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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.

    • Mastery39.5%914 avg
    • Versatility37.3%840 avg
    • Haste12.2%297 avg
    • Critical Strike11.1%274 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 235 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.

    • Crashing Momentum88%

      204 players · Class

    • Wind's Reach86%

      198 players · Class

    • Profound Rebuttal85%

      196 players · Class

    • Brawler's Intensity84%

      194 players · Specialization

    • Memory of the Monastery84%

      193 players · Specialization

    • Windwalking82%

      189 players · Class

    • Escape from Reality81%

      186 players · Class

    • Inner Peace77%

      178 players · Specialization

    • Touch of the Tiger74%

      171 players · Specialization

    • Peace and Prosperity68%

      157 players · Class

    • Universal Energy66%

      152 players · Specialization

    • Vivacious Vivification64%

      147 players · Class

    • Tiger Fang58%

      133 players · Class

    • Detox57%

      132 players · Class

    • Lighter Than Air54%

      124 players · Class

    • Stillstep Coil54%

      124 players · Class

    • Healing Winds48%

      110 players · Class

    • Ferociousness34%

      78 players · Specialization

    • Knowledge of the Broken Temple28%

      64 players · Specialization

    • Reinvigoration27%

      62 players · Class

    • Bounding Agility24%

      55 players · Class

    • Vigorous Expulsion23%

      52 players · Class

    • Swift Art19%

      44 players · Class

    • Energy Transfer17%

      40 players · Class

    • Crane Vortex16%

      38 players · Specialization

    Near-universal picks (64)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Calming Presence100%

      231 players · Class

    • Expeditious Fortification100%

      231 players · Class

    • Ferocity of Xuen100%

      231 players · Class

    Rarely taken (129)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Fatal Touch15%

      34 players · Class

    • Shadowboxing Treads12%

      27 players · Specialization

    • Hasty Provocation11%

      26 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.

    Other Monk specs

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

    231 players · Class

  • Improved Touch of Death100%

    231 players · Class

  • Paralysis100%

    231 players · Class

  • Ring of Peace100%

    231 players · Class

  • Tiger's Lust100%

    231 players · Class

  • Transcendence100%

    231 players · Class

  • Celerity100%

    230 players · Class

  • Grace of the Crane100%

    230 players · Class

  • Martial Instincts100%

    230 players · Class

  • Yu'lon's Grace100%

    230 players · Class

  • Ancient Arts99%

    229 players · Class

  • Chi Proficiency99%

    229 players · Class

  • Fast Feet99%

    229 players · Class

  • Jade Walk11%

    26 players · Class

  • Jade Ignition11%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Diffuse Magic10%

    24 players · Class

  • Pressure Points9.5%

    22 players · Class

  • Chi-Ji's Swiftness6.9%

    16 players · Hero

  • Courage of the White Tiger6.9%

    16 players · Hero

  • Flowing Wisdom6.9%

    16 players · Hero

  • Heart of the Jade Serpent6.9%

    16 players · Hero

  • Inner Compass6.9%

    16 players · Hero