Windwalker Monk

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Last Updated: 1 day ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Windwalker Monk on the Rated Battlegrounds 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!

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Players

See a short summary of the highest rated players in this category

Talents

See what the most popular talents are for every dungeon and raid boss

Stat Priority

See what the most important secondary stats are

Races

Find out what the best races for both Horde and Alliance are

Best Items

Scroll through the best items for each armor and weapon slot

Sockets

Discover what gems you should add to your armor

Embellishments

See what the most popular embellishments are for your class

Enchants

See what the best enchants to add to your armor are

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<Forbidden Kingdom>Zul'jin (us)

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<Mancoboys>Quel'Thalas (us)

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<mac n cheese n feet pics>Blade's Edge (us)

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Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Windwalker Monk is

Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

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Best Races

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

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Best Items

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Trinket Combinations

70% of the best players use this combination

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

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

10% of the best players use this combination

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

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

2% of the best players use this combination

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 5,486 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

So'leah's Secret Technique

Use: Select a player in your party or raid, granting them 282 of their highest secondary stat, and granting you 1,700 of that same stat, for 1 hour. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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

43%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

13%

+147 Versatility and +49 Mastery

Quick Sapphire

8%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

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 1 item

Elemental Focusing Lens

137%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

Ring 146%
Ring 245%
Neck5%
Wrist1%
Waist1%
Feet1%

Energy Redistribution Beacon

28%

Equip: While above 80% health, direct healing you do also redistributes up to 2% of your health to your target.

Ring 141%
Neck29%
Ring 229%

Duskthread Lining

7%

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

Wrist50%
Waist25%
Feet25%

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.

Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

72%

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

10%

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.

Chest

Crystalline Radiance

53%

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

20%

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

Feet

Scout's March

60%

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

15%

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

Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

62%

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)

Daybreak Spellthread

12%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

52%

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

30%

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.

Off Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

15%

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

7%

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.

Ring

Cursed Mastery

93%

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.

+315 Mastery

33%

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

Wrist

+66 Speed

73%

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

+135 Leech

7%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. 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

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Best PvP Talents

Turbo Fists

90%

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

Rising Dragon Sweep

73%

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

Grapple Weapon

68%

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

Absolute Serenity

33%

Celestial Conduit now prevents all crowd control for its duration.

Ride the Wind

8%

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.

Perpetual Paralysis

2%

Paralysis range reduced by 5 yards, but spreads to 2 new enemies when removed.

Predestination

2%

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

Wind Waker

2%

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