Mists of Pandaria Classic Brewmaster Monk Gear and Best in Slot

Welcome to our guide on the Best-in-Slot (BiS) gear for Brewmaster Monk! Here, you will find recommendations to help you optimize your gear for maximum damage and performance in raids and dungeons. Please note, that this BiS list is very likely to update a few times, due to the WoWSims simulation still being in Alpha state.

This is the stat priority for Brewmaster Monk, following our Brewmaster Monk Stats and Stat Priority Guide:

• Stagger Build
  1. Expertise Rating (up to 15%) and Hit Rating (up to 7.5%)
  2. Mastery Rating
  3. Agility
  4. Critical Strike Rating (until cap) = Haste Rating (4,000)
• Avoidance / DPS Build
  1. Expertise Rating (up to 15%) and Hit Rating (up to 7.5%)
  2. Agility
  3. Haste Rating (4,000)
  4. Critical Strike Rating (until cap)
  5. Haste Rating (between 4,000 and 11,000)
  6. Mastery Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide. You can find the Brewmaster Monk Raid Pre-Raid Best in Slot in our dedicated Brewmaster Monk Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear guide.

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup. It will automatically reforge your gear to your prefered stats in a couple clicks.

2.

Best In Slot by Phase

Phase 5 Phase 3 + 4 Phase 1 + 2

Phase 1 Dual-Wield Phase 1 Two-Handed Weapon

2.1.

Phase 5

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Head	Hood of Blackened Tears	Haste → Hit	Immerseus (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Neck	Gleaming Eye of the Devilsaur	—	Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Shoulder	Spaulders of Seven Sacred Seals	Expertise → Crit	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Cloak	Qian-Le, Courage of Niuzao	Expertise → Hit	Legendary quest line
Chest	Robes of the Blackened Watcher	—	Norushen (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Bracer	Laser Burn Bracers	Expertise → Haste	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Gloves	Gloves of the Golden Protector	Hit → Haste	Norushen (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Belt	Cord of Black Dreams	—	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Legs	Leggings of Seven Sacred Seals	Expertise → Haste	Paragons of the Klaxxi (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Boots	Unrepentant Heels	Expertise → Haste	Galakras (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Ring 1	Reality Ripper Ring	Hit → Haste	Norushen (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Ring 2	Ring of Restless Energy	Mastery → Haste	Malkorok (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Trinket 1	Thok's Tail Tip	—	Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Haromm's Talisman	—	Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Weapon 1	Hellscream's Cleaver	Mastery → Hit	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Ogrimmar
Weapon 2	Hellscream's Cleaver	Mastery → Hit	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Ogrimmar

2.2.

Phase 3 + 4 Balanced

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Head	Fire-Charm Crown	—	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Talisman of Living Poison	Haste → Crit	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Fire-Charm Shoulderguards	Hit → Mastery	Iron Qon (H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	Grey Wind Mistcloak	Haste → Mastery	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Chest	Rockfall Ribwraps	Hit → Mastery	Tortos (H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Bindings of Multiplicative Strikes	Haste → Mastery	Horridon (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves	Gloves of Cushioned Air	—	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Featherflight Belt	Haste → Crit	Ji-Kun (H) Throne of Thunder
Legs	Crimson Bloom Legguards	Hit → Mastery	Durumu the Forgotten (H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Twist-Toe Tabi	Haste → Crit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Ra-den's Swift Seal	Hit → Crit	Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Gore-Soaked Gear	Haste → Expertise	Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Soul Barrier	—	Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Renataki's Soul Charm	Expertise → Crit	Jin'rokh the Breaker (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon 1	Wu-Lai, Bladed Fan of the Empyreans	Haste → Expertise	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon 2	Wu-Lai, Bladed Fan of the Empyreans	Haste → Expertise	Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder

2.3.

Phase 1 Dual-Wield

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Head	Red Crane Crown	Mastery → Crit	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Neck	Choker of the Unleashed Storm	Mastery → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Shoulder	Shadow Heart Spaulders	Haste → Expertise	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Cloak	Legbreaker Greatcloak	Mastery → Expertise	Garalon (H) Heart of Fear
Chest	Red Crane Chestguard	Mastery → Hit	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Unseen Strikes	Haste → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Gloves	Red Crane Gauntlets	Hit → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Stalker's Cord of Eternal Autumn	Hit → Expertise	Tsulong and Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Legs	Red Crane Legguards	Haste → Expertise	Amber-Shaper Un'sok (H) Heart of Fear
Boots	Boots of the Still Breath	Haste → Hit	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Ring 1	Regail's Band of the Endless	Haste → Expertise	Elder Regail, Elder Asani and Protector Koalan (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 2	Painful Thorned Ring	Mastery → Crit	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Terror in the Mists	—	Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Trinket 2	Bottle of Infinite Stars	Mastery → Expertise	Elegon (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Weapon 1	Claws of Shek'zeer	Expertise → Haste	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Weapon 2	Claws of Shek'zeer	Crit → Hit	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear

2.4.

Phase 1 Two-Handed Weapon

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Head	Red Crane Crown	Mastery → Crit	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Neck	Choker of the Unleashed Storm	Mastery → Hit	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Shoulder	Shadow Heart Spaulders	Haste → Expertise	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Cloak	Legbreaker Greatcloak	Mastery → Expertise	Garalon (H) Heart of Fear
Chest	Red Crane Chestguard	Mastery → Expertise	Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Unseen Strikes	Haste → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Gloves	Red Crane Gauntlets	Hit → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Stalker's Cord of Eternal Autumn	Crit → Expertise	Tsulong and Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Legs	Red Crane Legguards	Haste → Crit	Amber-Shaper Un'sok (H) Heart of Fear
Boots	Boots of the Still Breath	Haste → Expertise	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Ring 1	Regail's Band of the Endless	Haste → Expertise	Elder Regail, Elder Asani and Protector Koalan (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 2	Painful Thorned Ring	Mastery → Crit	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Terror in the Mists	—	Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Trinket 2	Bottle of Infinite Stars	Mastery → Expertise	Elegon (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Weapon	Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector	Mastery → Hit	Tsulong (H) Terrace of Endless Spring