Mistweaver Monk Healing Easy Mode in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Mistweaver Monks
  • 3. Contents
  • 4. Changelog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics of Mistweaver Monks
  • 3. Talent Choice for Mistweaver Monks
  • 4. Stat Choice for Mistweaver Monks
    • 4.1. Raids
    • 4.2. Dungeons
  • 5. Basic Playstyle for Mistweaver Monks
    • 5.1. Single Target Healing
    • 5.2. Raid Healing
  • 6. Mistweaver Monk Cooldown Usage
  • 7. Changelog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource of Mistweaver Monks
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Mistweaver Monks
    • 3.1. Movement for Mistweaver Monks
    • 3.2. Defensive Abilities for Mistweaver Monks
  • 4. Important Procs for Mistweaver Monks
  • 5. Cooldowns for Mistweaver Monks
  • 6. Changelog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Mistweaver Monk
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Mistweaver Monks
  • 9. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Azerite Gear for Mistweaver Monk
  • 2. Recommended Traits
    • 2.1. Dungeons and Mythic+
    • 2.2. Raids
  • 3. Outer Ring Traits for Mistweaver Monk
    • 3.1. Spec-Specific Outer Ring Traits
  • 4. Middle Ring Traits for Mistweaver Monk
  • 5. Inner Ring Traits for Mistweaver Monk
  • 6. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 7. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Healing for Mistweaver Monks
  • 2. Raid Healing for Mistweaver Monks
  • 3. Fistweaving
  • 4. Cooldown Usage for Mistweaver Monks
  • 5. Optional Read: Mastering Your Mistweaver Monk
    • 5.1. Important Concepts
      • 5.1.1. Soothing Mist
      • 5.1.2. Rising Sun Kick
      • 5.1.3. Mastery: Gust of Mists
    • 5.2. Detailed Cooldown Usage for Mistweaver Monks
      • 5.2.1. Thunder Focus Tea
      • 5.2.2. Life Cocoon
      • 5.2.3. Revival
      • 5.2.4. Tier 1 Talents
      • 5.2.5. Tier 3 Talents
      • 5.2.6. Tier 6 Talents
      • 5.2.7. Tier 7 Talents
    • 5.3. Roll and Transcendence for Mistweaver Monks
      • 5.3.1. Roll
      • 5.3.2. Transcendence
  • 6. Changelog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Mythic+ Guide for Mistweaver Monks
  • 2. Talents for Mythic+
  • 3. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Soothing Mist Target Swapping
  • 2. Casting Blackout Kick When Rising Sun Kick is Nearly Off Cooldown
  • 3. Not Casting Renewing Mist Enough
  • 4. Not Using Thunder Focus Tea on Cooldown
  • 5. Changelog
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1. If I'm Tank Healing, Does That Mean I Don't Raid Heal?
    • 1.2. Is Fistweaving Viable?
    • 1.3. How Much Should I Play Into Lifecycles?
  • 2. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Disclaimer
    • 1.1. Talent Cheatsheet for Mistweaver Monk
  • 2. Taloc
  • 3. M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 4. Fetid Devourer
  • 5. Vectis
  • 6. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 7. Zul, Reborn
  • 8. Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 9. G'huun
  • 10. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Mistweaver Monk
    • 1.1. Raiding
    • 1.2. Mythic+
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Mistweaver Monk Stats
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Mistweaver Monks
    • 1.1. Raiding
    • 1.2. Mythic+
  • 2. Enchants for Mistweaver Monks
    • 2.1. Raids
    • 2.2. Mythic+
  • 3. Consumables for Mistweaver Monks
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Monks
      • 1.1.1. Detox Mouseover Macro
      • 1.1.2. Tiger's Lust Mouseover Macro
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Mistweaver Monks
      • 1.2.1. Mouseover Macros
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Monks
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.7. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Mistweaver Monks
• +Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List for Mistweaver Monks
  • 2. Healing Trinkets
  • 3. Best in Slot Set List for Mistweaver Monks from Dungeons
  • 4. Best in Slot Set List for Mistweaver Monks from Raids
  • 5. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Simulating your Mistweaver Monk

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Dhaubbs a Mistweaver Monk theorycrafter, and moderator on the Monk Discord Peak of Serenity. He raids in Big Dumb Guild on Illidan-US, where he also produces encounter videos. You can follow him on Twitter, Twitch, and/or YouTube.

1. Foreword

This page is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialisation without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

2. The Basics of Mistweaver Monks

Mistweaver Monks are versatile healers that can cover both the single target and AoE healing roles. Mistweavers are peculiar in that they can also heal by dealing damage (fistweaving). This page only focuses on the traditional healing style, as fistweaving is more advanced (and we do not feel that the added complexity warrants the effort for new players).

3. Talent Choice for Mistweaver Monks

• Level 15: Mist Wrap
• Level 30: Chi Torpedo
• Level 45: Lifecycles
• Level 60: Ring of Peace
• Level 75: Dampen Harm
• Level 90: Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane / Summon Jade Serpent Statue (if your tank needs more healing)
• Level 100: Upwelling / Focused Thunder (Mythic+)

4. Stat Choice for Mistweaver Monks

Currently, you will want to prioritise secondary stats as follows:

4.1. Raids

1. Critical Strike;
2. Versatility;
3. Haste;
4. Mastery.

4.2. Dungeons

1. Haste;
2. Mastery;
3. Versatility;
4. Critical Strike.

5. Basic Playstyle for Mistweaver Monks

5.1. Single Target Healing

The list below goes over the tasks you should perform when healing a single target (such as a tank). This is not a priority list, and you will have to adapt your spell usage to the situation.

• Keep Renewing Mist on cooldown as much as possible while in combat.
• Use Soothing Mist on targets that will take constant damage.
• Use Vivify on targets who need healing.
• Use Enveloping Mist if your target is going to take heavy damage over 6 or 7 seconds.

5.2. Raid Healing

If you are healing raid damage, you will tailor your use of spells to how many targets are taking damage (and not to how much damage there is).

To begin with, you should use Renewing Mist on cooldown.

If there are 3-4+ raid members taking damage, you should use Vivify to top them off; however, only do so if they're in danger of dying, as Vivify isn't the most efficient spell in our toolkit.

When 6+ raid members are taking damage, you should use Essence Font (as often as the amount of damage requires). The minimum number of targets for Essence Font to be efficient is 6, however, you should aim for closer to a minimum of 10.

6. Mistweaver Monk Cooldown Usage

As a Mistweaver Monk, you have a number of cooldowns in your arsenal, which you must use in tandem with your regular rotation.

• Thunder Focus Tea should be used as many times as possible during the encounter. You should normally use this spell either with Vivify to save Mana or with Renewing Mist for higher average Vivify targets.
• Life Cocoon should be used on the tank or another target who is about to sustain a large amount of damage. You should time this in such a way that its effect coincides with dangerous encounter abilities.
• Revival is a raid-wide heal, and it could be considered a raid cooldown, in which case your raid leader may ask you to use it at a specific time. Otherwise, just use it when the raid is dangerously low, or when you want to dispel the entire raid.
• Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane should be used as a small efficiency cooldown. Chi-ji's duration is too long to be used as a way to save lives; however, it is excellent at reducing the total healing requirement during certain periods of a fight. Try to use it as close to on cooldown as possible.

7. Changelog

• 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.

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