Brewmaster Monk Tank Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)
Last updated by Vlad on 23 May. 2013
In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Brewmaster Monk brings to a raid in WoW MoP 5.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.
The other articles of our Brewmaster Monk guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Sunnier, who maintains the most respected Brewmaster Monk resource site: Sunnier's Art of War.
| Buffs | |
|---|---|
 Legacy of the Emperor |
Increases the Strength, Agility, and Intellect of all party and raid members by 5% —
does not stack with  Mark of the Wild,  Embrace of the Shale Spider, and
 Blessing of Kings
|
 Avert Harm |
Tranfers 20% of the damage taken by allies within 10 yards of the Monk to the Monk. Lasts 6 seconds or until the Monk reaches 10% of maximum health |
| Debuffs | |
 Keg Smash |
-10% Physical Damage dealt — does not stack with
 Scarlet Fever,  Thrash/ Thrash,
 Demoralizing Roar,  Demoralizing Screech,  Hammer of the Righteous,
 Earth Shock,  Curse of Enfeeblement, and  Thunder Clap |
| Utility | |
 Guard |
Creates useful damage-absorption shields on random raid members each time the Brewmaster deals a certain amount of damage. |
 Detox |
Removes all Poison and Disease effects from a friendly target (8-second cooldown) |
 Grapple Weapon |
Disarm |
 Nimble Brew |
Removes root, stun, fear, and horror effects, and reduces the duration of such effects by 60% for 6 seconds |
 Spear Hand Strike |
Interrupt with a 15-second cooldown |
 Zen Meditation |
Redirects 5 spells cast against the party/raid to the Monk, and provides the Monk with 90% magic damage reduction, for 6 seconds |
| Crowd Control | |
 Paralysis |
Single-target crowd control, broken by damage |
1. Changelog↑top
- 23 May 2013: Added Nimble Brew to the list.
- 12 Apr. 2013: Removed
Ring of Peace from the list for
consistency (abilities from talents are not included on this page). Added
mention of the Guard that the Brewmaster's statue casts on raid
members. - 11 Mar. 2013: Patch 5.2 update.
- Added Ring of Peace to the list.
- Added
