Brewmaster Monk
Tank that spreads damage out over time. Strong but tricky.
Talents
Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.
Best stats
- 1Crit
- 2Versatility
- 3Mastery
- 4Haste
Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.
Patch 12.1. Stat source
Consumables
Picks for Brewmaster in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.
- Flask Flask of the Thalassian Resistance Secondary stat. The best flask for Brewmaster.
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Combat potion
Liquid Luster
Use it with your big cooldowns.
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Health potion
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
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Food
Silvermoon Parade
A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
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Augment rune
Void-Touched Augment Rune
Raises your Agility. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
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Weapon oil
Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.
Enchants
Head
Raises Leech.
Shoulders
Raises Leech, which heals you for part of the damage and healing you do.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Agility or Strength, plus Stamina.
Feet
Raises Leech and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Silvermoon's Tenacity if you want to be tankier.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Might of the Void, raising your primary stat for a short time.
Gems

First socket
Raises your primary stat.

Every other socket
Raises Critical Strike and Versatility.
Balance Critical Strike and Versatility.
Patch 12.1. Source
Trinkets
Best trinkets for Brewmaster
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 8: Ula'tek
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 8: Ula'tek
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 7: The Coiled Altar
AUnbinding of Kith'ix raid: Kith'ix
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 3: The Lost Explorers
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 3: The Lost Explorers
AFarmable
Dungeon: Murder Row
AFarmable
Dungeon: Kings' Rest
AFarmable
Dungeon: Altar of Fangs
Grades for Brewmaster, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source
Playing a Brewmaster Monk?
Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.
Other Monk specs: Mistweaver · Windwalker
Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.