In this article, we present you with the best gems and enchants that you can get for a Brewmaster Monk in WoW MoP 5.3, including profession-specific perks. We also list the best consumables: food, flasks, and potions.

Make sure to check our Gear Optimisation Guide, which serves as a support guide for this article. The other articles of our Brewmaster Monk guide can be accessed from the table of content 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.

1. Gems↑top

Sockets	Gems
	If far enough in legendary quest line → Indomitable Primal Diamond Heavy magic damage encounters → Effulgent Primal Diamond Any other encounters → Austere Primal Diamond More DPS at the expense of survival → Agile Primal Diamond
	Expertise capped? Fractured Sun's Radiance/ Perfect Fractured Sunstone or Fractured Serpent's Eye (JC) Otherwise Precise Primordial Ruby/ Perfect Precise Pandarian Garnet or Precise Serpent's Eye (JC)
	Expertise capped? Adept Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Adept Tiger Opal Otherwise Keen Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Keen Tiger Opal
	Expertise capped? Fractured Sun's Radiance/ Perfect Fractured Sunstone or Fractured Serpent's Eye (JC) Otherwise Keen Vermilion Onyx/ Perfect Keen Tiger Opal
	Expertise capped? Sensei's Wild Jade/ Perfect Sensei's Alexandrite Otherwise Guardian's Imperial Amethyst/ Perfect Guardian's Roguestone

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2. Enchants↑top

Slot	Main Enchantments	Extra Enchantments
Shoulders	Greater Ox Horn Inscription Ox Horn Inscription (cheaper) Secret Ox Horn Inscription (Inscription)
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Protection Enchant Cloak - Superior Critical Strike Enchant Cloak - Accuracy
Chest	Enchant Chest - Superior Stamina
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Mastery Enchant Bracer - Greater Agility Enchant Bracer - Major Dodge Fur Lining - Stamina (Leatherworking)	Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Superior Mastery Sha Armor Kit Enchant Gloves - Superior Expertise Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste	Synapse Springs (Engineering) Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
Waist		Living Steel Belt Buckle
Legs	Ironscale Leg Armor Heavy Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
Feet	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step Enchant Boots - Blurred Speed Enchant Boots - Greater Haste Enchant Boots - Greater Precision
Rings	Enchant Ring - Greater Stamina (Enchanting)
Weapons	Enchant Weapon - Dancing Steel Enchant Weapon - Colossus Enchant Weapon - Windsong (cheaper)

Note that Extra Enchantments can be applied to an item in addition to a Main Enchantment.

3. Consumables↑top

3.1. Food

You should always eat food that gives you Stamina. You will be granted:

• 450 Stamina by Chun Tian Spring Rolls;
• 415 Stamina by Twin Fish Platter, Banquet of the Oven, or Great Banquet of the Oven;
• 375 Stamina by Wildfowl Roast or any of the other banquets.

3.2. Flask

You should use a combination of elixirs, namely you should use Monk's Elixir (or Elixir of Weaponry if you are not Expertise capped) and Mantid Elixir. Alternatively, if you really need more Stamina, you can use a Flask of the Earth.

3.3. Potion

During the encounter, your best choice for a potion will be Potion of the Mountains for physical damage and Master Healing Potion for magic damage.

Alternatively, you can use a Virmen's Bite potion if you wish to boost your DPS.

4. Summing-up Profession Perks↑top

Choosing a profession for your Brewmaster Monk can impact your raid performance. As a rule, you should shy away from gathering professions (with the exception of Herbalism), which leaves the following viable professions for raiding:

Profession	Perks
Blacksmithing	Provides a 640 Mastery gain through two extra sockets, Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves, in which you can fit 2 Fractured Sun's Radiances.
Jewelcrafting	Provides a 320 Mastery Rating gain through the ability to use 2 Fractured Serpent's Eye
Alchemy	Provides a 480 Stamina gain to your flask through Mixology.
Enchanting	Provides a 480 Stamina gain through Enchant Ring - Greater Stamina.
Engineering	Provides +1,920 Agility for 10 seconds every minute through Synapse Springs (the overall gain is +320 Agility). Engineering also provides a belt addon called Frag Belt, which you can use every minute (off the global cooldown) for additional damage.
Inscription	Provides a 320 Agility gain through Secret Tiger Claw Inscription.
Leatherworking	Provides a 320 Agility gain through Fur Lining - Agility. Also provides Primal Leg Reinforcements, a much cheaper equivalent to Shadowleather Leg Armor, the traditional leg enchant.
Tailoring	Provides +1000 Attack Power in average through Swordguard Embroidery, instead of +200 Stamina from Enchant Cloak - Greater Protection.
Herbalism	Provides a 480 Haste Rating gain in average through Lifeblood.

5. Changelog↑top

• 20 May 2013: Patch 5.3 update: nothing to change.
• 24 Apr. 2013: Added legendary meta-gem.
• 12 Apr. 2013: Made many small improvements and added many alternative enchants and consumables.
• 02 Apr. 2013: Removed green-quality gems.