Guile of the Monkey King

Set Facts

Pieces

5

Item level

219

Quality

Epic

Bonus tiers

2 pieces, 4 pieces

Class

Monk

Binding

Binds when picked up

Set Bonuses

Brewmaster

2 piecesBreath of Fire ignites your next Keg Smash, causing it to explode on contact, dealing additional Flamestrike damage to its primary target and reduced damage to additional targets.

4 piecesIgnited Keg Smashes cause enemies struck to take 8% increased damage from your Physical abilities, and leave a patch of flames on the ground, dealing Fire damage each second for 5 sec.

Mistweaver

2 piecesRising Sun Kick deals 30% increased damage and Rushing Wind Kick's healing is increased by 100%.

4 piecesRising Sun Kick and Rushing Wind Kick have a chance to cause their next cast to ignore their cooldown and reduce their mana cost by 100%.

Windwalker

2 piecesFists of Fury strikes an additional time at the start of its channel at 50% effectiveness.

4 piecesBonus text is in the game files but not yet resolved for display.

Set Pieces (5)

• Battle Gi of the Monkey KingChestItem level 21965 Agility or Intellect97 Stamina74 Mastery33 Haste
• Monkey King's Fighting FistsHandsItem level 21948 Agility or Intellect73 Stamina56 Haste24 Versatility
• Monkey King's Unyielding VisageHeadItem level 21965 Agility or Intellect97 Stamina76 Mastery31 Critical Strike
• Pantaloons of the Monkey KingLegsItem level 21965 Agility or Intellect97 Stamina69 Critical Strike38 Versatility
• Tassels of the Monkey KingShoulderItem level 21948 Agility or Intellect73 Stamina55 Haste25 Mastery

What the full set adds

Worn together the 5 pieces of Guile of the Monkey King add 291 Agility or Intellect, 437 Stamina, 175 Mastery and 144 Haste. It also carries Critical Strike and Versatility.

Agility or Intellect

291 on 5 pieces

Stamina

437 on 5 pieces

Mastery

175 on 3 pieces

Haste

144 on 3 pieces

Critical Strike

100 on 2 pieces

Versatility

62 on 2 pieces

Agility or Intellect is the primary stat on every piece that carries one. Of the secondary ratings Mastery is the heaviest at 175 across 3 pieces, ahead of Haste, Critical Strike and Versatility.

Armor, slots and requirements

Guile of the Monkey King is a leather armor set of 5 pieces covering Head, Shoulder, Chest, Hands and Legs.

That leaves Neck, Back, Wrist, Waist, Feet, Finger and Trinket to be filled from outside the set, 7 of the twelve armor slots.

Every piece is item level 219 and needs character level 90.

Only a Monk can equip these pieces.

Every piece binds when it is picked up, so no part of this set can be traded or bought from another player.

The client files the set under Midnight.

Sold to a vendor those 5 pieces return 223g, and the single piece worth most at a vendor is Battle Gi of the Monkey King at 56g.

Wearing the set

The bonuses come in at 2 and 4 pieces, out of the 5 pieces this set can put on a character at once.

Every bonus is live once 4 pieces are on, which leaves 1 slot free for gear from outside the set without losing anything.

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