An Overview of Monk Class Changes in the War Within Patch 11.0.5

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• Weapons of Order and Jadefire Stomp icons have been updated.

• Added an energy tracker aura. This aura shows the player how much energy they have spent towards their next set of Flurry Strikes.
• Flurry Charges are no longer cancelable and no longer have a duration.
• Flurry Strikes unleash energy trigger threshold is now 240 energy (was 300).
• Flurry Strike damage reduced by 8%.
• Flurry Strike Accumulator Threshold increased by 47%.
• Wisdom of the Wall bonus effects duration reduced to 16 seconds (was 20 seconds).
• Against All Odds duration reduced to 5 seconds (was 6 seconds).

• New Passive Ability: Dome of Mist — Enveloping Mist transforms 80% of its remaining periodic healing into a Dome of Mist when dispelled, absorbing damage and increasing healing received by the Monk by 30% for 8 seconds. Learned at level 45.
• New Talent: Jadefire Teachings — After casting Jadefire Stomp or Thunder Focus Tea, Ancient Teachings transfers an additional 140% damage to healing for 15 seconds. While Jadefire Teachings is active, your Stamina is increased by 5%.
• New Talent: Refreshment — Life Cocoon now grants 5 stacks of Mana Tea and applies 2 stacks of Healing Elixir to its target.
• New Talent: Rushing Wind Kick — Kick up a powerful gust of wind, dealing Nature damage in a 25 yard cone to enemies in front of you, split evenly among them. Damage is increased by 5% for each target hit, up to 30%. Grants Rushing Winds for 4 seconds, increasing Renewing Mist’s healing by 50%. Replaces Rising Sun Kick, choice node with Jadefire Teachings.
• New Talent: Jade Empowerment — Casting Thunder Focus Tea increases your next Crackling Jade Lightning’s damage by 1000% and causes it to chain to 4 additional enemies. Choice node with Dance of Chi-Ji.
• Calming Coalescence has been redesigned — Increases the absorb amount of Life Cocoon by 80%.
• Ancient Teachings is now a baseline effect and transfers damage from Crackling Jade Lightning, but now transfers 30% of damage into healing.
• Blackout Kick damage increased by 25%.
• Awakened Jadefire now additionally causes Blackout Kick to strike 2 additional targets at 70% effectiveness.
• Crackling Jade Lightning now channels 25% faster.
• Dance of Chi-Ji’s chance to trigger has been increased by 100% and has moved talent locations.
• Enveloping Mist can now be dispelled.

The following talents have been removed:

• Ancient Concordance
• Nourishing Chi

• Blackout Kick’s damage increased by 20%.
• Flurry of Xuen damage increased by 40%.
• Fixed an issue that caused Courageous Impulse to incorrectly buff the damage of Blackout Kick by more than intended when multiple stacks are active.
• Fixed an issue that caused Courageous Impulse to incorrectly buff Teachings of the Monastery Blackout Kicks.

• Zen Spheres has been redesigned — Zen Spheres now has a 6-second cooldown (was none), a global cooldown of 1 second (was 1.5 seconds), each sphere nas a new initial heal or damage event, and Sphere of Despair now reduces all damage done by 3% (was only to Monk by 10%).
• Dome of Mist is no longer a PvP talent and is now learned by Mistweaver Monks at level 45.
• Thunderous Focus Tea (PvP Talent) has been removed.

You can find other Patch 11.0.5 class changes linked below.