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Windwalker Monk

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  • Last Updated: 2 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Windwalker Monk on the Blitz leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

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<Parental Advisøry>Moon Guard (us)

Talents (class)

Disable
Celerity
Ring of Peace
Strength of Spirit
Expeditious Fortification
Escape from Reality

Talents (spec)

Crashing Fists
Drinking Horn Cover
Whirling Dragon Punch
Echo Technique

Talents (hero)

Temple Training
Xuen's Bond
Niuzao's Protection

Talents (pvp)

Grapple Weapon
Turbo Fists
Rising Dragon Sweep
Size

Size

Vek'lor (eu)

Talents (class)

Disable
Celerity
Ring of Peace
Strength of Spirit
Expeditious Fortification

Talents (spec)

Cyclone's Drift
Spiritual Focus
Strike of the Windlord
Echo Technique

Talents (hero)

Temple Training
Restore Balance
Niuzao's Protection

Talents (pvp)

Grapple Weapon
Turbo Fists
Absolute Serenity
Syhpmem

Syhpmem

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Disable
Celerity
Ring of Peace
Strength of Spirit
Ironshell Brew

Talents (spec)

Cyclone's Drift
Spiritual Focus
Strike of the Windlord
Echo Technique

Talents (hero)

Predictive Training

Talents (pvp)

Ride the Wind
Grapple Weapon
Turbo Fists

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Windwalker Monk is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Windwalker Monk for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

60% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

18% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

2% of the best players use this combination
Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 574 damage and deal 1,312 Shadow damage per infuriation split between nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%. You may be further infuriated every 15 sec, stacking up to 15 times, but calm quickly upon leaving combat.

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 137 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Windwalker Monk is Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

54%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

13%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

8%

+12 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Windwalker Monk is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

158%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 134,270 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 243%
  • Ring 141%
  • Neck8%
  • Waist4%
  • Feet3%
  • Wrist3%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

24%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 6 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist42%
  • Feet8%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist50%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

64%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

22%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

74%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stormrider's Agility

Stormrider's Agility

18%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Agility by 24 and Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

70%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

20%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Hands

Major Agility

2%

+5 Agility

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

88%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

4%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

50%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

38%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Off Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

8%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

2%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

134%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 0 of your Critical Strike while granting 2 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

26%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

72%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Turbo Fists

Turbo Fists

94%

Fists of Fury now reduces all targets movement speed by 90%, and you Parry all attacks while channelling Fists of Fury.

Grapple Weapon

Grapple Weapon

62%

You fire off a rope spear, grappling the target's weapons and shield, returning them to you for 5 sec.

Absolute Serenity

Absolute Serenity

44%

Celestial Conduit now prevents all crowd control for its duration.

Rising Dragon Sweep

Rising Dragon Sweep

40%

Whirling Dragon Punch knocks enemies up into the air and causes them to fall slowly until they reach the ground.

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

20%

Flying Serpent Kick clears all snares from you when used and forms a path of wind in its wake, causing all allies who stand in it to have 30% increased movement speed and to be immune to movement slowing effects.

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

16%

Your movement enhancing abilities increases Windwalking on allies by 10%, stacking 2 additional times. Movement impairing effects are removed at 3 stacks.

Predestination

Predestination

4%

Killing a player with Touch of Death reduces the remaining cooldown of Touch of Karma by 60 sec.