Mists of Pandaria Classic Mistweaver Monk Stat Priority
On this page, you will find out the optimal PvE stat priority for your Mistweaver Monk in Mists of Pandaria Classic. We first present the stat priority, before delving into more complex explanations.
Stat Priority for Mistweaver Monk
The stat priority for Mistweaver Monk is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Spirit (minimum 5100, the rest to comfort);
- Haste (to a breakpoint);
- Critical Strike;
- Haste;
- Mastery.
Intellect
Intellect is the primary stat for Mistweaver Monks. It increases the effectiveness of
all our damage and healing spells, and also increases the throughput of our melee attacks
via Stance of the Wise Serpent converting our spell power into attack power.
Spirit
Spirit increases your Mana Regeneration, allowing you to sustain yourself throughout
an encounter. Mistweavers specifically have a unique relationship with Spirit when compared
to other healers, as we regenerate a large portion of our Mana through Mana Tea.
As you get more comfortable with Mistweaver, you may find yourself relying on Spirit
less and less as a means of Mana Regeneration. As such, Spirit is a stat that can
largely be left up to personal preference.
The exception to this, however, is that you will never want to go below 5100 Spirit.
Stance of the Wise Serpent converts 50% of our Spirit into both Hit and Expertise,
and 5100 rating is the minimum to ensure our abilities never miss.
Haste Rating
Haste is an incredibly powerful stat for Mistweaver, so long as we are reaching particular breakpoints that add extra ticks to our HoTs. The following are the notable break points you can aim for:
Spell | Breakpoint | Breakpoint w/ 5% Raid buff |
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1578 | 154 |
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2348 | 887 |
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4719 | 3145 |
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7062 | 5376 |
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7864 | 6141 |
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11033 | 9158 |
It should be noted that these ratings are the values you need without the haste bonus
from Stance of the Wise Serpent. Reforging to hit these targets should be done while in
Stance of the Fierce Tiger.
Realistically, you will only really care about hitting your Renewing Mist
breakpoints as
Enveloping Mist should be a lower percentage of your casts.
Beyond these breakpoints, while Haste is still a strong stat, it falls behind the efficiency of Crit.
Critical Strike
Critical Strikes causes your spells and abilities to do double healing/damage.
For Mistweaver Monks in particular, Critical Strike also increases our Mana generation in
the form of proccing extra Mana Tea stacks.
Mastery
Our Mastery causes us to spawn healing orbs on the ground. Any player who runs over these orbs will be healed for a small amount, and any orbs that expire before being collected will heal a nearby ally for 50% of its normal amount.
Unfortunately, this is an exceptionally weak stat. Raiders will rarely be looking to
run all over the place trying to pick up your orbs, so most of them will naturally expire, which
cuts the value of every point of Mastery you have in half. It is also the only stat we have
that does not increase your damage, and therefore your Eminence healing. Avoid this Stat
wherever possible.
Changelog
- 24 Jun. 2025: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Dhaubbs, a Mistweaver Monk theorycrafter, and founder of the once World 4th guild Big Dumb Guild (BDG) on Illidan-US. You can follow him on Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube.