Shadowboxing Treads

In the Brewmaster Monk talent tree, Shadowboxing Treads sits in the Brewmaster specialization talents, row 5 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Brewmaster Talents.

Choice node

Shadowboxing Treads shares its node with Fluidity of Motion. A character takes one of the two.

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  Fluidity of Motion

  Blackout Kick's cooldown is reduced by 1 sec.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Shadowboxing Treads from Special Delivery or Rushing Jade Wind and Spirit of the Ox.

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  Special Delivery

  Drinking from your Brews has a chance to toss a keg high into the air that lands nearby after 3 sec, dealing (100% of Attack Power) Physical damage to all enemies and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 15 sec.

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  Rushing Jade Wind

  Summons a whirling tornado around you, causing Physical damage over 6 sec to all enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

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  Spirit of the Ox

  Blackout Kick has a chance to summon a Healing Sphere. : Summon a Healing Sphere visible only to you. Moving through this Healing Sphere heals you for (330% of Attack Power).

Connected below

Shadowboxing Treads leads on to Light Brewing or Training of Niuzao.

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  Light Brewing

  Reduces the cooldown of Purifying Brew, Celestial Brew, and Celestial Infusion by 20%.

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  Training of Niuzao

  Gain up to 15% Mastery based on your current level of Stagger.

Same row

Also on this row: Jade Flash, Celestial Brew or Celestial Infusion, Niuzao's Resolve, Celestial Flames, Elusive Footwork and One With the Wind.

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  Jade Flash

  Crackling Jade Lightning deals its damage in 75% less time, costs 75% less Energy, and strikes 4 additional targets, but has a 60 sec cooldown.

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  Celestial Brew

  A swig of strong brew that coalesces purified chi escaping your body into a celestial guard, absorbing (6804% of Attack Power) damage.

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  Celestial Infusion

  A strong herbal brew that coalesces purified chi escaping your body into a celestial guard, absorbing 30% of incoming damage, up to (6804% of Attack Power) total.

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  Niuzao's Resolve

  Healing Spheres now heal over 10 sec, and their healing is increased by up to 80% based on your missing health.

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  Celestial Flames

  Drinking from Brews has a chance to coat you with Celestial Flames for 6 sec. While Celestial Flames is active: : Kegs thrown by Special Delivery are ignited and splash upon landing, dealing (100% of Attack Power) Fire damage to up to 5 nearby enemies. : Rushing Jade Wind becomes a firestorm, increasing its radius by 30% and causing it to deal Fire damage.

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  Elusive Footwork

  Blackout Kick deals an additional 5% damage. Blackout Kick critical hits grant an additional 1 stacks of Elusive Brawler.

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  One With the Wind

  You have a 10% chance to not reset your Elusive Brawler stacks after a successful dodge.