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Transmog Set

Guile of the Monkey King

13 pieces, a full head-to-toe outfit, from Midnight, Normal, dropping from 3 bosses.

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Set Facts

Pieces
13
Quality
Epic
Item level
219
Slots
Head x2, Shoulder, Back x2, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs x2, Feet x2
Armor coverage
9 of 8 armor slots
Binds
Bind on Pickup
Expansion
Midnight
Difficulty tier
Normal
Classes
Monk
Journal sources
3 encounters

Set Pieces (13)

Preview in Dressing Room See this set on a 3D character.

All 13 pieces drop from bosses. It mixes Leather (11) and Cloth (2). Wearing them requires level 90. The set was added in patch 12.1.0.

SlotPieceTypeSourceHow to get it
HeadMonkey King's Unyielding VisageLeatherBoss drop
HeadTemple Delver's Mystic HelmLeatherBoss drop
ShoulderTassels of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop
BackAmani Summoning ShawlClothBoss dropDrops from Nek'zali the Soulcoiler in The Venomous Abyss.
BackCape of the Monkey KingClothBoss drop
ChestBattle Gi of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop
WristWristguards of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop
HandsMonkey King's Fighting FistsLeatherBoss drop
WaistAgile Cord of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop
LegsCoiled Hex LegguardsLeatherBoss dropDrops from The Coiled Altar in The Venomous Abyss.
LegsPantaloons of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop
FeetBespittled SlitherslippersLeatherBoss dropDrops from The Twin Fangs in The Venomous Abyss.
FeetShinguards of the Monkey KingLeatherBoss drop

Source is the collection journal’s own source for each appearance, read from the current retail build; bosses, quests, recipes, prices and requirements come from the game’s item, journal and quest records.

What This Set Covers

This is a complete head-to-toe outfit - it fills 9 armor slots, so it can be worn as a full look with nothing borrowed from another set. Every piece is Bind on Pickup, so the appearances have to be earned rather than bought.

Pieces
13
Slots covered
Head x2, Shoulder, Back x2, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs x2, Feet x2
Binding
Bind on Pickup (13)
Expansion
Midnight
Set type
Normal

Slot and binding read from the current retail build’s item records for this set’s own pieces.

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Where These Pieces Drop

3 of this set's 13 pieces drop from 3 encounters in The Venomous Abyss. The rest come from vendors, quests, crafting or world drops, which the dungeon journal does not record.

Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Where to Farm This Set

3 bosses in The Venomous Abyss drop pieces of this set. Each instance below carries its Adventure Guide entry, where its entrance is, and what each boss drops.

The Venomous Abyss

Guided by the dark whispers of Malacrass, Zul'jan has freed the forgotten broods of Ula'tek from their prison. As the monster's power grows, Zul'jarra calls upon the Champions of Azeroth to descend into the Vaults of Atal'Utek to stop her brother before the weapon is unleashed upon Azeroth.

  • Nek'zali the Soulcoiler drops 1 piece of this set (Back). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.3, 50.2 on the The Venomous Abyss map. Long ago, the shadow hunter Nek'zali and her followers were entombed for the blasphemous act of summoning Ula'tek. Restored by the very power she unleashed, she calls the other Soulcoilers from their tombs to serve her once more.
  • The Twin Fangs drops 1 piece of this set (Feet). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.2, 57.3 on the The Venomous Abyss map. The first of Ula'tek's blood, Vexhul and Ithraz brood beneath a roiling sea of venom deep within the vault of Atal'Utek. Any foolish enough to enter the prison's inner chamber risk their monstrous jaws and toxic strikes.
  • The Coiled Altar drops 1 piece of this set (Legs). Adventure Guide map pin: 50.1, 77.2 on the The Venomous Abyss map. The spirit of Malacrass will not release his grip on Zul'jan so easily. At the Coiled Altar, the shaman commands the warrior to enact the final ritual to unleash Ula'tek on the Amani--for revenge, and to gain their promised reward.

Set Bonus

5 pieces of this appearance set also belong to the item set Guile of the Monkey King, which carries these bonuses in the game files:

  • 2 pieces (Brewmaster): Breath of Fire ignites your next Keg Smash, causing it to explode on contact, dealing additional Flamestrike damage to its primary target and reduced damage to additional targets.
  • 2 pieces (Windwalker): Fists of Fury strikes an additional time at the start of its channel at 50% effectiveness.
  • 2 pieces (Mistweaver): Rising Sun Kick deals 30% increased damage and Rushing Wind Kick's healing is increased by 100%.
  • 4 pieces (Brewmaster): Ignited Keg Smashes cause enemies struck to take 8% increased damage from your Physical abilities, and leave a patch of flames on the ground, dealing Fire damage each second for 5 sec.
  • 4 pieces (Mistweaver): Rising Sun Kick and Rushing Wind Kick have a chance to cause their next cast to ignore their cooldown and reduce their mana cost by 100%.

Versions and Companion Sets

16 companion sets shipped in The Venomous Abyss group alongside it:

In-Game Descriptions

The flavour text the item tooltip prints on 2 pieces of this set:

Look-Alike Sets

1 other set reuses the 3D models of Guile of the Monkey King’s head, shoulder, waist, legs, feet and hands, most shared models first:

Matched in the game files: each piece’s ItemDisplayInfo names its 3D model and texture. The same model with another texture is a recolour. Only pieces with a 3D model of their own (helms, shoulders, cloaks, weapons, shields, off-hands and some belts and robes) can be compared this way; pieces drawn from textures alone are left out.

Other Versions of This Set

Guile of the Monkey King exists as 4 set records in the game data. The version we index for this name is set 5861; this page covers one of the other records.

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