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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.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 16 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility45.5%994 avg
  • Mastery38.9%858 avg
  • Haste11.5%257 avg
  • Critical Strike4.1%102 avg

16

Synced RBG players

517

Average rating sampled

1,549

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Grapple Weapon

Grapple Weapon

50%

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

8 players

Turbo Fists

Turbo Fists

50%

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

8 players

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

31%

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.

5 players

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

13%

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

2 players

Predestination

Predestination

6%

Killing a player with Touch of Death reduces the remaining cooldown of Touch of Karma by 60 sec.

1 players

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • Ancient Arts
    Ancient Arts100%

    Reduces the cooldown of Paralysis by 15 sec and the cooldown of Leg Sweep by 10 sec.

  • Ascension
    Ascension100%

    Increases your maximum Chi by 1, maximum Energy by 20, and your Energy regeneration by 10%.

  • Celerity

Most played equipment

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

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

38% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

31% equipped · 285 ilvl

Chest

Battle Gi of the Monkey King

38% equipped · 292 ilvl

Windwalker Monk enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness69%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 16 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.

A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.

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
Celerity
100%

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

  • Combo Breaker
    Combo Breaker100%

    You have a 14% chance when you Tiger Palm to cause your next Blackout Kick to cost no Chi within 15 sec.

  • Crashing Fists
    Crashing Fists100%

    The damage of Fists of Fury is increased by 20%.

  • Survival

    • Calming Presence
      Calming Presence100%

      Reduces all damage taken by 10%.

    • Chi Proficiency
      Chi Proficiency100%

      Magical damage done increased by 4% and healing done increased by 4%.

    • Combat Wisdom
      Combat Wisdom100%

      While out of combat, your Chi balances to 2 instead of depleting to empty. Your stamina is increased by 5% and every 15 sec, your next Tiger Palm also casts Expel Harm. Expel Harm Expel negative chi from your body, healing for 16,039 and dealing 10% of the amount healed as Nature damage to an enemy within 20 yards.

    • Fists of Fury
      Fists of Fury100%

      Pummels all targets in front of you, dealing 42,733 Physical damage to your primary target and 25,640 damage to all other enemies over 3.2 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Can be channeled while moving.

    • 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.

    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.

    • Spear Hand Strike
      Spear Hand Strike100%

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

    • Combat Stance
      Combat Stance94%

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

    • Disable
      Disable88%

      Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 15 sec, duration refreshed by your melee attacks. Targets already snared will be rooted for 8 sec instead.

    Chest

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Footpads

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Monkey King's Fighting Fists

    63% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Leather Gloves

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    69% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Pantaloons of the Monkey King

    19% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pillar

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Mace

    6% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    75% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Vile Alchemist's Band

    6% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    75% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Tuxedo Shirt

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Common Brown Shirt

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Tassels of the Monkey King

    63% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    19% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    56% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    38% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    31% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei
    69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed56%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul44%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden38%
  • Windwalker Monk gems & sockets

    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility75%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control56%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat19%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike13%
    • Prismatic Socket13%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition6%
    • Determined Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and getting snared increases damage of your next attack by 1,278 per stack6%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery6%