Windwalker Acronyms

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Many acronyms exist that people use to talk about Windwalker Monk. For players new to this specialization, all of the jargon and acronyms might be a little hard to understand, so we’ve provided a list to help you catch up to the technical terms used today.

Class based Acronyms

Acronym Meaning Description
BoK  Blackout Kick Chi-Spender without Cooldown, ST
CJL  Crackling Jade Lightning Energy-Spender without Cooldown, ST
CT  Chi Torpedo Replacement to Roll
DM  Diffuse Magic Dispells/Reflects magic debuffs casting FB
EfR  Escape from Reality Second usage of Transfer within 10s
EH  Expel Harm Heal (Passive with Combat Wisdom)
FT  Fatal Touch High CDR to ToD
LS/Sweep  Leg Sweep AoE Stun
LtA Lighter than Air Dash after Roll, includes Waterwalking
Para  Paralysis Long ST CC
RoP  Ring of Peace Knockback Area
RSK Rising Sun Kick Chi-SPender with short Cooldown, ST
SCK  Spinning Crane Kick Chi-Spender without Cooldown, AoE
SHS  Spear Hand Strike Melee Interrupt
SooM  Soothing Mist Channeled Heal
TL  Tiger’s Lust Speed Buff with Cooldown
ToD  Touch of Death Offensive Cooldown with Execute
TP  Tiger Palm Energy-Spender, builds Chi
VV  Vivacious Vivification Proc, Instant Vivify
Acronym Meaning Description
AAO Against All Odds Hero Talent – Stacking Mainstat
AD August Dynasty Hero Talent – Buff to RSK after JFS
BB  Bounce Back Class Talent – Buff to Defense
BdB  Bonedust Brew Shadowlands Covenant Ability
BI  Brawler’s Intensity Spec Talent – Buff to BoK and RSK CDR
BoK  Blackout Kick Baseline – Rotational
BoK! Blackout Kick! Baseline – Free BoK
CaP Calming Presence Class Talent – Buff to Defense
Catue Summon White Tiger Statue Class Talent – “Cooldown”
CB  Chi Burst Spec Talent – Rotational
CI Courageous Impulse Spec Talent – Buff to BoK!
CJL  Crackling Jade Lightning Baseline – Rotational w/ Emp Cap
Conduit Celestial Conduit Hero Talent – Cooldown of CotC
CotC / CoC Conduit of the Celestials Hero Tree
CotWT / Courage Courage of the White Tiger Hero Talent – Proc in CotC
CoW Combat Wisdom Spec Talent – Passive EH
CP Chi Proficiency Class Talent – Buff to Nature Damage
CT  Chi Torpedo Class Talent – Replacement to Roll
CV  Crane Vortex Spec Talent – Buff to SCK
CW  Chi Wave Spec Talent – Rotational
CWW Communion With Wind Spec Talent -.CDR to SotWL
DaH Darting Hurricane Spec Talent – GCD change to TP
DHC  Drinking Horn Cover Spec Talent – Buff to SEF/Serenity
DM  Diffuse Magic Class Talent – Defensive
DoCJ  Dance of Chi-Ji Spec Talent – Buff to SCK
DT Dual Threat Spec Talent – AA replacement
EB Energy Burst Spec Talent – BoK! Chi generation
EF  Expeditious Fortification Class Talent – Buff to Fort Brew
EfR  Escape from Reality Class Talent – Buff to Transcendence
EH  Expel Harm Baseline – Heal
EM  Elusive Mists Class Talent – Buff to SooM
Emp Cap  Last Emperor’s Capacitor Spec Talent – Buff to CJL
ETL  Empowered Tiger Lightning Spec Talent – Buff to Xuen
FF  Fast Feet Spec Talent – Buff to RSK/SCK
FloX Flurry of Xuen Spec Talent – Proc
FoF  Fists of Fury Spec Talent – Rotational
FotRC Flight of the Red Crane Hero Talent – Proc
FoX  Fury of Xuen Spec Talent – Offensive Passive
FSK  Flying Serpent Kick Spec Talent – Movement
FT  Fatal Touch Class Talent – Buff to ToD
GF Gale Force Spec Talent – DMG Amp after SotWL
GotC  Grace of the Crane Class Talent – Buff to Defense
GotD  Glory of the Dawn Spec Talent – Buff to RSK
HC  Hit Combo Spec Talent – Offensive Passive
HotJS / Heart Heart of the Jade Serpent Hero Talent – Proc
HP  Provoke Class Talent – Buff to Taunt
HS  Hardened Soles Spec Talent – Buff to BoK
IB  Ironshell Brew Class Talent – Buff to Fort Brew
IC Inner Compass Hero Talent – Statbuff
ID  Invoker’s Delight Spec Talent – Buff to Xuen
IP  Inner Peace Class Talent – Buff to Resources
JFF Jadefire Fists Spec Talent – Automatic JFS
JFH Jadefire Harmony Spec Talent – Buff to JFS (Old FLH)
JFS Jadefire Stomp Spec Talent – Rotational (Old FLS)
JI  Jade Ignition Spec Talent – Buff to SCK
JS Jade Sanctuary Hero Talent – DR on Conduit
KotBT / Knowledge Knowledge of the Broken Temple Spec Talent – Buff to TotM
LS  Leg Sweep Baseline – Stun
MM Martial Mixture Spec Talent – Buff to TP
MoB / MB Momentum Boost Spec Talent – Buff to FoF
MotC  Mark of the Crane Baseline – Buff to SCK
MotM / Memory Memory of the Monastery Spec Talent – Buff to TP
MS  Meridian Strikes Spec Talent – Buff to ToD
NP Niuzao’s Protection Hero Talent – Buff to FB
OE Ordered Elements Spec Talent – Buff to SEF
Para  Paralysis Class Talent – Long CC
PoJ Path of Jade Spec Talent – Buff to JFS (Old WotF)
PotTK Power of the Thunder King Spec Talent – Buff to EmpCap
PR  Profound Rebuttal Class Talent – Buff to EH
RB Restore Balance Spec Talent – RJW during Xuen
RJW  Rushing Jade Wind Spec Talent – Rotational
RoP  Ring of Peace Class Talent – Knockback
RS  Rising Star Spec Talent – Buff to RSK
RSK  Rising Sun Kick Class Talent – Rotational
RW Revolving Whirl Spec Talent – DoCJ on WDP
SbT  Shadowboxing Treads Spec Talent – Buff to BoK
SCK  Spinning Crane Kick Baseline – Rotational
SEF  Storm, Earth, and Fire Spec Talent – Offensive
SeS Sequenced Strike Spec Talent – BoK! on DoCJ
SF  Spiritual Focus Spec Talent – Buff to SEF/Serenity
SFJ Singularly Focused Jade Spec Talent – Buff to JFS
SHS  Spear Hand Strike Class Talent – Interrupt
SooM  Soothing Mist Class Talent – Heal
SoS  Strength of Spirit Class Talent – Buff to EH
SotBO Strength of the Black Ox Hero Talent – Proc
SotW / SotWL  Strike of the Windlord Spec Talent – Rotational
SP Shado-Pan Hero Tree
StA  Save Them All Class Talent – Buff to Healing
TF  Thunderfist Spec Talent – Buff to SotWL
TL  Tiger’s Lust Class Talent – Speed Buff
ToD  Touch of Death Baseline – Offensive
ToK  Touch of Karma Baseline – Defensive
TotM  Teachings of the Monastery Spec Talent – Buff to RSK
TotT  Touch of the Tiger Spec Talent – Buff to TP
TP  Tiger Palm Baseline – Generator
TT Temple Training Hero Talent – Buff to FoF and SCK
TtP  Transfer the Power Spec Talent – Buff to FoF
TTS  Tiger Tail Sweep Class Talent – Buff to Leg Sweep
Unity Unity Within Hero Talent – CotC Capstone
VE  Vigorous Expulsion Class Talent – Buff to EH
VV  Vivacious Vivification Class Talent – Buff to Vivify
WDP  Whirling Dragon Punch Spec Talent – Rotational
WotW / Wisdom Wisdom of the Wall Hero Talent – SP Capstone
XB  Xuen’s Bond Spec Talent – Buff to Xuen
XG Xuen’s Guidance Hero Talent – Buff to TP
XBG  Xuen’s Battlegear Spec Talent – Buff to RSK/FoF
YK Yulon’s Knowledge Hero Talent – Buff to RJW

Hero-Tree based Acronyms

Conduit of the Celestials

Acronym Meaning Description
Conduit Celestial Conduit Main Coldown of CoC
CotC / CoC Conduit of the Celestials Hero Tree
CotWT / Courage Courage of the White Tiger Damage Proc on TP and Unity
FotRC Flight of the Red Crane Damage Proc only on Unity
HotJS / Heart Heart of the Jade Serpent Proc, CDR to FoF, RSK, WDP, SotWL
IC Inner Compass Statbuff based on Celestial Assistance
SotBO Strength of the Black Ox Damage Proc after CotWT on BoK
Unity Unity Within Triggers all Celestials on Conduit End
XB  Xuen’s Bond CDR to Xuen

Shado-Pan

Acronym Meaning Description
ET Efficient Training CDR to Zenith
FS Flurry Strikes Main Part of SP
SP Shado-Pan Hero Tree
WotW/Wisdom Wisdom of the Wall RSK triggers FS during Zenith

Honorable Mentions

Those Acronyms may be encountered in discussions with veteran monk players or in older articles.

Acronym Meaning Description
BdB  Bonedust Brew Shadowlands Covenant Ability
Catue Summon White Tiger Statue Xuen Statue
CB  Chi Burst Kamehameha
CI Courageous Impulse Big Damage Buff on BoK!
DaH Darting Hurricane GCD change to TP
Emp Cap  Last Emperor’s Capacitor Big Damage Buff to CJL
FLS Faeline Stomp Shadowlands Covenant Ability
FoX  Fury of Xuen Stacking Buff, procs Xuen
MotC  Mark of the Crane Debuff that buffs SCK
OE Ordered Elements WoO light during SEF
PotTK Power of the Thunder King CJl hits up to 5 targets
SEF  Storm, Earth, and Fire Offensive Cooldown
WoO Weapons of Order Shadowlands Covenant Ability

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