Monk Matters! The latest news from the Peak of Serenity
May Windwalker Site Updates and Blizzcon
Site Say what you want about the state of the game, but things have been slow for the past few months. There hasn't been any class changes since March 12th, there are no Monks in Classic, so nothing to talk about there, 8.2 is still more than a month away and is void...
read moreWoWAnalyzer and QE Live Import
WoWAnalyzer and QE Live launched there integration today. It's now even easier to leverage both tools to find and identify gear upgrades. Let's dive in and understand how it all works. We'll give a quick overview of the tools and the integration between the two. First...
read moreFinalbossTV – Mistweaver Monks
Anomoly and Dhaubbs were on this week's episode of FinalbossTV, discussing all things Mistweaver (and druid, and disc, and glimmerdin) related here in patch 8.1.5. We ran the gambit through how Mistweaver is doing currently to why MDI is stacked with Druids. Check it...
read moreMy thoughts on the state of Windwalker Monk going into 8.2
Disclaimer: Comparisons done between talents were done using Raidbots Patchwerk 5 Min and Patchwerk 6 Targets 5 Min Sims. Hey I’m J-Funk and these are my thoughts about the current talent balance situation in patch 8.2 in BfA. I’m going to give general concerns of...
read moreJaina, a Zen Meditation
Let’s talk about Jaina. On the surface, Jaina seems like a boss that’d be a blast to tank. She’s got a little bit of everything: heavy damage, strict positioning requirements, and a tight DPS check to encourage the padder hiding in all of us. Alas, the devil is in the...
read more8.2 Preview-Thoughts on Azerite and Tank Traits
Houston, we have content....maybe? At least, that was my initial reaction to Jeremy Feasel's (aka Muffinus') preview stream of some of the features to come in patch 8.2, Rise of Azshara. Yet, amidst all the hype he was trying to generate for flying, islands, Nazjatar,...
read moreWindwalker 8.1.5 Survival Guide
So 8.1.5 is here, or soon will be, and there are a few changes to Windwalker that people should be aware of, so I'll quickly cover what has changed and how they affect the spec. Bug Fixes and QoL Improvements Finally, the moment that everyone has been waiting...
read moreSecret Infusion and You
There has been a lot of discussion over at the Peak of Serenity discord about the various uses of Secret Infusion and its interaction with Thunder Focus Tea. I wanted to write down some general guidelines on how or when to use which buffs. Please use the comments...
read moreWindwalker Improvements 1B: Level 45 Talent Balance
Part 1A: Level 15 Talent Balance Introduction Not long ago I started a thread on Reddit asking the community for suggestions on how to improve the spec. You can still contribute to that thread, and vote on suggestions. I’ll take some of the more popular suggestions...
read moreWindwalker Improvements 1A: Level 15 Talent Balance
Introduction Last week I started a thread on Reddit asking the community for suggestions on how to improve the spec. You can still contribute to that thread, and vote on suggestions. I'll take some of the more popular suggestions and go in-depth into them like I will...
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