The Brewmaster Monk is the tank specialization for Monks in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. While they may not be the best spec to play for Dungeons and Raids. If you actually want to be the best of the best, you are going to need to know what gear you should be aiming for when diving into raids and Mythic+ dungeons. This guide will take you through the best items for each slot that you can obtain in Mythic+ and Raid environments, as well as your weekly vault.

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Brewmaster Monk Best in Slot Stat Priority

The Best In Slot suggestions in this guide are based on whether the item has the two most important secondary stats for the intended build. In the case of the Brewmaster Monks, there are two methods of prioritizing your stats:

Stat Priority

Being a Tank, Survivability is key. Versatility is the best stat regardless of your playstyle for a flat damage reduction and damage increase. Critical Strike is just behind Vers due to Celestial Fortune, and it also improves damage. Mastery is also important for increasing dodge chance through Mastery: Elusive Brawler. And Haste is the least important stat except in the case that you would like to increase AoE DPS for faster energy regeneration and cooldown reduction on Keg Smash.

Important Notes For BiS Lists

It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.

Keep in mind that secondary stats eventually have diminishing returns. The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:

• 0 to 30% in a stat - no penalty.
• 30% to 39% in a stat - 10% penalty.
• 39% to 47% in a stat - 20% penalty.
• 47% to 54% in a stat - 30% penalty.
• 54% to 66% in a stat - 40% penalty.
• 66% to 126% in a stat - 50% penalty.

In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important to sim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

The amount that is optimal always depends on the situation. You can also use a simulator, such as RaidBots, to see what you specifically should focus on. We have a section at the end of this guide to learn how to sim your gear.

Brewmaster Monk BiS Gear

The items appearing in these lists may come from Mythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance's level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.

For easy comparison, the item tooltips show Mythic level 9 or Normal Difficulty for Raid item level version of the item.

Best Head

Unfortunately, the tier headpiece has the 2 least favorable secondary stats overall, so the next best stats are going to be the decider and there is one clear winner for both specs. If you were strictly looking for more damage, go with the second option, but it does sacrifice a lot of Versatility stat.

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Best Neck

There are two good options for both builds here, providing a large amount of Versatility. The crafted necklace is also shaping up to be the best in slot neck for almost all classes, so make sure to have it crafted with the right stats for your spec.

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Best Shoulders

The Tier shoulders aren't bad for Survivability, but the Felbat Leather Pauldrons have better stat allocation, assuming you don't break the tier set bonus.

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Best Back

In an ideal world we'd have Vers/Crit, but that's not the case for Season 1 drops. Two decent options for Survivability.

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Best Chest

Vault of the Incarnates has drops for perfect stat allocations for both builds. The Tier Chestpiece is very valuable to Survivability.

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Best Wrist

No Versatility options here, looking at the next stats there are 2 clear runners-up for both specs.

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Best Hands

The top pick has excellent stat allocation, the tier gloves are an okay pick for keeping the set bonus.

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Best Waist

The first option is definitely the top pick with the high Versatility stat, another option is provided for Survivability if drops aren't lucky.

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Best Legs

Same story as the belts, the tier option has high versatility, and a second-best option is also provided.

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Best Feet

There's a repeating trend from the previous 2 slots, but it's nice to see so much Versatility stats, eh?

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Best Rings

Those very high stats on the ring from the Raid are very nice, it's too bad the effect is effectively useless and will likely go to a Demon Hunter instead. The last option is a survivability runner-up if unlucky with drops.

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Best Trinkets

Trinkets are a tough one and are likely very situational depending on the encounter, keep an eye out for these options.

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Best Weapons

Two One-Handers are going to provide more overall stats than a Two-Handed Weapon and there are 2 really great options in this item slot.

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How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear

Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn't a pure "this is the absolute best for the entire Season" list. It's even something that certain classes have come across in Classic Wrath!

Don't worry, because we're still here to help. We highly recommend using raidbots to determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here's a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:

• Make sure you have the Simulationcraft add-on installed.
• With your new loot in your inventory, open your chatbox and type /simc.
• A window will open up. Copy the entire text and paste it on the Raidbots Top Gear page.

• This step is important. On the Top Gear page, scroll down and make sure you're selecting the gear you want simmed. If you do not select the gear you're wearing, as well as the gear in your inventory you just acquired, you won't know if you picked up an upgrade.
• Raidbots will then let you know which items allow you to maximize your DPS!

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