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Shado Pan Windwalker Monk Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Season

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

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Shado Pan 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+ Shado Pan Windwalker Monks

  1. Taotaoo's icon
    1
    Taotaoo
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Pandaren | Shado Pan | 239 ilvl
    4219
  2. 뱃살곰's icon
    2
    뱃살곰
    Azshara (KR)
    Dwarf | Shado Pan | 243 ilvl
    4210
  3. Dékah's icon
    3
    Dékah
    Kaelthas (EU)
    Pandaren | Shado Pan | 237 ilvl
    4148
  4. Mentalìtyman's icon
    4
    Mentalìtyman
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Haranir | Shado Pan | 243 ilvl
    4097
  5. 설중매화's icon
    5
    설중매화
    Azshara (KR)
    Night Elf | Shado Pan | 243 ilvl
    4081

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

  • 24% Critical Strike +480
  • 18% Haste +532
  • 41% Mastery +441
  • 3% Versatility +173

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +28
  • 0% Leech +26
  • 1% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  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 Shado Pan 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

    • 43
    Silvermoon Sunguard icon

  2. Spellsnap Shadowmask

    • 3
    Spellsnap Shadowmask icon

  3. Vilefiend's Guise

    • 2
    Vilefiend's Guise icon

  4. Fetid Vilecrown

    • 1
    Fetid Vilecrown icon

  5. Half-Mask of Fallen Storms

    • Set
    • 1
    Half-Mask of Fallen Storms icon

Neck

  1. Amani Heartstring Pendant

    • 36
    Amani Heartstring Pendant icon

  2. Yoke of the Charging Bear

    • 5
    Yoke of the Charging Bear icon

  3. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 3
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

  4. Amani Totemstring

    • 2
    Amani Totemstring icon

  5. Pendant of Aching Grief

    • 1
    Pendant of Aching Grief icon

Shoulders

  1. Fallen Grunt's Mantle

    • 14
    Fallen Grunt's Mantle icon

  2. Enthralled Bonespines

    • 9
    Enthralled Bonespines icon

  3. Somber Spaulders

    • 9
    Somber Spaulders icon

  4. Scavenger's Spaulders

    • 8
    Scavenger's Spaulders icon

  5. Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle

    • 5
    Verdant Tracker's Trophy Mantle icon

Back

  1. Soulhunter's Mask

    • 10
    Soulhunter's Mask icon

  2. Defiant Defender's Drape

    • 9
    Defiant Defender's Drape icon

  3. Fluxweave Cloak

    • 9
    Fluxweave Cloak icon

  4. Bloodthorn Burnous

    • 6
    Bloodthorn Burnous icon

  5. Deepvine Shroud

    • 4
    Deepvine Shroud icon

Chest

  1. Maledict Vest

    • 11
    Maledict Vest icon

  2. Vest of the Howling Gale

    • 8
    Vest of the Howling Gale icon

  3. Preyseeker's Sleek Jerkin

    • 7
    Preyseeker's Sleek Jerkin icon

  4. War Trial Vestments

    • 6
    War Trial Vestments icon

  5. Hide of Pestilence

    • 5
    Hide of Pestilence icon

Wrist

  1. Custodial Cuffs

    • 21
    Custodial Cuffs icon

  2. Rootwarden Wraps

    • 15
    Rootwarden Wraps icon

  3. Verdant Tracker's Cuffs

    • 7
    Verdant Tracker's Cuffs icon

  4. Fury-fletched Armlets

    • 2
    Fury-fletched Armlets icon

  5. Preyseeker's Sleek Armlets

    • 2
    Preyseeker's Sleek Armlets icon

Hands

  1. Gauntlets of Fevered Defense

    • 23
    Gauntlets of Fevered Defense icon

  2. Gloves of Viscous Goo

    • 9
    Gloves of Viscous Goo icon

  3. Verdant Tracker's Claws

    • 6
    Verdant Tracker's Claws icon

  4. Corewright's Zappers

    • 5
    Corewright's Zappers icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps

    • Set
    • 3
    Galactic Warmonger's Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Hara'ti Defender's Cord

    • 40
    Hara'ti Defender's Cord icon

  2. Falconer's Cinch

    • 4
    Falconer's Cinch icon

  3. Gravitic Girdle

    • 4
    Gravitic Girdle icon

  4. Rootwalker Harness

    • 1
    Rootwalker Harness icon

  5. Smuggler's Reinforced Binding

    • 1
    Smuggler's Reinforced Binding icon

Legs

  1. Legwraps of Lingering Legacies

    • 20
    Legwraps of Lingering Legacies icon

  2. Verdant Tracker's Legguards

    • 13
    Verdant Tracker's Legguards icon

  3. Breeches of Deft Deals

    • 5
    Breeches of Deft Deals icon

  4. Lightspore Leggings

    • 5
    Lightspore Leggings icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Breeches

    • Set
    • 2
    Galactic Warmonger's Breeches icon

Feet

  1. Arctic Explorer's Legwraps

    • 18
    Arctic Explorer's Legwraps icon

  2. Domanaar's Dire Treads

    • 15
    Domanaar's Dire Treads icon

  3. Eclipse Espadrilles

    • 6
    Eclipse Espadrilles icon

  4. Verdant Tracker's Anklets

    • 6
    Verdant Tracker's Anklets icon

  5. Galactic Warmonger's Boots

    • Set
    • 2
    Galactic Warmonger's Boots icon

Rings

  1. Occlusion of Void

    • Set
    • 14
    Occlusion of Void icon

  2. Sickening Signet of Atroxus

    • 12
    Sickening Signet of Atroxus icon

  3. Evertwisting Swiftvine

    • 10
    Evertwisting Swiftvine icon

  4. Omission of Light

    • Set
    • 9
    Omission of Light icon

  5. Bifurcation Band

    • 6
    Bifurcation Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Crucible of Erratic Energies

    • 34
    Crucible of Erratic Energies icon

  2. Emberwing Feather

    • 12
    Emberwing Feather icon

  3. Void Execution Mandate

    • 10
    Void Execution Mandate icon

  4. Resonant Bellowstone

    • 8
    Resonant Bellowstone icon

  5. Freightrunner's Flask

    • 6
    Freightrunner's Flask icon

Main Hand

  1. Traitor's Talon

    • 9
    Traitor's Talon icon

  2. Bloomforged Claw

    • Craft
    • 6
    Bloomforged Claw icon

  3. Branch of Pride

    • 3
    Branch of Pride icon

  4. Roostwarden's Bough

    • 3
    Roostwarden's Bough icon

  5. Thorntalon Edge

    • 3
    Thorntalon Edge icon

Off Hand

  1. Primalforged Knuckles

    • Craft
    • 4
    Primalforged Knuckles icon

  2. Thorntalon Edge

    • 4
    Thorntalon Edge icon

  3. Deep Forest Hacker

    • 3
    Deep Forest Hacker icon

  4. Focused Netherslicer

    • 2
    Focused Netherslicer icon

  5. Preyseeker's Cudgel

    • 2
    Preyseeker's Cudgel 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. Hunt

    • 12
    Bloomforged Claw icon

  2. Signet Of Azerothian Blessings

    • 1
    Signet of Azerothian Blessings 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

    • 6
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Blessing of Speed

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Blessing of Speed icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Hex of Leeching icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 6
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Flight of the Eagle

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Flight of the Eagle icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 2
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 1
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 3
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 2
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 1
    +72 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

    • 6
    Thalassian Scout Armor Kit icon

  2. Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Forest Hunter's Armor Kit icon

  3. Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

    • 2
    Thalassian Scout Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 2
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

    • 12
    Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

    • 7
    Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 5
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 6
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

    • 2
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage icon

  3. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

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

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

    • 2
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

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

  3. Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision

    • 1
    Enchant Weapon - Jan'alai's Precision 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

    • 3
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

    • 85

  2. Deadly Peridot

    • 8
    Deadly Peridot icon

  3. Deadly Peridot

    • 7
    Deadly Peridot icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 7
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Quick Amethyst

    • 4
    Quick Amethyst 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. Night Elf

    • 10
    Night Elf icon

  2. Pandaren

    • 10
    Pandaren icon

  3. Human

    • 5
    Human icon

  4. Dwarf

    • 5
    Dwarf icon

  5. Orc

    • 5
    Orc icon

Shado Pan 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 Shado Pan 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.