Monk: Class Starter

Monk is the martial artist: rolls, spinning kicks, and brew magic across all three roles. It is the newest of the classic classes and plays faster and more fluidly than its armor suggests.

The specializations

• Brewmaster — the tank spec: Stagger spreads incoming damage over time instead of taking it all at once.
• Mistweaver — the healer spec: can heal through melee attacks ('fistweaving') or from range.
• Windwalker — melee DPS: a combo system that rewards never repeating the same ability twice.

Signature utility

Leg Sweep stuns a whole pack; Ring of Peace shoves enemies away or protects a spot; Mystic Touch debuffs enemies to take more physical damage; and Roll plus Transcendence gives unmatched mobility.

Who enjoys Monk

Players who like momentum and want all three roles in one class. Brewmaster's Stagger is the most distinctive tank mechanic in the game — great for players who find other tanks passive.

For current talent builds and spec detail, the class Discords and Wowhead/Icy Veins guides are the crew's recommended deep-dive.