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His shortcoming stems from his very balanced stats; it's impossible to raise his hit points anywhere near as high as those of a warrior or barbarian, which makes the Monk a bit of a glass cannon, with low defense and hit points that hinder his awesome offensive melee prowess. He can be an effective magic user, and certainly has the mana to heal a great number of times, which he needs since he will nearly die from magical attacks while tearing up any melee enemies.
The Monk was the only character class that Synergistic Software was permitted to add in the Hellfire expansion pack. The Monk class is meant to be proficient with the staff in melee combat, gains defense bonuses from lighter armor (but not heavier armor), and is more effective than other classes fighting barehanded (defying the standard RPG progression where a player character gets more powerful by picking up better equipment). <ref>[https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/6/29/17517376/diablo-hellfire-expansion-behind-the-scenes-trouble]</ref>
==Inherent Skill==
==Monk Lore==
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Monks were added in Hellfire, and there's not much game lore to support the character. What there is has to be considered non-canon, since Hellfire is never referenced in other official Diablo lore, and the Monk type character class is not mentioned in Diablo II or other subsequent Blizzard products. The fact that the Diablo III {{iw|Monk Monk}} don't mention any of the Monk lore is also a good indication anything here is non-canon. Here's the official lore, from {{iw|Diablo_I:_Hellfire_Manual Diablo I Hellfire Manual}}:
:''Monks of the Brotherhood of the Bough are a rare sight. It is said that they come from a desolate wilderness, where their people were forced to flee after being conquered by an invading horde. Because of their great defeat, these people vowed to master the arts of combat. Lacking resources such as iron, they learned to use their bare hands and simple wooden staves as deadly weapons, and do not depend on metal armor to provide protection in battle. Instead, they rely upon speed and concentration. In their harsh native clime, they have been forced to find food and other essentials in the most unlikely of places. Over time, this careful searching has honed their visual perception to an almost supernatural level.
===Non-Canon===
::[Hellfire] is not a recognized part of the Diablo franchise, and to be honest it is so much so not recognized, that when people asked about returning classes in the Q&A's and in some of the press interviews the Hellfire expansion just wasn't in anyone's minds.<br>
