Monk Class Changes for Shadowlands (Patch 9.0.2)

• Leg Sweep radius increased to 6 yards (was 5 yards).
• Monk's Peak of Serenity Enlightenment buff now grants rested experience (was experience bonus).
• Spinning Crane Kick is now capped at 6 targets.
• Provoke is now learned at level 9 (was 14).
• Roll is now learned at level 14 (was 9).
• All Monks can now use the following abilities:
  • Expel Harm — Expel negative chi from your body, healing you and dealing 10% of the amount healed as Nature damage to an enemy within 8 yards. Now has a 15-second cooldown.
  • Touch of Death — You exploit the enemy target's weakest point, instantly killing creatures if they have less health than you. Deals damage equal to 35% of your maximum health against players and stronger creatures under 15% health and has a 3-minute cooldown.
  • Fortifying Brew — Turns your skin to stone for 15 seconds, increasing your current and maximum health by 15% and reducing all damage you take by 15%.

• Paralysis (Level 56) — Reduces the cooldown of Paralysis by 15 seconds.

• New Passive: Shuffle — Niuzao's teachings allow you to shuffle during combat, increasing the effectiveness of your Stagger by 75%. Shuffle is granted by attacking enemies with your Keg Smash, Blackout Kick, and Spinning Crane Kick.
• New Ability: Celestial Brew (replaces Ironskin Brew) — A swig of strong brew that coalesces purified chi escaping into your body into a celestial guard, absorbing damage. Additionally, Purifying Stagger damage increases absorption by up to 200%. Stacks up to 10 times and 20% absorption per stack.
• Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox is no longer a Talent and is learned by all Brewmaster Monks at level 42. Niuzao no longer taunts the target and now has a 25-second duration (was 45 seconds).
• Purifying Brew now has 2 charges (was 3), no longer shares charges with other Brews, and has the following additional effect — Increases the absorption of your next Celestial Brew by up to 200% based on your current level of Stagger.
• Expel Harm now has an additional effect — Cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds and draws in the positive chi of all your Healing Spheres to increase the healing done by Expel Harm.
• Blackout Strike has been renamed to Blackout Kick and now grants Shuffle for 3 seconds.
• Keg Smash now reduces Brew recharge time by 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) and has an additional effect — Grants Shuffle for 5 seconds.
• Spinning Crane Kick has an additional effect — Dealing damage with Spinning Crane Kick grants Shuffle for 1 second, and causes your Gift of the Ox healing spheres to travel towards your location.
• Blackout Kick can now be used while dual-wielding weapons.
• Breath of Fire and Keg Smash now deal reduced damage on secondary targets.
• Fortifying Brew cooldown is now 6 minutes (was 7) minutes.

• Touch of Death (Level 52) — Touch of Death reduces delayed Stagger damage by 200% of damage dealt.
• Clash (Level 54) — You and the target charge each other, meeting halfway then rooting all targets within 6 yards for 4 seconds. 8-30-yard range, instant-cast, 30 second-cooldown.
• Zen Meditation (Level 56) — Zen Meditation is no longer cancelled while moving.
• Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox (Level 58) — Purifying Stagger damage while Niuzao is active increases the damage of Niuzao's next Stomp by 25% of damage purified, split between all enemies.

• New Talent: Exploding Keg — Hurls a flaming keg at the target location, dealing Fire damage to nearby enemies, causing them to miss their melee attacks for the next 3 seconds.
• New Talent: Celestial Flames (replaces Guard) — Drinking from Brews has a 30% chance to coat the Monk with Celestial Flames for 6 seconds, increasing the damage reduction of Breath of Fire by 5%. Spinning Crane Kick also causes a Breath of Fire on targets.
• Light Brewing has been redesigned. It reduces the cooldown of Purifying Brew and Celestial Brew by 20%.
• Black Ox Brew now also resets the cooldown of Celestial Brew.
• Special Delivery now procs off all your Brews.
• Rushing Jade Wind is now capped at 6 targets.

Below is the current talent tree for Brewmaster Monks.

• Level 15 Talents: Eye of the Tiger / Chi Wave / Chi Burst;
• Level 25 Talents: Celerity / Chi Torpedo / Tiger's Lust;
• Level 30 Talents: Light Brewing / Spitfire / Black Ox Brew;
• Level 35 Talents: Tiger Tail Sweep / Summon Black Ox Statue / Ring of Peace;
• Level 40 Talents: Bob and Weave / Healing Elixir / Dampen Harm;
• Level 45 Talents: Special Delivery / Rushing Jade Wind / Exploding Keg;
• Level 50 Talents: High Tolerance / Celestial Flames / Blackout Combo.

• New Ability: Invoke Yu'lon, the Jade Serpent — Summons an effigy of Yu'lon, the Jade Serpent for 25 seconds. Yu'lon now idles near the Mistweaver and casts Soothing Breath on an injured target, healing the target and up to 2 nearby injured allies. Soothing Breath gains benefit from Soothing Mist bonuses, similar to Summon Jade Serpent Statue.

• Touch of Death (Level 52) — Touch of Death increases the Monk's Physical damage by 15% for 10 seconds.
• Expel Harm (Level 54) — Expel Harm can be cast during Soothing Mist, and additionally heals the Soothing Mist target.
• Enveloping Breath (Level 58 Passive) — While active, Yu'lon and Chi'Ji heal up to 6 nearby targets with Enveloping Breath when you cast Enveloping Mist, healing for a small amount over 7 seconds, and increasing the 6healing they receive from you by 10%.

• Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane has been redesigned. Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane, and become immune to movement impairing effects for 25 seconds. Chi-Ji kicks up Gusts of Mists with your Blackout Kick, Rising Sun Kick, and Spinning Crane Kick, healing up to 2 allies, and reducing the cost and cast time of your next Enveloping Mist by 33%, stacking 3 times. Chi-Ji now assists the Monk and deals melee damage.
• Mana Tea's duration has been reduced to 10 seconds (from 12 seconds) and it no longer has a global cooldown.

Below is the current talent tree for Mistweaver Monks.

• Level 15 Talents: Mist Wrap / Chi Wave / Chi Burst;
• Level 25 Talents: Celerity / Chi Torpedo / Tiger's Lust;
• Level 30 Talents: Lifecycles / Spirit of the Crane / Mana Tea;
• Level 35 Talents: Tiger Tail Sweep / Song of Chi-Ji / Ring of Peace;
• Level 40 Talents: Healing Elixir / Diffuse Magic / Dampen Harm;
• Level 45 Talents: Summon Jade Serpent Statue / Refreshing Jade Wind / Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane;
• Level 50 Talents: Focused Thunder / Upwelling / Rising Mist.

• Fists of Fury can now be used while holding a Two-Handed weapon. The ability is now capped at 6 targets.
• Touch of Death now has a 3-minute cooldown (was 2 minutes).
• Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger is no longer a Talent and is learned by all Windwalker Monks at level 42. Its duration has been increased to 24 seconds (was 20 seconds).
• Spinning Crane Kick damage is increased by up to 6 Mark of the Crane debuffs inflicted upon targets (was 5).
• Energizing Elixir and Storm, Earth, and Fire no longer have a global cooldown.

• Flying Serpent Kick (Level 54) — Reduces the cooldown of Flying Serpent Kick by 5 seconds.
• Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger (Level 58) — Xuen strikes your enemies with Empowered Tiger Lightning every 4 seconds, dealing 10% of the damage you have dealt to those targets in the last 4 seconds.

• Serenity no longer has a global cooldown.
• Rushing Jade Wind is now capped at 6 targets.
• Reverse Harm (PvP Talent) has been redesigned — Now a passive that increases the healing done by your Expel Harm by 100% and causes it to generate 2 Chi when used.
• Predestination (PvP Talent) has been redesigned. Touch of Karma's cooldown is reduced by 60 seconds when a player is killed by Touch of Death.

Below is the current talent tree for Windwalker Monks.

• Level 15 Talents: Eye of the Tiger / Chi Wave / Chi Burst;
• Level 25 Talents: Celerity / Chi Torpedo / Tiger's Lust;
• Level 30 Talents: Ascension / Fist of the White Tiger / Energizing Elixir;
• Level 35 Talents: Tiger Tail Sweep / Good Karma / Ring of Peace;
• Level 40 Talents: Inner Strength / Diffuse Magic / Dampen Harm;
• Level 45 Talents: Hit Combo / Rushing Jade Wind / Dance of Chi-Ji;
• Level 50 Talents: Spiritual Focus / Whirling Dragon Punch / Serenity.

You can find other Patch 9.0.1 class changes linked below.