Mistweaver Monk Healing Gear and Best in Slot 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

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Mistweaver Monks. It lists your best items, with an emphasis on trinkets, and gives you gearing advice.

The other pages of our Mistweaver Monk guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

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. Best in Slot List for Mistweaver Monks

With the advent of Warforging and Titanforging, true "best in slot" lists are a thing of the past. You should always be equipping items that will gain net you the greatest benefit based on your stat weights. The purpose of this page is to provide a list of the most ideal pieces, so you can target their sources.

2. Healing Trinkets

Trinkets often fall outside of the linear progression of normal gearing, and as such they will be listed separately from the BiS lists:

1. Drust-Runed Icicle from Hailstone Construct a World Boss;
2. Doom's Hatred/ Lion's Grace from The Lion's Roar/Doom's Howl;
3. Darkmoon Deck: Tides available from inscription;
4. Conch of Dark Whispers from Shrine of the Storm;
5. Lady Waycrest's Music Box from Waycrest Manor.

3. Best in Slot Set List for Mistweaver Monks from Dungeons

The following are the best in slot pieces for Mistweaver attainable from dungeons for raid healing.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Hood of the Slithering Loa	Temple of Sethraliss
Shoulders	Mantle of Fastidious Machinations	Atal'Dazar
Cloak	Sporecaller's Shroud	The Underrot
Chest	Gore-Splattered Vest	The Underrot
Wrists	Kula's Butchering Wristwraps	King's Rest
Gloves	Grips of Electrified Defense	Temple of Sethraliss
Belt	Cincture of the Azerite Arsenal	Tol Dagor
Legs	Pustule Bearer's Pants	The Underrot
Boots	Besieger's Deckstalkers	Siege of Boralus
Ring #1	Lord Waycrest's Signet	Waycrest Manor
Ring #2	Thornwoven Band	Waycrest Manor
Weapon 1	Aq'mar, the Tidecaller	Shrine of the Storm
Weapon 2	Leaxa's Thought-Piercer	The Underrot
Weapon 3	Galvanized Stormcrusher	Temple of Sethraliss
Off-Hand 1	Aureus Vessel	Atal'Dazar
Off-Hand 2	Rattling Jar of Eyes	Tol Dagor

Note that any combination of the listed weapons and Off-Hands equate to roughly the same HPS.

4. Best in Slot Set List for Mistweaver Monks from Raids

The following are the best in slot pieces attainable for Mistweaver for raid healing from Uldir.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Hood of Pestilent Ichor	Vectis
Shoulders	Usurper's Bloodcaked Spaulders	Zul
Cloak	Cloak of Rippling Whispers	Zul
Chest	Jerkin of the Aberrant Chimera	Fetid Devourer
Wrists	Wristwraps of Coursing Miasma	Vectis
Gloves	Gloves of Descending Madness	Taloc
Belt	Replicated Chitin Cord	Zek'voz
Legs	Pathogenic Legwraps	M.O.T.H.E.R.
Boots	Quarantine Protocol Treads	Zek'voz
Ring #1	Rot-Scour Ring	M.O.T.H.E.R.
Ring #2	Ring of the Infinite Void	Zek'voz
Weapon	Regurgitated Purifier's Flamestaff	Fetid Devourer

5. Changelog

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

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