Mistweaver Monk 10.0 Guide
Introduction
This guide presents an in-depth view of the Monk's Mistweaver Specialization in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.0! You will learn everything about the spec, such as how to gear, prepare, and then min-max your Mistweaver Monk for the most challenging PvE content in World of Warcraft, Season 1.
First, we'll check out the specialization's particularities and see why the Mistweaver Monk is one of the best healers in Dragonflight's latest season. Then you'll learn how to gear your healing monk, what stats to prioritize, and the best talents and rotations for different circumstances.
Finally, we'll go deep into min-maxing your character for the end-game content and teach you what gear to use for Mythic Raiding and Mythic Plus dungeons. By the end of the guide, you will become a master of the Mistweaver Monk spec! Sounds good, right? Let's get started!
Table of Contents
- Mistweaver Monks: Strengths and Weaknesses
- Mistweaver Monk Stat Priority
- How to gear your Mistweaver Monk
- Mistweaver Monk Rotations
- Best Mistweaver Monk talents for Mythic Raiding and Dungeons
- Mistweaver Monks in Dragonflight - FAQ
Mistweaver Monks in Dragonflight: Strengths and Weaknesses
In World of Warcraft, the monk class comes with three specializations: Windwalker, Mistweaver, and Brewmaster. The Mistweaver Monks serve the healer role and use Mana as their spending resource.
In World of Warcraft, healers have a major responsibility: they use their healing abilities to buff the allies, keep them alive and save them from death. The Mistweaver Monk represents one of the best healer classes for Mythic Dungeons and Mythic Raiding in Dragonflight Season 1, providing the most powerful sustained single-target healing in the game.
Regarding weapons, the Mistweaver Monk uses one-handed axes, maces, swords, staves, and polearms. As for raid gear, the monk shares the Protector Tier Token with Warriors, Hunters, and Shamans for legacy content. In the Dragonflight expansion, the Vault of the Incarnates raid, monks share the Zenith Tier Token with Rogues, Warriors, and Evokers.
In the table below, we present the strengths and weaknesses of the Mistweaver Monk specialization:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| + Exceptional sustained single-target healer | - Mediocre raid healing spell |
| + Great mobility | - Requires wise mana management |
| + Great damage as a healer | - Lack of raid damage reduction cooldown |
| + Great personal damage reduction skills and cooldowns |
Best Mistweaver Races
When it comes to races, with so many options to choose from, you are probably wondering what would be the best race for your Mistweaver Monk. In World of Warcraft, each race has different racial abilities and spells, but no races offer an immediate advantage compared to others regarding the Mistweaver spec. I highly recommend choosing the race you like the most, aesthetically speaking.
Now, if you want to make an idea of what race players generally choose for their Mistweaver Monks:
- For Alliance: Pandaren, Human, Dwarf, Void Elf.
- For Horde: Blood Elf, Pandaren, Vulpera, Troll.
Mistweaver Monk stat priority
Regardless of the class and spec you roll into in World of Warcraft, the stats are a key component when gearing up and min-maxing your character for the end-game content. Mistweaver Monks wear Leather gear with Intellect as the main stat.
As a monk, the Intellect stat increases the power of your spells and abilities, in other words - the healing you are providing to your allies and the damage you are dealing to your enemies. Also, please note that a higher and adequate item level will better impact your character's performance than a perfect stat distribution, so always keep an eye on the gear's item level!
Mistweaver Monk Stats priority for Mythic Raiding
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Haste
- 3. Mastery
- 4. Critical Strike
- 5. Versatility
So for raiding as a Mistweaver Monk, you will primarily value item level for Intellect as the primary stat, then Haste, followed by Mastery, Critical Strike, and Versatility as secondary stats.
Conclusion: Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike > Versatility.
Mistweaver Monk Stats priority for Mythic Dungeons
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Haste
- 3. Mastery
- 4. Versatility
- 5. Critical Strike
For mythic dungeons, as a Mistweaver Monk, you will primarily focus on item level, Intellect as the primary stat, then Haste, followed by Mastery, Versatility, and Critical Strike as secondary stats.
Conclusion: Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Versatility > Critical Strike.
Mistweaver Monk Stats Breakthrough
Intellect: Increases your spell power and, therefore, all the healing you are providing to your allies
Haste: Lowers the cast time of your heals and your cooldowns
Mastery: Increases the effectiveness of Gust of Mists
Versatility: Increases healing and damage dealt and reduces damage taken
Critical Strike: Chance to double the effects of your heals
Moving on to the next chapter, we will focus on how to gear your healer-monk, the tier set, and best-in-slot items for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
How to gear your Mistweaver Monk
In World of Warcraft, gearing is one of the most important aspects that enhances your character's overall performance by providing massive amounts of stats, armor, procs, and set bonuses. This guide will teach you how to properly gear up for the most challenging content in WoW Dragonflight, Mythic Raiding, and Mythic+ Dungeons.
Mistweaver Monk Tier Set Bonus
To start with, what is a tier set in World of Warcraft?
In WoW, a tier set is a unique class armor set with powerful 2-set and 4-set specific bonuses for each specialization of that particular class. Tier set bonuses change based on the character's active talent specialization, ensuring that the bonus is appropriate and useful to that spec.
So to recap, tier sets are unique pieces of armor that, when equipped simultaneously, provide you with a bonus, different for each spec of the chosen class. This bonus is based on the number of pieces from the set you have equipped, with most tier sets providing bonuses when equipping 2 or 4 pieces.
How to get the Mistweaver Monk Tier Set in Dragonflight Patch 10.0
There are three ways you can get tier set items in WoW in the Dragonflight expansion:
- Vault of the Incarnates Raid: You can get tier set items from specific bosses in the Vault of the Incarnates raid.
- Revival Catalyst: You can craft Tier armor from non-set pieces of the same item level using the Revival Catalyst crafting system.
- Great Vault: You can obtain tier set items from all activities that normally give Great Vault rewards, such as raiding, Mythic+ dungeons, and PvP.
The fastest way to obtain tier set items is to take advantage of these three sources that can reward you with the Mistweaver Monk Tier Set items. The best advice is to complete the Vault of the Incarnates raid weekly - this is probably the fastest way to get your hands on the desired tier armor. In case you don't have a team to raid with, complete some Mythic+ Dungeons or some PvP matches.
Mythic dungeons and PvP are highly beneficial because even if you can't drop the set items while participating in these activities, you increase the chances of getting your set items at the Great Vault or the Revival Catalyst console in Thaldraszus. At the revival catalyst console, you can convert the non-set pieces obtained in dungeons or PvP into tier set items.
Let's have a closer look at the Great Vault feature:
And this is what the Revival Catalyst looks like:
Back to our Mistweaver Monk Tier Set. Now that you learned how to obtain the tier set, let's see some set bonuses and particularities, shall we?
The Mistweaver Monk Tier set is called Wrappings of the Waking Fist. It comes with the following bonuses for two pieces and four pieces equipped:
- 2-Set: - Healing from your Enveloping Mist, Essence Font, and Vivify is increased by 10% on targets with your Spinning Crane Kick grants Renewing Mist.
- 4-Set: - Essence Font and Vivify healing are increased by 10% and your Renewing Mists on targets healed by Essence Font are extended by 1 sec for each direct heal.
In the table below, we present you the sources for Mistweaver Monk Tier Set items:
| Slot | Tier Piece | Source |
| Helm | Gaze of the Waking Fist | Raszageth |
| Shoulders | Mantle of the Waking Fist | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Chest | Chestwrap of the Waking Fist | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Gloves | Palms of the Waking Fist | Dathea, Ascended |
| Legs | Legguards of the Waking Fist | Sennarth |
The remaining tier set items (Cloak, Wrists, Waist, and Boots) can be obtained by using the Revival Catalyst in Thaldraszus.
As previously stated, you unlock the tier set bonuses for your Mistweaver Monk when you equip any two or four pieces of the Wrappings of the Waking Fist set. For itemization and build optimization, your four pieces of tier set as a Mistweaver Monk will be the Helm, Shoulder, Chest, and Hands.
Raid Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Mistweaver Monks
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the raid as a Mistweaver Monk:
| Slot | Item Name | Encounter |
| Helm | Gaze of the Waking Fist | Raszageth |
| Neck | Eye of the Vengeful Hurricane | Dathea, Ascended |
| Shoulders | Mantle of the Waking Fist | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Cloak | Decorated Commander's Cindercloak | Eranog |
| Chest | Chestwrap of the Waking Fist | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Wrists | Loyal Flametender's Bracers | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Gloves | Palms of the Waking Fist | Dathea, Ascended |
| Waist | Fused Shale Waistband | Terros |
| Legs | Loathsome Thunderhosen | Raszageth |
| Boots | Gaiters of the Waking Fist | Revival Catalyst |
| Ring #1 | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Eranog |
| Ring #2 | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #1 | Broodkeeper's Promise | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #2 | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Kadros Icewrath |
| 1H Weapon | Scepter of Drastic Measures | Dathea, Ascended |
| Off-Hand | Scripture of Primal Devotion | Kurog Grimtotem |
Mythic+ Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Mistweaver Monks
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the Mythic+ Dungeons as a Mistweaver Monk:
| Slot | Item Name | Location |
| Helm | Gaze of the Waking Fist | Great Vault |
| Neck | Chain of Scorched Bones | Court of Stars |
| Shoulders | Amice of the Enlightened | Halls of Valor |
| Cloak | Fireproof Drape | Ruby Life Pools |
| Chest | Chestwrap of the Waking Fist | Great Vault |
| Wrists | Frenzyroot Cuffs | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Gloves | Palms of the Waking Fist | Great Vault |
| Waist | Cinch of Forgotten Duty | The Azure Vault |
| Legs | Legguards of the Waking Fist | Great Vault |
| Boots | Treads of Corrupted Water | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Ring #1 | Unstable Arcane Loop | The Azure Vault |
| Ring #2 | Woe-Bearer's Band | Halls of Valor |
| Trinket #1 | Flask of the Solemn Night | Court of Stars |
| Trinket #2 | Voidmender's Shadowgem | Shadowmoon Burial Grounds |
| 1H Weapon | Spellboon Saber | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Off Hand | Sadana's Grisly Visage | Shadowmoon Burial Grounds |
Best in Slot (BiS) Trinkets for Mistweaver Monks
The best Mistweaver Monk trinkets for end-game content are:
| Tier | Item Name | Location |
| S | Broodkeeper's Promise | Broodkeeper Diurna (Vault of the Incarnates) |
| S | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Kadros Icewrath (Vault of the Incarnates) |
| A | Miniature Singing Stone | The Nokhud Offensive |
| A | Static-Charged Scale | Strunraan |
| B | Flask of the Solemn Night | Court of Stars |
| B | Voidmender's Shadowgem | Shadowmoon Burial Grounds |
| B | Alacritous Alchemist Stone | Alchemy |
| B | Conjured Chillglobe | Kadros Icewrath (Vault of the Incarnates) |
| B | Emerald Coach's Whistle | Algeth'ar Academy |
| B | Mote of Sanctification | Halls of Valor |
| C | Sustaining Alchemist Stone | Alchemy |
| C | Horn of Valor | Halls of Valor |
| D | Tome of Unstable Power | The Azure Vault |
| D | Ruby Whelp Shell | Ruby Life Pools |
| F | Darkmoon Deck: Dance | Inscription |
| F | Kyrakka's Searing Embers | Ruby Life Pools |
| F | Umbrelskul's Fractured Heart | The Azure Vault |
This wraps up everything you should know about gearing your Mistweaver Monk: the stats priority, how to obtain the tier set, and what items to use in the end-game activities. Moving on to the next section of our guide, we'll teach you what talents and rotation to use as a Mistweaver Monk in Dragonflight patch 10.0. Sounds good, right? Let's dive in!
Best Mistweaver Monk Leveling Rotation in Dragonflight 10.0
- 1. Use Touch of Death if it will kill your target.
- 2. Use Summon White Tiger Statue frequently in groups of enemies, pulling more enemies to it.
- 3. Cast Faeline Stomp and stand in its effect.
- 4. Use Zen Pulse when you have Renewing Mist and Enveloping Mist active on yourself.
- 5. Channel Spinning Crane Kick if there are 3 or more targets.
- 6. Cast Rising Sun Kick.
- 7. Cast Chi Wave.
- 8. Alternate Blackout Kick and Tiger Palm.
- 9. Channel Crackling Jade Lightning when you cannot deal damage in melee.
In the next section of our Mistweaver Monk Guide, we'll present the best talents to use for PvE end-game content, such as raiding and Mythic+ dungeons. In the end game, it's crucial to use the right talents and prioritize the skills you use depending on the activity. Choosing the best talents will significantly impact your performance as a healer!
Best Mistweaver Monk End-game Talents in 10.0
From the PvE perspective, there are two main end-game activities we'll take into consideration: Mythic raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons. We'll treat them separately to keep things clear and avoid confusion.
Best Talents for Mythic Raiding in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
In the picture below, you can see the best talents for mythic raiding as a Mistweaver Monk:
Best Talents for Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
As a Mistweaver Monk, these are the talents you must use to maximize your healing in M+ Dungeons:
Mistweaver Monk in Dragonflight - FAQ
1. Are Mistweaver Monk good in Dragonflight 10.0?
Yes, Mistweaver Monk represents one of the best healer specs in WoW Dragonflight for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
2. Is Mistweaver Monk easy to play?
Yes, the Mistweaver Monk is one of the easiest-to-play healer specs in the game.
3. What is the stats priority for Mistweaver Monks?
- The Mistweaver Monk stat priority for mythic raiding is: Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike > Versatility
- The Mistweaver Monk stat priority for mythic dungeons is: Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Versatility > Critical Strike
4. Which monk spec is best for leveling in patch 10.0?
The Windwalker Specialization is the best spec for monk leveling.
5. What is the best race for Mistweaver Monks in Dragonflight?
- Alliance's best Mistweaver Monk races are Pandaren, Human, Dwarf, and Void Elf.
- For Horde, the best Mistweaver Monk races are Blood Elf, Pandaren, Vulpera, and Troll.
Final thoughts
This wraps up everything you should know regarding the Monk's Mistweaver specialization in World of Warcraft Dragonflight for Season 1, patch 10.0. By reading this guide, you should now better understand the Mistweaver's spec and particularities and how it performs in certain circumstances and different end-game activities. It's one of the game's strongest healing specs in Dragonflight, so I encourage you to try it!