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Windwalker Monk DPS Beginner's Guide - Battle for Azeroth 8.3
By Babylonius
Last updated
2020/01/31 at 7:10 PM
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Quick Facts
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Guide Navigation
Looking to start playing a Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft and just want simple advice? Look no further! In this guide, we will cover everything you need to start easily playing a Windwalker Monk in , without all the fuss of detailed guides Whether you're new to the spec, a casual achievement hunter, or a returning player looking to refamiliarize yourself with Windwalker in Battle for Azeroth, these easy guidelines, covering simple and effective talents, rotation, and gear setup, will get you into the action as easily as possible.
Please keep in mind that this page is meant to get beginner players started quickly, and does not contain much in the way of detailed explanations, mechanics, competitive options, gearing, simulation comparisons, or nuance. For more in-depth information, including all those optimizations and more, check out the complete Windwalker Monk Guide pages linked in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page.
If you need help leveling to 120 in Battle for Azeroth, check out our
leveling tips
.
Overview
Beginners
Azerite
Essences
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Talent Builds
Rotation, Priority, and Abilities
Advanced Concepts
Stats
Gear
Consumables
Simulations
Correcting Mistakes
Mythic+
NEW Ny'alotha Tips
Macros & Addons
WeakAuras
Common Terms
About the Author
This guide is written and maintained by Babylonius; former moderator on MMO-Champion; current owner and administrator of the
PeakofSerenity Monk class discord
; founder and Windwalker author of the Monk Class site,
PeakofSerenity.com
and those that came before it; raider in
Occasional Excellence
on
US-Turalyon
; Windwalker main since early Mists of Pandaria, guide writer/theorycrafter/teacher for several years.
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Talents
This Windwalker Monk build is well rounded and suited for all types of content, without focusing on any one thing in particular. For a deeper look at each talent and more specialized builds for specific activities, see the
Windwalker Monk Talent Guide
.
Rotation
This is a simple form DPS rotation for Windwalker Monks, using the talents recommended above. More optimized rotations and notes on on cooldown use can be found in the
Windwalker Monk Rotation Guide
.
Touch of Death
Whirling Dragon Punch
Fists of Fury
Rising Sun Kick
Chi Burst
(if less than max Chi)
Blackout Kick
Fist of the White Tiger
Tiger Palm
Stat Priority
Windwalker Monks primarily favor Agility through Item Level, and Versatility. Find out more about how stats work, including sample stat weights and scaling plots in the
Stats Guide
, or get an overview of gear to look for from dungeons and raids in the
Windwalker Monk Gear Guide
.
Agility
Versatility
Mastery
Critical Strike
Haste
Enhancements
Only two gear slots can be enchanted by all players in Battle for Azeroth: weapons and rings. There are also glove enchants which can assist with professions, Enchanter-only bracer enchants which modify hearthstone use, and Tailor-only cloak enchants which reduce threat slightly.
Weapons:
Enchant Weapon - Versatile Navigation
and
Enchant Weapon - Masterful Navigation
Ring:
Enchant Ring - Accord of Versatility
Gems:
Leviathan's Eye of Agility
and
Versatile Dark Opal
Corruption
Best Effects
Echoing Void
- Strongest damage effect per corruption that it provides.
Infinite Stars
- Strongest damage effect but very high corruption cost.
Twilight Devastation
- Windwalkers already have two strong abilities that scale with health, why not add a third.
Glimpse of Clarity
can be interesting; however due to the nature of Windwalker's abilities and being limited by resources, its difficult to make use of the increased cooldown reduction. If the cooldown reduction comes at a time that you don't have the resources readily available to use that ability when it's back up, then the proc is wasted.
Affixes that increase the amount of stats you gain from gear will depend heavily on the quantity of that stat you have on your gear and how it compares to the other stats. Windwalkers do not blindly stack one stat over others, making finding a balance more important than just getting as much of one stat as possible.
Azerite Traits
For all-purpose use, try to get the trait
Open Palm Strikes
, available on items like
Shoulders of the Sanguine Monstrosity
dropped from
The Underrot
,
Cowl of Fluid Machinations
dropped from
Shrine of the Storm
, and
Vest of Reverent Adoration
dropped from
Kings' Rest
.
You also want to try and get at least one
Fury of Xuen
and one
Dance of Chi-Ji
for the proc.
Essences
Raiding
Major:
Worldvein Resonance
Minors:
Breath of the Dying
,
Conflict and Strife
and
The Unbound Force
Mythic Plus
Major:
Essence of the Focusing Iris
Minors:
Breath of the Dying
,
Conflict and Strife
and
Purification Protocol
Our Windwalker Monk guides are always updated with the latest information from in-game experience, simulations, and logs; make sure to check our changelog to this page, by clicking on
View Changelog
at the top of the page. If you are interested in more in-depth Windwalker Monk guides for Visions of N'zoth, Battle for Azeroth's third and final content patch, make sure to browse the
Navigation Bar
below, and our list of
Related Guides
just beneath the
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.
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