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Windwalker Monk

Damage specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 2.0% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Tiger Palm+0.6s100%
  2. 2Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger+1.7s100%
  3. 3Voracious Heart of Ula'tek+2.4s100%
4
Zenith
+2.4s
100%
  • 5Fists of Fury+2.8s100%
  • 6Chi Explosion+4.7s50%
  • 7Rising Sun Kick+4.9s100%
  • 8Spinning Crane Kick+5.2s100%
  • 9Whirling Dragon Punch+5.9s100%
  • 10Blackout Kick+7.9s50%
  • What follows what

    What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

    • Rising Sun Kick39 casts→Tiger Palm26%Fists of Fury21%Whirling Dragon Punch18%
    • Tiger Palm36 casts→Spinning Crane Kick36%Blackout Kick22%Rising Sun Kick14%
    • Fists of Fury36 casts→Spinning Crane Kick42%Tiger Palm25%Rising Sun Kick22%
    • Spinning Crane Kick36 casts→Chi Explosion44%Rising Sun Kick24%Blackout Kick12%
    • Blackout Kick28 casts→Fists of Fury43%Rushing Wind Kick25%Rising Sun Kick14%
    • Chi Explosion15 casts→Rising Sun Kick50%Blackout Kick29%Fists of Fury14%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

    Single target

    5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Tiger Palm9.9per min
    2. 2Spinning Crane Kick9.7per min
    3. 3Spinning Crane Kick9.7per min
    4. 4Rising Sun Kick5.6per min
    5. 5Fists of Fury4.7per min
    6. 6Blackout Kick2.4per min

    Multi-target

    10 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Tiger Palm11.3per min
    2. 2Spinning Crane Kick8.5per min
    3. 3Rising Sun Kick7.1per min
    4. 4Spinning Crane Kick

    Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

    Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

    Secondary stats

    Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Mastery40.5%930 avg
    • Versatility39.2%882 avg
    • Haste10.7%261 avg
    • Critical Strike9.6%237 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 230 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

    Where builds differ

    Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

    • Wind's Reach88%

      198 players · Class

    • Brawler's Intensity85%

      193 players · Specialization

    • Profound Rebuttal85%

      192 players · Class

    • Memory of the Monastery85%

      191 players · Specialization

    • Escape from Reality82%

      186 players · Class

    • Windwalking82%

      185 players · Class

    • Inner Peace78%

      177 players · Specialization

    • Touch of the Tiger76%

      171 players · Specialization

    • Peace and Prosperity70%

      158 players · Class

    • Universal Energy66%

      149 players · Specialization

    • Vivacious Vivification63%

      143 players · Class

    • Detox57%

      128 players · Class

    • Tiger Fang57%

      128 players · Class

    • Stillstep Coil54%

      122 players · Class

    • Lighter Than Air52%

      117 players · Class

    • Healing Winds50%

      112 players · Class

    • Ferociousness32%

      72 players · Specialization

    • Knowledge of the Broken Temple28%

      64 players · Specialization

    • Reinvigoration27%

      61 players · Class

    • Bounding Agility24%

      54 players · Class

    • Vigorous Expulsion22%

      49 players · Class

    • Swift Art19%

      43 players · Class

    • Energy Transfer17%

      39 players · Class

    • Crane Vortex15%

      35 players · Specialization

    Near-universal picks (65)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Calming Presence100%

      226 players · Class

    • Expeditious Fortification100%

      226 players · Class

    • Ferocity of Xuen100%

      226 players · Class

    Rarely taken (129)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Fatal Touch13%

      29 players · Class

    • Shadowboxing Treads12%

      26 players · Specialization

    • Hasty Provocation11%

      24 players · Class

    Import a real build

    Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

    • Xaehyun

      moknathal · US3,759

    • Эльпочита

      howling-fjord · EU3,596

    • Wavewalker

      sargeras · US3,132

    • Bubufist

      blackhand · EU3,097

    • Artam

      thrall · US3,018

    Learn the spec

    This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

    • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
    • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
    • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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    • Brewmaster
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    6.1per min
  • 5Fists of Fury5.8per min
  • 6Blackout Kick3.2per min
  • Fortifying Brew100%

    226 players · Class

  • Improved Touch of Death100%

    226 players · Class

  • Paralysis100%

    226 players · Class

  • Ring of Peace100%

    226 players · Class

  • Tiger's Lust100%

    226 players · Class

  • Transcendence100%

    226 players · Class

  • Ancient Arts100%

    225 players · Class

  • Celerity100%

    225 players · Class

  • Grace of the Crane100%

    225 players · Class

  • Martial Instincts100%

    225 players · Class

  • Yu'lon's Grace100%

    225 players · Class

  • Chi Proficiency99%

    224 players · Class

  • Fast Feet99%

    224 players · Class

  • Jade Ignition11%

    24 players · Specialization

  • Jade Walk11%

    24 players · Class

  • Diffuse Magic10%

    23 players · Class

  • Pressure Points8.8%

    20 players · Class

  • Chi-Ji's Swiftness6.6%

    15 players · Hero

  • Courage of the White Tiger6.6%

    15 players · Hero

  • Flowing Wisdom6.6%

    15 players · Hero

  • Heart of the Jade Serpent6.6%

    15 players · Hero

  • Inner Compass6.6%

    15 players · Hero