So, what is Brewmaster tanking like?

[Malkhor]

I think keeping up Shuffle 100% should not bee too hard with some haste + good add-ons to monitor duration.

Yes keeping up shuffle 100% of the time whilst also keeping guard on CD is entirely possible, you can even still purify some times. And it gets better as you get more haste.

[DirewolfX]

It's not too bad and you shouldn't have to worry about maximizing your Brewmaster performance if you aren't doing progression raiding. Here's a simple priority you can use for 'ok' tanking, which is probably fine for heroic 5 mans:

Purifying Brew if stagger is yellow or higher (1 chi)
Guard (2 chi + 30s cooldown)
Keg Smash->Breath of Fire when it's up (treat them like a combo, and only use them together--skip BoF if the target is immune to Dizzying Haze)
Blackout Kick (2 chi)
Expel Harm if > 40 energy
Jab (single target) or Spinning Crane Kick (aoe) if > 40 energy
Tiger Palm

Most of the time you will just be rotating between tiger palm, jab and blackout kick, since everything else has a cooldown.

[SurrealNight]

Don't forget that Rushing Jade Wind Proc's shuffle, so it's like an AoE Blackout Kick (though with a CD) and then you can spam SCK for +1 Chi and +30% Dmg if you have 3+ targets.

[peki]

did the reversal role on feng 25m tonight as my first brewmaster task, I dont think ive ever had more fun tanking since i started..

[Affectionate]

I need to setup my weakauras to remind me to guard, I forget it OFTEN, but my healers still love healing me ^__^

[Grubjuice]

My weakauras shows me when guard is cooling down, warns me when guard is off cooldown but i don't have enough Chi, and makes a specific alarm noise when Gaurd is off cooldown and I do have Chi. I'm still tweeking it though.

[TheBrewsWillis]

without going into too much detail.... it is AWESOME, ENGAGING, AND FUN! it is the most enjoyable experience i have had as a tank.

[Saverem]

Exactly what he said. I have had healers tell me that the gap between good/bad monks is astounding. I barely take damage in heroics - as an example, my party got locked out of a boss (lol get inside the doors). I kept myself alive and the warlock that was with me (also drain life spam), and we took the boss from 100-0 without any real "heal". Chi Wave, expel Harm, fortifying brews, guard, etc.

It is more fun than any tanking class I have played, but it really does require you to be skilled.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte.../Kungju/simple - Kungju - Sargeras

I was going to name my Monk 'Kungfungus' until I changed my mind at the last second. SOOOOOOO glad I did. Every Monk and his grandma seem to have "Kung" in their names.




As for Monk tanking, I like it. I think it's more fun than my DK and Pally tanking, about on par with my Warrior tank and a little less fun than my Druid tank. And yes, I do love tanking and I have end game raided on every tank except Monk so far.