I actually downed this boss a long time ago, but as this is one of the more challenging fights in Throne of Thunder, I thought other people might want some insight.
A Brief History of Me – The Early Days
Despite being the quintessential blog topic, I’ve never documented my beginnings in World of Warcraft. The major reason being that I’ve (rightfully) assumed it’s damn boring. But today you’re going to get it because I’m tired and had a disappointing raid week and I don’t want to have to talk about Vengeance changes.
Brewmasters in Real Life
Sometimes I see the word “brewmaster” used in a real life context and I get a little confused because my brain defaults to the WoW version. But the truth is there is a lot of real world inspiration behind the brewmaster and the “drunken ox” fighting style.
Monk Transmog: Pink Shadow and Summer Flame
These are the two transmog sets I’ve modeled lately. They’re both built around attractive, brightly colored capes and contrasting colors.
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Brewmaster Update: More AoE Tools, Proving Grounds Preview, a new Podcast, and more!
This week, we’ve seen the first major revamp for Brewmasters, this time dealing with our AoE abilities. We get a better look at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Challenges of Proving Grounds. And Episode 0 of Monk Meditation is out!
Latest Brewmaster 5.4 News – Minor Talent Changes, Number Adjustments, and Potential Glyphs
We’ve got some changes to Invoke Xuen and Chi Brew. A nerf to our Tier 16 bonus and Keg Smash, but an upgrade to our legendary tanking cloak. Some exciting glyphs have been datamined. And some Sunnier things!
10 Ways to Encourage Two Tank Fights
Since late WotLK, Blizzard has designed most of their encounters for two tanks. They’ve used many methods to do so, some more popular or effective than others.
Brewmaster 5.4 News
Some interesting spins on our underused talents, unique trinkets, updates on brewmaster Tier 16, and discussion over the legendary cloak.
Preview of Brewmaster Tier 16 Bonuses
The Brewmaster Tier 16 bonuses have been datamined. They aren’t testable yet, and like many bonuses, we probably won’t get a complete understanding of them until they go live, but here are my initial impressions.
The Brewmaster Tier 15 Crit Gearing Paradigm
A few weeks ago I wrote about the smoothing paradigm. You may remember that I finished off that post with a list of reasons not to prioritize mastery and stamina:
- You’re on easier content and are never in danger of dying.
- Your guild is hitting enrage timers or missing dps requirements.
- You do just fine with haste or crit.
Those bullet points may have been a bit understated (after all, the post was about mastery and smoothing), but the truth is those situations happen all the time. Today I’m going to elaborate on how to gear if you are running into those issues, and more specifically, the crit stat priority.
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