Mistweaver Monk Leveling Guide from 1 to 70 — The War Within Pre-Patch

Of the three monk specs, Mistweaver is probably the slowest in terms of leveling speed. If your goal is to reach max level as quickly as you can, it is highly recommended to level as a Windwalker. That being said, there are niche situations in which Mistweaver can be extremely useful. Depending on your level, due to our sustain, Mistweavers can solo elite quests (albeit slowly) by simply outlasting a dangerous mob and chipping away at its Health pool in between healing ourselves. Outside of that, Windwalker outclasses Mistweaver in almost every way for leveling.

However, all that only applies to the classical form of leveling via quests out in the open world. If you prefer to Dungeon spam in order to level, then Mistweaver is a fairly speedy option. Below level 20, character scaling makes you essentially invincible, and Spinning Crane Kick deals an inordinate amount of damage when compared to other classes, allowing you to simply run through dungeons, spinning as mobs die around you. Beyond 20, as the scaling falls away, you get new talents that keep you incredibly strong and durable until max level is within spitting distance.

When leveling, you should always select the pieces with the highest item level. Between two equivalent pieces, try to prioritize Critical Strike and Haste.

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Starting at Level 1, your only damaging ability will be Tiger Palm.

1. Use Touch of Death to instantly kill an enemy with lower Health than you.
2. Rising Sun Kick should be pressed on cooldown.
3. Spinning Crane Kick when there are 4 or more enemies.
4. Faeline Stomp when there is more than 1 enemy.
5. Maintain Faeline Stomp.
6. Blackout Kick should be pressed on cooldown.
7. Tiger Palm should be pressed whenever Blackout Kick is unavailable.
8. While standing in Faeline Stomp, alternate between Tiger Palm and Blackout Kick.
9. Tiger Palm should be used until you gain 4 stacks of Teachings of the Monastery.
10. Blackout Kick when you reach 4 stacks of Teachings of the Monastery.
11. Crackling Jade Lightning should be used to engage targets at a distance, or to deal damage when you cannot get into melee range

At level 15, you will be able to queue for the Dungeon Finder. Your goal while leveling as a Mistweaver should be to join as many dungeons as possible, as queue times healers are short, and dungeons provide a great deal of experience. An added benefit is being able to practice your healing rotation. For a more in-depth look, visit our rotation page. For a quick glance at your spell priority, continue reading below:

1. Use Thunder Focus Tea on cooldown.
2. Apply Renewing Mist on cooldown.
3. Use Enveloping Mist and follow up with Vivify as needed.
4. Cast Enveloping Mist whenever your target is taking consistent damage.
5. Vivify on damaged allies.
6. Use your DPS rotation when no other healing is required.

With the level squish that took place with Patch 9.0, gaining abilities happens at a much greater rate. The spellbook in the game will tell you exactly what abilities you will be gaining and when. Rather than being redundant and listing that same information here, check out our dedicated Spells guide for a more rigorous look at these abilities.

As you level up, you will gain access to War Mode, allowing you to participate in world PvP while also giving a small boost to your experience gained and allowing you to use PvP talents in the open-world. Unfortunately for Mistweavers, essentially, none of our PvP talents help almost at all with leveling. However, they are still better than nothing, so listed below is the ideal setup for leveling.

1. Alpha Tiger Provides a nice passive haste bonus.
2. Zen Spheres As it is the only remaining damage increase.
3. Dematerialize To give you damage reduction if you find yourself stunned.

We recommend picking up pieces with as much Critical Strike as you can find. This will increase both your DPS, as well as making your healing more efficient. Haste is also good for Mistweaver DPS. However, it is less desirable for the other Monk specs, so if you plan on swapping around, it might be better to have your second priority by Versatility instead.

There are a couple of consumable items that can significantly increase your speed while leveling. These are by no means compulsory. However, they can be a nice quality of life change.

• Goblin Glider Kit is a leveler's best friend. It reduces your falling speed while also granting a large forward velocity. Any time you are able to jump from a high place, these will get you to your destination very quickly.
• Gunshoes are an Engineering item that increases your movement speed by 200% for 25 seconds. The drawback, however, is that you cannot stop moving, so you will either need to click off the buff or wait for it to time out. Any time you need to cover a large distance, these are good to use.

Congratulations! You made it to level 80! Now that you are in the end game, we recommend looking at our Easy mode page and Talents section to see how to transition out of the leveling mindset and into an end-game one. Conversely, if you feel comfortable with the basics, check out our Spell Summary page to learn about the nuances of your abilities.