Staggering Strikes

In the Brewmaster Monk talent tree, Staggering Strikes sits in the Brewmaster specialization talents, row 3 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Choice node

Staggering Strikes shares its node with Quick Sip. A character takes one of the two.

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  Quick Sip

  Purify 8% of your Staggered damage each time you gain 3 sec of Shuffle duration.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Staggering Strikes from Purifying Brew.

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  Purifying Brew

  Clears 50% of your Staggered damage, or a minimum of 8% of your maximum health.

Connected below

Staggering Strikes leads on to Gift of the Ox and Special Delivery or Rushing Jade Wind.

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  Gift of the Ox

  When you take damage, you have 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).

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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.

Same row

Also on this row: August Blessing, Elixir of Determination, Improved Blackout Kick and Swift as a Coursing River.

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  August Blessing

  When you would be healed above maximum health, you instead convert an amount equal to 40% of your critical strike chance to a heal over time effect.

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  Elixir of Determination

  When you fall below 40% health, you gain an absorb for 30% of your recently Purified damage, or a minimum of 8% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 15 sec.

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  Improved Blackout Kick

  Blackout Kick deals 20% increased damage.

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  Swift as a Coursing River

  Drinking from a Brew increases your movement speed by 15% and your auto-attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.