Summon Black Ox Statue: Summons a Black Ox Statue at the target location. Lasts for 15 min. Only one Black Ox Statue can be summoned at any one time. The Black Ox Statue interacts with your Provoke and Leer of the Ox abilities.

Guard (On - Click Effect): Allies can right-click the Statue to gain the Guard effect, absorbing 14232 damage. Any healing done by the Monk is increased by 30% while Guard is active. Guard has 10 charges.

Breath of Fire Breathes fire causing 1401 to 1785 damage to all targets in front of you within 0 yards. If Dizzying Haze is on the target, they will burn for an additional 1804 to 2300 damage over 8 sec.

Dizzying Haze You hurl a keg of your finest brew, reducing the movement speed of all enemies within 8 yards by 50% for 15 sec. Deals a high amount of threat.

Mistweaver

Life Cocoon: Encases the target in a cocoon of Chi energy, absorbing damage and increasing all periodic healing taken by 100%.

Summon Jade Serpent Statue: Summons a Jade Serpent Statue at the target location. Lasts for 15 min. Limit 1 Statues. Only one statue can be active at a time.

Thunder Focus Tea: You receive a jolt of energy, doubling the healing done by your next Surging Mist or causing your next Uplift to refresh the duration of your Renewing Mists on all targets. Lasts for 30 sec.

Windwalker

: Deals 709 to 823 Fire damage to the first enemy target in front of you within 0 yards. If Spinning Fire Blossom travels further than 10 yards, the damage is increased by 50% and you root the target for 2 sec.

Talents

Rushing Jade Wind: You summon a whirling tornado that travels 0 yards in front of you, dealing 5069 to 6010 Nature damage to all targets in its path and increasing damage taken by your Spinning Crane Kick by 30% for 8 sec.

Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger: Invokes the White Tiger Celestial, summoning an effigy at the command of the caster. The effigy will assist you, attacking your primary target and also inflicting tiger lightning every 6 sec to 3 nearby enemies within 10 yards dealing 1605 damage over 5 sec. Lasts for 45 sec.

: A mighty Ox effigy rushes forward 30 yards in front of you, stunning all enemies within its path for 3 sec.

Dampen Harm: You dampen the damage from the most harmful attacks done to you. The next 3 attacks within 45 sec that deal damage equal to 10% or more of your total health are reduced in half.

: Forms a Zen Sphere above the target, healing the target for 126 and dealing 41 damage to the nearest enemy within 10 yards of the target every 2 sec for 16 sec. Only one Zen Sphere can be summoned at any one time. If Zen Sphere is cast again while active, the Zen Sphere will detonate, dealing 144 damage and 450 healing to all targets within 10 yards.

: You form a Healing Sphere out of healing mists at the target location for 2 min. If allies walk through it, they consume the sphere, healing themselves for 9986.

Paralysis: You cause the targets muscles to contract, incapacitating them for 30 sec. If done from behind the target, the duration is doubled. Only one target can be victim to Paralysis at any given time. Any damage taken will cancel the effect.

General Abilities

: You create a Fire Blossom at your feet every 1 sec for 3 sec. The blossom will last for 10 sec and deal 383 Fire damage to the first enemy that walks over it. Fire Blossoms cannot be created within 3 yards of an existing blossom.

Fortifying Brew: Turns your skin to stone, increasing your health by 20%, and reducing damage taken by 20%. Lasts 20 sec.

Transcendence: You split your body and spirit, leaving your spirit behind for 15 min.

Zen Meditation Reduces all damage taken by 90% and redirects to you up to 5 harmful spells cast against party and raid members within 30 yards. Lasts 8 sec.

Spinning Crane Kick (??): You spin while kicking in the air, dealing damage to all nearby enemies every 0.75 sec, within 8 yards. Movement speed is reduced by 30%. Generates 1 Chi, if it hits at least 3 targets. Lasts 2 sec.

Glyphs

Glyph of Crackling Tiger Lightning: Your Crackling Jade Lightning visual is altered to the color of the White Tiger celestial. (Regular and glyphed for comparison.)

Glyph of Honor: You honorably bow after each successful Touch of Death.

: Your Flying Serpent Kick automatically ends when you fly into an enemy, triggering the area of effect damage and snare.

Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick: Your Rising Sun Kick's visual is altered to the color of the White Tiger. (Regular and glyphed for comparison.)

Charred Glyph: You can Roll over water.

Charred Glyph: Teaches you the spell Zen Flight. You fly through the air at a quick speed on a meditative cloud.

Peak of SerenityPeak of SerenityPractice Makes Perfect: Master ChengMaster HwangNovice's StaffMaster ChangSerpent Brew of Fallen BlossomsPeak of SerenityZen TeleportationQuick FactsAvailable races

Both factions:Resources:Stances:StaggerStance of the Fierce TigerChi:Tiger PalmRising Sun KickItemizationArmor:Weapon:Fist WeaponsOne-Handed AxesOne-Handed MacesOne-Handed SwordsPolearmsStavesSpear Hand StrikeParalysisDetoxBrewmaster

At first glance, Brewmaster tanks appear to take harder hits than other tanks. However, they have a mechanic called Stagger which turns a percentage of the damage taken into a DoT. This DoT can build up to high levels, which Purifying Brew can remove for 1 Chi.

boosts some abilities. One of them is , which increases your parry chance and the amount of damage converted to Stagger.

Keg Smash applies Weakened Blows, Dizzying Haze, and generates 2 Chi.

Dizzying Haze: You hurl a keg of your finest brew, reducing the movement speed of all enemies within 8 yards by 50% for 15 sec. Deals a high amount of threat. Affected targets have a 3% chance to have their melee attacks misfire and strike themselves instead for 1095 damage.

Brewmasters get a statue with passive buffs: Summon Black Ox Statue. Everytime the Monk deals AP*16) damage, the Black Ox statue will cast Guard on an injured party or raid member within 40 yards absorbing ((AP * 1.971) + 14232 * 1 damage lasting 30 sec. This effect cannot be cast onto the Monk.)

Defensive Cooldowns: and Fortifying Brew.

Mistweaver

Single-target heals: Soothing Mist, , Enveloping Mist (expensive large heal).

AoE Heal: Spinning Crane Kick with Teachings of the Monastery, Renewing Mist, Vivify.

Healing CDs: Thunder Focus Tea, Life Cocoon

Regeneration:

In addition, Mistweaver Monks can cast abilities like Tiger Palm during low-healing phases to get additional Chi.

Mistweavers get to summon a statue that has neat raid utility: Summon Jade Serpent Statue. There are two components to this:
: When the Monk deals non-autoattack damage, the summoned Jade Serpent Statue will heal the lowest health nearby target within 20 yards equal to 50% of the damage done.

Serpent's Accord: When you cast Soothing Mist, the Jade Serpent Statue will also cast Soothing Mist on an injured ally within 40 yards.

Windwalker

Tiger Palm is your main Chi-generator and Energy-using ability.

gives you a self-buff that lets you ignore a % of target's armor.

Rising Sun Kick applies Mortal Wounds, costs 2 Chi.

DPS cooldowns: and Energizing Elixir.

Aoe: Spinning Crane Kick

Raid buff: .

SpecializationLeather SpecializationDual WieldMastery: Elusive Brawler

Specialization Abilities

Brewmaster

Mistweaver

Windwalker

Summon Jade Serpent Statue

Rising Sun Kick

Leather Specialization

Gift of the Ox

Teachings of the Monastery

Summon Black Ox Statue

Vivify

Mastery: Mastery: Combo Strikes

Keg Smash

Leather Specialization

Enveloping Mist

Life Cocoon

Thunder Focus Tea

]Mastery: Mastery: Gust of Mists

TalentsTalents

Level 15

Level 30

Level 45

Level 60

Level 75

Level 90

Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger

Chi Torpedo

Class Abilities

General Class Abilities

Blackout Kick

Crackling Jade Lightning

Transcendence: Transfer

Tiger Palm

Parry

Stance of the Fierce Tiger

Life Cocoon

Zen Pilgrimage

Major Glyphs

Minor Glyphs

Glyph of Rising Tiger Kick

Glyph of Honor

Glyph of Crackling Tiger Lightning

Glyph of Fighting Pose

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Comment by 879113This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by That1tallguySo close now!

Getting very excited for all the new content :)Comment by AlaskanDruidLFR is the best looking gear. Guess we know where Blizzard want people playing.Comment by DepheriosGuard (On - Click Effect): Allies can right-click the Statue to gain the Guard effect, absorbing 14232 damage. Any healing done by the Monk is increased by 30% while Guard is active. Guard has 10 charges.the Sanctuary of the Ox tooltipComment by MitokokLFR is the best looking gear. Guess we know where Blizzard want people playing.Comment by SarydusWhere the balls did you get that black-grey time-twisted armor from the image on the home page.Comment by DraziusIf i'm not mistaken that is just the normal lvling set and the ability fortifying brew turns you black and white like that for the duration.Comment by LoriavanI'm kinda liking the idea of a Monk only zone. That will be a cool idea. I used to hang out in Archerus a lot when i first got my DK lol. I wonder if it is going to be a cross-realm zone or not? It would make sense to do it since it is only one class but i guess we will see.Comment by Dwizzle419I'm curious as to what heirloom gear would be good to use, I plan to level as a brewmaster tanking dungeons, but will the agility leather heirloom gear I used for my druid be a good choice? What stat is going to be best for a brewmaster? Will it in fact be agility?Comment by InterestI looked at the Monk stuff when making a brief guide involving them. I like the class overall.

The gear doesn't look awful, although that Challenge Mode gear...(That looks kinda militaristic for a monk, eh?)Comment by NicasiaLFR is the best looking gear. Guess we know where Blizzard want people playing.Comment by TomatoSauceI like the Monk-exclusive Peaks area.Comment by ciaossuYou guys forgot 'Revival' for Mistweaver cooldowns. RevivalComment by VolttI still don't understand why Life Cocoon doesn't cost Chi. It absorbs the target in "Chi energy" so you'd think it would cost Chi.

Not super important, just thought I'd nitpick.Comment by Ty52I'll be honest, I still don't like the idea of (almost) all races becoming monk....if they're just going to kill the race-limited classes why don't just give elves shamans, tauren rogues and human druids? I'm obviously not saying it should be a pandaren-only class but come on....it's just becoming ridiculous.Comment by lordbearI have to agree. I think there are too many permutations of class and race. Some classes just make sense for a race. Plenty don't - to me.Comment by DuendelsteinDual wield shows up as a Brewmaster specialty...does that mean Windwalkers can't dual wield? What about Mistweavers?Comment by InterestI'll be honest, I still don't like the idea of (almost) all races becoming monk....if they're just going to kill the race-limited classes why don't just give elves shamans, tauren rogues and human druids? I'm obviously not saying it should be a pandaren-only class but come on....it's just becoming ridiculous.I have to agree. I think there are too many permutations of class and race. Some classes just make sense for a race. Plenty don't - to me.Comment by Depherios@Duendelstein: Mistweavers cannot dual wield.Comment by RuhigI'm curious as to what heirloom gear would be good to use, I plan to level as a brewmaster tanking dungeons, but will the agility leather heirloom gear I used for my druid be a good choice? What stat is going to be best for a brewmaster? Will it in fact be agility?Stained Shadowcraft TunicGreater StatsStained Shadowcraft SpauldersStained Shadowcraft CapInherited Cape of the Black BaronVenerable Mass of McGowanAgilityBurnished Warden StaffAgility

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