Combat Stance

In the Brewmaster Monk talent tree, Combat Stance sits in the Shado-Pan hero talent tree, row 3 of 5. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 1 points are spent in Shado-Pan.

Choice node

Combat Stance shares its node with Initiator's Edge. A character takes one of the two.

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  Initiator's Edge

  Movement speed is increased by 50% for the first 8 sec of combat.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Combat Stance from Pride of Pandaria or High Impact.

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  Pride of Pandaria

  Flurry Strikes have 15% additional chance to critically strike.

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  High Impact

  Enemies who die within 10 sec of being damaged by a Flurry Strike explode, dealing (100% of Attack Power) physical damage to uncontrolled enemies.

Connected below

Combat Stance leads on to Against All Odds.

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  Against All Odds

  Your agility is increased by 4%.

Same row

Also on this row: One Versus Many, Whirling Steel or Predictive Training and Stand Ready.

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  One Versus Many

  Auto attack critical strikes generate double the amount of Flurry Charges. Fists of Fury damage increased by 50%.

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  Whirling Steel

  When your health drops below 50%, summon Whirling Steel, increasing your parry chance and avoidance by 15% for 6 sec. This effect can not occur more than once.

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  Predictive Training

  When you dodge or parry an attack, reduce all damage taken by 10% for the next 6 sec.

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  Stand Ready

  Activating Invoke Niuzao, the Black Ox instantly grants 10 stacks of Flurry Strikes that trigger on your next attack at 70% effectiveness.