Monk
Windwalker
Playstyle
Melee DPS that converts Energy into Chi via Tiger Palm and spends it on Rising Sun Kick and Fists of Fury, weaving in Blackout Kick to manage overflow. Mastery: Combo Strikes punishes repeating the same ability twice in a row, so real optimization requires planning several GCDs ahead rather than following a fixed priority list — a genuinely higher learning curve than the other two specs in this class.
Exceptional mobility and dependable damage — comfortable, reliable raid/M+ pick
Season 2 Tier Set
Guile of the Monkey King
Fists of Fury strikes an additional time at the start of its channel at 50% effectiveness.
Fists of Fury increases the damage of your next Rising Sun Kick by 10% or Spinning Crane Kick by 20% each time it strikes, stacking up to 6 times.
+ The Good
Exceptional mobility and dependable damage — comfortable, reliable raid/M+ pick
Class-wide Mystic Touch physical-damage debuff
− The Bad
No self-healing
Weak mitigation and no immunities
Trails behind the top AoE specs on the biggest pulls
Doesn't hold a truly exclusive utility niche, and its raid demand can ride on how strong Mistweaver/Brewmaster are perceived to be that tier
Pick My Main ratings
Raid buffs
Utility
None documented yet.
Hero talents
Spreads damage evenly across the kit instead of into one big window, keeping output high whenever the fight doesn't hand you a clean burst opportunity. The recommended tree for newer players and most situations.
Concentrates damage around Celestial Conduit, so it wants every burst window to count. Extremely strong when a fight lets you line up big cooldowns, but punishing for anyone still learning that timing.