Brewmaster Monk Mists of Pandaria: Remix Guide - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 14, 2024 at 12:00by Sinzhu27 comments

Welcome to our MoP Remix Guide for Brewmaster Monk! This pagecontains everything you need to know about getting the most out of yourBrewmaster Monk in the Patch 10.2.7 special feature,Mists of Pandaria: Remix.

Note that this page is focused only on Brewmaster Monks in MoP Remix.If you want to know more about MoP Remix in general, such as its rewards, checkout our dedicated page below.

Below, you will find our recommended leveling build and talent pickup orderfor your Brewmaster Monk in MoP Remix. There are various ways ofleveling in MoP Remix, and we offer some builds for the most relevant ways.

Note that this Leveling section is specific to MoP Remix. For ourDragonflight Leveling Guide for Brewmaster Monk, please checkour dedicated Leveling page.

On the whole, your time when leveling a Brewmaster Monk in Mists of Pandaria: Remixwill feature the same general build whether you are engaging purely in questcontent or are playing exclusively in dungeons and raids. It features all of yourtraditional defensive tools and an emphasis on gaining mobility early on to bettertraverse the world. Due to being more leveling-oriented, it will also featuresome talents dedicated to convenience, such as the occasional instant-cast Vivify from Vivacious Vivification or relying on the strengthof Healing Elixir in easier content.

As you approach the maximum level of 70 and are looking to potentially moveon to some of the harder content available in Mists of Pandaria: Remix, considershifting to one of the builds located on our main Brewmaster Monk talentpage.

Gems are one of the unique ways to augment your character in MoP Remix,offering offensive, defensive, and utility benefits. Here, we list the best gemsfor each type. To learn more about Gems in MoP Remix in general, check out ourdedicated page below.

• Thundering Orb — this is your strongest overall choice,providing massive amounts of AoE damage and even damage reduction duringthe channel. Be aware that it may frequently draw the attention of enemies youare not currently in combat with as well!

Your best Meta Gem as a Brewmaster Monk will largely depend upon thetype of content you are trying out in Mists of Pandaria: Remix. However, as all but oneMeta Gem shares the same 3-minute cooldown, they are meant to be fairly competitivewith one another in performance. Do not be afraid to experiment with any alternativesthat sound exciting to you. In particular, be on the lookout for these otheroptions to try instead:

• Bulwark of the Black Ox — your time spent channeling this abilitywill be based on how long its absorb is active. Increase your power with it byusing a damage reduction ability beforehand.
• Oblivion Sphere — although the detonation of this ability hasa 4-second delay, its increased damage taken debuff will instantly apply to anyenemies within the reticle, making this a valuable ability to set up furtherdamage.
• Lifestorm — if you are looking to better support your group,this gem's effect offers a handy balance of damage and healing. You also do notneed to stand in any of the flowers created by it to gain their bonuses.

• Blink — a Brewmaster Monk has no shortageof mobility, but an extra teleport on a short cooldown is hard to ignore. On topof that, it offers a convenient way to remove stuns and even root effects fromyourself!

As cogwheel gems are focused almost entirely on providing mobility effects,they are naturally more useful to classes with limited movement. However, you mayalso opt for some alternative benefits on a couple of cogwheel gems listed below:

• Dark Pact — this gem can be used as an additional defensivecooldown that is frequently available. Due to being a tank with higher maximumhealth, its created shield is truly massive.
• Heroic Leap — if you would like to add a small amount of extradamage, this gem may be used to leap into the fray on a very short cooldown.

As a final word of caution, be aware that the Roll Cogwheel Gemacts as a separate version of Roll with one charge on a 15-second cooldown.Using it will require a separate keybind, and it will not benefit from anyof your talents as a Monk that normally affect it, such as Improved Roll or Chi Torpedo.

Due to Prismatic Gems providing an incredible amount of secondary stats overtime as you acquire more prismatic sockets in your leveling, you generally willwant to focus on them as you would normally do so on a Brewmaster Monk.Essentially, focus on acquiring "more" stats rather than "better" stats. Onlyonce you have created a large collection of higher-tier gems should you botherto be more picky. With that in mind, listed below is the general priority ofprismatic gems of the highest "rank":

• Perfect Swift Opal — your main limit in leveling during Mists of Pandaria: Remixwill be how quickly you can get from one location to another, even when unableto mount.
• Perfect Hungering Ruby — many of your gear effects in thismode will be based on performing healing or staying above specific healthamounts.
• Perfect Versatile Diamond
• Perfect Deadly Sapphire

The large variety of available Tinker Gems means that it could be some timebefore you acquire a full suite of options. This, in combination with how manyyou can equip at once, means that there will be plenty of viable options to useeven if they are not shown on this particular list. Begin to make use of thelisted choices as you gain access to them.

• Memory of Vengeance — this gem replicates an old passiveeffect on all tank specializations in Mists of Pandaria, granting a buffto your primary stat (Agility) based on how much damage you have recentlytaken. With this gem, your damage and defenses will soar, provided you cansurvive a massive initial damage intake from pulling so aggressively withit. Wear this gem at all times when you are doing group content such asdungeons or raids.
• Fervor — as tank specializations come with more maximumhealth, so too does the damage from this gem increase. With the help ofextra healing or leech, you will reliably activate its effect.
• Slay — Touch of Death is already an incredibleability for leveling. With this gem, you are now effectively casting iton every enemy you come across; this is relevant for dungeon and raidenemies in particular. If traditionally questing, you may instead ignore it.
• Sunstrider's Flourish — there is a 1-second cooldownon how often this gem can trigger, but due to the damage being based on the gemitself, your Rushing Jade Wind is turned into a much stronger rotationalability with it.
• Windweaver — although it is disguised as a (still strong)utility gem, the Haste buff provided to others should not be ignored. Ifenough players in your party are also using it, the stat can be ignored forgearing purposes.
• Brittle — while it is entirely useless when fighting asingle target, this gem's power will ramp up quickly in AoE pulls. Althoughit will not store the damage from your other gear effects, the increasedAgility from Memory of Vengeance will also translate to more damagedone by your abilities and more Brittle damage in turn.

These six Tinker Gems above represent the most important powers available to you whenleveling. Once you have obtained them, the following Gems represent smaller, less impactfulpower spikes or those with more group-based effects.

• Mark of Arrogance
• Explosive Barrage
• Wildfire
• Victory Fire
• Incendiary Terror
• Quick Strike
• Lightning Rod
• Brilliance
• Freedom
• Enkindle
• Cold Front
• Frost Armor
• Bloodthirsty Coral
• Holy Martyr

To keep things simple while leveling and learning the spec, use the sliderto select your level, and watch as the leveling rotation grows with eachlevel!

Move the slider below to make the guide update to your level!

Level: 10

Brewmaster Monks often do not follow a rigid rotation so much asthey obey a priority system. This means that when following the list below, youshould use the ability that is highest on it and can be used in that moment.In general, this will become a cycle based around the 4-second cooldown of Blackout Kick, where you will be thinking of the next three abilities topress after each of its casts. Once you have gained your cooldowns at higher levels,they will be similarly spaced out, due to all being on the global cooldown.

As an additional reminder when using our slider, note that some talents mayappear sooner than you expect them to in the rotation. This reflects your abilityto select them at an earlier level if you would prefer to, or even defer themuntil later if you have a more personalized priority in mind.

1. Use Rushing Jade Wind before directlyengaging your targets. With Special Delivery, you will instead passivelydeal damage from using your Purifying Brew.
2. (Optional): Use Provoketo force an enemy to run to you or briefly "tag" them with Crackling Jade Lightning, provided you immediately cancel its castafterward.
3. (Optional): Use Provoketo force an enemy to run to you or briefly "tag" them with Crackling Jade Lightning, provided you immediately cancel its castafterward. If you are using Summon White Tiger Statue, place it near multipleenemies to get all of their attention at once.
4. (Optional): Use Touch of Deathto instantly kill the target if it is usable. Recommended for tougher enemies, orfor quest bosses.
5. Cast Keg Smash as your opening abilitywhen entering combat, and on cooldown afterward.
6. Cast Bonedust Brew or Weapons of Order, iftalented, to deal additional damage to your targets. Makesure you are standing near your enemies when casting Weapons of Order with Chi Surgetalented to reduce its cooldown.
7. Cast Blackout Kick whenever it isavailable.
8. Cast Breath of Fire on enemies that havebeen hit by Keg Smash to have them deal less damage to you.
9. Cast Rising Sun Kick whenever it isavailable.
10. Throw your Exploding Keg at your enemies.
11. Cast Expel Harm as necessary to offsetyour damage taken.
12. Cast Expel Harm as necessary to offsetyour damage taken. Healing Elixir can also be used off the global cooldownfor further healing.
13. Refresh your Rushing Jade Wind, if talented.
14. Cast Chi Wave, if talented, on cooldownto deal more damage and heal yourself.
15. Cast Tiger Palm as a filler iffighting one target, but do not go below 40 Energy.
16. Cast Spinning Crane Kick as a filler iffighting multiple targets, but do not go below 40 Energy.
17. Cast Expel Harm if you are in need ofhealing and to gather your Gift of the Ox spheres. Healing Elixircan still provide healing separately.
18. Cast Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox to increaseyour damage dealt and reduce your damage taken by a small amount.
19. In an emergency, you may instantly cast Vivify once every 10 seconds due to Vivacious Vivification.This is largely to be used for convenience during leveling.

• Maintain Shuffle by continuing tocast Blackout Kick and Keg Smash on cooldown to smooth out your damage taken.
• Cast Purifying Brew on cooldown, saving one charge for emergencies,when actively fighting an enemy and suffering damage from Stagger. Tryto focus on using it right after taking a big hit from an enemy!
• Cast Celestial Brew largely on cooldownto temporarily absorb all damage taken. You may hold onto it for short periodsof time if you know a large spike of damage is incoming.
• Yu'lon's Grace will passively generatea shield that absorbs magic damage while you are in combat.
• Zen Meditation is your strongest formof damage reduction, but you cannot move or use another ability while it ischanneled. It will also end if you are hit by a melee attack!
• Dampen Harm can be used as a powerfuldefensive cooldown that gives you even more damage reduction against larger hits.
• Fortifying Brew represents your "big"defensive cooldown, giving you extra health and damage reduction while active.Its cooldown may look long, but your Keg Smash and Tiger Palmcasts will reduce it.

Now that you have hit the maximum level of 70,consider taking the time to learn how to further optimize your end-game rotationon our main Brewmaster Monk rotation guide below!