Tank Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Brewmaster Monk abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.7).

Single Target

Activate Rushing Jade Wind before combat and establish Shuffle.

• Keg SmashView detailsUse on cooldown for damage and resource generation.
• Blackout KickView detailsUse to maintain Shuffle and trigger Blackout Combo.
• Breath Of FireView detailsUse if Charred Passions buff is not active.
• Rising Sun KickView detailsUse if Press The Advantage has 10 stacks.
• Chi BurstView detailsUse when available.
• Tiger PalmView detailsUse to prevent Energy capping.

Maintain Shuffle with Keg Smash and Blackout Kick. Use Breath Of Fire for Charred Passions and Rising Sun Kick with Press The Advantage. Fill with Chi Burst and Tiger Palm.

AoE

Activate Rushing Jade Wind before combat and establish Shuffle.

• Keg SmashView detailsUse on cooldown for AoE damage and resource generation.
• Breath Of FireView detailsUse to apply Charred Passions and AoE DoT.
• Blackout KickView detailsUse to maintain Shuffle and trigger Blackout Combo.
• Spinning Crane KickView detailsUse when fighting 3+ targets.
• Chi BurstView detailsUse for AoE damage and healing.

For AoE, prioritize Keg Smash and Breath Of Fire for damage and buffs. Use Blackout Kick to maintain Shuffle and Spinning Crane Kick for 3+ targets. Fill with Chi Burst.

Cooldowns

• Fortifying BrewView detailsUse preemptively for large damage reduction.
• Zen MeditationView detailsUse to mitigate casted abilities or first melee hit.
• Diffuse MagicView detailsUse against heavy magic damage.
• Dampen HarmView detailsUse preemptively for major damage reduction.
• Invoke Niuzao, The Black OxView detailsUse to share Stagger damage and deal additional damage.
• Touch Of DeathView detailsUse when the target is low enough for execution.

Use Fortifying Brew and Dampen Harm preemptively for survival. Zen Meditation is ideal for casted abilities, while Diffuse Magic counters magic damage. Invoke Niuzao, The Black Ox aids with Stagger management, and Touch Of Death is for execution.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.