.
I love the Dungeon Dudes. It's so nice to see this collab
Dude, Canadian KZread is where it’s at
This was great! I always love to see the d4 + dungeon dudes combo!
Welcome to Toronto, amigo! Kind of funny, but I love build videos, and you and the dudes are my two go tos. But also I'm adhd so I set the playback speed to 2x for the dudes and 1.5x for you. Hearing you all at 1.75x is trippy!
I wanna see more builds from this amazing book!
I haven't watched the video yet but I'm so happy for you Colby. I gotta imagine you're really exicted about working with them.
Wow both those subclasses sound awesome! I don’t usually look at the dungeons dudes setting stuff too much just cause it’s not for me but I think I’ll have to check out there subclasses now because these are sick.