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Windwalker Monk

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 23 players
  • Last Updated: 3 days 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!

Players

Milkabtw

Milkabtw

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Crashing Momentum
Celerity
Ring of Peace

Talents (spec)

Crashing Fists
Drinking Horn Cover
Strike of the Windlord
Echo Technique

Talents (hero)

Temple Training
Restore Balance

Talents (pvp)

Ahyles

Ahyles

<looks NiCE letS KiLL it>Antonidas (eu)

Talents (class)

Celerity
Ring of Peace
Strength of Spirit
Expeditious Fortification

Talents (spec)

Crashing Fists
Drinking Horn Cover
Whirling Dragon Punch
Echo Technique

Talents (hero)

Pride of Pandaria
Combat Stance
Whirling Steel

Talents (pvp)

Predestination
Turbo Fists
Rising Dragon Sweep
Zóq

Zóq

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

Talents (class)

Disable
Celerity
Ring of Peace
Expeditious Fortification

Talents (spec)

Cyclone's Drift
Spiritual Focus
Strike of the Windlord
Revolving Whirl

Talents (hero)

Xuen's Guidance
Restore Balance
Niuzao's Protection

Talents (pvp)

Grapple Weapon
Wind Waker
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

74% 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 68 primary stat for 20 sec.

17% 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)

4% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

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

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

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

Versatile Onyx

31%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

16%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

11%

+10 Versatility and +3 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

Elemental Focusing Lens

91%

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 148%
  • Ring 248%
  • Neck5%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

70%

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

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 231%
  • Neck13%
  • Hands6%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

9%

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

  • 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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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

70%

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

9%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 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

39%

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

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

30%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 24 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

65%

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

9%

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

Superior Haste

4%

+6 Haste

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

39%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

26%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

39%

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

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.

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Off Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

13%

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

4%

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

61%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

57%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

65%

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

+43 Speed

+43 Speed

4%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 23 Speed. 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

Talent Tree Background
Soothing Mist
0%
Paralysis
95.7%
Rising Sun Kick
95.7%
Elusive Mists
0%
Tiger's Lust
95.7%
Disable
87%
Fast Feet
95.7%
Grace of the Crane
95.7%
Bounding Agility
26.1%
Calming Presence
95.7%
Wind's Reach
73.9%
Detox
43.5%
Vivacious Vivification
56.5%
Silent Sanctuary
21.7%
Jade Walk
17.4%
Pressure Points
17.4%
Spear Hand Strike
73.9%
Reinvigoration
8.7%
Ancient Arts
87%
2 / 2
Tiger Fang
47.8%
Transcendence
82.6%
Energy Transfer
4.3%
Celerity
95.7%
Stillstep Coil
26.1%
Quick Footed
8.7%
Ferocity of Xuen
82.6%
2 / 2
Ring of Peace
82.6%
Spirit's Essence
0%
Tiger Tail Sweep
95.7%
Improved Touch of Death
95.7%
Vigorous Expulsion
39.1%
Yu'lon's Grace
78.3%
Peace and Prosperity
43.5%
Fortifying Brew
82.6%
Dance of the Wind
95.7%
Save Them All
4.3%
Swift Art
26.1%
Strength of Spirit
43.5%
Zenith Stomp
69.6%
Expeditious Fortification
69.6%
Diffuse Magic
8.7%
Celestial Determination
17.4%
Chi Proficiency
56.5%
2 / 2
Healing Winds
17.4%
Windwalking
43.5%
Chi Transfer
13%
Martial Instincts
60.9%
2 / 2
Lighter Than Air
13%
Flow of Chi
43.5%
Escape from Reality
26.1%
Fatal Touch
8.7%
Rushing Reflexes
8.7%

Conduit of the Celestials

Hero class image
Yu'lon's Knowledge
9.1%
Path of the Falling Star
81.8%
Inner Compass
27.3%
Temple Training
90.9%
Chi-Ji's Swiftness
81.8%
Niuzao's Protection
81.8%
Unity Within
100%
Stampede of the Ancients
9.1%
Courage of the White Tiger
100%
Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger
100%
Flowing Wisdom
18.2%
Heart of the Jade Serpent
63.6%
Celestial Conduit
0%
Strength of the Black Ox
72.7%
Yu'lon's Avatar
18.2%
Celestial Conduit
72.7%
Restore Balance
72.7%
Fists of Fury
95.7%
Momentum Boost
82.6%
Combat Wisdom
95.7%
Sharp Reflexes
95.7%
Touch of the Tiger
39.1%
Ferociousness
26.1%
2 / 2
Hardened Soles
73.9%
2 / 2
Ascension
95.7%
Dual Threat
56.5%
Teachings of the Monastery
95.7%
Glory of the Dawn
87%
Crane Vortex
8.7%
Meridian Strikes
21.7%
Rising Star
87%
Zenith
95.7%
Hit Combo
95.7%
Brawler's Intensity
78.3%
Jade Ignition
0%
Cyclone's Drift
73.9%
Spiritual Focus
82.6%
Obsidian Spiral
69.6%
Combo Breaker
87%
Dance of Chi-Ji
73.9%
Shadowboxing Treads
65.2%
Strike of the Windlord
95.7%
Energy Burst
39.1%
Inner Peace
47.8%
Sequenced Strikes
73.9%
Sunfire Spiral
69.6%
Communion With Wind
73.9%
Echo Technique
73.9%
Universal Energy
56.5%
Memory of the Monastery
26.1%
Rushing Wind Kick
52.2%
Xuen's Battlegear
65.2%
Thunderfist
26.1%
Weapon of Wind
73.9%
Knowledge of the Broken Temple
30.4%
Slicing Winds
21.7%
Jadefire Stomp
8.7%
Skyfire Heel
47.8%
Harmonic Combo
4.3%
Flurry of Xuen
21.7%
Martial Agility
34.8%
Airborne Rhythm
4.3%
Path of Jade
0%
Tigereye Brew
0%

Best PvP Talents

Turbo Fists

Turbo Fists

87%

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

61%

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

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

30%

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.

Rising Dragon Sweep

Rising Dragon Sweep

26%

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

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

22%

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

Absolute Serenity

Absolute Serenity

17%

Celestial Conduit now prevents all crowd control for its duration.

Perpetual Paralysis

Perpetual Paralysis

13%

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

Predestination

Predestination

4%

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