Mistweaver Monk PvP Guide — The War Within (11.0.7)

Last updated on Dec 15, 2024 at 16:00 by Mysticall 16 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Mistweaver Monk in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

1.

Mistweaver Monks in the Current Meta

Mistweaver Monks in PvP are fun, challenging, and rewarding to play. The style of a Mistweaver is fast-paced with unique offensive abilities. This play style is unlike any other healer in the game. Sometimes you are forced to get in melee range to cast spells.

2.

Mistweaver Monk Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Great mobility
  • +Strong single-target healing
  • +Multiple crowd control abilities
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Easy to get stuck in crowd control
  • -Very little utility for teammates
  • -No damage to help with kills if you do not Fistweave
  • -Quickly run out of Mana
3.

Notable 11.0.5 Changes to Mistweaver Monks

  • New Passive Ability: Dome of Mist Icon Dome of MistEnveloping Mist Icon Enveloping Mist transforms 80% of its remaining periodic healing into a Dome of Mist when dispelled, absorbing damage and increasing healing received by the Monk by 30% for 8 seconds.
  • New Talent: Jadefire Teachings Icon Jadefire Teachings – After casting Jadefire Stomp Icon Jadefire Stomp or Thunder Focus Tea Icon Thunder Focus Tea, Ancient Teachings Icon Ancient Teachings transfers an additional 140% damage to healing for 15 seconds. While Jadefire Teachings is active, your Stamina is increased by 5%.
  • New Talent: Refreshment Icon RefreshmentLife Cocoon Icon Life Cocoon now grants 5 stacks of Mana Tea Icon Mana Tea and applies 2 stacks of Healing Elixir Icon Healing Elixir to its target.
  • New Talent: Rushing Wind Kick Icon Rushing Wind Kick – Kick up a powerful gust of wind, dealing Nature damage in a 25 yard cone to enemies in front of you, split evenly among them. Damage is increased by 5% for each target hit, up to 30%. Grants Rushing Winds Icon Rushing Winds for 4 seconds, increasing Renewing Mist Icon Renewing Mist's healing by 50%.
  • New Talent: Jade Empowerment Icon Jade Empowerment – Casting Thunder Focus Tea Icon Thunder Focus Tea increases your next Crackling Jade Lightning Icon Crackling Jade Lightning's damage by 800% and causes it to chain to 4 additional enemies.
  • Calming Coalescence Icon Calming Coalescence has been redesigned – Increases the absorb amount of Life Cocoon Icon Life Cocoon by 80%.
  • Ancient Teachings Icon Ancient Teachings is now a baseline effect and transfers damage from Crackling Jade Lightning Icon Crackling Jade Lightning, but now transfers 30% of damage into healing.
  • Blackout Kick Icon Blackout Kick damage increased by 25%.
  • Awakened Jadefire Icon Awakened Jadefire now additionally causes Blackout Kick Icon Blackout Kick to strike 2 additional targets at 70% effectiveness.
  • Crackling Jade Lightning Icon Crackling Jade Lightning now channels 25% faster.
  • Dance of Chi-Ji Icon Dance of Chi-Ji's chance to trigger has been increased by 100% and has moved talent locations.
  • Enveloping Mist Icon Enveloping Mist can now be dispelled.
  • The following talents have been removed: Ancient Concordance Icon Ancient Concordance and Nourishing Chi Icon Nourishing Chi.
  • Zen Spheres Icon Zen Spheres has been redesigned – Zen Spheres now has a 6 second cooldown (was none), a global cooldown of 1 second (was 1.5 seconds), each sphere has a new initial heal or damage event, and Sphere of Despair now reduces all damage done by 3% (was only to Monk by 10%).
  • Dome of Mist Icon Dome of Mist is no longer a PvP talent and is now learned by Mistweavers at level 45.
  • Thunderous Focus Tea Icon Thunderous Focus Tea (PvP Talent) has been removed.
4.

Notable The War Within Changes to Mistweaver Monks

  • New Class Talents:
    • Clash Icon Clash
    • Rushing Reflexes Icon Rushing Reflexes
    • Celestial Determination Icon Celestial Determination
    • Transcendence: Linked Spirits Icon Transcendence: Linked Spirits
    • Flow of Chi Icon Flow of Chi
    • Lighter Than Air Icon Lighter Than Air
    • And many more.
  • New Mistweaver Talents:
    • Crane Style Icon Crane Style
    • Pool of Mists Icon Pool of Mists
    • Lotus Infusion Icon Lotus Infusion
    • Chi Harmony Icon Chi Harmony
  • New PvP Talent: Rodeo Icon Rodeo.
  • Multiple talents have moved from 2 points to 1 point nodes.
  • Chi Harmony Icon Chi Harmony is now a talent.
5.

Changelog

  • 15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 03 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated healing rotations.
    • Updated Burst Healing rotation.
    • Updated Sustained Healing rotation.
    • Updated Fistweaver Healing rotations.
    • Updated Defensives section.
  • 03 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated Recommended PvP Talents.
    • Updated Recommended Fistweaver PvP Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated Recommended PvP Talents.
    • Updated Flag Carrying Rotation.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated Fistweaver Talents.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Recommended Enchants.
    • Updated Recommended Gems.
  • 15 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 26 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 26 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated all Healing Rotations.
  • 26 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 30 Jun. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 30 Jun. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated Talent Trees for 10.2.6.
  • 24 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated Talent Tree.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Removed Human from Alliance races.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Set bonuses.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated all Healing Rotations for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 28 Jun. 2023 (macros): Added Zen Spheres macro.
  • 15 Jun. 2023 (races): Updated Best Alliance Races.
  • 15 Jun. 2023 (macros): Updated Best Macros.
  • 15 Jun. 2023 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 16 May 2023 (gear): Several changes made.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Embelishment section.
    • Updated Best Enchants section.
    • Updated Best gem.
  • 05 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 05 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 05 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated all healing rotations.
  • 05 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
    • Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 05 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Sets section.
  • 05 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Talent Calculator.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 05 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 05 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Best Alliance races.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Healing rotations.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated best 2v2 Team Compositions.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier-Set section.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Talent Tree.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 06 Feb. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Talents for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated best Horde races.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated Macro modifiers.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Best Enchants.
    • Updated Best Gems.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated Best talents.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1 PvP Season.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 21 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 23 Feb. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 23 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 23 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated Gear Recommendations.
    • Added Tier-set section.
    • Removed Shards of Domination section.
  • 23 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 23 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
  • 22 Feb. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 22 Feb. 2022 (talents): No Updates made for 9.2.
  • 30 Jan. 2022 (races): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2022 (playstyle): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2022 (comps): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2022 (gear): Review for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 3 Regular Talent.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated all Healing rotations.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Shards of Domination section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP talents.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated Tier 6 Regular Talents.
    • Updated Talent Table.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 23 Feb. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
    • Removed outdated gear.
    • Added gems section.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (comps): Updated 2v2 Comps.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed Azerite Gear section.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant Page.
  • 16 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant Page.
  • 26 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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