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Windwalker Monk · Raid

Curated for raid DPS — Shado-Pan single-target burst aligned to Bloodlust, Storm Earth and Fire extended via Invoke Xuen, and Thunderfist stacks maximised during burn phases. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Shado-Pan Raid

Shado-Pan

Recommended raid build — Shado-Pan with Invoke Xuen aligned to Bloodlust for peak single-target burst. Touch of Death on priority targets. Consistent damage between cooldown windows through Rising Sun Kick priority.

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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.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Boss encounters 2

Deadly Boss Mods (DBM)

Boss timers

613.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

Boss timers tell you when forced movement mechanics arrive so you can finish a Fists of Fury channel before repositioning rather than cancelling it mid-cast. Storm, Earth and Fire also benefits — sending your spirits into an immediate immunity phase wastes the cooldown entirely.

Tracks
Boss timers · Fists of Fury windows · Storm Earth and Fire · Pull countdowns
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

GTFO

Advanced Ground effect alerts

95.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

For Windwalker Monk, positioning awareness is especially important during Fists of Fury — you're committed to a stationary 4-second channel and can't see the floor as easily while watching your GCD. The audio alarm fires during the cast so you can cancel and reposition rather than completing the channel in a lethal ground effect. Install knowing it's significantly more limited than pre-Midnight — it covers specific tracked boss mechanics only, not general ground effects.

Tracks
Ground effect alerts · Audible alarms · Boss hazards
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

DPS

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 16 May 2026

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.

Tracks
DPS · Rising Sun Kick uptime · Fists of Fury efficiency · Invoke Xuen value
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Nameplates & targeting 1

Platynator

Mark of the Crane tracking

4.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

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.

Tracks
Mark of the Crane tracking · Cast bars · Interrupt priority · SCK targets
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Storm Earth and Fire

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

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.

Tracks
Storm Earth and Fire · Invoke Xuen · Leg Sweep · Bloodlust alignment
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Storm Earth and Fire

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

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.

Tracks
Storm Earth and Fire · Invoke Xuen · Touch of Death · Burst window alignment
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Rotation helper 1

TrufiGCD

Advanced GCD timeline

1.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Scrolling timeline of your recent cast history with GCD gaps visible. Shows cancelled Fists of Fury channels as dead GCDs, Tiger Palm Chi overcap, and gaps between Rising Sun Kick resets from mismanaged Blackout Kick sequencing.

Tracks
GCD timeline · Fists of Fury efficiency · Tiger Palm Chi overcap · GCD gaps
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

4.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Unit frames · Chi bar · Castbars · Class color bars
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Action bars · Bar positioning · Storm Earth and Fire · Invoke Xuen layout
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org
Utility & QoL 1

Raider.IO

Player scores

431.7M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 25 May 2026

Adds every player's Mythic+ score and raid progression to their tooltip. Windwalker Monk brings Ring of Peace, Leg Sweep, and Spear Hand Strike — a visible high score signals you know when to use that utility at the right moments, not just that you deal damage.

Tracks
Player scores · Raid progression · Player tooltips · LFG integration
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Storm, Earth, and Fire + trinket + potion burst opener, Touch of Death on priority target, Leg Sweep on focus, Paralysis on assigned interrupt

Stat Priority Coming soon

Crit › Haste for single-target — Thunderfist stacks scale with Crit, Storm Earth and Fire window alignment, sim to confirm stat weights at your gear level

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