If a monk uses a staff and has the Dual Wielder feat, can they use a 1d6 attack for one hand then 1d6 attack bonus for the other, plus gaining +1 to AC for holding a melee weapon in each hand?
Seems a bit much to otherwise require 2 staves.
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If a monk uses a staff and has the Dual Wielder feat, can they use a 1d6 attack for one hand then 1d6 attack bonus for the other, plus gaining +1 to AC for holding a melee weapon in each hand?
Seems a bit much to otherwise require 2 staves.
Best Answer
The Monk has to wield two staves to get the benefits you list
The Dual Wielder feat specifies (PHB, p. 165; emphasis mine):
So while the monk is using one staff, they don't gain this benefit, nor can one use Two-Weapon Fighting with a single weapon wielded in two hands (emphasis mine).
With two staves, however, you can certainly benefit as you describe as Dual Wielder removes the requirement for light weapons:
Is this too strong?
Using two staves in this way is no stronger (by itself) than any other dual-wielding combination with monk weapons, so there should be no issue.