Introduction
Hey everyone, I’m Nate, a main tank for Method, and welcome to the Brewmaster Monk Guide for The War Within! I’ve been playing Brewmaster for many years, and this guide is here to help you master the specialization, from Stagger and damage smoothing, to your rotation and all the utility you have to offer.
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Throughout Dragonflight Brewmaster was notoriously button-bloated and that scared a lot of people away from trying it out, but now I’m happy to say that in The War Within it’s a lot better! So whether you’re new to the specialization or a frequent flier, you might find our beloved green class much more appealing now.
Strengths
- Extremely Durable
- Strong Offensive Output
- Versatile Utility and Crowd Control
- Hypermobility
- Mystic Touch
Weaknesses
- Complexity
- No spec unique utility
What has changed
Moving into The War Within, Brewmaster has gone through quite a transformation. New talents have been introduced, Old ones having been removed or made baseline, and the tree itself has had a good little shake up, all adding up to Brew looking pretty exceptional. The amount of keybinds you require has been lessened slightly, and the introduction of Hero talents definitely makes things interesting.
Notable Monk Class Tree Changes
New:
- Bounding Agility
- Pressure Points
- Ancient Arts
- Chi Porficiency
- Healing Winds
- Martial Instincts
- Lighter Than Air
- Flow of Chi
- Transcendence: Linked Spirits
Changed:
- Windwalking
- Bounce Back
- Fatal Touch
- Vivacious Vivification
- Chi Wave
- Ironshell Brew
- Clash
Notable Monk Spec Tree Changes
New:
- Elixir of Determination
- August Blessing
- One With the Wind
- Strike At Dawn
- Ox Stance
- Black Ox Adept
- Heightened Guard
Changed:
- Elusive Footwork
- Gai Plin’s Imperial Brew
- Tranquil Spirit
- Anvil & Stave
- Improved Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox
The War Within Tank Tuning - Nerfs to Self Sustain and Survivability
In The War Within, Blizzard have taken a stance in regards to tanks that by the end of Dragonflight, we were far too durable relative to the other roles. They essentially want Tanks and Healers to interact more in endgame content, leading to a handful of adjustments to self-sustainability for all the tanks.
In Brewmasters case in particular, although we suffered nerfs to our passive healing, absorbs and damage reductions, stagger itself and our armor were buffed by a sizable amount, which resulted in a net gain for Brew in regards to our durability. Other tank specializations were not so lucky.