Windwalker Monk DPS Guide - Midnight

By Babylonius Updated: 2026/02/25

Windwalker Monk OverviewWindwalker Monk Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Windwalker Monk Cheat Sheet Windwalker Monk Changes in MidnightRemoved AbilitiesNew AbilitiesChanged Abilities Windwalker Monk Hero Talents: ]Shado-Pan and ]Conduit of the Celestials

Throughput & Damage Profiles: wins in situations where there isn't just one, or a few, small high damage windows. This basically means it wins in all content except for the very specific fight timings and style of Dimensius.

Defense: Although neither hero tree brings very much defensively, has slightly more defensive power in its tree with the and choice node compared to 's choice node of and that are really only usable in PvP or by Brewmasters.

Utility: Similar to Defensive differences, there is very little difference in Utility that either provide. The extent of their Utility capabilities mostly restricted to 's and choice node and 's .

Playing an Windwalker Monk in rotation guide

Manage Energy and Chi: Outside of big Haste cooldowns, Windwalker's damage is restricted by how many resources we can generate and spend. This means that sitting at the Energy cap or generating more Chi than you have space for typically results in lost damage potential. Your focus is balancing having enough Chi for spenders and using Blackout Kick just enough to prevent overcapping without using it too much and not having the Chi you need when a bigger spender becomes available.

During major cooldowns, you will often have more Energy and Chi than you can use due to the GCD and cooldowns of Chi spenders, making avoiding the caps less impactful but still something to be aware of.

Keep Abilities on cooldown: With most of our Chi spenders having their own cooldowns, it is important to reduce the amount of time that these harder-hitting abilities are sitting off cooldown without being used. There will, inevitably, be overlaps where you'll have to choose what to press based on the priority list. A key part of playing Windwalker recognizing that one of these situations is approaching and trying to have enough Chi for what you need to do.

React to procs: Windwalker has several procs that you'll need to manage in order to maximize damage potential. The main ones are Dance of Chi-Ji and Blackout Kick!. Both of these can stack twice so that you don't need to immediately use them. However, you will want to avoid risking overstacking, as that is lost damage potential. These procs can play an integral part in helping you balance your resources while still benefitting from Mastery: Combo Strikes. They can also throw off what you were planning, so being able to react intelligently and quickly is important.

Gearing an Windwalker Monk in Haste > Critical Strike >= Mastery >>> VersatilityAgilityRaidbotsGreat Vault What Professions are Best for Windwalker Monk?LeatherworkingBest in Slot gear What Race is Best for Windwalker Monk?

Damage & Performance: Currently, Mag'har Orc and Orc provide good 2-minute cooldowns to align with our burst cooldowns, in the form of Ancestral Call and Blood Fury.

Mythic+ & Utility: Dwarf is, no contest, the best option here, as Stoneform provides an extra defensive and a self-dispel of any effect, while having Might of the Mountain's Critical Strike damage increase for respectable offensive strength.

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Comment by Nzall

The raid import tree doesn't get imported properly. It doesn't even get past the first gate.

Comment by Renzelot

La raza Pandaren posee el mejor pasivo del multiverso, se llama Epicúreo Epicurean y te duplica las estadísticas otorgadas por cualquier tipo de alimento/comida que otorgue dichas estadísticas. Por eso es la mejor raza, no solo para monjes.

Para cualquier clase.

Comment by drpimento

icy veins is so much better organized

Comment by Kalnov04

Both this site and IV updated their website to a different format. I don't like either layout at all now, easier to follow before the changes.

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