Tier Sets
The War Within Season 1 Windwalker Monk Tier Set Bonus:
- (2) Set Bonus: Tiger Palm increases the damage of your next melee ability by 5.0%
- (4) Set Bonus: Your other melee abilities increase the damage of your next Tiger Palm by 25%, stacking up to 6 times. 15% of Tiger Palm’s damage is dealt onto nearby enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets.
With the current tuning, this does not affect your playstyle or build whatsoever. Just play as you would normally.
windwalker monk Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Windwalker Monk, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Hood of the Hidden Path | Mistcaller (Mists of Tirna Scithe) |
| Neck | Sureki Zealot’s Insignia | Sikran |
| Shoulders | Gatecrasher’s Enduring Effigy | Rasha’nan/Catalyst (Tier) |
| Cloak | Consecrated Cloak | Crafted |
| Chest | Gatecrasher’s Gi | Broodtwister Ovi’nax/Catalyst (Tier) |
| Wrist | Risen Monstrosity Bands | Amarth (Necrotic Wake) |
| Gloves | Gatecrasher’s Protectors | Sikran/Catalyst (Tier) |
| Belt | Sapgorger Belt | Tred’ova (Mists of Tirna Scithe) |
| Legs | Gatecrasher’s Kilt | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza/Catalyst (Tier) |
| Boots | Chitin-Spiked Jackboots | Sikran |
| Ring | Cyrce’s Circlet | Siren Isle |
| Ring | Key to the Unseeming | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Trinket | Treacherous Transmitter | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Trinket | Void Reaper’s Contract | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Main Hand | Void Reaper’s Warp Blade | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Off Hand | Charged Facesmasher | Crafted |
Best Gear from the Raid
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Gatecrasher’s Horns | The Silken Court (Tier) |
| Neck | Sureki Zealot’s Insignia | Sikran |
| Shoulders | Gatecrasher’s Enduring Effigy | Rasha’nan (Tier) |
| Cloak | Consecrated Cloak | Crafted |
| Chest | Omnivore’s Venomous Camouflage | Queen Ansurek |
| Wrist | Polluted Spectre’s Wraps | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Gloves | Gatecrasher’s Protectors | Sikran (Tier) |
| Belt | Behemoth’s Eroded Cinch | Rasha’nan |
| Legs | Gatecrasher’s Kilt | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza (Tier) |
| Boots | Chitin-Spiked Jackboots | Sikran |
| Ring | Cyrce’s Circlet | Siren Isle |
| Ring | Key to the Unseeming | The Bloodbound Horror |
| Trinket | Void Reaper’s Contract | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Trinket | Treacherous Transmitter | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Main Hand | Void Reaper’s Warp Blade | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza |
| Off Hand | Charged Facesmasher | Crafted |
Best Gear from Mythic+
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Hood of the Hidden Path | Mistcaller (Mists of Tirna Scithe) |
| Neck | “Emergency Stop” Keychain | E.D.N.A. (Stonevault) |
| Shoulders | Gatecrasher’s Enduring Effigy | Catalyst (Tier) |
| Cloak | Consecrated Cloak | Crafted |
| Chest | Gatecrasher’s Gi | Catalyst (Tier) |
| Wrist | Risen Monstrosity Bands | Amarth (Necrotic Wake) |
| Gloves | Gatecrasher’s Protectors | Catalyst (Tier) |
| Belt | Sapgorger Belt | Tred’ova (Mists of Tirna Scithe) |
| Legs | Gatecrasher’s Kilt | Catalyst (Tier) |
| Boots | Viscera-Stitched Footpads | Blightbone (Necrotic Wake) |
| Ring | Stitchflesh’s Misplaced Signet | Blightbone (Necrotic Wake) |
| Ring | Cyrce’s Circlet | Siren Isle |
| Trinket | Ara-Kara Sacbrood | Avanoxx (Ara-Kara, City of Echoes) |
| Trinket | Skardyn’s Grace | General Umbriss (Grim Batol) |
| Main Hand | Eirich’s Fist of Deception | Void Speaker Eirich (Stonevault) |
| Off Hand | Charged Facesmasher | Crafted |
Trinkets
Trinkets
Recommended On Use Trinkets
- Best: Treacherous Transmitter, Skardyn’s Grace
- Good: Imperfect Ascendancy Serum, Mad Queen’s Mandate
Recommended Passive Trinkets
- Best: Ara-Kara Sacbrood, Void-Reaper’s Contract
- Good: Dead-Eye Spyglass
You want to sync Treacherous Transmitter with your CDs but it is a bit odd in terms of how you activate it. It has three different “tasks” you can complete:
- Jump three times.
- Collect an orb that is traveling away from you.
- Stand on a platform until you reach 4 stacks of a buff.
Once you complete the task given, you’ll be granted a huge Agility buff for 15 seconds.
NOTE: The orb or platform that spawns will always spawn to the front-right of wherever your character is facing.
Embellishments
Recommended Embellishments:
- Cloak with Writhing Armor Banding
- Weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension
Cyrce’s Circlet
Introduced in Patch 11.0.7 and obtained from the Siren Isle, this ring is BiS once you obtain the best gems. The ring will grow in power over 6 weeks to 658 item level.
Disclaimer: Blizzard have been frequently tuning the power level of the gems leading up to the 11.0.7 patch as the ring was underperforming. It is possible that the recommendations below change if further tuning occurs.
Currently the top 3 gems are: