Introduction to the Brewmaster Monk

Brewmaster is the tanking specialization of Monks. Brewmasters do not overly rely on avoiding damage through dodging and parrying attacks. Instead, they have an unique way of dealing with damage. This is called Staggering , which causes a portion of damage to be done to the Monk instantly. The rest of the damage is done over the course of 10 seconds.

Mainly for these reasons, Brewmasters benefit from a steady and relatively easily-healed damage intake. They make strong tanks in PvE, always making a valuable asset to the raid as a whole.

Below you will find a beginners guide to the Brewmaster Monk, you can click on highlighted abilities, for a more in depth description of them.

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Brewmaster Monk

Talents

Level	Choices
15	Eye of the Tiger ✅	Chi Wave	Chi Burst
30	Celerity	Chi Torpedo ✅	Tiger’s Lust
45	Light Brewing	Spitfire	Black Ox Brew ✅
60	Tiger Tail Sweep	Summon Black Ox Statue ✅	Ring of Peace
75	Bob and Weave	Healing Elixir	Dampen Harm ✅
90	Special Delivery	Rushing Jade Wind ✅	Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox
100	High Tolerance ✅	Guard	Blackout Combo

Rotation of the Brewmaster Monk

The basic rotation for the Brewmaster Monk is as follows:

• Cast  Keg Smash on cooldown.

• Use  Blackout Strike when ever avaliable.

• Cast  Breath of Fire on cooldown, and when the  Spitfire talent is active.

• If talented, cast  Rushing Jade Wind before it falls off.

• Cast  Tiger Palm if there is nothing else to do.

Survival Cooldowns

•  Fortifying Brew should be used whenever you are about to take a large amount of damage.

•  Zen Meditation allows you to greatly mitigate the damage abilities with a cast time (since the cast time allows you to time Zen Meditation perfectly).

• Provoke is your single target taunt. 

Stat Priority

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

Brewmaster stats are really close together. You should wear the highest item level gear you have available, while trying to avoid Haste but gain Mastery.

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