Windwalker Monk DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5. We also give budget alternatives.
1. Best Gems for Windwalker Monks
Keep in mind that for stat gems and enchants, you should always follow your stat weights. However, these are likely to be the correct choice for you.
You should use 
Kraken's Eye of Agility in one socket, and
Versatile Royal Quartz (or the cheaper
Versatile Kyanite) in all other sockets.
2. Best Enchants for Windwalker Monks
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Rings | |
| Weapon |
Note that for the weapon enchants, you do not want two of the same enchant.
3. Consumables for Windwalker Monks
3.1. Best Flasks and Potions for Windwalker
Flask of the Currents should be used for raids along with
Battle Potion of Agility as your potion of choice.
3.2. Best Food for Windwalker
You should eat from the 
Bountiful Captain's Feast (or the
cheaper 
Galley Banquet) when possible,
and otherwise Versatility food (
Spiced Snapper or the cheaper
Mon'Dazi).
3.3. Augment Runes for Windwalker
If you can afford it, you should use 
Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes
available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
4. Changelog
- 15 Apr. 2019: This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 10 Dec. 2018: This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1 and no changes are necessary.
- 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
- 21 Jul. 2018: Reverted consumables to legion ones after others were hotfixed.
- 19 Jul. 2018: Removed the note about Belt Buckles as it was hotfixed not to be useable.
- 18 Jul. 2018: Updated the recommended gem to an old Agility gem from Mists of Pandaria, added the names of the vendors that sell it. Updated the optimal potion to use. Updated the optimal flask to use. Added note about Belt Buckles to the Enchants table.
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This guide has been written by Pandanaconda, one of the main theorycrafters of the spec. He is a co-founder of the Monk resource site Peak of Serenity, in charge of the Windwalker pages.
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