MoP Classic Brewmaster Monk — Guide (Phase 5)
viewsAbout the Class
The Brewmaster Monk is a tank that spends energy and chi. It avoids damage through high dodge and parry, but its main feature is 
Stagger: 20% of incoming physical damage does not hit immediately but is spread out as a periodic effect over ten seconds. The accumulated pool can then be washed away with 
Purifying Brew.
Because of this, the Brewmaster's defense is the most "hands-on" among tanks: decisions have to be made every few seconds. In a raid it is a sturdy main tank with very strong area damage and decent self-healing.
Strengths
- Outstanding survivability thanks to absorbs and the stagger mechanic.
- A rich defensive toolkit:
Guard, 
Fortifying Brew, 
Zen Meditation, 
Elusive Brew. - Strong self-healing through
Expel Harm and healing spheres. - Very mobile thanks to
Roll and 
Tiger's Lust. - Excellent area damage for a tank.
- Scales well with item level.
Weaknesses
- Fewer dashes than the other Monk specializations.
- Demanding to manage: stagger and Purifying Brew require constant attention.
- Brings less utility to the raid than other tanks.
- Very dependent on the mastery threshold, otherwise resources come in erratically.
- Losing
Shuffle instantly turns into energy starvation.
Stat Priority
- 1Mastery (up to the hard threshold of 15%, that is 5100 rating)
- 2Hit rating (up to 7.5%, that is 2550 rating)
- 3Mastery
- 4Agility
- 5Critical strike rating and Haste (roughly up to 4000)
- 6Haste from 4000 to 11000
Going above 11000 Haste rating is not worth it: energy will start piling up faster than you can spend it. Mastery matters most here — it both removes dodges and parries and stabilizes chi generation.
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
The opener is a set sequence of abilities you use as you engage an enemy. Memorising it helps initiate your rotation in the most optimal way possible.
- 1Expel Harm
- 2Expel Harm
- 3
Keg Smash - 4
Tiger Palm - 5Guard
- 6
Jab - 7
Blackout Kick - 8Keg Smash
- 9Jab
- 10Blackout Kick
- 11Elusive Brew
- 12Purifying Brew
- Blackout Kick — keep up Shuffle, refresh it at least once every 6 seconds
- Purifying Brew — wash away the stagger pool before it becomes dangerous
- Keg Smash — the main chi generator, press it at 2 chi or less
- Guard — a large shield, cast it under the buff from Tiger Palm
- Tiger Palm — keep the damage buff up before every Guard
- Expel Harm — chi generation with self-healing, when your health has dropped
- Elusive Brew — spend from 6 stacks for the dodge
Touch of Death — a free finisher on weak enemies- Jab — chi generation when there is nothing else to press
- Tiger Palm — a chi spender when Shuffle is safe
Key Abilities
Best Gear (BiS)
Best Gear (BiS)Tier 16 Set — Armor of Seven Sacred Seals
Tier 16 Set — Armor of Seven Sacred SealsGarrosh drops a universal token that can be exchanged for any piece of the set.
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Enchants
Gems
ConsumablesRaces
- Gourmand doubles the bonus from food — roughly 300 extra primary stat. The best racial choice for a Monk on both factions.
- Epicurean grants twice as much rest in inns.
- Axe Specialization grants 1% expertise with axes and fist weapons.
Best Professions
Socket Bracer and 
Socket Gloves — two extra gems, the most flexible option for a tank.
A pair of elixirs gives more than a single flask, and the duration of both flasks and elixirs is doubled for an alchemist.
Synapse Springs on demand and Nitro Boosts for positioning.
Two serpent's eyes beyond the usual gem limit.
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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