Windwalker Monk: Midnight Expansion Preview

Class Tree

• Reinvigoration — Successfully dispelling an effect with Detox grants the target a movement speed bonus for a short time.
• Silent Sanctuary — Heal for a small amount every 3 seconds when no enemies are present within 15 yards.
• Stillstep Coil — Leg Sweep applies Disable to all affected enemies after its stun expires.

Spec Tree

• Airborne Rhythm — Slicing Winds now generates 2 Chi when cast.
• Hurricane's Vault — Slicing Winds now costs 2 Chi to cast, but its damage is increased by 100%.
• Sharp Reflexes — Blackout Kick reduces the cooldown of Rising Sun Kick and Fists of Fury by 1 second. No longer a passive ability.
• Crashing Fists — The duration of Fists of Fury is increased by 1 second.
• Combo Breaker — You have an 8% chance when you Tiger Palm to cause your next Blackout Kick to cost no Chi within 15 seconds. No longer a passive ability.
• Weapons of Order — Chi costs are reduced by 1, and Blackout Kick reduces the cooldown of affected abilities by an additional 1 second. Activating Weapons of Order resets the remaining cooldown on Rising Sun Kick and grants 2 Chi.
• Harmonic Combo — Fists of Fury’s Chi cost is reduced by 1, but its damage is reduced by 10%.
• Skyfire Heel — Rising Sun Kick’s critical strike chance is increased by 4% for each nearby enemy, up to 5 enemies. 10% of Rising Sun Kick’s damage splashes onto nearby enemies. Damage is reduced beyond 5 targets.
• Cyclone's Drift — You gain 10% more Haste from all sources.
• Echo Technique — Casting Strike of the Windlord and Whirling Dragon Punch grant Blackout Kick.
• Obsidian Spiral — During Weapons of Order, Blackout Kick generates 1 Chi.
• Stormspirit Strikes — Casting Rising Sun Kick summons a Storm Spirit to focus a secondary target for 20 seconds, which will mimic your Blackout Kicks, Tiger Palms, and Rising Sun Kicks that do not also strike the target for 15% of normal damage.
• Rushing Wind Kick — After consuming Blackout Kick!, Rising Sun Kick has a 40% chance to become Rushing Wind Kick.

Hero Talents

• Shadow Over the Battlefield — Flurry Strikes deal Shadow damage to all enemies within 6 yards.
• Stand Ready — Activating Weapons of Order instantly grants 10 stacks of Flurry Strikes that trigger at 70% effectiveness.
• Weapons of the Wall — Flurry charge generation is increased by 50% and Flurry Strikes activates every 150 energy spent during Weapons of Order.

Class Tree

• Chi Burst
• Clash

Spec Tree

• Hit Scheme
• Acclamation
• Courageous Impulse
• Fury of Xuen
• Gale Force
• Invoker's Delight
• Jadefire Stomp
• Jadefire Harmony
• Last Emperor's Capacitor
• Martial Mixture
• Ordered Elements
• Storm, Earth, and Fire
• Transfer the Power

Class Tree

• Fast Feet — Now increases Blackout Kick and Spinning Crane Kick damage (was Rising Sun Kick damage).
• Vivacious Vivification / Chi Wave — Now trigger from Keg Smash (was Rising Sun Kick).
• Ferocity of Xuen — Two ranks are now available, increasing damage by 2/4% (was one rank for 2%).
• Diffuse Magic — No longer an active ability. Its dispel and debuff rebounding effect is now a passive, optional enhancement to Fortifying Brew.

Spec Tree

• Dual Threat — Now has a 30% chance to kick your target and damage increased by 300%, but no longer increases damage by 5% for 5 seconds when activated.
• Drinking Horn Cover — Now increases the duration of Weapons of Order by 5 seconds.
• Spiritual Focus — Now decreases the cooldown of Weapons of Order by 20 seconds.
• Xuen's Battlegear — Now increases the critical strike rate of Rising Sun Kick by 20% and decreases the cooldown of Fists of Fury by 4 seconds when Rising Sun Kick critically strikes.
• Meridian Strikes — Now decreases the cooldown of Touch of Death by 45 seconds and increases Touch of Death’s damage by 15%.
• Touch of the Tiger — Now increases the damage of Tiger Palm by 15% (was 40%).
• Crane Vortex — Now increases the damage of Spinning Crane Kick by 15% (was 30%).
• Dance of Chi-Ji — No longer increases the damage of Spinning Crane Kick.
• Jadefire Stomp — Now triggers after every Fists of Fury cast.
• Thunderfist, Revolving Whirl, Rushing Jade Wind, and Knowledge of the Broken Temple — Now triggers from both Whirling Dragon Punch and Strike of the Windlord.
• Communion With Wind — Now reduces the cooldown of Strike of the Windlord and Whirling Dragon Punch by 5 seconds and increases their damage by 20%.
• Whirling Dragon Punch — Cooldown is now 35 seconds and no longer scales with Haste.
• Memory of the Monastery — No longer increases Haste and instead increases the damage of Tiger Palm.
• Mastery: Combo Strikes — Now displays a tracking buff after each cast that displays your previously cast spell.
• Strike of the Windlord — Now on a choice node with Whirling Dragon Punch.
• Ferociousness and Hardened Soles — Now 2-point talents.
• Flurry of Xuen — No longer on a choice node with Hit Combo.

Hero Talents

• Flurry Strikes — All Flurry Charges are now spent whenever Keg Smash is cast (was after spending enough Energy).
• Against All Odds — Passively increases your Agility (was a temporary Agility buff based on spent Flurry Charges).
• Wisdom of the Wall — Casting <Cooldown> summons a Shado Pan fighter for its duration, with its damage increased based on how many Flurry Strikes you triggered before (was gain one of four temporary buffs with every 10 Flurry Charges spent).