Windwalker Monk PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Dragonflight 10.2.6)
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: Mystic Heron's Hatsuburi
- Neck: Verdant Gladiator's Amulet
- Shoulders: Mystic Heron's Hopeful Effigy
- Cloak: Verdant Gladiator's Shawl
- Chest: Mystic Heron's Burdens
- Wrists: Life-Bound Bindings - Crafted with Versatility/Mastery
- Hands: Mystic Heron's Glovebills
- Waist: Life-Bound Belt - Crafted with Versatility/Mastery
- Legs: Mystic Heron's Waders
- Feet: Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity
- Ring 1: Verdant Gladiator's Signet
- Ring 2: Signet of Titanic Insight - Crafted with Versatility/Mastery
- Trinket 1: Verdant Gladiator's Medallion
- Trinket 2: Verdant Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
- Weapon 1: Verdant Gladiator's Claws
- Weapon 2: Verdant Gladiator's Claws
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:
- Monk Windwalker 10.2 Class Set 2pc — Melee attacks have a chance to make your next Spinning Crane Kick free. This will also grant Blackout Reinforcement, increasing the damage of your next Blackout Kick by 100%. This will increase both your sustained and spread damage.
- Monk Windwalker 10.2 Class Set 4pc — Blackout Reinforcement empowered Blackout Kicks reduce the cooldown of Fists of Fury, Rising Sun Kick, Strike of the Windlord, and Whirling Dragon Punch by 1 second. This will help with getting your burst damage more often.
Windwalker Monk Embelishments
Embelishments 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:
- Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity. These Embellishment Boots give you a primary stat increase when you successfully interrupt, crowd control, or dispel an enemy.
- Infurious Spirit's Hood. This Embellished item causes you to deal 1% more damage to enemy players who attack you for 5 seconds.
Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants and gems for a Windwalker Monk:
- Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Homebound Speed
- Chest: Enchant Chest - Accelerated Agility
- Bracers: Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Speed
- Belt: Shadowed Belt Clasp
- Legs: Fierce Armor Kit
- Boots: Enchant Boots - Plainsrunner's Breeze
- Rings: Enchant Ring - Devotion of Versatility
- Main Hand Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion
- Off Hand Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion
Zen Neltharite is the best gem you can use.
Changelog
- 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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