Monk Matters! The latest news from the Peak of Serenity
Celestial Misfortune, a Zen Meditation
Did you know Celestial Fortune is bugged? Until the 30th of October, it actually had two bugs. The first is relatively well-known and pretty benign: the absorb portion of Celestial Fortune won’t trigger until you’ve entered combat at least once since logging in. This...
read moreWindwalker PTR Build 28202
New PTR build rolled out with some changes that affect Windwalkers: Rushing Jade Wind Summons a whirling tornado around you, causing [(9) * (10% of Attack power)] damage over 6 sec to enemies within 8 yards. Specializations changed from Brewmaster to...
read moreOpen Letter: Brewmaster
This is a supplementary post to the 8.1 Monk Megathread on Reddit. You can follow the discussion there. Before we get started, let’s address the elephant in the room: Brewmaster is strong right now -- really strong. In the transition to Battle for Azeroth, Brewmaster...
read moreOpen Letter: Windwalker
This is a supplementary post to the 8.1 Monk Megathread on Reddit. You can follow the discussion there. Windwalker in Battle for Azeroth, while still pretty similar to its Legion incarnation, seems to overall be a step down in class design. While many people are still...
read moreWindwalker PTR Build 28085
There was a new build on the PTR aimed at Honor Talents which will effect Windwalker PvP & War Mode. Currently these are not showing on the wowhead database but you can log into the PTR to check them out for yourself, in the meantime Mickey has put together an...
read moreMythic Plus Talk with Trellsky
Trellsky is the currently highest ranked Brewmaster on Raider.io, and was very recently part of the world first timed +19 Underrot. We had a talk with him about his experience with Mythic Plus in Battle for Azeroth as a Brewmaster. Trellsky: Hello! My name is Trellsky...
read moreThe Fetid Log, a Zen Meditation
A user came into #brew-lounge recently with some questions about their tank. This isn’t unusual—far from it! Peak of Serenity’s Brewmaster section is exactly where we want people to come with questions about their tank. However, we were not prepared. Not for this....
read moreGift of the Ox, a Zen Meditation
Hello and welcome to what we'll be calling a Zen Meditation. The topic of this post is going to be all about our Gift of the Ox (GotO) passive and its interaction with our ability Expel Harm (EH). Note that this is meant to be an extension of the state of Brewmaster...
read moreWindwalker PTR Build 27985
There was a new build on the PTR today, which added a few things that likely affect Windwalker. Spells (1) Crackling Jade Lightning Channel Jade lightning, causing (27.977%22.4% of Attack power) Nature damage over 4 sec to the target and sometimes knocking back...
read moreLament of the Windwalker: Constant Changes
Introduction So, around April of 2017, I started a series on some of the big difficulties that Windwalker had faced in our history. While there have certainly been a few tough times since then that I didn't write a "Lament of the Windwalker" for all of those moments,...
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