Brewmaster Monk Tank Best Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Midnight Season 1

This section will be going over a variety of extra buffs available for use by your character. To have a better understanding of why certain stats are being prioritized on a Brewmaster Monk, please pay a visit to the page dedicated to them.

You should ideally make use of a balance of Critical Strike and Versatility in your gems ( Flawless Versatile Garnet/ Flawless Deadly Lapis), but will also want to include one Indecipherable Eversong Diamond. While you may be tempted to instead opt for a Powerful Eversong Diamond along with one of each "color" of gem, this is unlikely to be an improvement.

As all jewelry in Midnight comes with one socket automatically, you should always have at least a diamond and two gems placed in your gear, with further sockets being added through random drops or by using a Radiant Jewelbinder obtained through the Great Vault.

Slot	Enchantment
Weapons	Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei Enchant Weapon - Strength of Halazzi (Damage)
Helm	Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
Shoulders	Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden (slightly less Agility, but with additional Speed)
Legs	Forest Hunter's Armor Kit
Boots	Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
Rings	Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle (Damage) Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity (Defense)

As a Brewmaster Monk, stats are so close together for defensive value that you are largely free to use any other enchants on rings if you prefer them over the largely damage-based effect of Eyes of the Eagle. Meanwhile, for weapon enchants, Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei is the preferred choice for most content, though individual secondary stat effects such as Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity remain similarly competitive. If you are purely seeking damage, then Enchant Weapon - Strength of Halazzi will often be the best. When dual-wielding, both weapons can be given weapon enchants, whether identical or different; then, if using two of the same weapon enchant, their proc rate will stay the same, but the effect's strength will be doubled!

You should definitely consider simulating your character if looking to optimize for damage. For more information, look into the Simulations section of this guide dedicated to explaining how to do so below.

In Midnight, your flask choice is based on which secondary stat you desire. Flask of the Shattered Sun should be used in most situations, providing Critical Strike as a generally useful stat for both damage and defense. However, the Flask of the Magisters can be just as effective or slightly better for damage if you have plenty of Critical Strike already and low Mastery by comparison. Remember, you may obtain any flasks of your choice with access to a Cauldron of Sin'dorei Flasks, so long as the Alchemist placing it knows the recipe.

Light's Potential is your general recommended potion, both before combat as a "pre-pot" and during most fights, which provides a substantial amount of Agility. Although you can instead use a Draught of Rampant Abandon to gain even more Agility, this has the risk of spawning silencing puddles of The Void's Toll beneath you over its duration. Only consider using it if it will not be harmful to enemy positioning.

Similarly to flasks, you may temporarily obtain any potions of your choosing with access to a Voidlight Potion Cauldron, so long as the Alchemist knows the recipe.

Silvermoon Health Potion acts as your healing potion. Each use will incur a 5-minute cooldown, but multiple can be consumed in an extended boss fight.

In addition, a Warlock's Healthstone does not share a cooldown with other healing consumables. Remember to use it as well if you are holding one!

If available, Silvermoon Parade/ Harandar Celebration is your food of choice for some additional Agility in a dungeon or raid group; there are also personal food items offering the same effect, such as Royal Roast/ Impossibly Royal Roast. Otherwise, there are a number of food items both as feasts and personal consumables that increase your highest secondary stat, such as Blooming Feast or Champion's Bento. If Agility food items are not available, use the cheapest of these alternatives.

In addition, you are able create a "hearty" version of most food items by combining multiple copies of a dish together, such as the Hearty Silvermoon Parade. These dishes are defined by having their buffs maintained on death, making them especially useful for a dungeon or raid.

Finally, there exist unique teas tailored to enhancing profession stats, such as Perception with Sanguithorn Tea. What makes these items notable is that they also provide a Speed bonus, and their "Relaxed" buff is separate from a traditional "Well Fed" buff from other food consumables. This means you can have both active for even more passive movement speed to help navigate the world or avoid dangerous mechanics!

While they are not as necessary for success in areas of content as flasks, potions, and food, there are some additional consumables available for a small amount of extra temporary power for your character.

There exists a small variety of temporary weapon enchants, applying a short-term buff to your weapon that is not removed on death. Throughout Midnight, you will want to apply a Thalassian Phoenix Oil to your weapons to passively increase your Critical Strike and Haste.

While expensive, Void-Touched Augment Runes can also be used for a small amount of extra Agility. Consider keeping a few on hand for times when you need to eke out every bit of possible damage.

If you find yourself in need of a Bloodlust-effect, drums are a useful tool to provide a similar, but weaker, form of the buff. At Level 90, the only drums that can be used are Void-Touched Drums.

Midnight also features a battle-resurrection item in the form of Emergency Soul Link. While you cannot dodge attacks during the cast time of this short-range item, it represents an otherwise indispensable piece of utility if your group does not already have a class featuring a combat res. Make sure to purchase higher-ranked versions to remove the chance of failure!