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Windwalker Monk RBG PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Windwalker Monk PvP guide for Rated Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real-time data from the top 50 Windwalker Monks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.1.7 competitive RBG.

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

Top RBG Windwalker Monks

  1. Nàsh's icon
    1
    Nàsh
    Quelthalas (US)
    Void Elf | Conduit Of The Celestials | 639 ilvl
    2449
  2. Rocketfrogg's icon
    2
    Rocketfrogg
    Bleeding Hollow (US)
    Orc | Conduit Of The Celestials | 642 ilvl
    2304
  3. Chopt's icon
    3
    Chopt
    Zuljin (US)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Conduit Of The Celestials | 638 ilvl
    2280
  4. Spacefolk's icon
    4
    Spacefolk
    Quelthalas (US)
    Void Elf | Conduit Of The Celestials | 645 ilvl
    2181
  5. Zenwurd's icon
    5
    Zenwurd
    Sargeras (US)
    Night Elf | Conduit Of The Celestials | 641 ilvl
    2101

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect your combat 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

  • 12% Critical Strike +1341
  • 9% Haste +5777
  • 65% Mastery +13958
  • 21% Versatility +16552

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +0
  • 0% Leech +174
  • 8% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Rated Battlegrounds. 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 RBG

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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Ageless Serpent's Mane

    • Set
    • 16
    Ageless Serpent's Mane icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 14
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Ageless Serpent's Shoulderpads

    • Set
    • 8
    Ageless Serpent's Shoulderpads icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Leather Shoulderpads icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Leather Spaulders

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Spaulders icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads icon

Back

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • 6
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 4
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

Chest

  1. Ageless Serpent's Inked Coils

    • Set
    • 6
    Ageless Serpent's Inked Coils icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Leather Jerkin

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Jerkin icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Leather Vest

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Vest icon

Wrist

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Wristwraps

    • 8
    Algari Competitor's Leather Wristwraps icon

  2. Prized Warmonger's Wraps

    • 4
    Prized Warmonger's Wraps icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Leather Bracers

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Leather Bracers icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Wristwraps icon

Hands

  1. Ageless Serpent's Handguards

    • Set
    • 16
    Ageless Serpent's Handguards icon

Waist

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Belt

    • 8
    Algari Competitor's Leather Belt icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Leather Strap

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Strap icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Belt

    • 4
    Prized Warmonger's Belt icon

Legs

  1. Ageless Serpent's Leggings

    • Set
    • 14
    Ageless Serpent's Leggings icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Leather Legwraps

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Legwraps icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Breeches

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Breeches icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Leather Boots

    • 10
    Algari Competitor's Leather Boots icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Leather Treads

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Leather Treads icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Boots

    • 3
    Prized Warmonger's Boots icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 31
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 16
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 15
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Pylon

    • 9
    Prized Gladiator's Pylon icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Detonator

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Detonator icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Greatstaff icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Staff

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Staff icon

Off Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Detonator

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Detonator 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. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 26
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Energy Redistribution Beacon

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  3. Captured Starlight

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Leather Chestpiece 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 Rated Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 8
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 2
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  3. Greater Rune of the Twisted Appendage

    • 2
    Greater Rune of the Twisted Appendage icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 11
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 2
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 1
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 12
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 3
    Council's Intellect icon

  3. Stormrider's Agility

    • 1
    Stormrider's Agility icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 14
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +850 Speed

    • 1
    +850 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 12
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 3
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 12
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 2
    Defender's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. Cursed Mastery

    • 20
    Cursed Mastery icon

  2. +315 Mastery

    • 4
    +315 Mastery icon

  3. +315 Haste

    • 2
    +315 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 10
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 4
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Authority of the Depths

    • 2
    Authority of the Depths icon

Off Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 3
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Authority of the Depths

    • 1
    Authority of the Depths icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 1
    Stonebound Artistry 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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 11
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  2. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 2
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  3. Determined Bloodstone

    • 1
    Determined Bloodstone icon

  4. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Onyx

    • 71
    Versatile Onyx icon

  2. Quick Onyx

    • 8
    Quick Onyx icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 7
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 4
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Masterful Emerald

    • 1
    Masterful Emerald icon

Tinker

    • 2

Most Played Races for Windwalker Monk RBG

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Windwalker Monks in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 2
    Void Elf icon

  3. Night Elf

    • 2
    Night Elf icon

  4. Gnome

    • 2
    Gnome icon

  5. Blood Elf

    • 2
    Blood Elf 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 RBG PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Windwalker Monks in Rated Battlegrounds 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 The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.1.7.

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 PvP.