Brewmaster Monk Talents

Brewmaster Monk
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Brewmaster Monk talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Monk specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Monk class, offering a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Monk's overall capabilities.

Name	Cast	Effect
Soothing Mist	Channeled - 40 Yd Range	Heals the target for 6,386 over 7.1 sec. While channeling, Enveloping Mist and Vivify may be cast instantly on the target.
Paralysis	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Incapacitates the target for 1 min. Limit 1. Damage may cancel the effect.
Stagger	Passive	You shrug off attacks, delaying a portion of Physical damage based on your Agility, instead taking it over 10 sec. Affects magical attacks at 58% effectiveness.
Elusive Mists	Passive	Reduces all damage taken by you and your target while channeling Soothing Mists by 6%.
Tiger's Lust	Instant - 20 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Increases a friendly target's movement speed by 70% for 6 sec and removes all roots and snares.
Crashing Momentum	Passive	Targets you Roll through are snared by 40% for 5 sec.
Disable	Instant - 5 Yd Range	Reduces the target's movement speed by 50% for 15 sec, duration refreshed by your melee attacks.
Fast Feet	Passive	Blackout Kick deals 20% increased damage. Spinning Crane Kick deals 10% additional damage.
Grace of the Crane	Passive	Increases all healing taken by 4%.
Bounding Agility	Passive	Roll and Chi Torpedo travel a small distance further.
Calming Presence	Passive	Reduces all damage taken by 3%.
Wind's Reach	Passive	The range of Disable is increased by 5 yds. The duration of Crashing Momentum is increased by 3 sec and its snare now reduces movement speed by an additional 20%.
Detox	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Removes all Poison and Disease effects from the target.
Vivacious Vivification	Passive	After casting Rising Sun Kick, your next Vivify becomes instant cast. This effect also reduces the energy cost of Vivify by 75%.
Silent Sanctuary	Passive	While no enemies are within 15 yds, you heal for 1,140 every 3 sec.
Jade Walk	Passive	While out of combat, your movement speed is increased by 15%.
Pressure Points	Passive	Paralysis now removes all Enrage effects from its target.
Spear Hand Strike	Instant - Melee Range - 15 Sec Cooldown	Jabs the target in the throat, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell from that school of magic from being cast for 5 sec.
Reinvigoration	Passive	After Detox successfully removes an effect from an ally, their movement speed is increased by 30% for 5 sec.
Ancient Arts	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Paralysis by 15 sec and the cooldown of Leg Sweep by 10 sec.
Chi Wave	Passive	Every 15 sec, your next Rising Sun Kick or Vivify releases a wave of Chi energy that flows through friends and foes, dealing 7 Nature damage or 20 healing. Bounces up to 7 times to targets within 25 yards.
Chi Burst	1 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Hurls a torrent of Chi energy up to 40 yds forward, dealing 98 Nature damage to all enemies, and 75 healing to the Monk and all allies in its path. Healing and damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Casting Chi Burst does not prevent avoiding attacks.
Transcendence	Instant - 10 Sec Cooldown	Split your body and spirit, leaving your spirit behind for 15 min. Use Transcendence: Transfer to swap locations with your spirit.
Energy Transfer	Passive	Successfully interrupting an enemy reduces the cooldown of Paralysis and Roll by 5 sec.
Celerity	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Roll by 5 sec and increases its maximum number of charges by 1.
Chi Torpedo	Instant	Torpedoes you forward a long distance and increases your movement speed by 30% for 10 sec, stacking up to 2 times.
Stillstep Coil	Passive	Leg Sweep applies Disable for 5.0 sec when it ends.
Quick Footed	Passive	The duration of snare effects on you is reduced by 20%.
Hasty Provocation	Passive	Provoked targets move towards you at 50% increased speed.
Ferocity of Xuen	Passive	Increases all damage dealt by 4%.
Ring of Peace	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 45 Sec Cooldown	Form a Ring of Peace at the target location for 5 sec. Enemies that enter will be ejected from the Ring.
Song of Chi-Ji	1.8 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Conjures a cloud of hypnotic mist that slowly travels forward. Enemies touched by the mist fall asleep, Disoriented for 20 sec.
Spirit's Essence	Passive	Transcendence: Transfer snares targets within 10 yds by 70% for 4 sec when cast.
Tiger Tail Sweep	Passive	Increases the range of Leg Sweep by 4 yds.
Improved Touch of Death	Passive	Touch of Death can now be used on targets with less than 15% health remaining, dealing 35% of your maximum health in damage.
Vigorous Expulsion	Passive	Expel Harm's healing increased by 5% and critical strike chance increased by 15%.
Yu'lon's Grace	Passive	Find resilience in the flow of chi in battle, gaining a magic absorb shield for 1.0% of your max health every 3 sec in combat, stacking up to 10%.
Peace and Prosperity	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Ring of Peace by 5 sec and Song of Chi-Ji's cast time is reduced by 0.5 sec.
Fortifying Brew	Passive	Turns your skin to stone for 15 sec, increasing your current and maximum health by 20% and reducing all damage you take by 20%. Combines with other Fortifying Brew effects.
Dance of the Wind	Passive	Your dodge chance is increased by 5%.
Save Them All	Passive	Your healing is increased by up to 10%, based on the current health of your target. Lower health targets are healed for more.
Swift Art	Passive	Roll removes a snare effect once every 30 sec.
Strength of Spirit	Passive	Expel Harm's healing is increased by up to 100%, based on your missing health.
Profound Rebuttal	Passive	Expel Harm's critical healing is increased by 50%.
Summon Black Ox Statue	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Sec Cooldown	Summons a Black Ox Statue at the target location for 15 min, pulsing threat to all enemies within 20 yards. You may cast Provoke on the statue to taunt all enemies near the statue.
Ironshell Brew	Passive	Increases your maximum health by an additional 10% and your damage taken is reduced by an additional 10% while Fortifying Brew is active.
Expeditious Fortification	Passive	Fortifying Brew cooldown reduced by 30 sec.
Diffuse Magic	Passive	Activating Fortifying Brew transfers all currently active harmful magical effects on you back to their original caster if possible.
Celestial Determination	Passive	While your Celestial is active, you cannot be slowed below 90% normal movement speed.
Chi Proficiency	Passive	Magical damage done increased by 4% and healing done increased by 4%.
Healing Winds	Passive	Transcendence: Transfer immediately heals you for 10% of your maximum health.
Windwalking	Passive	You and your allies within 10 yards have 4% increased movement speed. Stacks with other similar effects.
Chi Transfer	Passive	Touch of Death now heals you for 50% of its damage done.
Martial Instincts	Passive	Increases your Physical damage done by 4% and Avoidance increased by 4%.
Lighter Than Air	Passive	Roll causes you to become lighter than air, allowing you to double jump to dash forward a short distance once within 5 sec, but the cooldown of Roll is increased by 2 sec.
Flow of Chi	Passive	You gain a bonus effect based on your current health. Above 90% health: Movement speed increased by 5%. This bonus stacks with similar effects. Between 90% and 35% health: Damage taken reduced by 5%. Below 35% health: Healing received increased by 10%.
Escape from Reality	Passive	After you use Transcendence: Transfer, you can use Transcendence: Transfer again within 10 sec, ignoring its cooldown.
Transcendence: Linked Spirits	Passive - 10 Sec Cooldown	Transcendence now tethers your spirit onto an ally for 1 hour. Use Transcendence: Transfer to teleport to your ally's location.
Fatal Touch	Passive	Touch of Death's cooldown is reduced by 90 sec.
Rushing Reflexes	Passive	Your heightened reflexes allow you to react swiftly to the presence of enemies, causing you to quickly lunge to the nearest enemy in front of you within 10 yards after you Roll.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Brewmaster Monks with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Brewmaster Monks from other Monk specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Keg Smash	Instant - 15 Yd Range - 1 Sec Cooldown	Smash a keg of brew, dealing 70 Physical damage to your primary target and 47 Physical damage to all other enemies within 8 yds, and reducing their movement speed by 20% for 15 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Purifying Brew	Instant - 1 Sec Cooldown	Clears 50% of your Staggered damage, or a minimum of 8% of your maximum health.
Shuffle	Passive	Niuzao's teachings allow you to shuffle during combat, increasing the effectiveness of your Stagger by 100%. Shuffle is granted by attacking enemies with your Keg Smash, Blackout Kick, and Spinning Crane Kick. Stagger: You shrug off attacks, delaying a portion of Physical damage based on your Agility, instead taking it over 10 sec. Affects magical attacks at 58% effectiveness.
August Blessing	Passive	When you would be healed above maximum health, you instead convert an amount equal to 40% of your critical strike chance to a heal over time effect.
Staggering Strikes	Passive	When you Blackout Kick, your Stagger is reduced by 210, increased by up to 200% based on your missing health.
Quick Sip	Passive	Purify 5% of your Staggered damage each time you gain 3 sec of Shuffle duration.
Elixir of Determination	Passive	When you fall below 40% health, you gain an absorb for 30% of your recently Purified damage, or a minimum of 8% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 15 sec.
Improved Blackout Kick	Passive	Blackout Kick deals 20% increased damage.
Swift as a Coursing River	Passive	Drinking from a Brew increases your movement speed by 15% and your auto-attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.
Gift of the Ox	Passive	When you take damage, you have a chance to summon a Healing Sphere. Healing Sphere: Summon a Healing Sphere visible only to you. Moving through this Healing Sphere heals you for 115.
Special Delivery	Passive	Drinking from your Brews has a 100% chance to toss a keg high into the air that lands nearby after 3 sec, dealing 35 Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 15 sec.
Rushing Jade Wind	Instant - 6 Sec Cooldown	Summons a whirling tornado around you, causing 41 Physical damage over 5.4 sec to all enemies within 8 yards. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Spirit of the Ox	Passive	Blackout Kick has a chance to summon a Healing Sphere. Healing Sphere: Summon a Healing Sphere visible only to you. Moving through this Healing Sphere heals you for 116.
Jade Flash	Passive	Crackling Jade Lightning deals its damage in 75% less time, costs 75% less Energy, and strikes 4 additional targets, but has a 60 sec cooldown.
Celestial Brew	Instant	A swig of strong brew that coalesces purified chi escaping your body into a celestial guard, absorbing 794 damage.
Celestial Infusion	Instant	A strong herbal brew that coalesces purified chi escaping your body into a celestial guard, absorbing 30% of incoming damage, up to 794 total.
Niuzao's Resolve	Passive	Healing Spheres now heal over 10 sec, and their healing is increased by up to 80% based on your missing health.
Celestial Flames	Passive	Drinking from Brews has a 30% chance to coat you with Celestial Flames for 6 sec. While Celestial Flames is active: Special Delivery: Kegs thrown by Special Delivery are ignited and splash upon landing, dealing 35 Fire damage to up to 5 nearby enemies. Rushing Jade Wind: Rushing Jade Wind becomes a firestorm, increasing its radius by 30% and causing it to deal Fire damage.
Shadowboxing Treads	Passive	Blackout Kick's damage increased by 20% and it strikes an additional 2 targets.
Fluidity of Motion	Passive	Blackout Kick's cooldown is reduced by 1 sec.
Elusive Footwork	Passive	Blackout Kick deals an additional 5% damage. Blackout Kick critical hits grant an additional 1 stack of Elusive Brawler.
One With the Wind	Passive	You have a 10% chance to not reset your Elusive Brawler stacks after a successful dodge.
Breath of Fire	Instant - 15 Sec Cooldown	Breathe fire on targets in front of you, causing 35 Fire damage. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Targets affected by Keg Smash will also burn, taking 23 Fire damage and dealing 5% reduced damage to you for 12 sec.
Gai Plin's Imperial Brew	Passive	Purifying Brew instantly heals you for 25% of the Staggered damage it clears.
Light Brewing	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Purifying Brew and Celestial Brew by 20%.
Training of Niuzao	Passive	Gain up to 15% Mastery based on your current level of Stagger.
Pretense of Instability	Passive	Drinking a Brew grants you 10% dodge for 5 sec.
Scalding Brew	Passive	Keg Smash deals an additional 20% damage to targets affected by Breath of Fire.
Sal'salabim's Strength	Passive	When you use Keg Smash, the remaining cooldown on Breath of Fire is reset.
Fortifying Brew: Determination	Passive	Fortifying Brew increases Stagger effectiveness by 15% while active. Combines with other Fortifying Brew effects.
Bob and Weave	Passive	Increases the duration of Stagger by 5.0 sec, causing Staggered damage to be dealt to you more gradually.
Black Ox Brew	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Chug some Black Ox Brew, which instantly refills your Energy, Purifying Brew charges, and resets the cooldown of Celestial Brew.
Walk with the Ox	Passive	Your damaging abilities have an increased chance to invoke Niuzao, causing him to charge to your target's location and Stomp, dealing 140 Physical damage to your target and reduced damage to secondary targets.
Zen State	Passive	The effectiveness of your Stagger is increased by up to 20%, based on your missing health.
Tranquil Spirit	Passive	When you consume a Healing Sphere, you clear 5% of your currently Staggered damage.
Face Palm	Passive	Tiger Palm's damage is increased by 100% and reduces the remaining cooldown of your Brews by 0.5 additional sec.
Dragonfire Brew	Passive	Breath of Fire deals 100% increased damage, and after using Breath of Fire, you breathe fire 2 additional times, each dealing 7 Fire damage.
Charred Passions	Passive	Your Breath of Fire ignites your right leg in flame for 8 sec, causing your Blackout Kick and Spinning Crane Kick to deal 50% additional damage as Fire damage and refresh the duration of your Breath of Fire on the target.
High Tolerance	Passive	Stagger is 4% more effective at delaying damage. Purifying Brew refunds 6.0 sec of its cooldown if cast at Elevated Stagger.
Press the Advantage	Passive	Your main hand auto attacks reduce the cooldown on your Brews by 0.50 sec and block your target's chi, dealing 10 additional Nature damage. After 10 attacks, the next casts Tiger Palm at 100% effectiveness.
Blackout Combo	Passive	Blackout Kick also empowers your next ability: Tiger Palm: Damage increased by 100%. Keg Smash: Reduces the remaining cooldown on your Brews by 2 additional sec.
Anvil and Stave	Passive	Each time you dodge or an enemy misses you, the remaining cooldown on your Brews is reduced by 1.0 sec. Effect reduced by 50% for each additional recent attacker, up to 5.
Counterstrike	Passive	Each time you dodge or an enemy misses you, your next Tiger Palm or Spinning Crane Kick deals 100% increased damage.
Exploding Keg	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Hurls a flaming keg at the target location, dealing 133 Fire damage to nearby enemies, causing your attacks against them to deal 10 additional Fire damage, and causing their melee attacks to deal 100% reduced damage for the next 3 sec. Resets the cooldown of Keg Smash.
Ox Stance	Passive	Casting Purifying Brew grants a charge of Ox Stance. When you take damage that is greater than 60% of your current health, a charge is consumed to increase the amount you Stagger.
Awakening Spirit	Passive	Purifying Brew also surrounds you with protective energies for 15 sec. When Staggered damage would be dealt to you, you instead absorb up to 50%, until 210 has been prevented.
Vital Flame	Passive	Heal for 50% of all Fire or Nature damage dealt by your spells and abilities.
Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Summons an effigy of Niuzao, the Black Ox for 25 sec that attacks your primary target and Stomps when you cast Blackout Kick, damaging all nearby enemies. While active, 40% of damage delayed by Stagger is instead Staggered by Niuzao, and Niuzao is healed for 100% of your purified Stagger.
Fuel on the Fire	Passive	Exploding Keg also causes your next 2 casts of Keg Smash to summon a whirl of flame which spirals outwards, dealing 35 additional Fire damage to each enemy struck.
Empty the Cellar	Passive	Exploding Keg can be reactivated within 20 sec to throw 5 additional kegs at nearby targets, each dealing 70 Physical damage and reducing the cooldown of your Brews by 3.0 sec.
Stormstout's Last Keg	Passive	Keg Smash deals 50% additional damage to its primary target, has 1 additional charge, and its range is increased by 10 yards.
Heart of the Ox	Passive	Mastery increased by 5%. Double this effect while Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox is active.
Mighty Stomp	Passive	While active, Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox can be recast to cause Niuzao to stomp mightily and knock nearby enemies into the air.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Brewmaster Monk class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Shado Pan

Name	Cast	Effect
Flurry Strikes	Passive	Your auto attacks have a chance to generate 1-2 Flurry Charges. When you cast Keg Smash, unleash all Flurry Charges, dealing 21 Physical damage per charge.
Pride of Pandaria	Passive	Flurry Strikes have 15% additional chance to critically strike.
High Impact	Passive	Enemies who die within 10 sec of being damaged by a Flurry Strike explode, dealing 35 physical damage to uncontrolled enemies within 8 yds.
Veteran's Eye	Passive	Haste increased by 5%.
Martial Precision	Passive	Your attacks penetrate 12% armor.
Shado Over the Battlefield	Passive	Flurry Strikes deal 18 Nature damage to all enemies within 6 yds, reduced beyond 8 targets.
Combat Stance	Passive	The cooldown of Roll is decreased by 10%.
Initiator's Edge	Passive	Movement speed is increased by 50% for the first 8 sec of combat.
One Versus Many	Passive	Auto attack critical strikes generate double the amount of Flurry Charges. Fists of Fury damage increased by 20%. Keg Smash damage increased by 35%.
Whirling Steel	Passive	When your health drops below 50%, summon Whirling Steel, increasing your parry chance and avoidance by 15% for 6 sec. This effect can not occur more than once every 180 sec.
Predictive Training	Passive	When you dodge or parry an attack, reduce all damage taken by 10% for the next 6 sec.
Stand Ready	Passive	Activating Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox instantly grants 10 stacks of Flurry Strikes that trigger on your next attack at 70% effectiveness.
Against All Odds	Passive	Your agility is increased by 4%.
Efficient Training	Passive	Energy spenders deal an additional 20% damage. The cooldown of Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox is reduced by 25 sec.
Vigilant Watch	Passive	Blackout Kick deals an additional 30% critical damage.
Weapons of the Wall	Passive	Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox's stomp damage increased by 20%..
Wisdom of the Wall	Passive	Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox causes Breath of Fire to launch 3 Flurry Strikes.

Master Of Harmony

Name	Cast	Effect
Aspect of Harmony	Passive	Store vitality from 10% of your damage dealt and 30% of your healing. For 10 sec after casting Thunder Focus Tea your spells and abilities draw upon the stored vitality to deal 40% additional healing over 8 sec.
Manifestation	Passive	Chi Burst and Chi Wave deal 50% increased damage and healing.
Purified Spirit	Passive	When Aspect of Harmony ends, any remaining vitality is expelled as healing over 8 sec, split among nearby targets.
Harmonic Gambit	Passive	During Aspect of Harmony, Rising Sun Kick, Blackout Kick, and Tiger Palm also withdraw vitality to damage enemies for an additional 20% over 8 sec.
Balanced Stratagem	Passive	Casting a Physical spell or ability increases the damage and healing of your next Fire or Nature spell or ability by 3%, and vice versa. Stacks up to 5.
Harmonic Surge	Passive	Casting Thunder Focus Tea guarantees that your next 2 casts of Tiger Palm or Vivify will trigger a Harmonic Surge, dealing 836 Nature damage split between your target and other nearby enemies, and 190 healing to up to 5 injured allies.
Tiger's Vigor	Passive	Casting Tiger's Lust reduces the remaining cooldown on Roll by 5 sec.
Roar from the Heavens	Passive	Tiger's Lust grants 20% movement speed to up to 2 allies near its target.
Endless Draught	Passive	Thunder Focus Tea has 1 additional charge.
Mantra of Purity	Passive	When cast on yourself, your single-target healing spells heal for 10% more and restore an additional 570 health over 6 sec.
Mantra of Tenacity	Passive	Fortifying Brew grants 20% Stagger.
Potential Energy	Passive	Casting Keg Smash guarantees that your next cast of Tiger Palm or Vivify will cause a Harmonic Surge.
Overwhelming Force	Passive	Rising Sun Kick, Blackout Kick and Tiger Palm deal 15% additional damage to enemies in a line in front of you. Damage reduced above 5 targets.
Path of Resurgence	Passive	Chi Burst increases vitality stored by 25% for 10 sec.
Way of a Thousand Strikes	Passive	Rising Sun Kick, Blackout Kick and Tiger Palm contribute 30% additional vitality.
Clarity of Purpose	Passive	Casting Enveloping Mist stores 1,140 additional vitality.
Meditative Focus	Passive	Blackout Combo: Increases Tiger Palm damage by an additional 50% and Keg Smash reduces the cooldown on your Brews by additional 1.0 sec. Press the Advantage: Nature damage dealt by your main hand auto-attacks is increased by 50% and they now reduce the cooldown on your Brews by an additional 0.25 sec.
Coalescence	Passive	When Aspect of Harmony heals, it has a chance to spread to a nearby ally. When you directly heal an affected target, it has a chance to intensify, withdrawing additional vitality to increase its effect by up to 20%. Vivify no longer contributes vitality, instead drawing on available vitality to increase healing done by up to 100%. Vitality stored by other abilities is increased by 50%.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Brewmaster Monk 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Microbrew		Reduces the cooldown of Fortifying Brew by 50%.
Hot Trub		Purifying Brew deals 20% of cleared damage split among nearby enemies. After clearing 100% of your maximum health in Stagger damage, your next Breath of Fire incapacitates targets for 4 sec.
Avert Harm		Guard the 4 closest players within 15 yards for 15 sec, allowing you to Stagger 20% of damage they take.
Nimble Brew		Douse allies in the targeted area with Nimble Brew, preventing the next full loss of control effect within 8 sec.
Double Barrel		Your next Keg Smash deals 50% additional damage, and stuns all targets it hits for 3 sec.
Mighty Ox Kick		You perform a Mighty Ox Kick, hurling your enemy a distance behind you.
Eerie Fermentation		You gain up to 30% movement speed and 15% magical damage reduction based on your current level of Stagger.
Admonishment		You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 5 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.
Niuzao's Essence		Drinking a Purifying Brew, Celestial Brew, Fortifying Brew, or casting Roll will dispel all snares affecting you.
Dematerialize		Demateralize into mist while stunned, reducing damage taken by 30%. Each second you remain stunned reduces this bonus by 10%.