Addons and talent builds for Windwalker Monk — Strike of the Windlord and Fists of Fury priority, Storm, Earth, and Fire burst alignment, and Rising Sun Kick uptime that applies to any content. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
The recommended Windwalker build for any content — Shado-Pan amplifies your base kit without additional mechanics. Rising Sun Kick priority, Chi management, and Storm, Earth and Fire burst windows are the core skills this build teaches.
Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.
345.4M downloads
Per-spell breakdown across the fight. Rising Sun Kick should be near the top — if Fists of Fury is low, you're either cancelling the channel too often or delaying it and losing DPS to padding GCDs instead.
4.3M downloads
Cast bars and nameplate markers — helps confirm which enemies are tagged with Mark of the Crane so you know you're in range to maintain the Spinning Crane Kick damage stack. Cast bars identify dangerous casts for Spear Hand Strike interrupts.
33.4M downloads
Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — Storm, Earth and Fire and Invoke Xuen both benefit from landing with Bloodlust or external buff windows active. Also shows Leg Sweep on cooldown so you can cover kicks with Spear Hand Strike.
938.2K downloads
Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Storm, Earth and Fire (90 sec) and Invoke Xuen (3 min) so you can align them with the group burst window, plus Touch of Death for priority target execution.
5.9M downloads
Highlights when each ability should be pressed based on your current Chi level and cooldown state. Most useful while learning the opener sequence and when Spinning Crane Kick takes priority over Blackout Kick in AoE.
4.8M downloads
BetterBlizzFrames enhances the default Blizzard unit frames rather than replacing them. For Windwalker Monk, the Chi resource bar is the core display — BetterBlizzFrames keeps it visible and correctly positioned relative to your target frame so you're not reading Chi state from the corner of your eye during Rising Sun Kick windows.
22.2M downloads
Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Windwalker Monk, a dedicated cooldown bar keeps Storm, Earth and Fire, Invoke Xuen, Touch of Death, and Leg Sweep at consistent positions near the centre of the screen — your eyes don't need to travel to the default bar edges to check their status during fast-paced Rising Sun Kick priority rotations.
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Most of what ElvUI covers for Windwalker Monk is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.
63.9M downloads
Leatrix Plus handles the small overhead: auto-repair at vendors, auto-sell grey items, remove NPC dialogue delays, block duel requests. Install once, configure in 5 minutes.
159.9M downloads
Bagnon merges all your bags into a single scrollable window with a search bar. Find flasks, potions, and gear quickly without opening bag slots one at a time.
125.6M downloads
Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For Windwalker Monk, highlights Haste gear — it increases Chi generation speed from Tiger Palm and reduces Fists of Fury channel time — without needing to sim every drop.
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Storm, Earth, and Fire on-use, Touch of Death on focus, Leg Sweep mouseover stun, Paralysis mouseover CC
Agility primary, Haste reduces Fists of Fury channel time and accelerates energy regeneration, Crit amplifies Blackout Kick and Rising Sun Kick damage
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