State of the Spec: Windwalker in 8.1

Updated with 2 more bugs that I forgot about. Well its been almost two weeks since 8.1 came, and since it came with some changes to Windwalker, now is a good time to start looking at how those changes affected things. For anyone who isn’t super familiar with...

Windwalker Guide to 8.1 Changes

Its been almost a month since my last article, because there really hasn’t been much to talk about. There were some changes to WW on the PTR, but none really worth talking about from a PvE perspective. So, with the patch less than a month away, I thought now...

Windwalker PTR Build 28202

New PTR build rolled out with some changes that affect Windwalkers: Rushing Jade Wind   Summons a whirling tornado around you, causing [(9) * (10% of Attack power)] damage over 6 sec to enemies within 8 yards. Specializations changed from Brewmaster to...

Windwalker PTR Build 27985

There was a new build on the PTR today, which added a few things that likely affect Windwalker. Spells (1)  Crackling Jade Lightning   Channel Jade lightning, causing (27.977%22.4% of Attack power) Nature damage over 4 sec to the target and sometimes knocking back...

Lament of the Windwalker: Constant Changes

Introduction So, around April of 2017, I started a series on some of the big difficulties that Windwalker had faced in our history. While there have certainly been a few tough times since then that I didn’t write a “Lament of the Windwalker” for all...
Welp… that happened

Welp… that happened

Blizzard recently announced a round of Azerite trait tuning changes that affect Windwalkers, in a big way. General  Archive of the Titans: Primary stat bonus increased by 20%  Laser Matrix: Damage reduced by 30%  Thunderous Blast: Damage reduced by 35% Monk...
Touch of Karma Improvements

Touch of Karma Improvements

BackgroundFor anyone who wasn’t paying attention, on Friday Ion engaged in an AMA on Reddit. Many people were able to submit a question, including me. Because it was, by a landslide, the most frequent complaint or question that we had in Discord, my question was...
Windwalker in Week 1: Comparing to Others

Windwalker in Week 1: Comparing to Others

IntroductionAfter a raid opens, there is always questions about how a spec is performing compared to other specs, whether it needs buffs or nerfs, whether its strong or not, and more. Unfortunately these questions are regularly met with answers that don’t really...
In Record Time

In Record Time

Well, with less than 24 hours after the previous article was posted, Blizzard nerfed the SR trait by roughly 35%-40%. While this may go down as one of the fastest reactions in Blizzard’s history, I can’t say it wasn’t warranted based on the numbers...