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11.1 FAQ

Author Note​

Hello there everyone! My name is Sweggles, I am a multi rank 1 Mistweaver Monk who has mained the spec since Uldir and has been writing guides since Ny'alotha. I want to make sure that I provide the best information possible for the community so I have created another guide for patch 11.1. This guide focuses on maximizing your performance in PvE raiding content. If you would like M+ resources make sure you check out the Monk class Discord: Peak of Serenity.

What's changing going into 11.1

There weren't too many changes for Mistweaver Monk in 11.1 in terms of playstyle. Instead we'll cover all changes from the start of the expansion to make it easier to jump back in for returning players:

  • Rushing Wind Kick was added as a choice node with Jadefire Teachings. It replaces Rising Sun Kick as a ranged alternative and also buffs your Renewing Mists for a short period of time.
  • Jade Bond was changed to remove the variable cooldown reduction entirely and instead provide a substantial benefit to your Chi Cocoons created from summoning your Celestial. It also gives each Chi Cocoon a 4 second Enveloping Mist when removed.
  • The cooldown of both Celestials is now 2 minutes.
  • Jade Empowerment and Dance of Chi-Ji were added to offer more DPS options in the tree.
  • Sheiluns Gift was moved further up the tree and a ST choice node talent was added to be shared with Legacy of Wisdom.
  • Ancient Teachings is now a baseline passive at 30% effectiveness, increased to 190% when talented into Jadefire Teachings.
  • A bug with Misty Peaks/Mana Tea channel casting was fixed.
  • Mana Tea was nerfed by 15% .
  • Chi-Ji was nerfed by around 32% which hurt that playstyle significantly.

11.1 Tier Set​

All healers in patch 11.1 were given a very similar tier set. Each of them have the Insurance mechanic and play around it in a different way. Mistweaver’s tier set is no different and it provides a substantial amount of additional healing just by playing your rotation normally. We'll make a few minor changes to our playstyle to get even more value. First, let's take a look at it:

  • 2pc: Gives our healing spells a chance to apply a strong HoT called Insurance! It ticks every 3 seconds (modified by haste) and lasts for 15 seconds. If the target drops low they'll get a big instant heal and the HoT will disappear. You can expect 5 + haste procs per minute - before extras.
  • 4pc: Renewing Mist now applies Insurance for 6 seconds too! This works with Rapid Diffusion which is a large part of why the tier set is so strong for us. The amount of healing Insurance does is also increased by up to 50% based on the number of Renewing Mists you have on your group. This value scales with party size so if you're in a group of 5 then 5 renewing mists will give you the full 50% increase whereas if you're in a raid of 10 people you'd need 10.

Insurance makes up enough of our healing that it's worth playing around to maximize its value.

Gameplay Changes in 11.1​

Thunder Focus Tea​

Previously we only used Thunder Focus Tea on Renewing Mists in raid because haste is an extremely good stat for us. That part is still true but Zen Pulse doesn't have any haste scaling which means we'll sometimes want to prioritize a different buff.

Do I have to do this? Can't I just use it on Renewing Mists still? This is a min-max tactic only and you can absolutely continue to use it on Renewing Mist for only a minor loss.

You must continue to use Thunder Focus Tea on Renewing Mist directly before or during your Celestial window. Getting any other stat during your Celestial is a massive HPS loss during key moments in the fight.

Special Thanks​

I think that 11.1 is going to be an excellent tier for Mistweaver Monk overall. I think that a lot of the buffs that we have received and the slight changes to our talents have made us a top contender in all forms of content. I am very excited to see how things play out for us moving forwards. A special thanks to all my lovely supporters as well as my close friends for helping motivate me to provide the best content that I can for you all. Thank you Mumsy, Bad, Voulk, Swirl, Meg, and Mytholxgy for their help. I hope you all have a wonderful tier and if you have any questions for me you can reach me on any of:

  • Twitter: sweggles1
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  • YouTube: Sweggles7925

I also do in-depth, one-on-one coaching!! If you are interested in that you can contact me on Discord!