Monk Specialization

Brewmaster Monk

Tank specialization of the Monk.

Brewmaster Monk at a glance

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Spells the Brewmaster specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.

Mastery: Elusive Brawler
Leather Specialization
Critical Strikes
Celestial Fortune
Brewmaster's Balance
Expel Harm
Touch of Death
Dual Wield
Spinning Crane KickReplaces Spinning Crane Kick
StaggerYou shrug off attacks, delaying a portion of Physical damage based on your Agility, instead taking it over 10 sec. Affects magical attacks at 58% effectiveness. Gain up to 15% Mastery based on your current level of Stagger.
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Brewmaster Monk PvP talents.

AdmonishmentYou focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 10 sec. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.
Avert HarmGuard the closest players for 15 sec, allowing you to Stagger 20% of damage they take.
DematerializeDemateralize into mist while stunned, reducing damage taken by 30%. Each second you remain stunned reduces this bonus by 10%.
Double BarrelYour next Keg Smash deals 50% additional damage, and stuns all targets it hits for 3 sec.
Eerie FermentationYou gain up to 30% movement speed and 15% magical damage reduction based on your current level of Stagger.
Hot TrubPurifying Brew deals 20% of cleared damage split among nearby enemies. After clearing 100% of your maximum health in Stagger damage, your next Breath of Fire incapacitates targets for 4 sec.
MicrobrewReduces the cooldown of Fortifying Brew by 50%.
Mighty Ox KickYou perform a Mighty Ox Kick, hurling your enemy a distance behind you.
Nimble BrewDouse allies in the targeted area with Nimble Brew, preventing the next full loss of control effect within 8 sec.
Niuzao's EssenceDrinking a Purifying Brew, Celestial Brew, Fortifying Brew, or casting Roll will dispel all snares affecting you.

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October 6, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
Developers’ notes: We’re finding Brewmasters’ death rates in dungeons is higher than we’d like, so we’re adjusting some rotational sources of damage reduction to help improve baseline durability.
October 6, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
Quick Sip now purifies 8% of current Stagger amount each time you gain 3 seconds of Stagger duration (was 5%).
October 6, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
Pretense of Instability grants 10% dodge for 8 seconds after drinking a Brew (was 5 seconds).
October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Monk
Mighty Ox Kick (PvP Talent) cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
August 25, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
Developers’ notes: We’re adjusting the absorption of Celestial Brew and Celestial Infusion to improve its impact as a defensive option and to help address pain points players are experiencing in some encounters.
August 25, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
All damage increased by 3%.
August 25, 2026 Classes › Monk › Brewmaster
Celestial Brew and Celestial Infusion absorb value increased by 20%.
August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Monk › Brewmaster
Fixed an issue where Hot Trub PvP talent was incorrectly counting as both a Disorient and an Incapacitate. It now counts as an Incapacitate only.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Monk hotfix, by date: Monk hotfixes.

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