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Windwalker Monk

Damage specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 2.4% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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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.

  • Versatility46.3%1,018 avg
  • Mastery42.1%930 avg
  • Haste7.1%163 avg
  • Critical Strike4.5%107 avg

150

Synced 2v2 players

1,814

Average rating sampled

2,328

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Turbo Fists

Turbo Fists

62%

Fists of Fury now reduces all targets movement speed by 90%, and you Parry all attacks while channelling Fists of Fury.

93 players

Grapple Weapon

Grapple Weapon

51%

You fire off a rope spear, grappling the target's weapons and shield, returning them to you for 5 sec.

76 players

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

39%

Flying Serpent Kick clears all snares from you when used and forms a path of wind in its wake, causing all allies who stand in it to have 30% increased movement speed and to be immune to movement slowing effects.

59 players

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

29%

Your movement enhancing abilities increases Windwalking on allies by 10%, stacking 2 additional times. Movement impairing effects are removed at 3 stacks.

44 players

Rising Dragon Sweep

Rising Dragon Sweep

4%

Whirling Dragon Punch knocks enemies up into the air and causes them to fall slowly until they reach the ground.

6 players

Absolute Serenity

Absolute Serenity

1%

Celestial Conduit now prevents all crowd control for its duration.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Celerity
    Celerity100%

    Reduces the cooldown of Roll by 5 sec and increases its maximum number of charges by 1.

  • Expeditious Fortification
    Expeditious Fortification100%

    Fortifying Brew cooldown reduced by 30 sec.

  • Fast Feet
    Fast Feet

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

41% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

40% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

39% equipped · 263 ilvl

Windwalker Monk enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei69%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina68%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 181 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.

  • Escape from Reality87%

    153 players · Class

  • Memory of the Monastery87%

    153 players · Specialization

  • Profound Rebuttal82%

    144 players · Class

  • Windwalking82%

    144 players · Class

  • Touch of the Tiger81%

    142 players · Specialization

  • Inner Peace77%

    135 players · Specialization

  • Universal Energy76%

    134 players · Specialization

  • Peace and Prosperity73%

    128 players · Class

  • Lighter Than Air64%

    112 players · Class

  • Vivacious Vivification59%

    104 players · Class

  • Tiger Fang57%

    101 players · Class

  • Detox53%

    93 players · Class

  • Stillstep Coil47%

    83 players · Class

  • Healing Winds47%

    82 players · Class

  • Bounding Agility32%

    57 players · Class

  • Ferociousness31%

    55 players · Specialization

  • Reinvigoration30%

    53 players · Class

  • Knowledge of the Broken Temple28%

    50 players · Specialization

  • Swift Art23%

    41 players · Class

  • Vigorous Expulsion19%

    34 players · Class

  • Energy Transfer16%

    29 players · Class

Near-universal picks (67)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Calming Presence100%

    176 players · Class

  • Celerity100%

    176 players · Class

  • Expeditious Fortification100%

    176 players · Class

Rarely taken (76)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Crane Vortex11%

    19 players · Specialization

  • Hasty Provocation10%

    18 players · Class

  • Diffuse Magic9.1%

    16 players · Class

Import a real build

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

  • Kúñgbásfä

    ravencrest · EU2,328

  • Nakke

    tarren-mill · EU2,317

  • Inyxo

    bleeding-hollow · US2,299

  • Awesomecow

    runetotem · US2,268

  • Bigsutcra

    twisting-nether · EU2,240

Learn the spec

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

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Monk specs

  • Brewmaster
  • Mistweaver
100%

Rising Sun Kick deals 70% increased damage. Spinning Crane Kick deals 10% additional damage.

  • Ferocity of Xuen
    Ferocity of Xuen100%

    Increases all damage dealt by 4%.

  • Martial Instincts
    Martial Instincts100%

    Increases your Physical damage done by 2% and Avoidance increased by 3%.

    • Survival

    • Calming Presence
      Calming Presence100%

      Reduces all damage taken by 10%.

    • Fortifying Brew
      Fortifying Brew100%

      Turns your skin to stone for 15 sec, increasing your current and maximum health by 20% and reducing all damage you take by 20%. Combines with other Fortifying Brew effects.

    • Grace of the Crane
      Grace of the Crane100%

      Increases all healing taken by 4%.

    • Improved Touch of Death
      Improved Touch of Death100%

      Touch of Death can now be used on targets with less than 15% health remaining, dealing 35% of your maximum health in damage.

    • Rising Sun Kick
      Rising Sun Kick100%

      Kick upwards, dealing 13,944 Physical damage, and reducing the effectiveness of healing on the target for 10 sec.

    Control & mobility

    • Ring of Peace
      Ring of Peace100%

      Conjures a cloud of hypnotic mist that slowly travels forward. Enemies touched by the mist fall asleep, Disoriented for 20 sec.

    • Tiger's Lust
      Tiger's Lust100%

      Increases a friendly target's movement speed by 70% for 6 sec and removes all roots and snares.

    • Spear Hand Strike
      Spear Hand Strike99%

      Jabs the target in the throat, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 5 sec.

    • Flow of Chi
      Flow of Chi97%

      You gain a bonus effect based on your current health. Above 90% health: Movement speed increased by 5%. This bonus stacks with similar effects. Between 90% and 35% health: Damage taken reduced by 5%. Below 35% health: Healing received increased by 10%.

    • Combat Stance
      Combat Stance96%

      Movement speed is increased by 50% for the first 8 sec of combat.

    Chest

    Battle Gi of the Monkey King

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Monkey King's Fighting Fists

    53% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    40% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    29% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Pantaloons of the Monkey King

    18% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pillar

    61% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Mace

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    77% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    65% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Common Gray Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Tassels of the Monkey King

    65% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    12% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    36% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    31% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
    67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul66%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness65%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed55%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Blessing of Speed9%

    • Windwalker Monk gems & sockets

    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility77%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control75%
    • Prismatic Socket17%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery7%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat5%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike2%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +14 Mastery & +6 Versatility2%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition1%
    Fast Feet100%

    176 players · Class

  • Ferocity of Xuen100%

    176 players · Class

  • Fortifying Brew100%

    176 players · Class

  • Grace of the Crane100%

    176 players · Class

  • Improved Touch of Death100%

    176 players · Class

  • Martial Instincts100%

    176 players · Class

  • Paralysis100%

    176 players · Class

  • Ring of Peace100%

    176 players · Class

  • Rising Sun Kick100%

    176 players · Class

  • Rising Sun Kick100%

    176 players · Class

  • Tiger's Lust100%

    176 players · Class

  • Transcendence100%

    176 players · Class

  • Yu'lon's Grace100%

    176 players · Class

    • Shadowboxing Treads8.0%

    14 players · Specialization

  • Fatal Touch7.4%

    13 players · Class

  • Jade Walk7.4%

    13 players · Class

  • Jade Ignition6.8%

    12 players · Specialization

  • Silent Sanctuary4.5%

    8 players · Class

  • Chi-Ji's Swiftness4.0%

    7 players · Hero

  • Courage of the White Tiger4.0%

    7 players · Hero

  • Flowing Wisdom4.0%

    7 players · Hero

  • Heart of the Jade Serpent4.0%

    7 players · Hero