Windwalker Monk PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — The War Within (Season 1)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Windwalker Monk in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the right stats, followed by advice on how to choose your gear and your trinkets.
This page is part of our Windwalker Monk PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Windwalker Monks in PvP
The stat priority for Windwalker Monk in PvP is as follows:
- Agility;
- Versatility;
- Mastery;
- Haste;
- Critical Strike.
Agility is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the strongest secondary stat at all times due to increasing your damage and reducing the amount of damage you take. You should also try to focus on getting Mastery. This increases the damage you deal when you do not repeat the previous ability ( Mastery: Combo Strikes).
Gear Recommendations
General Guidelines
In general, Windwalker Monks want to get trinkets that line up well with Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Versatility. The reason you want to increase Versatility is because it increases your overall damage. It is also handy for increasing your healing when you need to use Vivify to stay alive. Here is the best gear we recommend you use as a Windwalker Monk.
- Head: Algari Competitor's Leather Mask - Crafted with Versatility & Haste
- Neck: Algari Competitor's Amulet - Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
- Shoulders: Gatecrasher's Enduring Effigy
- Cloak: Forged Warmonger's Cloak
- Chest: Gatecrasher's Gi
- Wrists: Forged Warmonger's Wraps
- Hands: Forged Warmonger's Handwraps
- Waist: Algari Competitor's Leather Belt - Crafted with Haste & Mastery
- Legs: Forged Gladiator's Leather Legwraps
- Feet: Forged Warmonger's Boots
- Ring 1: Forged Gladiator's Signet
- Ring 2: Algari Competitor's Signet - Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
- Trinket 1: Forged Gladiator's Medallion
- Trinket 2: Forged Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
- Weapon 1: Forged Gladiator's Skewer
- Weapon 2: Forged Gladiator's Skewer
Note: It is essential to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Stamina and stat boost that will increase your survivability.
Windwalker Monk Tier Set
As noted above, acquiring both your 2-set and 4-set bonus is crucial. It is also important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed by 50% in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances of winning. For Windwalker Monks, this is your tier set:
- 2-set: Tiger Palm increases the damage of your next melee ability by 2.5%.
- 4-set: Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 12.5%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm's damage is deal onto nearby enemies.
4-set is not required for Windwalker Monks, but getting 2-set is recommended.
Windwalker Monk Embellishments
Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have 2 Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Windwalker Monk:
- Ascendance/ Writhing Armor Banding. While in combat, Ascendance grants 89 of a random secondary stat, stacking up to 10 times. Writhing Armor Banding doubles this affect. This combination of Embellishments is the best for Windwalker Monk. Ascendance can only be crafted on a weapon.
- Duskthread Lining. This Embellishment significantly increases your Versatility when you are above 80% health. This can be used if you do not want to double the affect of Ascendance with Writhing Armor Banding.
Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants and gems for a Windwalker Monk:
- Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
- Chest: Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance
- Bracers: Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed
- Legs: Stormbound Armor Kit
- Boots: Enchant Boots - Scout's March
- Rings: Enchant Ring - Glimmering Haste
- Main Hand Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Authority of Radiant Power
- Off Hand Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Authority of Radiant Power
Versatile Emerald is the best gem you can use. You also get access to 1 Meta Gem. You should use Enduring Bloodstone for the meta slot.
Changelog
- 16 Sep. 2024: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Embellishments.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
- Updated Recommended Gems.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated Recommended gear.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 30 Jun. 2024: Several updates made.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Embellishments.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated Recommended Gear.
- 21 Feb. 2024: Updated Recommended Gear.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier Set bonuses.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 17 Jun. 2023: Several changes made.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier set description.
- Updated Best Gems and Enchants.
- 17 May 2023: Added Embelishments section.
- 06 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier-Set section.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Best Enchants.
- Updated Best Gems.
- 21 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 01 Aug. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 27 Feb. 2022: Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier Sets section.
- Removed Shards of Domination section.
- 10 Nov. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 02 Jul. 2021: Updated Recommended Gear suggestions.
- Added Shards of Domination section.
- 08 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
- 06 Dec. 2020: Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
- 27 Nov. 2020: Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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