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Windwalker Monk Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Season

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

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Windwalker Monk DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

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

Top Mythic+ Windwalker Monks

  1. Dékah's icon
    1
    Dékah
    Kaelthas (EU)
    Pandaren | Shado Pan | 223 ilvl
    4148
  2. Mentalìtyman's icon
    2
    Mentalìtyman
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Haranir | Shado Pan | 228 ilvl
    4097
  3. 설중매화's icon
    3
    설중매화
    Azshara (KR)
    Night Elf | Shado Pan | 220 ilvl
    4081
  4. Wazoshao's icon
    4
    Wazoshao
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Human | Shado Pan | 228 ilvl
    4063
  5. Pampalo's icon
    5
    Pampalo
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Dwarf | Shado Pan | 229 ilvl
    4062

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Windwalker Monk's DPS 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

  • 22% Critical Strike +397
  • 14% Haste +377
  • 38% Mastery +392
  • 5% Versatility +252

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +21
  • 0% Leech +23
  • 2% 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 Windwalker 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 Windwalker Monks in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Silvermoon Sunguard

    • 21
    Silvermoon Sunguard icon

  2. Verdant Tracker's Guise

    • 14
    Verdant Tracker's Guise icon

  3. Fetid Vilecrown

    • 2
    Fetid Vilecrown icon

  4. Half-Mask of Fallen Storms

    • Set
    • 2
    Half-Mask of Fallen Storms icon

  5. Spellsnap Shadowmask

    • 2
    Spellsnap Shadowmask icon

Neck

  1. Loa-Blessed Beads

    • 25
    Loa-Blessed Beads icon

  2. Amani Heartstring Pendant

    • 4
    Amani Heartstring Pendant icon

  3. Arboreal Vine Collar

    • 3
    Arboreal Vine Collar icon

  4. Farstrider's Pendant

    • 3
    Farstrider's Pendant icon

  5. Escaped Specimen's ID Tag

    • 2
    Escaped Specimen's ID Tag icon

Shoulders

  1. Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle

    • 16
    Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle icon

  2. Galactic Warmonger's Shoulderguard

    • Set
    • 9
    Galactic Warmonger's Shoulderguard icon

  3. Fallen Grunt's Mantle

    • 6
    Fallen Grunt's Mantle icon

  4. Enthralled Bonespines

    • 3
    Enthralled Bonespines icon

  5. Osseoclad Razorspaulders

    • 3
    Osseoclad Razorspaulders icon

Back

  1. Deepvine Shroud

    • 16
    Deepvine Shroud icon

  2. Steelbark Cloak

    • 8
    Steelbark Cloak icon

  3. Verdant Tracker's Cover

    • 5
    Verdant Tracker's Cover icon

  4. Bloodthorn Burnous

    • 2
    Bloodthorn Burnous icon

  5. Defiant Defender's Drape

    • 2
    Defiant Defender's Drape icon

Chest

  1. Verdant Tracker's Vest

    • 15
    Verdant Tracker's Vest icon

  2. Galactic Warmonger's Jerkin

    • Set
    • 11
    Galactic Warmonger's Jerkin icon

  3. Hide of Pestilence

    • 5
    Hide of Pestilence icon

  4. Osseoclad Marrowvest

    • 4
    Osseoclad Marrowvest icon

  5. War Trial Vestments

    • 4
    War Trial Vestments icon

Wrist

  1. Galactic Warmonger's Wraps

    • Set
    • 8
    Galactic Warmonger's Wraps icon

  2. Custodial Cuffs

    • 7
    Custodial Cuffs icon

  3. Rootwarden Wraps

    • 7
    Rootwarden Wraps icon

  4. Verdant Tracker's Cuffs

    • 7
    Verdant Tracker's Cuffs icon

  5. Fury-fletched Armlets

    • 5
    Fury-fletched Armlets icon

Hands

  1. Verdant Tracker's Claws

    • 13
    Verdant Tracker's Claws icon

  2. Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps

    • Set
    • 7
    Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps icon

  3. Gauntlets of Fevered Defense

    • 6
    Gauntlets of Fevered Defense icon

  4. Gloves of Viscous Goo

    • 6
    Gloves of Viscous Goo icon

  5. Grasp of Fallen Storms

    • Set
    • 3
    Grasp of Fallen Storms icon

Waist

  1. Verdant Tracker's Buckle

    • 21
    Verdant Tracker's Buckle icon

  2. Falconer's Cinch

    • 6
    Falconer's Cinch icon

  3. Osseoclad Waistbone

    • 4
    Osseoclad Waistbone icon

  4. Hara'ti Defender's Cord

    • 3
    Hara'ti Defender's Cord icon

  5. Smuggler's Reinforced Binding

    • 3
    Smuggler's Reinforced Binding icon

Legs

  1. Verdant Tracker's Legguards

    • 25
    Verdant Tracker's Legguards icon

  2. Osseoclad Bonesteppers

    • 5
    Osseoclad Bonesteppers icon

  3. Galactic Warmonger's Breeches

    • Set
    • 4
    Galactic Warmonger's Breeches icon

  4. Breeches of Deft Deals

    • 3
    Breeches of Deft Deals icon

  5. Greaves of Infinite Gravity

    • 2
    Greaves of Infinite Gravity icon

Feet

  1. Verdant Tracker's Anklets

    • 18
    Verdant Tracker's Anklets icon

  2. Galactic Warmonger's Boots

    • Set
    • 8
    Galactic Warmonger's Boots icon

  3. Arctic Explorer's Legwraps

    • 6
    Arctic Explorer's Legwraps icon

  4. Boots of Infinite Gravity

    • 3
    Boots of Infinite Gravity icon

  5. Domanaar's Dire Treads

    • 3
    Domanaar's Dire Treads icon

Rings

  1. Forest Hunter's Hoop

    • 16
    Forest Hunter's Hoop icon

  2. Evertwisting Swiftvine

    • 15
    Evertwisting Swiftvine icon

  3. Radiant Phoenix Band

    • 12
    Radiant Phoenix Band icon

  4. Occlusion of Void

    • Set
    • 9
    Occlusion of Void icon

  5. Omission of Light

    • Set
    • 5
    Omission of Light icon

Trinkets

  1. Crucible of Erratic Energies

    • 28
    Crucible of Erratic Energies icon

  2. Drum of Renewed Bonds

    • 21
    Drum of Renewed Bonds icon

  3. Tangle of Vibrant Vines

    • 6
    Tangle of Vibrant Vines icon

  4. Lost Idol of the Hash'ey

    • 5
    Lost Idol of the Hash'ey icon

  5. Lucky Lynx Locket

    • 4
    Lucky Lynx Locket icon

Main Hand

  1. Deep Forest Hacker

    • 12
    Deep Forest Hacker icon

  2. Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle

    • 4
    Rootkeeper's Dancing Needle icon

  3. Traitor's Talon

    • 4
    Traitor's Talon icon

  4. Victor's Flashfrozen Blade

    • 3
    Victor's Flashfrozen Blade icon

  5. Bladed Rootwarden's Stave

    • 2
    Bladed Rootwarden's Stave icon

Off Hand

  1. Focused Netherslicer

    • 3
    Focused Netherslicer icon

  2. Deep Forest Hacker

    • 2
    Deep Forest Hacker icon

  3. Dreadflail Bludgeon

    • 2
    Dreadflail Bludgeon icon

  4. Gnarled Thornmace

    • 2
    Gnarled Thornmace icon

  5. Grim Harvest Gloves

    • 2
    Grim Harvest Gloves 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 Windwalker Monks.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 2
    Rune-Branded Armbands icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 1
    Rune-Branded Waistband icon

  3. Hunt

    • 1
    Bloomforged Claw 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 Windwalker Monk gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Season.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 3
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching

    • 1
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching

    • 1
    Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 1
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 1
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 2
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 3
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 1
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 1
    +72 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Bright Linen Spellthread

    • 1
    Bright Linen Spellthread icon

  2. Bright Linen Spellthread

    • 1
    Bright Linen Spellthread icon

  3. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 2
    Defender's March icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 1
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

Rings

  1. +21 Mastery

    • 3
    +21 Mastery icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath

    • 3
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath

    • 3
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

    • 2
    Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis icon

  2. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 2
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

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

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis

    • 2
    Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Aegis icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage icon

Gems

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

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

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

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 2
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 1
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

    • 124

  2. Quick Garnet

    • 5
    Quick Garnet icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 4
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 4
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Versatile Peridot

    • 4
    Versatile Peridot icon

Most Played Races for Windwalker 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 Windwalker Monk DPS players in Midnight Pre-Season.

  1. Pandaren

    • 9
    Pandaren icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 7
    Night Elf icon

  3. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

  4. Human

    • 4
    Human icon

  5. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

Windwalker 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 Windwalker 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 Pre-Season and Patch 12.0.

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.