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Brewmaster Monk Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Season 2

Welcome to Murlok’s Brewmaster Monk PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Brewmaster Monk Tanks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.1 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Brewmaster Monks

  1. Monksea's icon
    1
    Monksea
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Dwarf | Master Of Harmony | 336 ilvl
    4283
  2. Zynex's icon
    2
    Zynex
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Dwarf | Master Of Harmony | 335 ilvl
    4253
  3. Daosh's icon
    3
    Daosh
    Nemesis (EU)
    Orc | Master Of Harmony | 336 ilvl
    4240
  4. Sunaris's icon
    4
    Sunaris
    Tichondrius (EU)
    Dwarf | Master Of Harmony | 336 ilvl
    4178
  5. Juggjugg's icon
    5
    Juggjugg
    Draenor (EU)
    Night Elf | Shado Pan | 335 ilvl
    4168

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Brewmaster Monk's Tank performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 37% Critical Strike +1225
  • 7% Haste +274
  • 27% Mastery +733
  • 15% Versatility +818

Stat priority

  1. Critical Strike
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Haste

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +28
  • 4% Leech +275
  • 1% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Brewmaster Monks.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Brewmaster Monks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Monkey King's Unyielding Visage

    • Set
    • 48
    Monkey King's Unyielding Visage icon

  2. Silvermoon Agent's Cover

    • 1
    Silvermoon Agent's Cover icon

  3. Temple Delver's Mystic Helm

    • 1
    Temple Delver's Mystic Helm icon

Neck

  1. Aqirbane Reliquary

    • 46
    Aqirbane Reliquary icon

  2. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 2
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

  3. Bound Serpent's Jade Eye

    • 1
    Bound Serpent's Jade Eye icon

  4. Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet

    • 1
    Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Tassels of the Monkey King

    • Set
    • 39
    Tassels of the Monkey King icon

  2. Silvermoon Agent's Mantle

    • 7
    Silvermoon Agent's Mantle icon

  3. Scavenger's Spaulders

    • 2
    Scavenger's Spaulders icon

  4. Frothing Venom Spaulders

    • 1
    Frothing Venom Spaulders icon

  5. Snakeskin Spaulders

    • 1
    Snakeskin Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Amani Summoning Shawl

    • 16
    Amani Summoning Shawl icon

  2. Adherent's Silken Shroud

    • 15
    Adherent's Silken Shroud icon

  3. Cape of the Monkey King

    • 6
    Cape of the Monkey King icon

  4. Cloak of the Restless Tribes

    • 3
    Cloak of the Restless Tribes icon

  5. Fireproof Drape

    • 3
    Fireproof Drape icon

Chest

  1. Battle Gi of the Monkey King

    • Set
    • 41
    Battle Gi of the Monkey King icon

  2. Chestwrap of Palpable Terror

    • 4
    Chestwrap of Palpable Terror icon

  3. Silvermoon Agent's Coat

    • 4
    Silvermoon Agent's Coat icon

  4. War Trial Vestments

    • 1
    War Trial Vestments icon

Wrist

  1. Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors

    • Craft
    • 43
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  2. Kula's Butchering Wristwraps

    • 4
    Kula's Butchering Wristwraps icon

  3. Miststalker's Wristbands

    • 1
    Miststalker's Wristbands icon

  4. Restless Spirit Shackles

    • 1
    Restless Spirit Shackles icon

  5. Wristguards of the Monkey King

    • 1
    Wristguards of the Monkey King icon

Hands

  1. Monkey King's Fighting Fists

    • Set
    • 40
    Monkey King's Fighting Fists icon

  2. Silvermoon Agent's Handwraps

    • 8
    Silvermoon Agent's Handwraps icon

  3. Ruthless Slaughtergrips

    • 1
    Ruthless Slaughtergrips icon

  4. Subjugator's Chilling Grips

    • 1
    Subjugator's Chilling Grips icon

Waist

  1. Agile Cord of the Monkey King

    • 17
    Agile Cord of the Monkey King icon

  2. Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt

    • 9
    Silvermoon Agent's Utility Belt icon

  3. Unpossessed Skullsash

    • 8
    Unpossessed Skullsash icon

  4. Slitherscale Girdle

    • 5
    Slitherscale Girdle icon

  5. Gravitic Girdle

    • 4
    Gravitic Girdle icon

Legs

  1. Pantaloons of the Monkey King

    • Set
    • 42
    Pantaloons of the Monkey King icon

  2. Silvermoon Agent's Leggings

    • 7
    Silvermoon Agent's Leggings icon

  3. Coiled Hex Legguards

    • 1
    Coiled Hex Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers

    • Craft
    • 32
    Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers icon

  2. Shinguards of the Monkey King

    • 8
    Shinguards of the Monkey King icon

  3. Miststalker's Striders

    • 5
    Miststalker's Striders icon

  4. Goldfeather Boots

    • 3
    Goldfeather Boots icon

  5. Arctic Explorer's Legwraps

    • 1
    Arctic Explorer's Legwraps icon

Rings

  1. Loa Worshiper's Band

    • Craft
    • 35
    Loa Worshiper's Band icon

  2. Pilfered Precious Band

    • 18
    Pilfered Precious Band icon

  3. Band of the Swarmcaller

    • 14
    Band of the Swarmcaller icon

  4. Anguine Gyre

    • 13
    Anguine Gyre icon

  5. Masterwork Sin'dorei Band

    • 12
    Masterwork Sin'dorei Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Twisted Horror's Tendril

    • 38
    Twisted Horror's Tendril icon

  2. Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

    • 23
    Voracious Heart of Ula'tek icon

  3. Tumor of the Swarm

    • 14
    Tumor of the Swarm icon

  4. Gebbo's Bottomless Bag

    • 11
    Gebbo's Bottomless Bag icon

  5. Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

    • Set
    • 8
    Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique icon

Main Hand

  1. Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche

    • 42
    Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche icon

  2. Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance

    • Set
    • 2
    Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance icon

  3. Blood Knight's Impetus

    • Craft
    • 2
    Blood Knight's Impetus icon

  4. Tidepiercer's Bubble Popper

    • 2
    Tidepiercer's Bubble Popper icon

  5. Aln'hara Pikestaff

    • Craft
    • 1
    Aln'hara Pikestaff icon

Off Hand

  1. Slithering Savage's Gavel

    • 1
    Slithering Savage's Gavel icon

  2. Spellbreaker's Blade

    • 1
    Spellbreaker's Blade icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Brewmaster Monks.

  1. Loa Worshiper's Band

    • 35
    Loa Worshiper's Band icon

  2. Arcanoweave Lining

    • 31
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  3. Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

    • 27
    Silvermoon Agent's Deflectors icon

  4. Hunter's Ritual Stone

    • 2
    Blood Knight's Impetus icon

  5. Devouring Banding

    • 1
    Silvermoon Agent's Sneakers icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Brewmaster Monk gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Season 2.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching

    • 45
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 3
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 46
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 3
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 1
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 50
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

Hands

  1. Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Heat Wave

    • 10
    Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Heat Wave icon

  2. Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Falco Strikes

    • 7
    Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Falco Strikes icon

  3. Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Eye of the Lynx

    • 2
    Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Eye of the Lynx icon

Legs

  1. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 48
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  2. Blood Knight's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Blood Knight's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

    • 45
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 4
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

    • 1
    Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 90
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

    • 4
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

    • 4
    Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity icon

Main Hand

  1. Rite of the Hash'ey

    • 29
    Rite of the Hash'ey icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 17
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

    • 4
    Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision icon

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Rite of the Hash'ey

    • 1
    Rite of the Hash'ey icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Brewmaster Monks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Eversong Diamond

  1. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 50
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

Prismatic

  1. Flawless Versatile Garnet

    • 120
    Flawless Versatile Garnet icon

  2. Flawless Deadly Lapis

    • 52
    Flawless Deadly Lapis icon

  3. Flawless Masterful Lapis

    • 11
    Flawless Masterful Lapis icon

  4. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 8
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

  5. Flawless Deadly Amethyst

    • 3
    Flawless Deadly Amethyst icon

Most Played Races for Brewmaster Monk M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Brewmaster Monk Tank players in Midnight Season 2.

  1. Dwarf

    • 24
    Dwarf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 13
    Night Elf icon

  3. Pandaren

    • 5
    Pandaren icon

  4. Orc

    • 3
    Orc icon

  5. Highmountain Tauren

    • 2
    Highmountain Tauren icon

Brewmaster Monk Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Brewmaster Monks in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Season 2 and Patch 12.1.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.