PvE Brewmaster Monk Tank Addons & Macros

Nevermore

A comprehensive list of addons and macros to improve a Brewmaster Monk’s performance in dungeon and raid environments in Mists of Pandaria.

Addons

MinimapButtonButton – Addon that piles up all addon icons, preventing them from clogging your Minimap. Must-have addon if you plan on acquiring a large number of addons.
DeadlyBossMods – Allows you to track boss abilities. It’s a must-have for raiding.
Details – Shows you how much damage, healing, etc, everyone in your raid is doing. Flex on your friends!
WeakAuras – Extremely versatile addon that can track buffs and debuffs, modify the User Interface, or even create audio notifications.
Leatrix Plus – Multi-purpose addon that is extremely helpful, especially for streamers, for changing in-game mechanics such as auto-accepting quests, summons, and resurrection spells, blocking Party/Duel requests, modifying Chat, Frames, System, and Interface functionality.
Leatrix Maps – Enhances map functionality by adding coordinates, increasing zoom level, and many more!
Auctionator – A great tool for any interaction with the Auction House
OmniCC – Displays a timer on the Action Bar for the remaining time until a Cooldown is available
GTFO – Addon that provides audio notifications whenever you are standing in dangerous effects. Great for raiding!
Questie – Addon that tracks and showcases Quests & Quest Objectives on the map. Extremely helpful for leveling or the Loremaster Achievement!
Rarescanner – Addon that tracks and showcases rare mobs when in proximity to them. It is very helpful for acquiring early loot or completing achievements!
Bagnon – An Addon that completely revamps the Bag Interface and combines all bags into one big window. It’s a fantastic addon overall!
Plater Nameplates – This addon, similar to Weakauras, allows you to customize all nameplates in the game entirely. It is great for players who struggle to track debuffs on targets or simply want to overhaul the default interface.

Macros

Brewmaster Monks utilize mouseover macros like most other tanking specializations and defensive macros that can activate multiple effects at the same time, which improves their reaction time and survivability.

Mouseover Macro

This macro can be used on any target by simply hovering your mouse over it. You can either hover your mouse over the target or the UI raid or party frame in case of friendly targets. For any beneficial spells, the macro will use “Help”, and “Harm” for any spell that can damage a target.

#showtooltip Detox
/cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Detox

#showtooltip Provoke
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] Provoke

Defensive Macro

Those are defensive macros that can be used to activate multiple defensive cooldowns at once! You may also use those macros together with any On-Use trinket or potions. While burning all your defensive cooldowns at once is not advised, beginner players can use those macros to ease the stress, especially in raid environments.

#showtooltip Dampen Harm
/cast Dampen Harm
/cast Fortifying Brew
/Use Potion of the Mountains

#showtooltip Elusive Brew
/cast Elusive Brew
/cast Guard

Expel Harm/Purifying Brew Macro

This macro can be used to activate both Expel Harm and Purifying Brew simultaneously, provided you have at least 1 x Chi stored. This macro is especially useful for beginner Brewmaster Monks, but it also has its uses for veterans, simplifying their gameplay considerably!

#showtooltip
/cast Expel Harm
/cast Purifying Brew

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Nevermore

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