Brewmaster Monk Tank Vault of the Incarnates Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.1
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Brewmaster Monk for each boss of the following raid: Vault of the Incarnates. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Brewmaster-Monk-specific information to deal with each boss in the Vault of the Incarnates raid.
This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Brewmaster Monks and what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.
Resetting Encounters with Transcendence
All Monk specializations — but especially Brewmasters — are capable
of resetting most boss encounters with the use of Transcendence and
Transcendence: Transfer. This can be especially useful in a progression
environment to save on repair costs and allow players to keep their
consumable buffs, such as food from a
Hoard of Draconic Delicacies. All you
have to do as a Monk is place your Transcendence spirit beyond the area that will
normally be closed off after engaging the boss. Then, if you would like to reset
the encounter, get the boss's attention with
Provoke and
teleport outside the encounter area with Transcendence: Transfer. If done
successfully, the boss will follow you outside and despawn.
Unless otherwise used during an encounter or mentioned in its tips section, it is highly recommended getting into the habit of setting up this form of fight reset. However, you should never feel forced to do so if there is a point in an encounter that you prefer having access to one of your most powerful mobility tools.
Talent Cheatsheet
The following talent tree is recommended for general use in raid encounters. Be aware that you may switch some points to gain specific utility against certain mechanics, which we will mention on specific bosses where relevant. Remember that you can also easily import the talent tree below into the game with either of the two "Copy Export String" buttons:
Eranog
Talent Adjustments
For this fight, use the generic raiding build linked above.
Tips
- You will be responsible for moving Eranog around the room to reclaim space
that has been taken up by the many
Lava Flows and
Molten Spikes.
- Swap tanking duties based on how many stacks of
Burning Wound you have received from Eranog's attacks. This will generally take place at roughly 5 stacks.
- Make use of
Touch of Death against whichever Primal Flames your raid is choosing to destroy during each
Army of Flame
- In
Mythic: Eranog will additionally create
Greater Flamerifts that contain a Flamescale Captain; quickly establish threat on it and be ready to interrupt its
Pyroblasts.
For more information, please refer to our Eranog guide.
Terros
Talent Adjustments
The generic raid build will be sufficient for this fight, as you will exclusively
be fighting one target. If you wish to deal more damage, consider making use of
Eye of the Tiger or
Blackout Combo.
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Tips
- Your main role in this fight is to remove pillars created by
Awakened Earth with
Concussive Slam, swapping tanking duties after receiving two stacks.
- Be careful not to fall into the center of the room where Terros is while
avoiding mechanics like
Shattering Impact or
Resonating Annihilation.
- Even if you are not the direct target of
Concussive Slam, you can still receive its debuff. Avoid its line if you are not the active tank!
- In
Mythic: you will be debuffed by
Infused Fallout and must touch another player to remove it; this will generally be your cotank. Remember to avoid the
Reactive Bedrock formed at your feet when the debuff is removed!
For more information, please refer to our Terros guide.
The Primal Council
Talent Adjustments
For this fight, you will want to focus on dealing more AoE damage due to fighting four targets for most of the encounter, reflected in the build code below. The generic build above will otherwise be fine.
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Tips
- Kadros Icewrath and Dathea Stormlash will be annoying to move
due to primarily casting
Frost Spike and
Lightning Bolt, respectively. Take advantage of when they are interrupted and not casting other mechanics to reposition.
- Your tanking duties on this encounter will revolve around one tank holding
Embar Firepath's attention while the other holds Opalfang's. Taunt
swap after Opalfang has cast
Crush.
- You will need to run into
Scorched Ground during each
Primal Blizzard, but only briefly. Do this at 4 or 5 stacks of the debuff to avoid needing to enter multiple times.
Touch of Death can be incredibly useful against any player trapped in a
Frost Tomb.
For more information, please refer to our The Primal Council guide.
Sennarth, the Cold Breath
Talent Adjustments
For this fight, you will want to focus on dealing more AoE damage due to fighting multiple targets for most of the encounter, reflected in the build code below. The generic build above will otherwise be fine.
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Tips
- You can use
Roll,
Transcendence, and specific parts of the terrain to avoid death from
Gossamer Burst rather than needing to stand in any
Sticky Webbing. Alternatively,
Tiger's Lust can be used to remove the Sticky Webbing debuff before you or another player are
Wrapped in Webs.
- Be ready to get the attention of every Frostbreath Arachnid that spawns; one will appear on every platform layer of this encounter.
- As
Web Blast is used rather than a traditional auto attack, you will want to swap tanking duties after reaching roughly 6 or more stacks of the debuff depending on how comfortable your healers are with your damage intake.
For more information, please refer to our Sennarth, the Cold Breath guide.
Dathea, Ascended
Talent Adjustments
The generic raid build will be sufficient for this fight, as you will mostly
be simultaneously fighting one or two targets. You may wish to consider swapping to
Chi Burst
Mythic, however.
Tips
- When Dathea reaches full Energy and summons Volatile Infusers and Stormcallers, locate which platform they are on and ensure that the Volatile Infuser next to Dathea is defeated near it. You or your cotank will be riding the knockback generated from its defeat over to the adds before using the other Infuser to return.
- Interrupt
Diverted Essence from the Volatile Infusers as soon as possible to limit Dathea's strength.
- Be careful to not receive
Conductive Mark, as you will be moved around a lot on this fight and may inadvertently spread it yourself!
- Swap tanking duties after every two casts of
Zephyr Slam; be careful to not be knocked off the platform by its knockback!
Transcendence can be useful to avoid falling off of the encounter's platform due to how many knockback effects are present.
For more information, please refer to our Dathea, Ascended guide.
Kurog Grimtotem
Talent Adjustments
This fight features all sorts of damage and target counts. However, the generic build will suffice as it is primarily one to two targets fought at a time.
Tips
- You and your cotank will ultimately have control over which mechanics are
present on this encounter at a given time, based on which of the four
elemental Altars you move him to. You cannot move Kurog more than once
every 20 seconds due to
Primal Break.
- A recommended order for the elemental altars on this encounter is Frost > Fire > Earth > Storm.
- Swap tanking duties after every cast of
Sundering Strike; be aware that it will knock you back as well!
- As a Brewmaster Monk, you are especially vulnerable to the healing
absorb from
Enveloping Earth. Save a defensive cooldown for its application.
For more information, please refer to our Kurog Grimtotem guide.
Broodkeeper Diurna
Talent Adjustments
For this fight, you will want to focus on dealing more AoE damage due to fighting many targets for most of the encounter, reflected in the build code below. The generic build above will otherwise be fine.
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Tips
- During the first phase of this encounter, when all eggs have not been destroyed,
Broodkeeper Diurna can be held for the entire time by one tank outside of
Mythic difficulty. However, due to
Mortal Stoneclaws applying
Mortal Wounds, this tank should not be you. Instead, as a Brewmaster Monk, your focus should be on fighting the distant adds that spawn throughout the room.
- During this encounter, adds must be kept at least 50 yards away from Diurna
or they will become nearly undefeatable due to
Broodkeeper's Bond.
- Be mindful of any Tarasek Earthweaver adds, as their
Burrowing Strike will reduce your Armor, while the hard-to-see ground effect of
Tremors will stun you for four seconds!
- Stay at least five yards away from other players if affected by a
Drakonid Stormbringer's
Ionizing Charge
- During Phase 2 of this encounter — when all the eggs have
been destroyed, or enough time has passed — you will need to swap tanking
duties after every cast of
Mortal Stoneclaws. However, there will be no additional adds to worry about once every egg is destroyed.
For more information, please refer to our Broodkeeper Diurna guide.
Raszageth the Storm-Eater
Talent Adjustments
As Raszageth's encounter largely features single-target fighting, the generic build will suffice.
Tips
- Phase 1
- Swap tanking duties with every cast of
Electrified Jaws.
- Be sure to not be knocked off the platform during each
Hurricane Wing cast by standing near a
Static Field.
Ring of Peace is uniquely powerful for stopping multiple Volatile Sparks from
Volatile Current.
- Swap tanking duties with every cast of
- Intermission 1
- Move around the platform you are knocked to, defeating Surging Ruiners
and their additional adds summoned when
Surge is removed.
- If your platform is the first one targeted by Raszageth's
Lightning Devastation, you will always have to move the enemies out of its path to avoid taking lethal damage.
- Move around the platform you are knocked to, defeating Surging Ruiners
and their additional adds summoned when
- Phase 2
- Continue to swap tanking duties with every cast of
Electrified Jaws.
- Save your cooldowns such as
Weapons of Order,
Exploding Keg, and any on-use trinket effects for
Stormsurge. During this time you will receive a damage buff from
Focused Charge if you stand near a
Stormcharged player of the same polarity.
- If possible, assist players afflicted with
Fulminating Charge by removing its snare with
Tiger's Lust.
Roll,
Transcendence, and
Diffuse Magic are especially useful for reducing your damage taken by
Tempest Wing.
- Continue to swap tanking duties with every cast of
- Intermission 2
- Get the attention of the Colossal Stormfiend. In
Heroic, there are two of them on opposite sides of the platform.
- Dodge the
Ball Lightning emitted by the Colossal Stormfiend(s).
Ring of Peace and
Leg Sweep can be useful to control the Seeking Stormlings spawned by
Storm Break.
- Watch out for further
Lightning Devastations from Raszageth during this time.
- Get the attention of the Colossal Stormfiend. In
- Phase 3
- Avoid standing in the
Raging Storm gradually closing in on the platform; the
Storm's Spite DoT effect is permanent.
- In this phase, you will alternate tanking with every cast of
Thunderous Blast; when Raszageth casts this on you, be sure to use
Celestial Brew along with another defensive cooldown to mitigate or complete negate the damage your raid will receive from
Thunderous Blast afterward!
- Continue to assist players afflicted with
Fulminating Charge through
Tiger's Lust, if possible.
- Remember to use
Roll and
Transcendence to reduce your damage taken from
Tempest Wing.
Diffuse Magic is better served against
Thunderous Blast instead.
- Avoid standing in the
For more information, please refer to our Raszageth the Storm-Eater guide.
Changelog
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Talent build recommendations adjusted based on 10.0.5 changes.
- 12 Jan. 2022: Added Raszageth Tips; general strategy updates.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Sinzhu, a Mythic raider on US-Kil'jaeden who has passionately played Brewmaster for the past nine years. He also contributes to the Peak of Serenity and is a Moderator of the Monk Class Discord.
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