Windwalker - The Windwalkers mobility is even better in this spec thanks to flying serpent kick making fights with a lot of movement rather easy. We also have some of the better damage mitigation spells the game has to offer, such as defuse magic, zen meditation and touch of karma making us a rather tough leather dps.
The monk’s rotation and use of chi and energy make it so we can focus more on what’s going on in the fight and not really too demanding on the tightness of the rotation helping us focus on movement and switching etc.
What also makes the Windwalker special is our aoe/cleave damage, some of the best if not the best in game. Depending on talents we can still use our normal rotation while in aoe situations making it super fun, yet super simple. Also make great use of our clone ability, it’s a huge help for aoe conditions.
Brewmaster - In my opinion, the best tanking class I have ever played. MoP was made around the new tanking system active mitigation, and monks have it in bucket loads! They can shrug of a ton of damage, have great mobility and thanks to Ox statue, able to place absorbs on the whole raid, so beautiful.
They also have some of the best damage thanks to keg smash and the ability to aoe while doing their single target rotation much like Windwalkers (with the specific talent) They also have some incredible raid cooldowns at their disposal making them a worthy main/co tank to have in your raid.
Solo play
So if raiding is not your type of thing, but soloing old raids and quests are, then the monk is equipped with the perfect tools for the job.
I have soloed raids with a number of minutes due to their mobility and pure strength. As a Windwalker or a Brewmaster I think we are one of the best solo/boosting classes. Our self-healing is one of our strongest features as well as abilities like touch of karma and healing sphere; we won’t take any damage but be able to heal up as much as we wish.
We also have a huge amount of stuns making it easy to stop attackers when things get tough. Brewmasters as I said before have crazy dps, plus their able to mitigate so much damage while being the most mobile of the tanks, making boosting a breeze.
How about levelling?
The same thing goes for levelling, our mobility is great for things like quests, we also have the ability to gain a new quest every 10 levels were you will transfer your soul to the peak of serenity to gain a 50% exp gain for an hour making levelling that much easier.
The Monk Community
I tend to mention this a fair bit during my posts and twitter, but I can't express it enough. During my 8 years of playing, I have had my good times and bad times, just like every other player, but this last year has been so unique and refreshing too me, it really has re lit the spark between me and Warcraft. Thanks to a number of people, we have our own Monk podcast, our own website to go to for advice, guides, random chatter, that's free of the things you see on other sites.
*shudders at WoW forums* and players who enjoy the game for what it is, enjoy the monk... not for it being crazy OP or terrible, but for it being fun. If you have ideas, the community will hear you out, embrace your opinions and make you feel welcome.
One of the least elitist communities I have known. We also have an active amount of bloggers, so if reading other people’s opinions and random chit chat is your thing, or if you're interested in starting one yourself, what a great place