Blizzard has shown another set of brand new hero talent trees that will be coming in the next World of Warcraft expansion- The War Within. We will be taking a look as this hero talent tree will be centered around Brewmaster and Windwalker Monks so we will see how much the gameplay will be impacted.
Blizzard has set a lot of high expectations following their reveal of the three next expansions that will be rolled out over the following years. Although the concepts and ideas behind these hero talent trees share similarities with features from previous expansions, it is exciting to see how this will be integrated into retail WoW.
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WoW The War Within: Shado-Pan Monk Hero Talent Tree
Since there is a lot to cover in the initial Hero Talent tree, we will be separately examining all of the nodes so we can get a better understanding of the core concepts.
Shado-Pan Keystone
Overwhelming Flurry: Dealing damage equal to your maximum health generates a Flurry Charge. For each 400 Energy you spend, unleash all Flurry Charges as Flurry Strikes, dealing physical damage per charge.
Shado-Pan
Row 1
Choice Node:
- Pride of Pandaria: Flurry Strikes have 15% additional chance to Critically Strike.
- High Impact: Enemies who die within 5 seconds of being damaged by a Flurry Strike explode, dealing damage to uncontrolled enemies within 8 yards.
Veteran’s Eye: Striking the same target 5 times within 2 seconds grants 2% haste. Multiple instances of this effect may overlap, stacking up to 10 times.
Martial Precision: Attacks penetrate 10% of the target’s armor.
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Shado-Pan
Row 2
Choice Node:
- Protect and Serve: Your Vivify always heals you for an additional 30% of its total value.
- Lead from the Front: Chi Burst, Chi Wave, and Expel Harm now leech 20% of damage dealt.
One versus Many: Damage dealt by Fists of Fury and Keg Smash counts as double towards Flurry Charge generation. Fists of Fury damage increased by 10%. Keg Smash damage increased by 30%.
Choice Node:
- Whirling Steel: When you become injured, summon Whirling Steel, increasing your Parry chance and Avoidance by 15% for 6 seconds.
- Predictive Training: When you dodge or parry an attack, reduce damage taken by 10% for the next 6 seconds.
Shado-Pan
Row 3
Against All Odds: Flurry Strikes increase your Agility by 1% for 6 seconds, stacking up to 20 times.
Efficient Training: Abilities that spend Energy deal an additional 15% damage. Every 50 Energy spent reduces the cooldown of Storm, Earth, Fire, Serenity, and Weapons of Order by 1 second.
Vigilant Watch: Blackout Kick deals an additional 20% critical damage and increases the damage of your next set of Flurry Strikes by 10%.
Shado-Pan
Capstone
Wisdom of the Wall: Every 10 Flurry Strikes, become infused with a Wisdom of the Wall for 20 seconds. Wisdom of the Wall grants the following effects:
- Your critical strikes deal an additional 30% damage.
- Your Mastery’s effect is increased by 25%.
- Versatility now also increases your Dodge and critical strike chance by 25% of its effect.
- Flurry Strikes now deal additional Shadow damage to all uncontrolled enemies within 6 yards.
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Summary
Overall, these are some very interesting design choices behind making Brewmaster and Windwalker Monks not only stronger tanks but also increasing their damage output.
As more is being revealed regarding the newest World of Warcraft Expansion: The War Within, we are slowly starting to see just how much the scales have changed for Retail WoW. Here is the entire Hero Talent Tree as presented in the most recent blue post.
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