Windwalker Monk DPS Macros and Addons — The War Within (11.0.5)

Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 at 12:00 by Babylonius 44 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find a number of useful macros and addons to make your life easier when playing your Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.0.5).

1.

Macros

1.1.

Generic Macros for Monks

1.1.1.

Detox Mouseover Macro

  • #showtooltip Detox
  • /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead] Detox;Detox

Using this macro will cast Detox Icon Detox on your mouseover target, if they are a friendly player and they are not dead. Otherwise, it will cast Detox on your current target.

1.1.2.

Tiger's Lust Mouseover Macro

  • #showtooltip Tiger's Lust
  • /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead] Tiger's Lust;Tiger's Lust

Using this macro will cast Tiger's Lust Icon Tiger's Lust on your mouseover target, if they are a friendly player and they are not dead. Otherwise, it will cast Tiger's Lust on your current target.

1.2.

Specific Macros for Windwalker Monks

1.2.1.

No Cancelling Macro

  • #showtooltip Tiger Palm
  • /stopmacro [channeling:Fists of Fury]
  • /stopmacro [channeling:Crackling Jade Lightning]
  • /stopmacro [channeling:Spinning Crane Kick]
  • /cast Tiger Palm

The macro allows you to spam the next ability even during the channels for Fists of Fury Icon Fists of Fury, Crackling Jade Lightning Icon Crackling Jade Lightning, and Spinning Crane Kick Icon Spinning Crane Kick channel without it being cancelled. Change Tiger Palm Icon Tiger Palm with the ability you want the macro to work with.

2.

Addons

2.1.

Generic Addons for Monks

2.2.

ElvUI

ElvUI is a complete replacement of the default User Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly: action bars, unit frames, cooldown timers, proc displays, etc.

2.2.1.

Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give you live advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you to get one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly use Deadly Boss Mods, the most popular boss mod. A good alternative is Big Wigs.

2.2.2.

GTFO

GTFO is a lightweight addon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when you are making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod is already alerting you of such things.

2.2.3.

Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text

Parrot and Mik's Scrolling Battle Text are highly customisable addons for displaying floating battle text while in combat (incoming heals, damage of your spells, etc.). They both work very well by default.

2.2.4.

Weak Auras

WeakAuras is an extremely useful addon that allows you to have visual effects on your screen, helping you track your buffs, debuffs and cooldowns. It is highly customisable and it can make it much, much easier to keep track of your procs and play your spec more proficiently. It can also be used for a variety of other functions.

2.2.5.

Recount / Skada / Details!

Recount is a well known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS (Healing Per Second). This add-on is not really lightweight, and provides a very high amount of information (and it can sometimes cause issues with performance). It is generally a good option to use Recount for checking what you take damage from and if the share of damage/healing you do with each of your abilities is similar to that of other players of your class.

An alternative to Recount (similar in function, so the choice is personal preference) is Details!.

A lightweight alternative to Recount and Details! is Skada Damage Meter.

2.2.6.

Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)

ElvUI comes with decent raid frames. The only real reason for using Grid and GridClickSets is if you want to be able to decurse raid or party members by right clicking their frame in the raid of party frame. If you choose to go with Grid, then you might want to also use GridStatusRaidDebuff.

2.2.7.

Omen Threat Meter

Omen Threat Meter is the most popular addon for displaying the current threat levels on your target. We recommend you to use it to avoid taking aggro when the tank is still building up threat on an enemy.

2.3.

Specific Addons for Windwalker Monks

Currently, we do not believe that you need any additional addons to play your specialisation to its full potential.

3.

Changelog

  • 22 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Reviewed and updated for The War Within Launch, minor word changes.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed and updated for The War Within Prepatch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Season 4, no changes necessary.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6, no changes necessary.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.2, no changes necessary.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7, no changes necessary.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5, no changes necessary.
  • 30 Apr. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.1, no changes necessary.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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