Windwalker Monk DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Shadowlands 9.2.5

Although the bulk of your ideal pieces of gear will come from selecting items within the Great Vault every week and raiding Mythic Sepulcher of the First Ones, this content will not be feasible when first reaching Level 60 in the Shadowlands. Instead, your initial items will largely come from Covenant-themed quests and dungeons that are not Mythic Plus. Consider visiting Zereth Mortis for a more immediate power boost!

Gearing as a Windwalker is generally simple for most item slots: use the highest item level gear you can get, while trying to avoid Haste. However, a item that is 5 item levels higher with Haste will often still be an upgrade. Do not go entirely out of your way to avoid the stat. Rings are sometimes a different matter, as they do not contain Agility. However, unless you are trying to maximize your damage output, you can still safely equip a ring with a higher item level no matter what its stats are. To learn about the rest of your stat priority, see our dedicated page for it.

When you are figuring out if an item is an upgrade, it is highly recommended to get in the practice of simulating it.

If you are unfamiliar with what simulations are or how to use them, our Simulation page can help you learn more. Otherwise, as mentioned earlier, you can safely prioritize item level.

Beyond the disclaimer above, please note that the following tables do not include items with Legendary Powers that may offer better stats for a given slot, nor do they include items obtained from PvP. They also assume that any items from dungeons have been obtained from the Great Vault at an item level of 304. Items from Fated Raids are assuming their Mythic variants — item levels 304/311.

Due to the large number of similar loot pieces present within them, Grimrail Depot and Iron Docks are currently excluded from this table.

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Rakishly Tipped Tricorne	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Neck	Choker of Barbed Reins	Upper Karazhan
Shoulders	Unending Horizon Spaulders	Upper Karazhan
Cloak	Drape of Shame	Lower Karazhan
Chest	So'azmi's Fractal Vest	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Wrists	Wraps of Electrostatic Potential	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Gloves	Custodian's Soothing Touch	Upper Karazhan
Belt	Mad King's Sporran	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Legs	Anomalous Starlit Breeches	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Boots	Ooey-Gooey Galoshes	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Ring 1	Logic Loop of Recursion	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Ring 2	Shorting Bit Band	Operation: Mechagon - Workshop
Weapon (2h)	Reclaimed Shock Coil	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard
Weapons (Dual Wield)	Salvaged Incendiary Tool Cranial Recalibrator	Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard

As part of Shadowlands Season 4, all three raids of the expansion — Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Sepulcher of the First Ones — will be dropping higher item level gear and be brought up accordingly in their tuning. However, only one of these "Fated Raids" will be active per week. Because of this, there are multiple tables featuring gear from each raid that you may wish to seek out — simply select the button for the current week's raid to display it! Remember, however, that these are general recommendations. It is highly likely that any piece featuring a higher item level than your current gear will remain an upgrade for your character, and you should consider simulating your character using Raidbots when optimizing for offense.

It should also be noted that the Creation Catalyst in Zereth Mortis is still available with all of its accumulated charges. This will be very useful as a way to upgrade your Tier Set, given that the individual tokens will still only be dropping from bosses in Sepulcher of the First Ones.

Finally, be aware that items from Sanctum of Domination no longer feature Domination Sockets for use with Shards of Domination, so their relative value is purely based on stats.

Recommended Raid Gear Table
Combined		Castle Nathria	Sanctum of Domination	Sepulcher of the First Ones

Slot	Item	Boss
Head	Crown of the Grand Upwelling Sadist's Sinister Mask (Creation Catalyst)	Anduin Wrynn Sire Denathrius
Neck	Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon	Remnant of Ner'zhul
Shoulders	Tassets of the Grand Upwelling Wicked Flanker's Gorget (Creation Catalyst) Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant (Creation Catalyst)	Lords of Dread Stone Legion Generals Kel'Thuzad
Cloak	Drape of Mournful Melodies	Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
Chest	Cuirass of the Grand Upwelling Witherheart Studded Breastplate (Creation Catalyst)	Rygelon Sylvanas Windrunner
Wrists	Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour	The Tarragrue
Gloves	Grasps of Abducted Fate Grips of the Grand Upwelling	Lords of Dread Lihuvim, Principal Architect
Belt	Runecarver's Twisted Ward	The Jailer
Legs	Legguards of the Grand Upwelling Elite Aranakk Breeches (Creation Catalyst)	Halondrus the Reclaimer Kel'Thuzad
Boots	Enchanted Toe-Tappers	The Council of Blood
Ring 1	Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas	Sylvanas Windrunner
Ring 2	Oscillating Ouroboros Hyperlight Band	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo Artificer Xy'Mox
Weapon (2h)	Zovastrum, the Unmaking Jotungeirr, Destiny's Call	The Jailer The Nine ( Puzzling Cartel Dinar)
Weapons (Dual Wield)	Domination's Deliverance Cruciform Veinripper	The Jailer Painsmith Raznal ( Puzzling Cartel Dinar)

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Sadist's Sinister Mask	Sire Denathrius
Neck	Noble's Birthstone Pendant	The Council of Blood
Shoulders	Wicked Flanker's Gorget	Stone Legion Generals
Cloak	Crest of the Legionnaire General	Stone Legion Generals
Chest	Miasma-Lacquered Jerkin	Hungering Destroyer
Wrists	Precisely Calibrated Chronometer	Artificer Xy'Mox
Gloves	Bleakwing Assassin's Grips	Sun King's Salvation
Belt	Spell-Woven Tourniquet	Huntsman Altimor
Legs	Chiropteran Leggings	Shriekwing
Boots	Enchanted Toe-Tappers	The Council of Blood
Ring 1	Hyperlight Band	Artificer Xy'Mox
Ring 2	Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius	Sire Denathrius
Weapon (2h)	Zenith Anima Spherule	Sire Denathrius
Weapons (Dual Wield)	Zenith Anima Spherule	Sire Denathrius

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Cowl of Haunting Precognition	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
Neck	Weathered Talisman of the Shadowmoon	Remnant of Ner'zhul
Shoulders	Spaulders of the Crooked Confidant	Kel'Thuzad
Cloak	Self-Replicating Tissue	Guardian of the First Ones
Chest	Witherheart Studded Breastplate	Sylvanas Windrunner
Wrists	Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour	The Tarragrue
Gloves	Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps	The Eye of the Jailer
Belt	Windrunner's Baldric	Sylvanas Windrunner
Legs	Elite Aranakk Breeches	Kel'Thuzad
Boots	Daschla's Defiant Treads	The Nine
Ring 1	Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas	Sylvanas Windrunner
Ring 2	Oscillating Ouroboros	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo
Weapon (2h)	Jotungeirr, Destiny's Call	The Nine ( Puzzling Cartel Dinar)
Weapons (Dual Wield)	Skyja's Revenant Fury Cruciform Veinripper	The Nine Painsmith Raznal ( Puzzling Cartel Dinar)

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Crown of the Grand Upwelling Sin-Steeped Coronet	Anduin Wrynn Prototype Pantheon
Neck	Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation	Artificer Xy'mox
Shoulders	Tassets of the Grand Upwelling Epaulets of the Ailing Aria	Lords of Dread Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
Cloak	Drape of Mournful Melodies	Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle
Chest	Cuirass of the Grand Upwelling Fractured Colossus Core	Rygelon Vigilant Guardian
Wrists	Devourer's Sandblown Hidebinders	Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
Gloves	Grasps of Abducted Fate Grips of the Grand Upwelling	Lords of Dread Lihuvim, Principal Architect
Belt	Runecarver's Twisted Ward	The Jailer
Legs	Legguards of the Grand Upwelling Automa-Tender's Tights	Halondrus the Reclaimer Lihuvim, Principal Architect
Boots	Treads of Titanic Curiosity	Rygelon
Ring 1	Modified Defense Grid	Vigilant Guardian
Ring 2	Rygelon's Heraldric Ring	Rygelon
Weapon (2h)	Zovastrum, the Unmaking	The Jailer
Weapons (Dual Wield)	Domination's Deliverance	The Jailer

As part of Fated Raids in Season 4 of Shadowlands, you will have the opportunity to acquire up to three Puzzling Cartel Dinars. With these special coins, you can purchase weapons or trinkets from any of the raids for one Dinar each. Since your exact purchases may vary depending on what loot you are able to naturally obtain while acquiring the Dinars, the following is a list of recommended items to pick up with this special form of "bad luck protection".

• Zovastrum, the Unmaking — Although Cruciform Veinripper may be "technically" better, less so at a higher item level, having to use two Puzzling Cartel Dinars makes it very inefficient since you have a limited number of Puzzling Cartel Dinars. Its best to just go with Zovastrum, the Unmaking for power and efficiency.
• Chains of Domination — After getting buffed going into Season 4, This becomes a strong contender for best trinket. It is, however, much more annoying to use than Cache of Acquired Treasures, so pick at your own behest.
• The First Sigil — Far and away the best trinket, and one that everyone wants. Prioritize getting this after you have a 311 weapon for maximum burst.

If you would like to learn more about acquiring Puzzling Cartel Dinars or how to further upgrade gear from Fated Raids, please see our overview of this new system below.

One of the key features of gearing present in the Shadowlands is the return of various Legendary items. However, while Legendary Powers may be craftable, each power is restricted to a specific set of gear slots. This can heavily alter your priority for obtaining certain items if you are able to instead wear an item with a Legendary Power that you have already chosen your desired stats on. For example, a Legendary Power that can be created in the Helm or Boots slot is likely to be more useful as a Helm due to providing a greater number of stats and being able to "lock-in" those stats as the two you want most. More information about the Legendary Power Runecarving process can be found below.

If you would like to find out which Legendary Powers are available to create on your Windalker as well as which are worth crafting, please see the section of this guide dedicated to it.

Trinkets are a gear slot that can provide shifting value across different areas of content. They are also the easiest piece to alter how offensive or defensive-minded you wish to be. Because of this, you should keep many of the trinkets you obtain and be ready to swap them out when the situation calls for it.

Thanks to Bloodmallet.com, a comprehensive list of available trinkets for Windwalker are listed against each other below. Keep in mind that this is only a guideline, and that you should be simming your own character if you care about optimizing it.

Having returned once again in Patch 9.0.5, the Valor currency can be obtained from a variety of activities. After earning enough of it, Valor can be used to upgrade any item obtained from a Mythic dungeon of any difficulty, including dungeons from Legion Timewalking! These upgrades carry through all the way to item level 298, though you must also have achieved Shadowlands Keystone Master: Season Four in order to bring an item that high. As the choice of items to seek out and upgrade can be a highly Valor-expensive decision, the following items are recommended as a guideline. Remember, only dungeon items can be upgraded with this currency.

• If you can get them, the first things to upgrade with Valor are the rings, Logic Loop of Recursion from Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard and Shorting Bit Band from Operation: Mechagon - Workshop. After making sure you have the highest item level weapon possible, these should be your next priority.
• As it may be more difficult to acquire higher item level versions of your Tier Set, it could be wise to upgrade helms, shoulders, chests, gloves, and legs that you intend to use at the Creation Catalyst for an easy source of 298 tier pieces.

Once you have obtained a piece of gear containing a prismatic socket or needing to be enchanted, you will need to know how to modify it. Details about these tweaks can be found on our dedicated gems, enchants, and consumables page.

Although their effects were powerful once, Shards of Domination do not work in any dungeons of Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4 or within any of the Fated Raids. They do still work within Torghast if you wish to hold onto them, but do not worry about collecting, keeping, or upgrading these items.