Morning all!
Just started leveling a monk as its the one class I have never really played, and so far I am loving it. It has good mobility, fluid combat and I feel that the spells have good synergy.
Does anyone have any fun tips and tricks about the class to share? Whether its a good tip for a noob like me or a trick that maybe even a more experienced player might not know?
Many thanks
Welcome to the Monk class!
I got back into my monk recently after a long break from him.
It is one of those classes you never pick as first choice unless you are into martial arts IRL 
but once you try it you realise is a lot of fun. I like the idea of their “power” coming from within themselves.
My own recommendation regarding WW monk is to keep researching how they are supposed to be played in terms of PvP.
It is a BIG learning curve for a lot of people since their playstyle is unique and at the start seem to have low survivability. It is one of those playstyles that frustrate you until one day you suddenly go “Arrrhhh so that’s how it works in PvP!”.
It is also a class that very much focuses on you knowing a few tactics based on the situation you are in, in comparison to other classes where you press a specific rotation based on what you are doing atm.
A few fun tricks you can do include:
Trick 1: The aerial switcheroo!
When falling from a great hight, use Transcendance to quickly break a killing fall distance. (Warning: In-proper usage may cause fatal death!)
Trick 2: The flip flop
When in combat against a player and you are running on low health, place Transcendence, then kite the enemy using Flying Serpent Kick.
HEAL!!!!
When he catches up to you use Transcendence to TP back to the starting point.
HEAL!!!
Trick 3: The "click"bait
You are starting a 1v1 match and want to end it quickly shaolin style!
Start the match!
Use your standard rotation at start, and then wait for it… wait for iiiiit… waaaaaAAIIITTT…
(You now have 30% health left and he hasn’t used his offensive burst yet)
NOW!!!
As your opponent goes CRAZY offensive because he sees a quick victory, use Touch of Karma (With Good Karme talent of cause), and then use YOUR offensive burst!
Touch of Karma will heal up completely, and your burst damage + his burst damage all gets directed back at him for a dominating victory!!!
You can also purchase the zen flying spell from your order hall thingy (there’s an NPC just outside the Inn). You go into a meditative state and fly on a little cloud, but at a pretty slow pace. The great thing about it though is that you can activate it in the air as often as you like.
Thanks didn’t know about that 
Edit:
Bought it now and noticed that it only works in a zone where you have flying unlocked. So great way to catch yourself unless you still haven’t got flying in BFA
Transcendance is really nice to use in anny BG where u need to cap flags.
love twin peeks the most ( playing horde ) u can set ur body up in ur flag room upstairs run around and kite alliance trough the water tube and just teleport back inside
Transcendance = king in alot of situations yet i dont see manny monks using it
exit game, start classic wow, pray that they will make monk fun again in 9.0=profit
Did you know we can roll in any direction!?
Get this addon:
www . curseforge . com / wow / addons / jojos-bizarre-adventure-sfx
to enhance your gameplay experience. And turn your volume up. =)
And as stated above, learn to use your mobility. Think of your port as a warlock gate. Place it beforehand if you know you need to move somewhere quickly from point A to point B. Or even better if you need to move from A to B and then back to A.
If you come to a place where you suspect it’s at all possible that you could fall down or be knocked off an edge, place your port.
Also using chi torpedo off an edge can clear a pretty big distance. Get’s you alot further than just jumping down.
Transcendance can also be used to reset raid bosses by setting it outside the door. RL called for a wipe? Taunt, teleport, save everyone the repair bills. Your raid will thank you
Oh… He… Hehe… Muha… Muhahaha!!!
Shal I use this newly acquired power for good.? Or evil 
Ehhh… you can try to have just you survive, but a lot of fights have mechanics that will come through the wall and slap you, and there you are with no healer. The tank can easily outlive you if you get your timing wrong
This is my opener from the time that I mained WW monk, and it would generally would bring me to the top of meters and after that was just maintaining the damage.
First things first. This is for pve, also when your tanks are pulling you want to consider.
Pre-potting
Bloodfury
As an orc, the racial ability pairs perfectly with invoke Xuen talent, and being an orc makes my pet deal 1% more than other races (not much but we take everything we can.
So for me it makes sense macro’inging those two abilities together.
Right before engaging the boss this is the sequence
pre-pot
Bloodfury / Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger
Chi Wave, before combat starts (pay attention to pulls, ninjapulls are not cool).
Storm, Earth, and Fire, this is a flat (+35% damage than you would normally do)
Flying Serpent Kick (for landing damage but mostly gap closing)
Here starts the core of it:
Touch of Death
Tiger Palm Icon
Fist of the White Tiger (this in second so we can take advantage of monk physical dmg debuff)
Rising Sun Kick
Fists of Fury
(By the time you are finishing FoF, your touch of death should be coming to an end and while you are still high on damage with all this going on, that ToD tick will put you above the rest, to which you tie nicely with Whirling Dragon Punch, if you can add it before ToD expires that extra dmg will be added due to it’s mechanic of +10% dmg of 8 second duration)
Touch of Death expires and gives a massive hit that allows you stay up there, also if you can set this up in pvp during a stun, well if executed properlly it will give you a kill window.
Before healing spheres got removed from WW, in pvp I loved using teleport with 3 healing orbs on the spot so that you would get a big insta heal when porting back, but guess it was too much fun.
For touch of death to get the best of its damage, try and use different spells like jab black out kick jab black out kick then touch of death sun rising kick fists of fury whirling dragon punch, to activate mastery bonus !
Not so much a trick but for any BrM struggling with stagger there is a neat add on literally called monk stagger I believe it has a tidy display and only displays in BrM spec and only when stagger starts.
You also have the weak auras option but I found this one super easy and literally install and go.
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