Windwalker Monk DPS Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.2)

Last updated on Aug 04, 2025 at 19:30 by Babylonius 48 comments
General Information

In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2).

1.

Windwalker Monk Mythic+ Guide for The War Within Season 3

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.

2.

Windwalker Monk in The War Within Mythic+

Windwalker Monk specializes in priority and single-target damage, with its AoE output also being relatively strong.

2.

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.

3.

Best Mythic+ Talent Builds for Windwalker Monk

Standard Mythic+ Talent Build — Shado-Pan Standard Mythic+ Talent Build — Conduit of the Celestials Advanced Mythic+ Talent Build — Shado-Pan Advanced Mythic+ Talent Build — Conduit of the Celestials

This is our recommended build for most Mythic+ scenarios. While the performance between both standard builds is very similar to one another, this Shado-Pan version is a bit easier to execute, and thus recommended for your weekly-key runs.

This is our alternative standard build for most Mythic+ scenarios. It is a bit more difficult to execute well than its Shado-Pan counterpart, but the performance is virtually the same, allowing for some variety in your gameplay depending on your preference in Hero Talents.

This is our recommended advanced build for higher-end Mythic+ scenarios. While the performance between both advanced builds is very similar to one another, this Shado-Pan version is a bit easier to execute, and thus recommended for your weekly-key runs.

This is our alternative advanced build for higher-end Mythic+ scenarios. It is a bit more difficult to execute well than its Shado-Pan counterpart, but the performance is virtually the same, allowing for some variety in your gameplay depending on your preference in Hero Talents.

3.

Mythic+ Utility for Windwalker Monk in The War Within Season 3

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.

4.

Utility of Windwalker Monk in The War Within

Interrupts Stuns and Stops Other Utility
3.1.

Interrupts, Stuns and Stops

Spear Hand Strike Icon 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.

3.2.

Stuns and "Stops"

Leg Sweep Icon Leg Sweep is your "AoE stop". It will knock down all targets in a generous radius, stopping their casts.

Ring of Peace Icon 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 Icon 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.

3.3.

Other Utility

Detox Icon Detox is a useful ability to help remove any poison or disease debuffs that may be present.

4.

Affix Tips, Tricks and Management for Windwalker Monk in The War Within Season 3

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.

5.

Affix Guide for Windwalker Monk in The War Within

Affix: Ascendant Affix: Voidbound Affix: Devour Affix: Pulsar
4.1.

Ascendant Affix Management for Windwalker Monk

Ring of Peace Icon Ring of Peace and Leg Sweep Icon Leg Sweep are enormously useful to help control adds that spawn. The extra targets can also be used to get Mark of the Crane Icon Mark of the Crane stacks.

4.2.

Voidbound Affix Management for Windwalker Monk

The extra targets can also be used to get Mark of the Crane Icon Mark of the Crane stacks. Touch of Death Icon Touch of Death can be used on the spawns to kill them quickly and get an extra damage buff.

4.3.

Devour Affix Management for Windwalker Monk

Detox Icon Detox's Poison/Disease dispel is a source of dispel type for removing Void Rift Icon Void Rift.

4.4.

Pulsar Affix Management for Windwalker Monk

Windwalker is incredibly mobile, enabling them to be very helpful in intercepting orbs.

5.

How To Sim Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk

5.1.

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+.

7.

Changelog

  • 21 Aug. 2025: Fixed issue with image blocks messing up talents and utility.
  • 04 Aug. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2, no real changes needed, Mythic+ tips commented out, split up talent builds even though they're the same.
  • 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 27 Apr. 2025: Added Mythic+ Tips.
  • 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed and Updated for Patch 11.1.5, no changes needed. Mythic+ tips to follow.
  • 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for 11.1, commented out dungeon tips for now, changed Oblivion to Pulsar, gave both SP and CotC talent setup
  • 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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