Monk

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The Monk is a new class that will be introduced to World of Warcraft in its fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

In World of Warcraft

Some monks do exist in World of Warcraft. Monks can be found throughout Azeroth; some belong to the Scarlet Crusade, and others are found in the ranks of the draenei.

• Crimson Monk
• Auchenai Monk
• Scarlet Monk
• Argent Monk
•  [Pandaren Monk]
• Eramas Brightblaze may or may not be. He did not align to a playable class at the time, yet seemed like a runemaster or a traditional monk class.

Items:

•  [Monk's Staff]
•  [Auchenai Monk's Tunic]

Class Overview

The monk is the confirmed new class for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria. They will use Chi as their primary resource. There will be stances, such as Drunken Tiger and Ox. They are not a Hero class, and will start at level 1. Monks will be available to every race except goblins and worgen.

They will wear leather armor, and use fist weapons, staves, polearms, one-handed swords, one-handed maces, and one-handed axes.

Pandaren masters have chosen to share their ancient martial arts with young fighters in both the Alliance and Horde. Harnessing their inner strength and potent "chi" energy, Monks are extremely capable in every role: damage, defense, and healing.
Monks are masters of bare-handed combat, choosing to draw their weapons only for devastating finishing moves. Monk healers bring harmony and balance to every group, healing even the most grievous of injuries with ancient remedies and focused spiritual arts. And few can hope to out-last the unquenchable prowess of the Monk Brewmaster, whose empowering beverages and unpredictable combat style allow them to absorb incredible amounts of punishment.

Races

Main article: Monk races

A pandaren monk in training

The monk class can be played by the following races:

Race		Strength	Agility	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit	Armor	Health
	Draenei	22	18	21	22	22
	Dwarf	23	17	24	21	19
	Gnome	16	23	21	25	20
	Human	21	21	21	22	20
	Night elf	17	25	21	22	20
/	Pandaren	21	19	22	21	22	37	123
	Blood elf	18	23	21	25	18
	Undead	20	19	21	20	25
	Orc	24	18	22	19	22
	Tauren	26	17	22	18	22
	Troll	22	23	21	18	21

The only races that cannot be monks are goblins and worgen.

Racial abilities

These are some relevant racial traits to monks:

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Talents and abilities

Main articles: Monk talents, Monk abilities

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Specializations

• Brewmaster - Tanking
• Mistweaver - A healer/damage hybrid, similar to a Discipline priest
• Windwalker - Melee DPS

Abilities

• [Blackout Kick]
• [Flying Serpent Kick]
• [Jab] - Generates Chi, which is used for other abilities.
• [Roll]
• [Spinning Crane Kick]
• [Statue of the Jade Serpent]
• [Tiger Palm]

Gear

Armor

Monks can use cloth and leather initially.

Weapons

Monks will focus on fist weapons and staves, but will also be able to use one-handed swords, one-handed maces, one-handed axes, and polearms.

RPG

This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG and is considered non-canon.

Monks are culturally considered ascetic and studious. When Malygos is in humanoid form, he takes the shape of a studious monk or similar individual. Pandaren are formidable monks, following their philosophies to the letter and perfecting their martial arts as they see fit. Runemasters are said to be monk-like as well.

RPG notes

Monks initially were a denied class in the original Warcraft RPG sourcebook, at the time believed not to be relevant to the Warcraft world. However, monks were later incorporated through the Runemaster, and references to monks appear throughout various points in RPG lore as well as in World of Warcraft. However (at the time) no specific monk class was ever created in the RPG, and no specific lore was ever given.

External links

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Monk