Windwalker Monk DPS Easy Mode — The War Within (11.1.7)

This build is optimal for pure single-target situations.

• If you are using two 1H weapons then you should drop Slicing Winds for Dual Threat.
• If a fight has adds that spawn, you can drop Fury of Xuen and Transfer the Power for Last Emperor's Capacitor and Power of the Thunder King for more add damage.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.

NOTES: Shado-pan has a few options that can be changed around depending on your needs and preferences.

• Dual Threat replaces Xuen's Battlegear if using two 1H weapons.
• Brawler's Intensity, Drinking Horn Cover, and Spiritual Focus are both very close to each other, you can use what you are most comfortable with.
• Martial Mixture can be used in place of Energy Burst if you'd like to focus a little bit more on priority target damage.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

The single-target Windwalker Monk rotation is based on a priority system.

1. Strike of the Windlord without active Heart of the Jade Serpent
2. Celestial Conduit without active Heart of the Jade Serpent
3. Rising Sun Kick with Xuen's Battlegear buff
4. Tiger Palm if <5 Chi AND about to cap energy
5. Spinning Crane Kick with two stacks of Dance of Chi-Ji buff
6. Whirling Dragon Punch
7. Crackling Jade Lightning at 20 Last Emperor's Capacitor stacks
8. Slicing Winds
9. Fists of Fury
10. Rising Sun Kick
11. Blackout Kick try not to overcap Teachings of the Monastery stacks
12. Spinning Crane Kick with Dance of Chi-Ji buff
13. Chi Burst
14. Crackling Jade Lightning try not to overcap Last Emperor's Capacitor stacks
15. Blackout Kick

Against multiple enemies, the rotation is also based on a priority system.

1. Tiger Palm if <5 Chi AND about to cap energy
2. Spinning Crane Kick with 2 stacks of Dance of Chi-Ji buff
3. Rising Sun Kick then Whirling Dragon Punch
4. Strike of the Windlord
5. Slicing Winds
6. Crackling Jade Lightning try not to overcap Last Emperor's Capacitor stacks with Power of the Thunder King talented
7. Fists of Fury
8. Spinning Crane Kick
9. Rising Sun Kick with Xuen's Battlegear buff
10. Jadefire Stomp
11. Spinning Crane Kick
12. Chi Burst
13. Blackout Kick

If you would like a more convenient option when first gaining the feel for the Windwalker Monk rotation, there is also a Combat Assistant available from the spellbook. This assistant can perform a simplified version of the damage rotation and only requires you to use a single keybind. However, making use of this assistant comes at the cost of an increased cooldown between abilities on every press. This results in a 15-30% DPS loss in simulations but may still be a net improvement if you are inexperienced with a "fully manual" playstyle.

Note, however, that even with this assistant's help, you must still use your defensive abilities manually, as well as your key offensive cooldown of Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger.

Sadly, the otherwise-rosy portrayal of the combat assistant above assumes that it is working as it should. Unfortunately, at this time the assistant is not capable of pausing during a channeled ability like Fists of Fury. This means that it is recommended to use the following Macro as a button in place of just dragging the button from your spellbook to your bars.

• #showtooltip
• /stopmacro [channeling]
• /cast Single-Button Assistant

Touch of Karma is the only baseline defensive ability. This is often used as an offensive ability due to the damage being redirected back to your target. However, until you know you can comfortably use this offensively, it is always recommended that you only use it defensively. Very frequently, using it defensively is very similar to using it offensively.

Diffuse Magic reduces all Magic-classed damage on yourself while this is active. This also tries to dispel all Magic-classed debuffs on you and place them on the source.

Fortifying Brew while active, reduce the damage you take from all sources while also increasing your maximum health.