Best Windwalker Monk Talent Tree Builds - Midnight

By Babylonius Updated: 2026/08/13

Windwalker Monk Talent Import CodesCurrent Recommendations

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]Raid - Single Target (Recommended)

]Mythic+ (Weekly Keys)

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]Raid - Single Target (Advanced)

]Mythic+ (High Keys)

If you're unsure if you're better at then you are almost certainly best off using until you feel you can perform better on .
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Comment by mageranger13

Overall great start to explaining post-Legion WW, I do have a slight disagreement with you on Energizing Brew vs Ascension. While Energizing Brew certainly yields more DPS than Ascension, it should also be noted that exceeding it is a pretty small margin, enough that you could really go either way. You are probably only looking at a 50-100 dps less which in the case of leveling isn't all that much. It should be further noted that between the two EB is kind of fixed whereas Ascension can be better by picking up more Haste. Though mid-late leveling when artifacts+leggos drop off you might consider EB more worth it, as you will start to feel the energy drain about 30 seconds into your rotation and having that extra boost, does help.

The other concern I had was WDP vs Serenity...given the way the Monk's mastery is built, it seems like Serenity attempts to counter that. There aren't very many chi spenders you can span around that time, SCK and BK would be great to alternate but RSK unless it resets is on a CD and that CD is unaffected by Serenity. Even in a single target situation, it seems like WDP would pick up more damage.

Comment by xLunacyx

I use ascension for mythic groups over Fist of the White Tiger. The extra 20 energy and 10% regen helps keep your energy up so you should have next to no downtime. In 30 seconds that regen will give you back 30 energy, where fist will save you 10 in exchange for like 1500 more damage(50 dps ).
While I can't just go palm sunkick fist fury, palm sunkick palm blackout palm fury is just as fine for energy concerns and helps reduce the cooldown on sunkick more meaning I have less filler to make up for inbetween big attacks.

Comment by ZEdglord

In the talent sections, you don't explain at all why some talents are better than others. Would be more useful to explain things.

Comment by Vuldrakken

I'm rather confused why interrupts were made an optional talent.
A lot of the time people don't interrupt important mechanics like fear or stun, now they literally can't if they decide to spend a talent point elsewhere.

Comment by SladeMonk

You can tell Babs hasn't mained a monk since Legion. Dude just advocated for taking soothing mist which does less healing and cost more energy than spamming vivify. Babs also says in m+ WW monks should take rushing jade wind... which gets out dps'd by a single blackout kick with shadowboxing. Then for explanation as to why, you have to go to his site for click bait adds and patron requests. Seriously WoWhead get new guide writers. ** This dude just stole another M+ build and replaced his one with it. Then had his followers mass report my post commenting on how bad his original one was. This needs to be reported mods.

Comment by MalenInsekt

I love how the Mythic+ build says avoid Rushing Jade Wind, but the Mythic+ import code at the top of the page imports Rushing Jade Wind as a talent.

Comment by dunnoyetdoyou

import codes are broken

Comment by Ramsays

Skyreach is such a bad talent...

Comment by blightwing

Why is it that whenever a new patch comes out, the talents are updated, but the exported codes are broken?

Comment by MongYii

I think that the fact that certain talents are never EVER taken season after season and certain ones are always taken should be a good indicator that some changes need to happen ...

Comment by WannyTiggah

The import codes in the "Best Windwalker Monk Talent Import Codes" section are different from the ones in the detailed trees further down.
For example, with the Single Target import code I'm left with 1 Monk Point left to spend

Comment by Strategyphile

Most of the other Wowhead class guides have a specific recommended talent set for Open World, Delves, or one that combines both. Where is the recommended build for Open World? I see a build for Delves. Is that recommended for Open World? Also, the Delves build is not listed in the summary import section at the top of the page. If this article writer doesn't want to put the time in for a well-constructed, complete article on the topic at-hand then I would suggest Wowhead arrange to have one that does.

Comment by DavidDJPearl

If anyone is interested, I am running a Shado-Pan build in WW S1 that forgoes both Invoke Zuen, its subsequent talents, and SEF. It sims, per raidbots, just 1% shy of the SP, Cleave raid build posted here. Feel free to reach out in game to Ventura-Undermine.

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Comment by WokeUp2F

how isnt the best monk talent build for m+ & raid in s3 of tww still not in this guide? not great work last updatet 26 days ago and we found out so much about WW thats kinda sad (Shado-Pan + Slicing Winds is the best build rn makes WW beeing S-Tier)

Comment by Faim

The import links and links to build are all broken as of 1/19/26.

Comment by Kongoli

Hey,

As you know many dont like using Slicing winds. Is it possible that you make with and without slicing winds builds like DH does momentum.

I dont want people using slicing winds because they see a guide and then blizzard thinking that players actually like it bc a lot is running it.

Comment by lindellwyn

SP raid build not quite right? Apex talent is 2/4?

edit: ah okay, i see that it is 2/4 for single target only. 4/4 for cleave, M+, and delves....

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