Windwalker Monk 5.4.7 PvP Guide

[@LightningWindWalker]

50k views hype? :D anyways I'll probably be making a new guide soon. This one was outdated and in all honesty, poorly done. I just kinda yolo'd and did it off the top of my head in 30 mins without preparation. I'll take some time to make a proper one soon :)

[@jojoheadshrinker24]

Excellent guide. Thanks! I just started my monk with the 90 boost and this was extremely helpful!

[@definedhate]

I loved the "Go ham niggy" notification when you had your stacks up haha! Epic video though, not many decent Monk guides around, keep up the good work! :)

[@kevinflores9015]

A trick to not get your jabbed disarmed so you can still do your main abilities is to get the minor glyph that makes you jab with your fists it's rlly helpful and I hope this helped u c:

[@davidbell4768]

Great guide mate, I was thinking of boosting a monk and you just helped me make my mind up, subbed!

[@skudzer1985]

Oh boy, a monk with the blindfold transmog...how original.

[@tobiasjakobsen6508]

Cool video, i like that you describe why you choose the talent, glyph etc. 1 like from here :)

[@hurricaneaquatics]

Great guide, I appreciate it. Monk is the only class I have never played and this is an excellent starter guide. Good work.

[@LightningWindWalker]

Thank you :)

[@MrMagneto182]

Nice guide, cheers from Brazil!

[@ToxizGames]

Thank you for the help i'm really new in pvp this helped me alot. its funny i saw you yesterday in armory and now i found you on youtube XD ty!

[@rollinsthechamp6577]

Yo man, first of all I really enjoy watching you because you´re such a good WW Monk. Now, Ik this sounds weird since it´s 2years later but I play on a private server and don´t understand the glyph of sparring, and you didn´t really explained it, just said it gives you more survivability so yea.. What does it do exactly?

[@karlous1]

I hope you don't mind if i play devil's advocate, I'm jsut trying to learn. When I look at Voltariux's armory, who is the top pvp ww monk atm i believe, he his using the agile primal diamond and also he seems to prioritize haste over crit, do you think it's jsut a preference thing or is there a reason for it such has his pvp team composition and such?

[@LightningWindWalker]

old guide. things change. perspectives change. If i was to make a new guide it wouldn't be the same

[@nagydavidnbd813]

i gonna ask you something... i play MoP on a private srv, yeah yeah private etc but legion is shit... i feel robbed that i bought the collector's tbh... anyway back to what i wanted to ask, can i play Monk WW with a 2h staff? i really like 2h over dual wield on monk, it's my personal opinion, and if i can, what kind of enchant should i put on it? Dancing Steel or Weapon Chain and also a friend of mine is playing Warr arms, can we do 3S as WW / Arms / Healer?

[@ipuffeli6504]

what was that addon that shows the buff that tiger palm gives? (sorry bad english) thank you for reading this :D

[@nydimka23]

Hi Lightning, thanks for a great video. Do you stream on twitch or any other site?

[@LightningWindWalker]

I stream on twitch at twitch.tv/lightningww sometimes

[@jaredwilkinson5467]

Why would you get the weapon chain? You can just disarm them to steal a weapon back.

[@MrAnthraxis]

Whats your views on Ww/Warrior/Hpaladin? How would you play it out and how well do you think it would synergise?

[@Zezlo145]

It would be really cool if you could make a tips and tricks video for monk pvp

[@johndeagler4556]

how do you get your rising sun kick to do 180k damage mine only does 36k even with full stacks and everything

[@alem123]

Hey Light, I am having trouble with keybinds. Do you move around with WASD? If yes, how do you manage to use your Paralysis keybound to 9 with Shift and Control modifiers at the same time as you move around? xD

[@LightningWindWalker]

I use the razer naga mouse which means that all the numbers, -, and = are on my mouse. I move using WASD and strafe by holding the right mouse button and using A and D. I do not use Q or E to strafe, I have them bound to other abilities.

[@Natedogg1952]

also i realize my gems and boots is wrong xD waiting for prideful one and got wrong wrists off celestial so just keeping them for a while

[@alessandrorossi3268]

Thank you, very nice vid. Monks are great fun, but still have an image problem. Or maybe it´s wars just being too strong right now, so all that is left for us is 2s.

[@alexanderhessellunddinesen3108]

Light, if i may why use diffuse magic when you can just use zenmeditation? It does nearly the same thing and most casters wont get close enough quicker to break zenmeditation. Also if you take it as glyph you can move around while doing it thus in my mind nearly making diffuse magic useless. Now i know that diffuse magic has the amazing ability to reverse magic curses. But you have detox and the other things can be dispelled. for instance against a shadow priest i can just detox his plauge zen med and then i will have done nearly the same as i would've done with diffuse magic. Other than that, i'd actually more like a good tips and tricks video. Where you can show tricks/tips that you have that can help the rest of us WWs out :D Also.. What is your DPS rotation in PvP? ;-)

[@LightningWindWalker]

Zen meditation and Diffuse magic are two entirely different spells that serve different functions. Diffuse magic is a personal defensive / preemptive cooldown, and Zen Meditation is a primarily a team / utility cooldown, with weak defensive uses at best. 1. zen meditation is above all, a TEAM cooldown that you use not for yourself, but to prevent CC on your teammates and save them from dying if necessary. 2. zen meditation absorbs only FIVE spells, therefore it can absorb random things like mirror image frostbolts, making it a lot shorter most of the time 3. zen meditation is VERY easy to cancel. a simple counterspell, typhoon, fear, etc can stop it instantly, and any melee team can just hit you once. 4. the BIGGEST use for diffuse magic is to "cloak the deep" AKA using it right when you see a mage frozen orb, and he deep freezes you and does 10% damage on his entire burst, and saves you a trinket. deep freeze would break zen meditation instantly.

[@jebbsaver5827]

what would you say are the best comps for 2s and 3s for windwalker in mop?

[@LightningWindWalker]

in MOP 2s WW/Hpriest 3s WW/lock/shaman

[@jebbsaver5827]

@@LightningWindWalker thx a lot!

[@jerekoivisto8873]

Where did u get those transmog swords, u are awesome!

[@moonkinpwnyou]

whats the new stat priority? I notice a lot of top monks are rolling with a more haste-y feeling reforge, help meh plox

[@LightningWindWalker]

haste or crit purely preference. I'm gonna do a new updated guide soon after i do some theorycrafting with it. Basically haste aint gonna help you when you're CCd because your energy is going to cap. and monks get CCd a LOT. Crit gives you more burst and most monk comps rely on such burst to land kills. Haste is probably best in WWLS comp because of the sustained pressure it has. But for other comps such as WW/Spriest which rely on quick, bursty swaps for kills the crit is more important. so in all honesty i think its comp-dependent and preference. At the end of the day if your a casual 1800 guy it's not going to make the slightest difference. Just pick which one you want and go with it

[@dk1879]

Hunters I find are probably the most difficult to duel.

[@toyota_carina_e_4a]

where you find (tyrannical meta gem) ?

[@ThePigScientist]

Lighting is there anyway for you to link or write you macros in the comments or on a new video It would be greatly appreciated

[@LightningWindWalker]

eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/8427082665 All my macros can be found here

[@ThePigScientist]

Sorry i meant AddOns

[@gabrielwadsten6290]

Could you tell me what GCD and RJW stands for? sorry! And good guide :)

[@Psynoodleful]

if you still wonder GCD=global cooldown and RJW=rrushing jade wind

[@LightningWindWalker]

@ mic volume comments. I know it is low and there is nothing I can do about it at this point. I can't really go back in time and put the volume up. So just deal with it or just click on my conveniently placed link in the description to my written guide. It's the same thing as this basically but you don't have to endure my horrible, inaudible voice

[@DrFatihD]

Hello Lightning! Can you update your guide into 6.0?

[@Wahsrocity]

TURN UP YOUR MIC!

[@superslacker247]

Just a quick question how do monks beat a 845k warlock In a 1v1 setting cause I have seen nothing but locks being op chaos bolts hitting for like 400k and having no time to recover

[@lastnameeverfirstnamegreat8071]

karma you noob

[@whoami2062]

i choose wich professions fo Monk WW 5.4 pliz ?

[@Lyachos]

Dude, u deserve more subs

[@solulus]

anylower mic volume sir?

[@BFHTTDude]

I have a question, why do you not want to be disarmed? It does nothing at all to your damage from abilities, it is ONLY auto attacks, and they still hit for nice damage even with the disarm on you? Just curious to why you would rather have weapon chain over another dancing steel

[@BFHTTDude]

And another question, what is the addon that shows your buff like close to your action bars?

[@LightningWindWalker]

The addon is "Weakauras" and when you are disarmed it reduces ALL damage not just autoattacks. Test it out, it makes you do about 10-20% damage for the duration of the disarm, so it is imperative that you take the weapon chain because 8s disarms are horrible

[@BFHTTDude]

Odd, since none of the abilities are related to weapon damage O.o Yet I rarely see people wanting to disarm me, since we just get better defensive stats when it is

[@LightningWindWalker]

I find that odd in turn :P disarming monks is very effective and highrated players do it a lot. The only difference is that your abilities do not REQUIRE a weapon to use, they act as if you used them without a weapon equipped, and as you know without a weapon equipped you will do pitiful damage :p

[@BFHTTDude]

Well, I am only 1.4k atm, hoping to find a nice healer team mate and go for some higher, been 1,75k though :)

[@nado100]

i would reccomend accension instead of chi brew

[@TwiiZerN]

Lightning is 2.9k in 3s

[@CedZii]

In what situation should I use "Rushing Jade Wind" ?

[@LightningWindWalker]

all situations. use it for your burst and any other time you have too much energy or being kited etc.

[@Vana1970]

Quit with the "like" all the time but useful video ... like.

[@blakesuh2811]

Best race for horde as a monk?

[@frederikw220]

I can barely hear what you're saying with my pc volume maxed out.

[@Glenner359]

Did I just hear "you want the crane" enchant?..crane is intellect and crit..why the hell would a ww grab that and not tiger?

[@LightningWindWalker]

I misspoke probably. I meant the agility one

[@bearshark4405]

When do you use storm,earth, fire in 5.4?

[@AN0SS]

I'm by no means the best Monk or anything, but I usually use it when there's a pesky Rogue that I want to keep in combat or when someone is low on health and I want to finish them off without getting off my current target.

[@nikolahtinen9241]

***** question: At what time and place you would want to stick to a target with (for example) + 80% hp when there is another target on execute range nearby? Sounds really weird, huh O.o

[@itsnotlegacy]

Dude for me you char is a "Dk (Death Knight)"

[@vengonktular]

6% expertise? why? wasnt it should be like hit cap.. 3%?

[@MrBerry1404]

i useing 6%+/- too because it feel like you hit more often 0% dodge and 1% parry for 90chars is pretty good

[@moonkinpwnyou]

Thanks, i appreciate it, subb'd btw, and please get that new guide out, love the vids

[@Wahsrocity]

Why RJW and not the tiger?

[@LightningWindWalker]

I found out to turn mic up! Only recently though, future videos will have good mic sound :p And you use RJW instead of tiger because it gives you an extra ability to use on your burst, the little ticks really add up fast and its an extra ~60k single target damage when you burst. The tiger breaks CC too much, is a long CD, and doesn't do as much damage burst or sustained as RJW, therefore wind is better :)

[@ScubaDiverMan408]

I like your intro it really cool.

[@TheExpy]

intro song pls

[@daNihilism]

We want to be disarmed... monks gain 25% dodge when disarmed thanks to Adaption.

[@LightningWindWalker]

No we don't. It makes us do zero damage, and most of the time people won't be hitting you anyways. Even if they are the 25% dodge is not something you want to actively seek, there are plenty of other defensives that monks have. Sitting a full 8 seconds doing zero damage is extremely detrimental, especially in arenas

[@DjDrizzn]

Take Us BACK TO MOP :(((((((

[@jeffwatts5834]

cant hear u

[@PantieShots]

can u type ur macos plz?

[@LightningWindWalker]

All my macros are in my forum PvP guide. I will be making a big update on it soon as season 15 progresses. I can't really tell how much has changed from last season at this point. You can find the macros here: eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/8427082665

[@PantieShots]

thanks man, watchin ur shit made me roll a monk, even with bullshit 497, wreckin nerds in the arena

[@PantieShots]

Lightning Wind Walker lol sry for the question, only watched the first half, i was on the go so i didnt hav much time, thanks again for the responce dude

[@Telarius]

A bit quiet

[@TheLordGodric]

Holy shit i cant hear anything o0

[@phortin1380]

I love you

[@ThatFlyGuyNL]

More subs deserve! +1 sub

[@LightningWindWalker]

Thanks a lot! Making some good progress on "Lightning 1" today. ALMOST done with the first song! :DD BG montage video later today maybe? IDK i'll see what I can do :p

[@Sentiray]

nice :)

[@LightningWindWalker]

Thanks! :)

[@dimitris842]

a guide for monk's...... ok try this1 throw on your keyboard dogfood 2con'd let your dog eat 3rd win arena x0a0x0xa0xa so lame class...

[@patrickjohansen6857]

I want to see a duel between you a Brofíst:-P His KZbin channel is PwndaTV :-)

[@WhallonJesse]

Monks have one of the worst talent trees because it is totally cookie cutter for every spec. Same glyphs, same talents, every time. WoD expansion made to changes to them and the 100 talents are also cookie cutter.

[@lastnameeverfirstnamegreat8071]

best class in game.

[@tbsgaming9415]

Not much prideful :(

[@CIeave]

thats because it was still grevious season lol

[@tbsgaming9415]

:X

[@mikeybarraclough8223]

I dont get the point of these videos, yes its helpful but it all stems back to WoW players that don't read there shit. Learn ur class, then good 2 go :) that easy

[@mikeybarraclough8223]

and no offence but your accent sounds fake : / haha

[@LightningWindWalker]

I have lived in the US for 6 years - I moved here from the UK when I was 11. That has probably affected my accent so I will probably never sound English or American - but probably something in between. And people enjoy things and learn in a different way. Everything I know about WWmonk was self taught, I watched no guides, I watched no streams, I just played arena and figured it out etc. I also don't really watch youtube PvP videos the kind that I make, I prefer making them to watching them to be honest. I know that a lot of people like referencing guides and watching other people play to learn, why do you think there are so many people watching streams? I'm just here to provide high rated WW content - the likes of that is rarely seen on youtube - to those who are interested in watching it

[@mikeybarraclough8223]

Well thank you, and yes it is a tad american now that you mention it.

[@inyeusi]

LOL "monks damage is very bursty, like your sustained damage is not really that high" go play pve and see how monks play

[@LightningWindWalker]

I don't know or care about pve. There is a reason this is a "pvp" guide and I'm pretty sure I know what i'm talking about with regards to pvp.

[@shiro2400]

They are hella bursty. Right after they get their tiger brew buff after getting ten of em and uses tiger palm and rising sun kick and having RJW, their fists of fury literally takes down like 350k...

[@KillswitchTheMage]

PVE is stupid as shit....

[@JosueTheBigot]

This video is crazy quiet.