Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Windwalker Monks in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Windwalker Monk PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Windwalker Monk in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Windwalker Monk in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Windwalker Monk PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ironskin Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ironskin Spaulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ironskin Tunic
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ironskin Gloves
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ironskin Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cape of Cruelty
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Waistband of Accuracy
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Armwraps of Alacrity
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Boots of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Necklace of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Quickblade
- Off Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Quickblade
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Insignia of Conquest or Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty if Orc
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Conquest
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Windwalker Monk PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ironskin Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ironskin Spaulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ironskin Tunic
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ironskin Gloves
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ironskin Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cape of Cruelty
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Waistband of Accuracy
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Armwraps of Alacrity
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Boots of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Necklace of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Quickblade
- Off Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Quickblade
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Insignia of Conquest or Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty if Orc
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Conquest
Windwalker Monk Stat Priority
Agility > 3% Hit / Expertise Rating > Haste (12%) > Critical Strike > Mastery
Prioritize as much Agility as you can. The more agility you have, the more Attack Power you will have, buffing all your abilities. After focusing on Agility, make sure to have at least 3% Hit and Expertise first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss or dodge while attacking your opponent.
Technically 6% is the soft-cap for parry, but this can be hard to achieve in the early expansion. We recommend aiming for at least 3% as of now.
After making sure you reach the Hit cap and Expertise soft cap, focus on getting the most amount of Haste. You’ll want to acquire at least 12% of this stat. Not only does Haste increase your energy regeneration, but also reduces the channel time of Fists of Fury while giving you faster ticks of Rushing Jade Wind. Additionally this stat increases your auto attack speed, which is actually a big part of your damage.
Then you’ll want to acquire some Critical Strike as you gear. This is also an important stat as crits are not nerfed in Mists of Pandaria like they are in retail, which can add to the lethality of your burst.
Finally we have Mastery. You’ll want to avoid and reforge out of this stat when the opportunity arises.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
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