Windwalker Monk DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.0.7)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Windwalker Monk for The War Within Season 1. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Windwalker Monk, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Windwalker Monk

Overall BiS List Raid Gear BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List

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BiS List for Windwalker Monk

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources for Windwalker Monk.

In most non-Tier slots, a maximum iLvl Craft is technically optimal since you can customize the secondary stats to your liking. A few higher iLvl Slots from Mythic Raid are the exception.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Head	Hood of the Hidden Path	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Neck	Sureki Zealot's Insignia	Sikran
Shoulders	Gatecrasher's Enduring Effigy	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow	Rasha'nan
Chest	Gatecrasher's Gi	Matrix Catalyst
Wrist	Risen Monstrosity Cuffs	The Necrotic Wake
Gloves	Gatecrasher's Protectors	Matrix Catalyst
Belt	Sapgorger Belt	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Legs	Gatecrasher's Kilt	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	Chitin-Spiked Jackboots	Sikran
Ring	Experiment 08752's Band	City of Threads
Ring	Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet	The Necrotic Wake
2H Weapon	Honored Executioner's Perforator	Sikran
1H Weapon	Void Reaper's Warp Blade	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
1H Weapon	Eirich's Fist of Deception	The Stonevault
Trinket	Treacherous Transmitter	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
Trinket	Void Reaper's Contract	Nexus Princess Ky'veza

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Raid Gear BiS List for Windwalker Monk

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Season 1 Raids.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you for loot distribution purposes.

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Gatecrasher's Horns	Matrix Catalyst
Neck	Sureki Zealot's Insignia	Sikran
Shoulders	Gatecrasher's Enduring Effigy	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Wings of Shattered Sorrow	Rasha'nan
Chest	Omnivore's Venomous Camouflage	Queen Ansurek
Wrist	Polluted Spectre's Wraps	The Bloodbound Horror
Gloves	Gatecrasher's Protectors	Matrix Catalyst
Belt	Behemoth's Eroded Cinch	Rasha'nan
Legs	Gatecrasher's Kilt	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	Chitin-Spiked Jackboots	Sikran
Ring	Key to the Unseeming	The Bloodbound Horror
Ring	Seal of the Poisoned Pact	Queen Ansurek
2H Weapon	Honored Executioner's Perforator	Sikran
1H Weapon	Void Reaper's Warp Blade	Nexus Princess Ky'veza
1H Weapon	Venom-Etched Claw	Ulgrax the Devourer
Trinket	Treacherous Transmitter	Queen Ansurek
Trinket	Void Reaper's Contract	Nexus Princess Ky'veza

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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Windwalker Monk

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Hood of the Hidden Path	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Neck	'Emergency Stop' Keychain	The Stonevault
Shoulders	Gatecrasher's Enduring Effigy	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Anvilhide Cape	The Stonevault
Chest	Gatecrasher's Gi	Matrix Catalyst
Wrist	Risen Monstrosity Cuffs	The Necrotic Wake
Gloves	Gatecrasher's Protectors	Matrix Catalyst
Belt	Sapgorger Belt	Mists of Tirna Scithe
Legs	Gatecrasher's Kilt	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	Viscera-Stitched Footpads	The Necrotic Wake
Ring	Experiment 08752's Band	City of Threads
Ring	Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet	The Necrotic Wake
2H Weapon	Black Shepherd's Guisarme	The Dawnbreaker
1H Weapon	Eirich's Fist of Deception	The Stonevault
1H Weapon	Eirich's Fist of Deception	The Stonevault
Trinket	Skardyn's Grace	Grim Batol
Trinket	Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes

Patch 11.0.7 introduces Cyrce's Circlet, is a new ring that you can acquire by completing several activities on Siren Isle. The ring has 3 sockets, each with a different gem type. There are four different gems available for each of the three slots, for a total of 12 gems, so there is quite a bit of choice on what to socket.

After the significant increase in the ring's maximum item level, it is worthwhile for everyone to do what they can to maximize the ring every week. You should then sim what you have access to so that you know when it is time for you to switch.

These are generally considered to be the best gems, but it is highly recommended to sim yourself to figure out the best choices and combinations for your specific gear and the specific gems and other rings you already own:

• For raid, you will want to play Stormbringer's Runed Citrine, Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine and Legendary Skipper's Citrine
• For Mythic+/AoE, you will also want to play Stormbringer's Runed Citrine, Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine and Legendary Skipper's Citrine

For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!

Throughout this page, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming yourself, at least not if you want to minmax sub-1%!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

Our Crafting choices are currently unknown but will be determined and updated as soon as the information is available.

You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Haste/Versatility is generally a very safe choice.

1. Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on a 1-Hand weapon.
2. Item made with Writhing Armor Banding.
3. If Helm is your non-tier slot, you can craft Overclocked Idea Generator.
4. Your lowest item level slot.

You will be able to upgrade your items via Crests, such as Gilded Harbinger Crest. Once you have upgraded a slot to a certain item level, upgrading other items of that slot to that item level is free.

When you upgrade with Crests, you should think of it as upgrading slots and not items.

Additionally, since Crests are a limited resource, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before upgrading a given slot, as this means you will spend fewer Crests on that slot in total. If you are at all capable of doing a +9 Dungeon, for example, it would be a VERY bad idea to upgrade an item from a +8 Dungeon, as those are wasted Crests you may not get back for a very long time.

We see a ton of players, even at a high level, mess up their upgrade priorities and upgrade prematurely. Getting this right will put you far ahead of most players.

Below is the slot priority you should upgrade your items in. If you ever want to deviate from this, you should have a very good reason.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have more Item Level scaling than their slot would imply.

The Tier Set is comprised of 5 items, all carrying the Gatecrasher's moniker. Unique DPS bonuses are unlocked when wearing 2 or 4 pieces from the set:

• Monk Windwalker Season 1 2pc — Tiger Palm increases the damage of your next melee ability by 5.0%.
• Monk Windwalker Season 1 4pc — Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 25%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm's damage is dealt to nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.

The Tier Set Bonus is very weak but generally worth getting unless there's a big item level gap, at which point you need to sim. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+, for example) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces out of 5 to get both set bonuses. We recommend you get all items except for the Chest or Helm due to their lack of Haste. Check out the BiS List for more information.