Windwalker Monk DPS Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.0.7)
In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.0.7).
Windwalker Monk Mythic+ Guide for The War Within Season 1
In this guide, we will talk about getting the most out of your Monk in Mythic+ dungeons, including the best way to set up your character, how your rotation may change, and tips and tricks for using your abilities in the most optimal way.
If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our dedicated Mythic+ page below.
To learn more about the Mythic+ Meta, check out our Mythic+ Tier List below.
Windwalker Monk in The War Within Mythic+
Windwalker Monk specializes in priority and single-target damage, with its AoE output also being relatively strong.
Best Mythic+ Talents for Windwalker Monk in The War Within
For a more general overview of Talents for Windwalker Monk, please visit our dedicated Talents page.
Best Mythic+ Talent Builds for Windwalker Monk
Mythic+ Utility for Windwalker Monk in The War Within Season 1
This section talks mostly about the uses of different spells. For in-depth explanations of all Monk Abilities and Talents, including these, check out our Spells page.
Utility of Windwalker Monk in The War Within
Interrupts, Stuns and Stops
Spear Hand Strike is your "kick" and your most important bit of utility in
Mythic+, used to stop enemy casts for the benefit of the group and especially
the tank. It is highly recommended to use a Focus Kick macro for this.
- /stopcasting
- /stopcasting
- /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@mouseover,exists,nodead] [] Spear Hand Strike
This macro will kick your focus target if you have one, mouseover if you have no Focus target, and your target if you have neither of those.
To quickly set a focus target in hectic scenarios, we also recommend a Focus Mouseover macro.
- /focus [@mouseover]
Make sure that your UI shows your Focus Target's casts clearly so that you are always able to kick it on cooldown or in coordination with the rest of your group.
Stunning and "Stops"
Leg Sweep is your "AoE stop". It will knock down all targets in a generous radius, stopping
their casts.
Ring of Peace is one of the most useful abilities in the game when it comes to controlling enemies. It
interrupts casts and allows them to be positioned better.
Paralysis is a useful long CC that is used to isolate targets so that they aren't involved in the fight. It can
also be used as an interrupt if the other options aren't available.
Other Utility
Detox is a useful ability to help remove any poison or disease debuffs that may be present.
Dungeon Tips and Tricks for Windwalker Monk for The War Within Season 1
This section has Monk-specific tips and tricks that may not seem obvious for all dungeons' bosses and mobs.
Mythic+ Tips for Windwalker Monk in The War Within Season 1
Bosses
- Avanoxx
- Use
Diffuse Magic on
Gossamer Onslaught and
Touch of Karma or
Fortifying Brew on
Alerting Shrill since its physical damage.
- Use
Leg Sweep and
Ring of Peace to help control adds.
- Anub'zekt
- Use defensives when you get
Infestation.
- Have plenty of movement to dodge
Burrow Charge.
- Ki'katal the Harvester
- You can use
Diffuse Magic and
Detox to clear
Cultivated Poisons once you're at a safe location.
Transcendence can be used to avoid the knockback, make sure to use it after you start to get pulled in, not before.
Tiger's Lust or any CC can be used to get out of the root if needed.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Resonant Barrage from Trilling Attendant.
- Horrifying Shrill from Ixin.
- Revolting Volley from Bloodstained Webmage.
- Venom Volley from Blood Overseer.
- Other Tips
- Don't step on the eggs.
Bosses
- Orator Krix'vizk
Diffuse Magic can be used to dispel
Shadows of Doubt.
- Stay with the tank so you don't get cut off.
- Dodge Orbs.
- Use
Touch of Karma and
Fortifying Brew when the boss casts
Vociferous Indoctrination.
- Nx and Vx
- Use
Touch of Karma and
Fortifying Brew if you're targetted by
Knife Throw.
Diffuse Magic can be used to dispel
Ice Sickles.
- The Coaglamation
- Use a defensive during
Dark Pulse.
- Help grab orbs and heal yourself if you have any downtime.
- Izo, the Grand Splicer
- Use a defensive during
Splice.
Touch of Death and
Tiger's Lust can be used to easily deal with
Umbral Weave.
- You can hold
Strike of the Windlord a few seconds if adds will spawn.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Web Bolt from Sureki Silkbinder.
- Grimweave Blast from Covert Webmancer.
- Mending Web from Covert Webmancer.
- Twist Thoughts from Herald of Anurek.
- Void Wave from Sureki Unnaturaler.
- Other Tips
- Use any of the many many stops and stuns Windwalker has to stop any
Silk Binding cast.
Detox can clear
Venomous Spray.
Bosses
- Speaker Shadowcrown
Transcendence doesn't work for jumping over beams, you'll still get the dot.
- Interrupt
Shadow Bolt.
- Anub'ikkaj
- Stun adds with
Leg Sweep.
- Defensives on
Dark Orb and
Shadowy Decay.
- Hold
Strike of the Windlord a few seconds if adds will spawn.
- Rasha'nan
- Help others targeted by
Spinneret's Strands with
Tiger's Lust.
- Use
Transcendence to get back to the boss if you need to run away.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Night Bolt and Ensnaring Shadows from Nightfall Shadowmage.
- Tormenting Beam and Umbral Barrier from Nightfall Darkcaster.
Bosses
- General Umbriss
- Defensives for
Commanding Roar.
- Forgemaster Throngus
- Defensives for
Blistering Heat.
- Drahga Shadowburner
- Defensives for
Twilight Buffet.
- Help control the Spirits with stuns, knocks, and slows.
- Erudax
- Defensives for
Abyssal Corruption or
Void Surge.
- You can save
Strike of the Windlord for a few seconds if the adds are spawning soon.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Earth Bolt and Mass Tremor from Twilight Earthcaller.
- Shadowflame Bolt and Sear Mind from Twilight Beguiler.
Bosses
- Blightbone
- Defensives when targeted by
Heaving Retch.
- Use
Leg Sweep and
Ring of Peace to help control worms.
- Amarth
- Use
Leg Sweep and
Ring of Peace to help control adds.
- Interrupt
Necrotic Bolt.
- Surgeon Stitchflesh
- Use
Transcendence to quickly get back in position for the
Meat Hook.
- Nalthor the Rimebinder
Tiger's Lust clears
Frozen Binds.
- Use defensives for
Icebound Aegis.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Drain Fluids from Corpse Harvester and Corpse Collector.
- Necrotic Bolt from Zolramus Sorceror & Zolarmus Necromancer.
- Rasping Scream from Skeletal Marauder.
- Frostbolt Volley from Reanimated Mage.
- Goresplatter from Corpse Collector.
- Repair Flesh from Flesh Crafter.
Bosses
- Ingra Maloch
- Interrupt
Spirit Bolt.
- Make sure you have your offensive cooldowns for when Ingra Maloch loses the shield.
- Mistcaller
- Use defensives during
Guessing Game.
- Use
Paralysis and
Touch of Death on the Illusionary Vulpins when you can.
- Tred'ova
- Use
Leg Sweep and
Ring of Peace to help control adds.
- Interrupt
Consumption.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Spirit Bolt and Harvest Essence from Drust Harvester.
- Nourish the Forest from Mistveil Tender.
- Bramblethorn Coat from Mistveil Shaper.
- Stimulate Regeneration and Stimulate Resistance from Spinemaw Staghorn.
- Other Tips
- You can pull trash through the maze walls by sending
Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger to attack.
Bosses
- Chopper Redhook
- Save cooldowns for after the boss runs over the bombs.
- Defensives for if you get targeted by
Molten Slug.
- Dread Captain Lockwood
- Dodge all the frontals and swirls.
- Hadal Darkfathom
- You can use
Transcendence to teleport on the other side of a
Tidal Surge if all else fails.
- Defensives with
Break Water.
- Viq'Goth
Diffuse Magic removes
Putrid Waters, but be sure you wont knock anyone back around you.
- Use
Touch of Karma or
Fortifying Brew if
Diffuse Magic is on cooldown when you get
Putrid Waters.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Brackish Bolt and Watertight Shell from Irontide Waveshaper.
- Water Bolt and Choking Waters from Bilge Rat Tempest. from Bilge Rat Tempest.
- Bolstering Shout from Ashvane Commander.
Bosses
- E.D.N.A
- Stack and use defensives for detonating
Volatile Spike.
- Skarmorak
Touch of Death is great for killing Crystal Shards, just don't stack the debuff.
- Use a defensive before
Unstable Crash or if you have a few stacks of
Unstable Energy.
- Master Machinists Speaker Dorlita and Speaker Brokk
- Interrupt Speaker Brokk when needed.
- Defensives are good during
Exhaust Vents and
Blazing Crescendo.
- Void Speaker Eirich
Entropic Reckoning is the big damage, use a defensive.
- Use
Transcendence to get back to the boss quickly if you have to run out.
Trash
- Important Interrupts:
- Howling Fear from Ghastly Voidsoul.
- Censoring Gear from Turned Speaker.
- Piercing Wail from Void Bound Howler.
- Restoring Metals from Forgebound Mender and Cursedforge Mender.
- Arcing Void from Cursedheart Invader.
- Other Tips
- Dodge
Shield Stampede.
- Focus kill
Earth Burst Totem when its up.
Affix Tips, Tricks and Management for Windwalker Monk in The War Within Season 1
This section has Monk-specific tips for dealing with the various affixes of Mythic+. If you want general guides for each of our Dungeons or Mythic+ in general, check out our dedicated page below.
Affix Guide for Windwalker Monk in The War Within
Ascendant Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Ring of Peace and
Leg Sweep are enormously useful to help control adds that spawn.
The extra targets can also be used to get
Mark of the Crane stacks.
Voidbound Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
The extra targets can also be used to get Mark of the Crane stacks.
Touch of Death can be used on the spawns to kill them quickly and get an extra damage buff.
Devour Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Detox's Poison/Disease dispel is a source of dispel type for removing
Void Rift.
Oblivion Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Windwalker is incredibly mobile and has several defensives to help handle predictable damage, enabling them to be very helpful in intercepting orbs.
How To Sim Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk
MDT Sim
MDT Sim is the best way to sim Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk. It allows you to sim an entire dungeon, pull-by-pull, with appropriate HP amounts and so on. In this way, you get a full picture within a single sim, of various target counts and durations. I have created a route that I feel is a good "average" of all dungeons that you can use. Drop the contents of the Pastebin into your Raidbots > SimC Expert Mode at the bottom > 'Footer'. Detailed instructions and more info on MDT Sim can be found on the MDT Sim Wago page.
On our Gear Page below, we have compiled BiS items for Windwalker Monk that also apply to Mythic+.
Changelog
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
- 22 Oct. 2024: Added Mythic+ tips for each dungeon.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 17 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, updated talent recommendation.
- 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.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed and Updated for Patch 10.1, removed Thundering.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated 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: Updated for Dragonflight launch, added Thundering information, removed Shadowlands things.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide is written and maintained by Babylonius; Guild Master and Raider in Occasional Excellence on US-Turalyon; Eight year veteran of Windwalker; Founder and owner of the dedicated Monk website, Peak of Serenity; and Admin/Owner of the Monk discord, PeakofSerenity. You can find him on Twitch, Twitter, and occasionally YouTube.
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