Monk PvP Guides for Mists of Pandaria Classic

Monks are an incredibly versatile class that offer exceptional mobility, crowd control, and self-sustain. Between Roll, Transcendence, Tiger's Lust and Disable, Monks have an stellar capacity to stick to targets or escape from pressure. On top of that, Monks provide a myriad of crowd control, from hard CCs like Paralysis and Leg Sweep to disarms, interrupts, and slows.

When choosing to PvP as a Monk, you will need to pick between three different specializations:

1. Windwalker is a high mobility DPS class that offers both sustained and heavy-burst damage. Windwalkers have a nearly unparalleled ability to stick to their target, while also being able use that mobility to escape from an unfavourable situation.
2. Mistweaver has the ability to covert a portion of their damage into healing, allowing them to aid in a fight while also maintain their allies' heath. Just like Windwalkers, Mistweaver is also a very slippery spec, able to disengage from a fight with relative ease.
3. Brewmaster is the tank specialization for Monks. Although tank specs aren't commonly used in PvP, Brewmaster offers some unique value thanks to its extremely high mobility and damage mitigation. Generally you won't see many Brewmasters in arenas, they can be effective in battlegrounds as a durable and slippery flag carrier.

Listed below are links to our specialization guides for Monk PvP. Inside these guides we will go over the optimal specialization, best gear, and some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your character in PvP scenarios.

If you are interested in learning more about a variety of Arena compositions featuring a Monk and its relative strength in PvP, please consult our PvP ranking guides below.

Macros and Addons are essentially a requirement given how drastically they can improve your moment to moment gameplay. Macros streamline the functionality of your game, allowing you to do things like target specific enemies with a key press, modify spell conditionals, or quickly cancel casts or remove auras. Addons improve your awareness by providing more detailed information, allowing you to make quicker and smarter decisions.

Listed below are our guides for Monk-specific Addons and Macros. Most of these are targeted towards PvE but many can also be very useful in PvP scenarios.