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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.

  • Mastery36.0%842 avg
  • Versatility30.4%691 avg
  • Haste17.5%425 avg
  • Critical Strike16.0%391 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,208

Average rating sampled

2,705

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Turbo Fists

Turbo Fists

39%

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

58 players

Grapple Weapon

Grapple Weapon

28%

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

42 players

Ride the Wind

Ride the Wind

25%

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.

37 players

Wind Waker

Wind Waker

22%

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

33 players

Rising Dragon Sweep

Rising Dragon Sweep

2%

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

3 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

  • Expeditious Fortification
    Expeditious Fortification100%

    Fortifying Brew cooldown reduced by 30 sec.

  • Ferocity of Xuen
    Ferocity of Xuen100%

    Increases all damage dealt by 4%.

  • Paralysis
    Paralysis100%

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

43% equipped · 259 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

34% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

42% equipped · 263 ilvl

Windwalker Monk enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina83%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt74%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 481 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 Reach87%

    408 players · Class

  • Brawler's Intensity87%

    407 players · Specialization

  • Windwalking83%

    391 players · Class

  • Escape from Reality83%

    388 players · Class

  • Profound Rebuttal82%

    386 players · Class

  • Memory of the Monastery81%

    382 players · Specialization

  • Inner Peace74%

    346 players · Specialization

  • Touch of the Tiger74%

    345 players · Specialization

  • Universal Energy72%

    339 players · Specialization

  • Vivacious Vivification67%

    313 players · Class

  • Peace and Prosperity64%

    302 players · Class

  • Tiger Fang64%

    302 players · Class

  • Lighter Than Air57%

    268 players · Class

  • Detox54%

    252 players · Class

  • Stillstep Coil47%

    221 players · Class

  • Healing Winds44%

    205 players · Class

  • Ferociousness37%

    173 players · Specialization

  • Bounding Agility28%

    132 players · Class

  • Knowledge of the Broken Temple28%

    131 players · Specialization

  • Vigorous Expulsion24%

    113 players · Class

  • Swift Art23%

    110 players · Class

  • Reinvigoration23%

    109 players · Class

  • Energy Transfer18%

    85 players · Class

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

    469 players · Class

  • Expeditious Fortification100%

    469 players · Class

  • Ferocity of Xuen100%

    469 players · Class

Rarely taken (91)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Fatal Touch13%

    63 players · Class

  • Jade Walk13%

    59 players · Class

  • Shadowboxing Treads13%

    59 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Feddx

    ravencrest · EU2,705

  • Rezuzz

    draenor · EU2,651

  • Divergent

    demon-soul · US2,587

  • Whokong

    tarren-mill · EU2,570

  • Hverdagsting

    argent-dawn · EU2,557

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

Incapacitates the target for 1 min. Limit 1. Damage may cancel the effect.

  • Transcendence
    Transcendence100%

    Split your body and spirit, leaving your spirit behind for 15 min. Use Transcendence: Transfer to swap locations with your spirit.

  • Celerity
    Celerity100%

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

  • 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.

    • 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.

    • Grace of the Crane
      Grace of the Crane100%

      Increases all healing taken by 4%.

    • Yu'lon's Grace
      Yu'lon's Grace100%

      Find resilience in the flow of chi in battle, gaining a magic absorb shield for 0.6% of your max health every 3 sec in combat, stacking up to 6%.

    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 Strike100%

      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 Chi98%

      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 Stance95%

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

    Chest

    Battle Gi of the Monkey King

    41% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Monkey King's Fighting Fists

    57% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    59% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Pantaloons of the Monkey King

    19% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pillar

    65% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    53% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    10% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Mace

    5% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    70% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    68% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    10% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Linen Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Tassels of the Monkey King

    63% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    10% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    35% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    31% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei
    74%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness72%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden13%
  • Windwalker Monk gems & sockets

    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility80%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control78%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery11%
    • Prismatic Socket9%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat7%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike5%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste2%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +14 Mastery & +6 Versatility2%
    Fortifying Brew100%

    469 players · Class

  • Improved Touch of Death100%

    469 players · Class

  • Paralysis100%

    469 players · Class

  • Ring of Peace100%

    469 players · Class

  • Tiger's Lust100%

    469 players · Class

  • Transcendence100%

    469 players · Class

  • Celerity100%

    468 players · Class

  • Grace of the Crane100%

    468 players · Class

  • Martial Instincts100%

    468 players · Class

  • Yu'lon's Grace100%

    468 players · Class

  • Ancient Arts100%

    467 players · Class

  • Combat Wisdom100%

    467 players · Specialization

  • Crashing Fists100%

    467 players · Specialization

  • Crane Vortex12%

    57 players · Specialization

  • Diffuse Magic11%

    51 players · Class

  • Hasty Provocation9.6%

    45 players · Class

  • Jade Ignition8.7%

    41 players · Specialization

  • Pressure Points7.5%

    35 players · Class

  • Celestial Conduit4.5%

    21 players · Hero

  • Chi-Ji's Swiftness4.5%

    21 players · Hero

  • Courage of the White Tiger4.5%

    21 players · Hero

  • Flowing Wisdom4.5%

    21 players · Hero