Windwalker Monk Gearing Guide

Patch 11.0.5 Last Updated: 26th Nov, 2024
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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 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Queen Ansurek
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 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Queen Ansurek
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 Experiment 08752’s Band Izo, the Grand Splicer (City of Threads)
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:

  1. Jump three times.
  2. Collect an orb that is traveling away from you.
  3. 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.

Embellishments

Recommended: Cloak with Writhing Armor Banding, Weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension