Tier Sets
Midnight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses:
- (2) Set Bonus: Strike Of The Windlord and Whirling Dragon Punch’s damage is increased by 30%.
- (4) Set Bonus: The cooldowns of Strike Of The Windlord and Whirling Dragon Punch are reduced by 5 sec.
Tier Set Discussion:
The biggest impact of these tier sets is for Shado-Pan you won’t need to take the Communion With Wind talent to align your casts with your cooldowns but otherwise it is not very impactful.
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 for Windwalker Monk
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Fearsome Visage Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Lightblinded Vanguard/Catalyst |
| Neck | Rotmire's Sporeheart | Rotmire (Sporefall) |
| Shoulders | Aurastones Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Fallen-King Salhadaar/Catalyst |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Magister’s Terrace |
| Chest | Battle Garb Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Chimaerus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors | Crafted |
| Gloves | Gloves Of Viscous Goo | Magister’s Terrace |
| Belt | Sash Of The Putrid Giant | Rotmire (Sporefall) |
| Legs | Swiftsweepers Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Vaelgor & Ezzorak/Catalyst |
| Boots | Storm Crashers Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Catalyst |
| Ring | Loa Worshiper's Band | Crafted |
| Ring | Sporecaller's Blooming Loop | Rotmire (Sporefall) |
| Trinket | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus |
| Main Hand | Inescapable Reach | Vorasius |
Best Gear from the Raid for Windwalker Monk
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Fearsome Visage Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Lightblinded Vanguard/Catalyst |
| Neck | Rotmire's Sporeheart | Rotmire (Sporefall) |
| Shoulders | Aurastones Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Fallen-King Salhadaar/Catalyst |
| Cloak | Windwrap Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Catalyst |
| Chest | Battle Garb Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Chimaerus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors | Crafted |
| Gloves | Vaelgor's Fearsome Grasp | Vaelgor & Ezzorak |
| Belt | Stormsigil Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Catalyst |
| Legs | Swiftsweepers Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Vaelgor & Ezzorak/Catalyst |
| Boots | Storm Crashers Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Catalyst |
| Ring | Loa Worshiper's Band | Crafted |
| Ring | Sporecaller's Blooming Loop | Rotmire (Sporefall) |
| Trinket | Radiant Plume | Belo’ren |
| Trinket | Gaze Of The Alnseer | Chimaerus |
| Main Hand | Inescapable Reach | Vorasius |
Best Gear from Mythic+ for Windwalker Monk
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Fearsome Visage Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Lightblinded Vanguard/Catalyst |
| Neck | Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet | Crafted |
| Shoulders | Aurastones Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Fallen-King Salhadaar/Catalyst |
| Cloak | Defiant Defender's Drape | Magister’s Terrace |
| Chest | Battle Garb Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Chimaerus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Frenzyroot Cuffs | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Gloves | Gloves Of Viscous Goo | Magisters’ Terrace |
| Belt | Snapvine Cinch | Windrunner Spire |
| Legs | Swiftsweepers Of Ra-Den's Chosen | Vaelgor & Ezzorak/Catalyst |
| Boots | Boots Of Burning Focus | Skyreach |
| Ring | Bifurcation Band | Magisters’ Terrace |
| Ring | Loa Worshiper's Band | Crafted |
| Trinket | Algeth'ar Puzzle Box | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Trinket | Heart Of Wind | Windrunner Spire |
| Main Hand | Roostwarden's Bough | Windrunner Spire |
Trinkets
Recommended On Use Trinkets:
- Best: Algeth'ar Puzzle Box
- Good: Light Company Guidon, Emberwing Feather
Recommended Passive Trinkets:
- Best: Gaze Of The Alnseer
- Good: Radiant Plume, Heart Of Wind
Embellishments
Recommended Embellishments:
- Craft Bloomforged Claw or any other one-handed Agility weapon Monks can use with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt (put highest item level weapon in Main Hand slot).
- Craft Bloomforged Claw or any other one-handed Agility weapon Monks can use with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt (potentially worth crafting for Off-Hand) OR craft Loa Worshiper's Band. The decision of which one you craft is based on the gear you’ve acquired up to this point. These two options are within 300 DPS of each other so either choice is valid.
Voidcores
Bonus Rolls
You can get up 2 Nebulous Voidcores per week in exchange for a choice of 5,000 Gold, 2,000 Voidlight Marl, or 80 Veteran Dawncrests.
The total number of Nebulous Voidcores available increases by two per week for the rest of the season.
Keep in mind that bonus rolls use whatever loot spec you currently are so there could be opportunities to switch to tank or healer loot spec if it would increase the chance you would get the piece you would want.
My recommendation for using these bonus rolls is as follows:
- 2-Handed Weapon: If you already have 2 Myth 1-handed weapons then you can delay this step, but you should eventually get one.
- Tier Slots: If you don’t have 4 piece, then you can go for this next, but you should be able to get this with the catalyst while getting other things first.
- Top Trinkets: Algeth'ar Puzzle Box and Gaze Of The Alnseer in particular should be your next targets.
- Other Gear: Once you’ve gotten all of the above then just focus on replacing any non Myth-track pieces you have.
Once you have obtained the key items listed above, Mythic Sporefall loot drops at the highest item level (298), which makes it ideal for remaining Bonus Rolls!
Gear Upgrades
Once Ascendant Voidcore are available, you’ll use them to upgrade your weapon and trinkets. You should aim for your Weapon first if it’s Myth-track and then sim what trinkets you have that should be upgraded next.
Omnium Folio
The Omnium Folio is a new player power system, released in Midnight Patch 12.0.7 and active for the duration of the Midnight WoW Expansion. By completing a weekly quest, you will unlock more of the Omnium Folio upgrade Tree and can choose from a number of player power enhancements.
Recommended Omnium Folio Powers for Windwalker Monk:
- Row 1: Rune Of Void-Touched Orbs (Single Target), Rune Of Unleashed Fire (2+ targets)
- Row 2: Any; none of these add DPS
- Row 3: Rune Of Lingering
- Row 4: This row highly depends on your own stats so sim your own character (This includes the flask you use as well) but the sim uses Rune Of Critical Power (Single Target), Rune Of Masterful Cunning (3+ targets)
- Row 5: Rune Of Overload
For more information on this system, check out Method’s Omnium Folio Overview Guide.