Scalding Brew

In the Brewmaster Monk talent tree, Scalding Brew sits in the Brewmaster specialization talents, row 7 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Brewmaster Talents.

Choice node

Scalding Brew shares its node with Sal'salabim's Strength. A character takes one of the two.

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  Sal'salabim's Strength

  When you use Keg Smash, the remaining cooldown on Breath of Fire is reset.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Scalding Brew from Breath of Fire.

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  Breath of Fire

  Breathe fire on targets in front of you, causing (100% of Attack Power) Fire damage. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Targets affected by Keg Smash will also burn, taking (66% of Attack Power) Fire damage and dealing 5% reduced damage to you for 12 sec.

Connected below

Scalding Brew leads on to Dragonfire Brew or Charred Passions, High Tolerance and Exploding Keg.

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  Dragonfire Brew

  Breath of Fire deals 100% increased damage, and after using Breath of Fire, you breathe fire 2 additional times, each dealing (20% of Attack Power) Fire damage.

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  Charred Passions

  Your Breath of Fire ignites your right leg in flame for 8 sec, causing your Blackout Kick and Spinning Crane Kick to deal 50% additional damage as Fire damage and refresh the duration of your Breath of Fire on the target.

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  High Tolerance2 ranks

  Stagger is 5% more effective at delaying damage. Purifying Brew refunds 4.1 sec of its cooldown if cast at.

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  Exploding Keg

  Hurls a flaming keg at the target location, dealing (380% of Attack Power) Fire damage to nearby enemies, causing your attacks against them to deal (30% of Attack Power) additional Fire damage, and causing their melee attacks to deal 100% reduced damage for the next 3 sec. Resets the cooldown of Keg Smash.

Same row

Also on this row: Fortifying Brew: Determination, Bob and Weave or Black Ox Brew, Walk with the Ox, Zen State, Tranquil Spirit and Face Palm.

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  Fortifying Brew: Determination

  Fortifying Brew increases Stagger effectiveness by 15% while active. Combines with other Fortifying Brew effects.

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  Bob and Weave

  Increases the duration of Stagger by 5.1 sec, causing Staggered damage to be dealt to you more gradually.

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  Black Ox Brew

  Chug some Black Ox Brew, which instantly refills your Energy, Purifying Brew charges, and grants one charge of Celestial Brew or Celestial Infusion.

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  Walk with the Ox2 ranks
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  Zen State

  The effectiveness of your Stagger is increased by up to 15%, based on your missing health.

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  Tranquil Spirit

  When you consume a Healing Sphere, you clear 5% of your currently Staggered damage.

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  Face Palm