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Brewmaster Monk Guide for Raid (Updated June 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Brewmaster Monk for Raid in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.5

Expansion:Midnight

Monk Banner
A
Raid Tier
237
Raid Runs
289
Ilvl
22.57%
Raid Popularity
58 740
Raid DPS

Brewmaster Monk Stats for Raid

Critical Strike > Versatility > Mastery > Haste
697
Critical Strike
205
Haste
282
Mastery
427
Versatility
1 242
Agility
32
Avoidance
123
Leech
20
Speed
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Brewmaster Monk Talents for Raid

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Class
Soothing MistParalysis1/1Stagger1/1Elusive MistsTiger's Lust1/1Crashing MomentumFast Feet1/1Grace of the Crane1/1Bounding Agility1/1Calming Presence1/1Wind's ReachDetox1/1Vivacious Vivification1/1Silent SanctuaryJade WalkPressure PointsSpear Hand Strike1/1ReinvigorationAncient Arts2/2Chi Burst1/1Transcendence1/1Energy TransferCelerity1/1Stillstep CoilHasty Provocation1/1Ferocity of Xuen2/2Ring of Peace1/1Spirit's EssenceTiger Tail Sweep1/1Improved Touch of Death1/1Vigorous Expulsion1/1Yu'lon's Grace1/1Peace and ProsperityFortifying Brew1/1Dance of the Wind1/1Save Them All1/1Swift ArtStrength of Spirit1/1Summon Black Ox StatueExpeditious Fortification1/1Diffuse MagicCelestial DeterminationChi Proficiency2/2Healing WindsWindwalking1/1Chi TransferMartial Instincts2/2Lighter Than Air1/1Flow of Chi1/1Escape from RealityFatal Touch1/1Rushing Reflexes

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Monk · Brewmaster

Monk · Brewmaster
Vigilant Watch1/1Predictive Training1/1Martial Precision1/1Pride of Pandaria1/1Flurry Strikes1/1Veteran's Eye1/1One Versus Many1/1Efficient Training1/1Wisdom of the Wall1/1Against All Odds1/1Combat Stance1/1Shado Over the Battlefield1/1Stand Ready1/1Weapons of the Wall1/1
Specialization
Keg Smash1/1Purifying Brew1/1Shuffle1/1August BlessingQuick Sip1/1Elixir of DeterminationImproved Blackout Kick1/1Swift as a Coursing River1/1Gift of the Ox1/1Special Delivery1/1Spirit of the Ox1/1Jade FlashCelestial Infusion1/1Niuzao's ResolveCelestial FlamesShadowboxing Treads1/1Elusive Footwork1/1One With the WindBreath of Fire1/1Gai Plin's Imperial Brew1/1Training of Niuzao1/1Pretense of Instability1/1Sal'salabim's Strength1/1Fortifying Brew: DeterminationBlack Ox Brew1/1Walk with the Ox2/2Zen StateTranquil SpiritFace Palm1/1Dragonfire Brew1/1High ToleranceBlackout Combo1/1Anvil and StaveCounterstrike1/1Exploding Keg1/1Ox StanceAwakening SpiritInvoke Niuzao, the Black Ox1/1Fuel on the Fire1/1Empty the Cellar1/1Stormstout's Last Keg1/1Heart of the Ox1/1Mighty StompBring Me Another4/4
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Brewmaster Monk Best In Slot Gear for Raid

Head Head

Neck Neck

Shoulder Shoulder

Back Back

Chest Chest

Wrist Wrist

Hands Hands

Waist Waist

Legs Legs

Feet Feet

Finger Finger

Trinket Trinket

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Brewmaster Monk Best Sockets for Raid

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Brewmaster Monk Best Enchants for Raid

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Shoulder Shoulder

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Legs Legs

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Brewmaster Monk Recommended Raid ilvl

287
LFR
287
Normal
287
Heroic
287
Mythic

Brewmaster Monk Minimum Raid ilvl

279
LFR
279
Normal
279
Heroic
281
Mythic

Brewmaster Monk Best comps for Raid

Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
3.38%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.11%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorHoly PaladinHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.11%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterSurvival HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkHoly PaladinHoly PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety Rogue
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkAffliction WarlockArcane MageBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.69%
Brewmaster MonkVengeance Demon HunterHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerArcane MageArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFrost Death KnightFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.27%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost MageRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArcane MageAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterWindwalker Monk
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestPreservation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost MageMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestWindwalker Monk
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker MonkWindwalker Monk
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkVengeance Demon HunterHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration ShamanAssassination RogueBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFire MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidHoly PaladinHoly PriestRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidArms WarriorDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.27%

Brewmaster Monk race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Dwarf
    Dwarf24.4%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren17.8%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf17.6%
  • Human
    Human11.8%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf10%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran3.9%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei3.9%
  • Earthen
    Earthen3.4%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf3.4%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome2.1%
  • Gnome
    Gnome0.5%
  • Worgen
    Worgen0.5%
  • Draenei
    Draenei0.5%

Horde

  • Pandaren
    Pandaren33.2%
  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf21.6%
  • Tauren
    Tauren11.9%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera10.7%
  • Orc
    Orc6.9%
  • Goblin
    Goblin4.4%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc3.8%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren2.2%
  • Earthen
    Earthen2.2%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne1.6%
  • Undead
    Undead0.9%
  • Troll
    Troll0.6%

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How the Brewmaster Monk guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Brewmaster Monk raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Brewmaster Monk players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Brewmaster Monk comes from two factors. Because survival is hard to read from logs, performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid tanks, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all tank specs. Solid damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Brewmaster Monk raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Damage is only part of tanking and does not show survivability or cooldowns, so use the guide as a starting point and adapt to your fight.

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