Windwalker Monk DPS Mythic+ Tips — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)
In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Windwalker Monk in World of Warcraft — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0).
Windwalker Monk Mythic+ Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch
In this guide, we will talk about getting the most out of your Monk in Mythic+ dungeons, including the best way to set up your character, how your rotation may change, and tips and tricks for using your abilities in the most optimal way.
To learn more about the Mythic+ Meta, check out our Mythic+ Tier List below.
Windwalker Monk in The War Within Mythic+
Windwalker Monk specializes in priority and single-target damage, with its AoE output also being relatively strong.
Best Mythic+ Talents for Windwalker Monk in The War Within
For a more general overview of Talents for Windwalker Monk, please visit our dedicated Talents page.
Best Mythic+ Talent Builds for Windwalker Monk
This is our recommended build for most Mythic+ scenarios. While the performance between
both standard builds is very similar to one another, this
Shado-Pan version is a bit
easier to execute, and thus recommended for your weekly-key runs.
This is our alternative standard build for most Mythic+ scenarios. It is a bit
more difficult to execute well than its
Shado-Pan counterpart,
but the performance is virtually the same, allowing for some variety in your gameplay
depending on your preference in Hero Talents.
This is our recommended advanced build for higher-end Mythic+ scenarios. While the performance between
both advanced builds is very similar to one another, this
Shado-Pan version is a bit
easier to execute, and thus recommended for your weekly-key runs.
This is our alternative advanced build for higher-end Mythic+ scenarios. It is a bit
more difficult to execute well than its
Shado-Pan counterpart,
but the performance is virtually the same, allowing for some variety in your gameplay
depending on your preference in Hero Talents.
Mythic+ Utility for Windwalker Monk in Midnight Pre-Patch
This section talks mostly about the uses of different spells. For in-depth explanations of all Monk Abilities and Talents, including these, check out our Spells page.
Utility of Windwalker Monk in The War Within
Interrupts, Stuns and Stops
Spear Hand Strike is your "kick" and your most important bit of utility in
Mythic+, used to stop enemy casts for the benefit of the group and especially
the tank. It is highly recommended to use a Focus Kick macro for this.
- /stopcasting
- /stopcasting
- /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@mouseover,exists,nodead] [] Spear Hand Strike
This macro will kick your focus target if you have one, mouseover if you have no Focus target, and your target if you have neither of those.
To quickly set a focus target in hectic scenarios, we also recommend a Focus Mouseover macro.
- /focus [@mouseover]
Make sure that your UI shows your Focus Target's casts clearly so that you are always able to kick it on cooldown or in coordination with the rest of your group.
Stuns and "Stops"
Leg Sweep is your "AoE stop". It will knock down all targets in a generous radius, stopping
their casts.
Ring of Peace is one of the most useful abilities in the game when it comes to controlling enemies. It
interrupts casts and allows them to be positioned better.
Paralysis is a useful long CC that is used to isolate targets so that they aren't involved in the fight. It can
also be used as an interrupt if the other options aren't available.
Other Utility
Detox is a useful ability to help remove any poison or disease debuffs that may be present.
Affix Tips, Tricks and Management for Windwalker Monk in Midnight Pre-Patch
Affix Guide for Windwalker Monk in The War Within
Ascendant Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Ring of Peace and
Leg Sweep are enormously useful to help control adds that spawn.
The extra targets can also be used to get
Mark of the Crane stacks.
Voidbound Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
The extra targets can also be used to get
Mark of the Crane stacks.
Touch of Death can be used on the spawns to kill them quickly and get an extra damage buff.
Devour Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Detox's Poison/Disease dispel is a source of dispel type for removing
Void Rift.
Pulsar Affix Management for Windwalker Monk
Windwalker is incredibly mobile, enabling them to be very helpful in intercepting orbs.
How To Sim Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk
MDT Sim
MDT Sim is the best way to sim Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk. It allows you to sim an entire dungeon, pull-by-pull, with appropriate HP amounts and so on. In this way, you get a full picture within a single sim, of various target counts and durations. I have created a route that I feel is a good "average" of all dungeons that you can use. Drop the contents of the Pastebin into your Raidbots > SimC Expert Mode at the bottom > 'Footer'. Detailed instructions and more info on MDT Sim can be found on the MDT Sim Wago page.
On our Gear Page below, we have compiled BiS items for Windwalker Monk that also apply to Mythic+.
Changelog
- 19 Jan. 2026: Reviewed for Midnight pre-patch, removed S3 mentions, talent changes are done through includes.
- 30 Nov. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
- 05 Oct. 2025: Reviewed for 11.2.5, no changes needed.
- 21 Aug. 2025: Fixed issue with image blocks messing up talents and utility.
- 04 Aug. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2, no real changes needed, Mythic+ tips commented out, split up talent builds even though they're the same.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
- 27 Apr. 2025: Added Mythic+ Tips.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed and Updated for Patch 11.1.5, no changes needed. Mythic+ tips to follow.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for 11.1, commented out dungeon tips for now, changed Oblivion to Pulsar, gave both SP and CotC talent setup
- 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
- 22 Oct. 2024: Added Mythic+ tips for each dungeon.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 17 Jul. 2024: Reviewed and updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Season 4, no changes necessary.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6, no changes necessary.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.2, updated talent recommendation.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7, no changes necessary.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated and Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5, no changes necessary.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed and Updated for Patch 10.1, removed Thundering.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch, added Thundering information, removed Shadowlands things.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide is written and maintained by Babylonius; Long time raider in Occasional Excellence; Thirteen year veteran of Windwalker; Founder and owner of the dedicated Monk website, Peak of Serenity; and Admin/Owner of the Monk Discord, PeakofSerenity. You can find him on Twitch, Twitter, and occasionally YouTube.
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