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: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Single Target

Ensure Shuffle is active before engaging.

• Keg SmashView detailsUse on cooldown to maintain Shuffle and deal damage.
• Blackout KickView detailsUse to maintain Shuffle and trigger Blackout Combo.
• Breath Of FireView detailsApply or refresh Charred Passions buff.
• Tiger PalmView detailsConsume Blackout Combo buff.
• Exploding KegView detailsUse for burst damage.
• Chi BurstView detailsUse when available for additional damage.
• Invoke Niuzao, The Black OxView detailsUse for additional damage and utility.

Maintain Shuffle with Keg Smash and Blackout Kick. Use Breath Of Fire for buffs, and Tiger Palm to consume Blackout Combo. Utilize cooldowns like Exploding Keg and Invoke Niuzao, The Black Ox for burst damage.

AoE

• Keg SmashView detailsUse on cooldown for AoE damage and Shuffle.
• Breath Of FireView detailsApply or refresh Charred Passions buff.
• Exploding KegView detailsUse for burst AoE damage.
• Rushing Jade WindView detailsMaintain for consistent AoE damage.
• Spinning Crane KickView detailsUse when no other abilities are available.

For AoE, prioritize Keg Smash and Breath Of Fire for damage and buffs. Use Exploding Keg for burst and maintain Rushing Jade Wind. Spinning Crane Kick is a filler option.

Cooldowns

• Exploding KegView detailsUse for burst damage and utility.
• Invoke Niuzao, The Black OxView detailsUse for additional damage and stagger transfer.
• Touch Of DeathView detailsUse when the target's health is below your maximum health.
• Fortifying BrewView detailsUse proactively for damage reduction and health increase.

Use Exploding Keg and Invoke Niuzao, The Black Ox for damage. Activate Touch Of Death when the target is low, and Fortifying Brew for survivability.

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.