Windwalker Monk Leveling Guide from 1 to 80 — The War Within (11.2.7)

When leveling up, always choose the piece of loot with the highest item level. The only exception to this rule is if you have a Ring or Necklace with a slightly lower item level, but 2 secondary stats on it instead of 1.

You unlock the Talent Trees at Level 10. Further below is the recommended Leveling Talent path.

Talents are additional effects and abilities that can give you access to more tools in your spellbook. They are unlocked on a regular basis as you level.

You will unlock your first talent point once you reach Level 10.

Your talent setup should be as follows with each talent point as you unlock them. Note that these recommendations may differ from what is shown in our main guide for a maximum-level player.

To keep things simple while leveling and learning the spec, use the slider to select your level, and watch as the leveling rotation grows with each level!

Move the slider below to make the guide update to your level!

The Windwalker Monk rotation is based on a priority system. Use the highest ability on the list as soon as it is available. This list assumes you have access to many talents, so simply remove the ones you don't have. It is also set up for AOE pulls, as Windwalker is very capable of doing so.

1. Invoke Xuen
2. Touch of Death
3. Tiger Palm if <5 Chi AND about to cap energy
4. Blackout Kick try not to overcap Teachings of the Monastery
5. Spinning Crane Kick with Dance of Chi-Ji proc
6. Fists of Fury
7. Whirling Dragon Punch
8. Strike of the Windlord
9. Spinning Crane Kick
10. Blackout Kick
11. Rising Sun Kick
12. Chi Burst

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of both General PvP Talents and Windwalker Monk-specific PvE talents.

• Relentless is a passive ability, but it does not automatically remove crowd control abilities. Instead, it reduces the duration.
• Gladiator's Medallion is an on-use ability that removes all movement-impairing effects and all loss of control effects.
• Adaptation is recommended; it is likely your most passive choice since it will automatically remove loss of control effects over 5 seconds.

1. Alpha Tiger is very useful for a small added burst as you go between targets.
2. Reverse Harm is very useful for survivability and for added damage.
3. Turbo Fists is an incredibly strong PvP talent that makes pulling large groups significantly easier.