Can a Kensei monk use a shield?

RAW you can use a shield. For agile parry you need to make an unarmed attack with your attack action.

Can a whip be a monk weapon?

Please note: A whip is not a monk weapon, it can be used as a Kensei weapon though. It just do not qualify as a monks. Only one hand simple melee weapons are consider monk weapons, and short sword.

What race is best for Monk DND 5e?

Halfling (Ghostwise) Halflings are always a powerful option due to the Lucky feature, and the monk’s bonus movement makes up for their relatively slow speed. Ghostwise also gives you straight-up telepathy, which is just as useful as it sounds.

Can a monk use a Glaive?

No, they cannot, for a lot of reasons. First, Glaives are a martial weapon; that invalidates it immediately. Glaives also have the Heavy weapon property which makes them ineligible to be a Monk weapon.

Are monks proficient with Shortbows?

The shortbow is a simple weapon, so you don’t need to be a wood elf to be proficient with it. As you’ve said, monk weapons are shortswords and any simple melee weapons. The shortbow is not either of these things, so it is not a monk weapon.

Can a monk use a quarterstaff two handed?

The Monk can use the quarterstaff with two hands and then, with a bonus action, use unarmed strike. In fact, the restriction is for weapons with the properties two-handed and heavy. Quarterstaff has neither.

Can monks dual wield 5e?

No. You can’t dual wield Unarmed Strikes because they are not considered a Light weapon. However, in any case, you can’t use two-weapon fighting and the Monk’s martial arts on the same turn, because each uses a bonus action, and you only get one bonus action per turn.

Can I dual wield 2 Longswords?

So you can use 2 different longswords (or a longswords and throw a hand-axe) with your 2 attacks from your attack action without dual wielder.

Can Barbarians dual wield 5E?

As others have said, dual wielding with a barbarian is tough. You don’t have access to the Two-Weapon Fighting style, so you don’t get Dex to your off hand; you don’t get your off-hand attack on the first round since you have to use your bonus action to hulk out; and you can’t combine with frenzy.

Should I dual wield in Valhalla?

The question of if you should dual wield in Valhalla is personal. If you really like using that secondary Ability, then you should totally go for it — you can even get the Dual Swap ability on the skill tree to quickly swap weapons between your hands.