Windwalker Acronyms

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Many acronyms exist that people use to talk about Windwalker Monk. For players new to this specialization, all of the jargon and acronyms might be a little hard to understand, so we’ve provided a list to help you catch up to the technical terms used today.

Class based Acronyms

Acronym Meaning Description
BoK  Blackout Kick Chi-Spender without Cooldown, ST
CJL  Crackling Jade Lightning Energy-Spender without Cooldown, ST
CT  Chi Torpedo Replacement to Roll
DM  Diffuse Magic Dispells/Reflects magic debuffs casting FB
EfR  Escape from Reality Second usage of Transfer within 10s
EH  Expel Harm Heal (Passive with Combat Wisdom)
FT  Fatal Touch High CDR to ToD
LS/Sweep  Leg Sweep AoE Stun
LtA Lighter than Air Dash after Roll, includes Waterwalking
Para  Paralysis Long ST CC
RoP  Ring of Peace Knockback Area
RSK Rising Sun Kick Chi-Spender with short Cooldown, ST
SCK  Spinning Crane Kick Chi-Spender without Cooldown, AoE
SHS  Spear Hand Strike Melee Interrupt
SooM  Soothing Mist Channeled Heal
TL  Tiger’s Lust Speed Buff with Cooldown
ToD  Touch of Death Offensive Cooldown with Execute
TP  Tiger Palm Energy-Spender, builds Chi
VV  Vivacious Vivification Proc, Instant Vivify
Acronym Meaning Description
BoK! Blackout Kick! Proc – Free Blackout Kick, comes from Combo Breaker, Stacks to 2
CV  Crane Vortex Passive – Additional Damage and Range for SCK
CWW Communion With Wind CDR to SotWL and WDP
DHC  Drinking Horn Cover Increased Zenith Duration
DoCJ  Dance of Chi-Ji Proc – Free Spinning Crane Kick, Stacks to 2
DT Dual Threat DMG Proc – Replaces successful auto attacks
EB Energy Burst Generates Chi when consuming BoK!
ET Echo Technique Procs BoK! on Casting SotWL/WDP
FloX Flurry of Xuen DMG Proc
FoF  Fists of Fury Chi-Spender with medium Cooldown, Cleaves
FSK  Flying Serpent Kick Movement Ability
GotD  Glory of the Dawn DMG Proc that generates chi, triggered through RSK/RWK
HaC Harmonic Combo Passive – reduced FoF Chi Cost
HC  Hit Combo Passive damage increase stacking up.
Heel Skyfire Heel Passive – increased Crit for RSK and RSK splashes in AoE
HS  Hardened Soles Passive – Buffs Crit interaction of BoK
IP  Inner Peace Passive – Smoother Energy
JFS Jadefire Stomp DMG Proc – triggers when FoF ends
JI  Jade Ignition DMG Proc – triggers on SCK Cast
KotBT / Knowledge Knowledge of the Broken Temple

Increases ToTM Cap and generates stacks
MA Martial Agility Passive – Increases Autoattack Speed
MoB / MB Momentum Boost Spec Talent – Buff to FoF
MotM / Memory Memory of the Monastery Spec Talent – Buff to TP
MS  Meridian Strikes Spec Talent – Buff to ToD
OS / Spiral Obsidian Spiral Passive – BoK during Zenith generates Chi
PoJ Path of Jade Passive – Buffs JFS in AoE
RW Revolving Whirl Procs DoCJ on Casting SotWL/WDP
RWK Rushing Wind Kick Replaces RSK when active
SbT  Shadowboxing Treads Passive – BoK hits 2 additional Targets
SeS Sequenced Strike Passive – Consuming DoCJ procs BoK!
SF  Spiritual Focus Passive – Reduces Zenith Cooldown
SFJ Singularly Focused Jade Passive – JFS only hits 1 but big
SotW / SotWL  Strike of the Windlord Chi-Spender with medium Cooldown, shares a Choicenode with WDP
SR Sharp Reflexes Passive – CDR on Chispenders from BoK
TF  Thunderfist DMG Proc – triggers on SotWL/WDP Cast
ToK  Touch of Karma Defensive CD with offensive impact
TotM  Teachings of the Monastery Passive – Stacking Buff that can reset RSK when casting BoK
TotT  Touch of the Tiger Passive – Buffs Tiger Palm
WDP  Whirling Dragon Punch Combo Ability with medium Cooldown, shares a Choicenode with SotWL
XBG  Xuen’s Battlegear Passive – RSK Crits reduce FoF CD

Hero-Tree based Acronyms

Conduit of the Celestials

Acronym Meaning Description
Conduit Celestial Conduit Main Coldown of CoC
CotC / CoC Conduit of the Celestials Hero Tree
CotWT / Courage Courage of the White Tiger Damage Proc on TP and Unity
FotRC Flight of the Red Crane Damage Proc only on Unity
HotJS / Heart Heart of the Jade Serpent Proc, CDR to FoF, RSK, WDP, SotWL
IC Inner Compass Statbuff based on Celestial Assistance
SotBO Strength of the Black Ox Damage Proc after CotWT on BoK
Unity Unity Within Triggers all Celestials on Conduit End
XB  Xuen’s Bond CDR to Xuen

Shado-Pan

Acronym Meaning Description
ET Efficient Training CDR to Zenith
FS Flurry Strikes Main Part of SP
SP Shado-Pan Hero Tree
WotW/Wisdom Wisdom of the Wall RSK triggers FS during Zenith

Honorable Mentions

Those Acronyms may be encountered in discussions with veteran monk players or in older articles.

Acronym Meaning Description
BdB  Bonedust Brew Shadowlands Covenant Ability
Catue Summon White Tiger Statue Xuen Statue
CB  Chi Burst Kamehameha
CI Courageous Impulse Big Damage Buff on BoK!
DaH Darting Hurricane GCD change to TP
Emp Cap  Last Emperor’s Capacitor Big Damage Buff to CJL
FLS Faeline Stomp Shadowlands Covenant Ability
FoX  Fury of Xuen Stacking Buff, procs Xuen
MotC  Mark of the Crane Debuff that buffs SCK
OE Ordered Elements WoO light during SEF
PotTK Power of the Thunder King CJl hits up to 5 targets
SEF  Storm, Earth, and Fire Offensive Cooldown
WoO Weapons of Order Shadowlands Covenant Ability

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