Introduction
Welcome to the Mistweaver Monk guide written by Tincell. I’ve dabbled in the likes of Discipline Priest and Holy Paladin for years of Cutting Edge progress until Mistweaver took hold of me.
Mistweaver is an incredibly strong specialisation. We excel at targeted spot-healing, but are also incredible at healing a large raid group. We have great healing cooldowns in Yu’lon, Chi-Ji and Revival, making us extremely flexible for any raid composition. This is also a great boon in Mythic+, and we have a variety of tools which make us an asset in any 5-man group.
Mistweaver is, however, quite unique from other healers. In raid, we function closest to Discipline. In M+, we are closest to a hybrid of Holy Paladin and Discipline, although with many key differences. A lot of our healing comes directly from our DPS, although we are able to pump insane amounts of healing into individuals. The fact that we are quite unique makes Mistweaver potentially quite intimidating for new players, although I’d argue it is one of the most fun healers!
What has changed
Midnight Pre-Patch Mistweaver Monk Changes
With Midnight Pre-Patch comes major changes to the Mistweaver talent tree and its interactions. Including the addition of Midnight’s new Apex talents at the end of the spec tree.
Existing Manaforge Omega tier sets has been changed for all healers to give 6% increased healing for 2pc and 10% for 4pc.
New Talents and Abilities:
- Amplified Rush - increases the healing of Gust of Mists when casting Renewing Mist
- Way of the Serpent - allows for Soothing Mist and Crackling Jade Lightning to be cast while moving without breaking its channeling effect.
- Misty Coalescence - passive increase to Renewing Mist healing
- Morning Breeze - adds mastery scaling to the damage of Rising Sun Kick and Thunder Focus Tea resets the cooldown of Rising Sun Kick.
- Jade Infusion - on a choice node with Jade Serpent Statue. Makes it so that using Thunder Focus Tea summons a Jade Serpent Statue on your location.
- Serene Surge - acts as an alternative to Vivacious Vivification making Enveloping Mist the trigger instead
- Silent Sanctuary - passive healing to yourself whenever there’s no enemies within 15 yards
- Reinvigoration - after dispelling an ally they gain increased movement speed for a short time
- Emperor’s Elixir - Thunder Focus Tea empower Enveloping Mist or Rising Sun Kick
- Enveloping Mist - allows casting Enveloping Mist while moving and starts a channel of Soothing Mist on that target
- Rising Sun Kick - will trigger a Jadefire Stomp (only does damage, no healing)
- Tranquil Tea - consuming Mana Tea generates clouds for Sheilun’s Gift
- Chi Warding - passive effect healing you for 3% of all magic damage taken
Removed Talents and Abilities:
- Expel Harm
- Spear Hand Strike
- Chi Harmony
- Invoker’s Delight
- Shaohao’s Lessons
- Chi Burst
- Mending Proliferation
- Peer into Peace
- Bounce Back
- Clash
- Strength of Spirit
Changes to existing Talents and Abilities:
- Renewing Mist made baseline talent
- If talented into Sheilun’s Gift it replaces Vivify, modifiers applying to Vivify also apply to Sheilun’s Gift
- Diffuse Magic reworked to no longer be an active defensive, instead being an optional modifier for Fortifying Brew
- Rushing Wind Kick reworked to no longer increase the healing of Renewing Mist. Instead heals 5 allies that have Renewing Mist on them.
- Jadefire stomp has been made a passive effect of Emperor’s Elixir
- Awakened Jadefire renamed to Way of the Crane and position changed to share choice node with Way of the Serpent. Effect is now a passive part of the talent
- Jadefire Teachings is now always active when talented
- Invigorating Mists root scaling has been removed and no longer does reduced healing over 5 targets
- Mastery: Gust of Mists now only triggers from casting Renewing Mist and Enveloping Mist
- Jade Empowerment is now always active when talented, however its damage increase has also been lowered.
- Mana Tea cost reduction effect has been removed
- Uplifted Spirits is now a flat reduction of 30 seconds
- Thunder Focus Tea has had its cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 45 seconds. Can no longer be used on Vivify
- Soothing Mist follows the target of your Enveloping Mist and Vivify/Sheilun’s Gift.
- Celestial Harmony has had Enveloping Breath effect removed. Instead gives reduced cast speed for Enveloping Mist when using Yu’lon and when using Chi-Ji it grants 4 stacks of Teachings of the Monastery.
- Invoke Chi-Ji, the Red Crane now gives you instant casts of Enveloping Mist and reduced mana cost of Enveloping Mist while your celestial is active.
- Vigorous Expulsion replaced by Vital Clarity
- Strength of Spirit / Profound Rebuttal replaced by Mist Caller
- Rising Mist no longer heals when using Rising Sun Kick or Rushing Wind Kick
- Fatal Touch no longer increases damage done after use
- Mistline, replaces Unison
Conduit of the Celestial Removed Talents:
Conduit of the Celestial New Talents:
Master of Harmony New Talents: