Windwalker Monk DPS Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)

Windwalker Monk Art Image

In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Windwalker 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 Windwalker Monk guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Gondlem, one of the best Windwalker Monks in the world, who raids in Midwinter.

Buffs
Legacy of the White Tiger Icon Legacy of the White Tiger Increases the Critical Strike Chance of all party and raid members by 5% — does not stack with Leader of the Pack Icon Leader of the Pack, Fearless Roar Icon Fearless Roar, Furious Howl Icon Furious Howl, Still Water Icon Still Water, Terrifying Roar Icon Terrifying Roar, and Arcane Brilliance Icon Arcane Brilliance
Legacy of the Emperor Icon 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 Icon Mark of the Wild, Embrace of the Shale Spider Icon Embrace of the Shale Spider, and Blessing of Kings Icon Blessing of Kings
Utility
Detox Icon Detox Removes all Poison and Disease effects from a friendly target (8-second cooldown)
Grapple Weapon Icon Grapple Weapon Disarm
Nimble Brew Icon Nimble Brew Removes root, stun, fear, and horror effects, and reduces the duration of such effects by 60% for 6 seconds
Spear Hand Strike Icon Spear Hand Strike Interrupt with a 15-second cooldown
Zen Meditation Icon 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 Icon Paralysis Single-target crowd control, broken by damage

1. Changelog↑top

  • 23 May 2013: Added Nimble Brew Icon Nimble Brew to the list.
  • 06 Apr. 2013: Removed Ring of Peace Icon Ring of Peace from the list, to maintain consistency. We do not cover abilities granted by talents on this page.
  • 11 Mar. 2013: Patch 5.2 update.