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With the most recent expansion ofWorld of Warcraft, Dragonflight, set to be on July 08, 2025, and thePre-Patch event already underway, players will no doubt be looking for the best builds for their character. We will continue to update our guides with the most relevant information on each class as more information is gathered. For now, lets dive into what we believe is the best talent build right now for the Windwalker Monk inDragonflight.
Talent System Changes
Dragonflight brings in a whole new talent system that is fairly similar to the old style of Talent Trees. With talent choices locked behind branches or paths and skill point thresholds.
One of the first things players will notice is that there are 2 talent trees. The31-point Talent Tree on the Leftis for theMonk Class Talents, which does not change regardless of the specialization chosen, and the30-point Talent Tree on the Rightis for theWindwalker Specialization.
Take note of the Drop-down menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the Talent Menu. Here players can Select, Save, Import, and Export Talent Builds with code. Copy the code below the images in this guide to directly import them into your Talents in game.
Talent Builds For Windwalker Monks In WoW: Dragonflight
Let’s start with the Class Talents on the Left. Most of these talents are core class features such as utilities and buffs that many players may already be familiar with.
Windwalker Monk Class Talents
Most of the talents you’ll want to focus on are in the middle of the talent tree, with healing talents generally on the left column and defensive or utility talents on the right. There are a number of obvious mandatory damage-improving talent choices pathing all the way down the center; fromTranscendencetoEscape from Reality,and then finally at the bottomResonant FistsandSummon White Tiger Statue. As well asFast Feet,Improved Touch of Death, andFatal Touch. This leaves a fair bit of variety for the remainder of your points depending on what your needs are for other utilities.
For better crowd control there is also the option of grabbingParalysisandDisabletoo.
Healing/Defensive Focus
This build picks up the defensive cooldownFortifying Brewon its way down toStrength of Spiritfor improved damage mitigation and healing, respectively. It also picks upDampen Harmfor even more survivability.Chi Waveis more healing focused thanChi Burst, so that will be up to your personal preference.
Mobility/Interrupt Focus
While still sticking to the core damage improving middle talent choices if you need to have an Interrupt take Spear Hand Strike. This leads nicely intoCeleritywhich synergizes nicely withImproved Roll.We can also pick up 1 Point ofWindwalkingand potentially a second ifSummon Black Ox Statueis not needed.Chi Burstis the preferred DPS ability overChi Wave.
Windwalker Monk Specialization Talents
For the Windwalker Specialization Talents, there is not a lot of variety here, and while the damage rotation remains largely the same between Single-Target or Multi-Target, we can still make two builds for each.
Single-Target Build
Here the focus is on InvokeXuen, the White Tiger, Meridian StrikesandRising Star. It still offers the flexibility to deal great Cleave damage too withShadowboxing Treads.
AoE Build
Here we try to maximizeSpinning Crane Kickand addRushing Jade WindandBonedust Brewin the mix. Picking up the added damage boost toStrike of the WarlordfromThunderfistas well
Import Windwalker Monk Builds
The variations above give you 4 builds that we’ve created that you can choose from, feel free to import these builds and edit them as you see fit.
