Faeline Stomp provides a good self-healing and defensive increase, and the Niya Soulbind also grants Grove Invigoration. The major downside of Night Fae Monk is the fact that it forces you to fight on top of the Faeline Stomp for resets, which means that having to move due to enemy mechanics can be a significant DPS and defensive loss. Night Fae is pretty far behind Kyrian and Necrolord in single target damage, but it's not bad in sustained AoE damage with low movement. Night Fae grants Faeline Stomp, which offers a decent chunk of sustained AoE damage and healing. At the highest tiers of Mythic+ pushing, Necrolord's defensive value causes it to stand out, but for everyday play, it's a slightly-weaker option. It is more consistent defensively than Weapons of Order, but the margin between Kyrian, Necrolord, and even Night Fae in terms of defense is very small in raids. Its 10-second duration makes it a mediocre option as a burst damage cooldown for lining up with other effects like potions, Bloodlust, and trinkets. In raids, Necrolord is a defense-first option that sacrifices a lot of offensive value for a moderate defensive gain. In Mythic+, its short cooldown makes it a reliable defensive cooldown, but the threat generation can be an issue. The Necrolord Covenant ability Bonedust Brew is generally the second-strongest Covenant ability available to Brewmaster Monks, and its biggest downsides are that it has a short duration, and the damage output is noticeably weaker. That being said, Necrolord is an okay alternative. Weapons of Order is good at dealing burst damage, it's a relatively easy skill to use, and it's always good. Mikanikos' end-tree trait Effusive Anima Accelerator supercharges the power of Weapons of Order, increasing its damage value and reducing its cooldown. Mikanikos' soulbind tree is excellent, and the whole Covenant works well. Kyrian is arguably the simplest, all-around best Covenant available to Brewmaster Monks thanks to Weapons of Order.

It is decent, but slightly suboptimal for most players.īest Brewmaster Monk Covenants for Raiding Necrolord is a more defensive alternative that can be useful in high-level Mythic+, but it comes at the expense of damage and threat generation. Don't hesitate to click the headers to go to their respective guides!īest Brewmaster Monk Covenants and Soulbinds for Raidīest Brewmaster Monk Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+ I’m active on Twitter, where I mostly talk WoW (and basketball), and I’m half of the team responsible for the YouTube channel WoW at Night, which focuses primarily on tank guides and previews.Īs a quick recap, we've created the table below to highlight the notable differences between covenants. I am active in all of the tank class Discords but primarily contribute to theorycrafting discussions in Peak of Serenity and Skyhold (Monk and Warrior). During Mists of Pandaria, I saw an opportunity to begin writing guides, and I took it with the hopes of making myself a better tank and making the community into better tanks with me. This guide was written by Llarold! I’ve been tanking since Vanilla. For more in-depth information, including all those optimizations and more, check out the complete Brewmaster Monk Guide pages linked in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page, and if you're leveling up in Shadowlands, you can take a look at our leveling tips. Please keep in mind that this page is meant to get players started quickly as an introduction, and does not contain much in the way of detailed explanations, mechanics, competitive options, gearing, simulation comparisons, or nuance. Included are basic talent builds, simplified rotations, stats, legendary recommendations, and more to get you started as quickly as possible. While our other guide pages go into more individual detail, this simple starter guide covers all the basics in one place, whether you're a new Brewmaster Monk, a returning player to Shadowlands, hardcore, or casual alike, it's the best place to get a beginners overview on the class.

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