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Originally Posted by Danth
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Pulling, Monks have a moderate advantage. I can think of only a couple camps (mainly Fungi King) that a Monk can readily pull (due to Sneak) that I struggle with on my Shadow Knight. That's not enough to worry overmuch about. Otherwise, I can pull the same stuff a Monk can, but as a rule the Monk can pull and split stuff more quickly than I can.
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While we're talking about the "average Joe monk", there is another aspect to consider. You touched base with it a little with the lower hitpoints. More than that, their resists are generally less than a knights. Especially when tanking, because they have weight restrictions. A knight will have more hitpoints, as well as much higher resists and a bash skill to boot. This is very helpful when pulling casters, as well as tanking them.
I've seen many times where a monk splits a couple casters and ends up dead. Other times, he pulls the caster and dies to ice comet. A knight in this situation can interrupt, resist and survive their spells more reliably. That's not counting situational things, such as fear kiting, or even snare to reduce adds.
At the end of the day, they both have their pros and cons.