Mistweaver Monk PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / 9.1)

The stat priority for Mistweaver Monk in PvP is as follows:

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

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the most important secondary stat as it increases the damage you deal (important for Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane) and reduces the damage you take. Mastery ( Mastery: Gust of Mists)is also important because it increases your overall healing output.

In general, Mistweaver Monks want to get trinkets that increase their overall healing output. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Versatility. The reason you want to increase Versatility is because it increases both your damage and healing and reduces the damage you take. For gear, you want anything that has Versatility and Mastery on it. This will increase your overall healing output and your survivability. Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Mistweaver Monk.

• Head: Unchained Gladiator's Leather Helm
• Neck: Unchained Gladiator's Amulet
• Shoulders: Malodorous Gristle-Sown Spaulders
• Cloak: Unchained Gladiator's Shawl
• Chest: Unchained Gladiator's Leather Vest - This is a good slot to make a Versatility/Mastery legendary
• Wrists: Radiant Light Binders
• Hands: Unchained Gladiator's Leather Gloves
• Waist: Shadowhirl Waistwrap
• Legs: Unchained Gladiator's Leather Legwraps
• Feet: Unchained Gladiator's Leather Treads
• Ring 1: Unchained Gladiator's Signet
• Ring 2: Unchained Gladiator's Ring
• Weapon: Unchained Gladiator's Ceremonial Sword
• Off-hand: Unchained Gladiator's Chalice

Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Versatility boost that will increase your damage and healing.

Unchained Gladiator's Medallion is a mandatory trinket to have equipped at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself. You will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control and a teammate is at low health. Note, if you play a Human and are playing against a team with only stuns, Unchained Gladiator's Relentless Brooch is a better option.

Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity gives you Haste and has a 1-minute cooldown that increases your primary stat. This is great to use right before you activate a powerful cooldown.

Unchained Gladiator's Emblem increases your maximum health when used. This gives you an additional defensive when you think a team will be focusing you.

Unchained Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity increases your Haste and has a chance to proc your primary stat. This is an overall strong trinket, as the stat will proc often throughout an arena match.

Some pieces of gear from the Sanctum of Domination raid have a Domination Gem socket. The Shards that can only go into these slots have various passive effects. To get more information on this gear and its sockets, read more here:

Something to note is that these Shards are nerfed by 50% in PvP. Although they do have powerful affects, they are not mandatory to be successful in PvP. With that said, if you do get the chance to use Shards of Domination, here are the best ones for Mistweaver Monk:

Best Frost Shard: Shard of Kyr

Best Blood Shard: Shard of Jas

Best Unholy Shard: Shard of Zed

Here are the best enchants for a Mistweaver Monk:

• Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Gem all of your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster.