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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 7 Nov 2026

Our drawing of the type (Leather shoulders) beside Tassels of the Monkey King, a cosmetic shoulder from . Not the in-game Tassels of the Monkey King.
Our drawingLeather shoulders
Worn item · stats & who uses it

Tassels of the Monkey King — Shoulder stats, item level & who can use it

Tassels of the Monkey King — Leather shoulder at item level 219 in Blizzard’s record, with Agility or Intellect, Haste · Mastery. Part of the Guile of the Monkey King set. It is part of a tier set. 13 specs can use it. Blizzard’s Adventure Guide lists no drop for it, so this page gives its record and who wears it, not a farm route.

Tassels of the Monkey King at a glance
Item levelPreview item level 219 — no level per difficulty is established
Drops fromNo drop in Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal It is part of a tier set.
How to get itNo farm route — no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it
Specs13 of 40 specs can use it
No item-level table · Leather · Shoulder · Epic
#2 of the 26 shoulder pieces worn in the sample · 893 of 11,153 top-key characters wear it — 8%
Sources & read date ↓
No item level by difficulty — this item ships no item-level table, so compare its stats.NO ITEM LEVEL
why?
Why? · VerdictThis item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so there is no upgrade or downgrade to compute — the comparison is on its stats instead.

No journal drop · no item-level table by difficulty

This item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so there is no upgrade or downgrade to compute — the comparison is on its stats instead.

Top keys: 3 specs wear it — most, 92% of Windwalker Monk (n 338, #1 of 2 in shoulders), week of Oct 27 – Nov 1, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. Every spec ›

Specs that can use itDevourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter +1113Closest in item levelFrothing Venom Spaulders324
Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. It holds no numbers, so there is no item-level scaling to explain.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

No journal dropCrafted, tier or other worn gearRoute ›
Stats onlygame data
why?
Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. It holds no numbers, so there is no item-level scaling to explain.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

No journal dropCrafted, tier or other worn gearRoute ›

Which specs want it?

Leather · 13 of 40 specs can use it
why?
Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Share fit is OUR comparison of the item’s biggest secondary shares with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick, and not a verdict on the spec that wears it most.
SpecShare fit · our comparison · top keysGuide
Devourer Demon HunterStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Havoc Demon HunterPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Vengeance Demon HunterStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Balance DruidStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Feral DruidStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Guardian DruidPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Restoration DruidStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Brewmaster MonkPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · 90% wear itOpen ›
Mistweaver MonkPartial share · M+ orderTop keys · 85% wear itOpen ›
Windwalker MonkStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · 92% wear itOpen ›
Assassination RoguePartial share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Outlaw RoguePartial share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›
Subtlety RogueStrong share · M+ orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Can use it · game data · spec gear guides

Who can use it: 3 tanks · 2 healers · 8 damage

Another armour type · 27 specs: Death Knight · Evoker · Hunter · Mage · Paladin · Priest · Shaman · Warlock · Warrior

Stat fit is our comparison of the secondaries the item has with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The gear-guide links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

What actually changes?

why?
Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.
DroppedTassels of the Monkey Kingitem level not listed
ComparedFrothing Venom Spaulders324 item level
  • Critical Strike −66pts
    Dropped0%
    Compared66%
  • Haste +69pts
    Dropped69%
    Compared0%
  • Mastery −3pts
    Dropped31%
    Compared34%

Facts

Primary
Agility / IntellectvsAgility / Intellect
Effect
nonevsnone
Item level, same track
—vs324

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?
Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. Any 344 drop from the Mythic Coiled Altar or Ula’tek is past the track and upgrades no further; a fully upgraded Hero or Myth weapon, trinket or necklace can take one Ascendant Venomstone upgrade (Method: Hero 321 → 328, Myth 334 → 341; Blizzard prints no number), a 344 cannot.
  1. This item does not drop on Adventurer.
  2. This item does not drop on Veteran.
  3. This item does not drop on Champion.
  4. This item does not drop on Hero.
  5. This item does not drop on Myth.

No upgrade track — Blizzard’s record gives it item level 219 and no track. The journal lists no drop for it, so no track per difficulty is claimed.

Sockets & extras

  • Socketsnone on this itemnone
  • Unique-equippedno limitno
  • Set · Guile of the Monkey KingBattle Gi of the Monkey King · Monkey King's Fighting Fists · Monkey King's Unyielding Visage · Pantaloons of the Monkey King · Tassels of the Monkey King5

What does it compete with?

why?
Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.
no item level by difficulty · compare its stats

the other shoulder pieces in the Season 2 item list — this item ships no item-level table by difficulty, so compare them on their stats.

Where to get it again?

why?
Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal, which publishes no drop rate — so none is invented.
  • Not listedBlizzard’s Adventure Guide journal has no drop for it—
  • —Our top-key census wears it; no instance in the journal carries it—
Not in the Adventure GuideBinds when picked upTier setSet · Guile of the Monkey King

Effort to target: not established · the journal lists no drop for it

Also drops here · 207

Who wears it in top keys

3 of 40 specs · +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API)

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem (how we count) from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles: the 11,153 sampled characters that had gear data (11,973 read, at most 350 per spec), read 2026-11-01. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?
Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations are not attached — no source with terms we can show. Who equips it is our own count of Blizzard’s top-key leaderboards.
RowKindResultFromRead
Item recordgame data5 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-11-07
Item level by difficultysourced tablenot establishedgear page sources2026-11-07
Who can use itgame data13 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-11-07
Share fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-11-07
Simulationsimulatednot attached——
Who equips it (top keys)observed893 of 11,153 sampled top-key characters · 3 of 40 specsour census · Blizzard API2026-11-01

Where evidence disagrees

  • • It carries Agility or Intellect: one piece serves specs of 2 kinds, so they can want the same drop.

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Tassels of the Monkey King— Shoulder (Leather)NO ITEM LEVELno item level by difficulty
Mythic+ · Stats only
· · item data read 2026-11-07
Tassels of the Monkey King — Shoulder (Leather)
NO ITEM LEVEL: no item level by difficulty · Mythic+
Effect: none — stats only
Source: — · —
Can use it: 13 of 40 specs
Item data read 2026-11-07 (Blizzard API) · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text
Patch
Season 2 launched on 12.1; the live client is 12.1.5
Item ID
271517
Quality
Epic (Blizzard’s base record)
Type
Armor · Leather
Binding
Binds when picked up
Required level
90
Preview item level
219 (Blizzard’s base-item record — not the drop level)
Stats in Blizzard’s record (preview level 219 — not a drop level)
Intellect 48 · Agility 48 · Stamina 754 · Haste 55 · Mastery 25
Armour (preview level 219 — not a drop level)
65
Set · Guile of the Monkey King
Battle Gi of the Monkey King · Monkey King's Fighting Fists · Monkey King's Unyielding Visage · Pantaloons of the Monkey King · Tassels of the Monkey King
Sockets
none on this item
Unique-equipped
no
◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page◆ Method — Season 2 upgrade tracks◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot◆ Method — Great Vault item levels
When we read the dataAll 304 items and the journal’s loot table re-read under live patch 12.1.5: no stat, effect or boss list changed · 31 Oct 2026Each item’s Season 2 copy read from Wowhead’s tooltip: Epic and level 90 where Blizzard’s base record says Rare and 0–80 · sockets shown from both sources · 1 Nov 2026218 more items the top-key census wears read from Blizzard’s Item API — crafted gear, tier sets and other worn gear the Adventure Guide never lists as a drop, each with its own page · 3 Nov 2026

Tassels of the Monkey King in plain words

from the rows above

Where Tassels of the Monkey King stands

Among leather shoulder pieces: its Haste share, 69% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is the highest of those 10. On the record: part of the Guile of the Monkey King set (5 pieces), binds when picked up.

How to get Tassels of the Monkey King

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Tassels of the Monkey King: the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout and no farm route are given. It is part of a tier set. It is part of the Guile of the Monkey King set. Blizzard’s record puts it at preview item level 219, and a level per difficulty is not established.

Who uses Tassels of the Monkey King

13 of 40 specs can use it (3 tank, 2 healer and 8 damage), across 4 classes. In top keys 3 specs wear it, most Windwalker Monk at 92% (shoulders, n 338; Oct 27 – Nov 1).

Patch notes and hotfixes that name Tassels of the Monkey King

None. No line of the patch notes or hotfixes we track (18 Aug 2026 – 20 Oct 2026) names it.

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Tassels of the Monkey King — quick answers

Where does Tassels of the Monkey King drop?

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Tassels of the Monkey King in Midnight Season 2 — the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout or drop rate is given.

What item level is Tassels of the Monkey King?

No item level per difficulty is established: Blizzard’s journal lists no drop for it, and its base record puts it at preview level 219.

Which specs can use Tassels of the Monkey King?

13 of 40: Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue.

Who uses Tassels of the Monkey King in Mythic+?

3 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Windwalker Monk 92% (#1 in shoulders, n 338), Brewmaster Monk 90% (#1 in shoulders, n 333), Mistweaver Monk 85% (#1 in shoulders, n 333). +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API); 11,973 characters, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Tassels of the Monkey King do?

No special effect — it is a shoulder with Agility or Intellect and Haste · Mastery.

What competes with Tassels of the Monkey King?

9 other items for the same slot in the Season 2 item list: Frothing Venom Spaulders, Scavenger's Spaulders, Snakeskin Spaulders, Somber Spaulders….

Is Tassels of the Monkey King worth taking?

By item level alone, its level is an upgrade over a shoulder 6 or more levels lower and a sidegrade within 5 (our rule of thumb, not a sim). It has no effect, so item level and the stat split decide. Among leather shoulder pieces: its Haste share, 69% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is the highest of those 10. In top keys Windwalker Monk wears it most (92%, n 338).

How do I get Tassels of the Monkey King again?

Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for Tassels of the Monkey King: the top-key census wears it, but no boss, dungeon or Lair in the journal carries it, so no lockout and no farm route are given. It is part of a tier set. It is part of the Guile of the Monkey King set. Blizzard’s record puts it at preview item level 219, and a level per difficulty is not established.

What stats does Tassels of the Monkey King have?

Primary: Agility or Intellect. Secondary split: Haste 69% · Mastery 31% (shares of its secondary rating — Blizzard prints the raw numbers at preview item level 219, so the split is what compares). Armour: Leather. On the record: part of the Guile of the Monkey King set (5 pieces), binds when picked up.

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 271517) on 2026-11-03; Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal lists no drop for it, so no boss and no item-level ladder are stated. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-11-07 · quality, required level and sockets of the Season 2 copy from Wowhead’s item tooltips, read 2026-11-07. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only. What this gear is worth in gold — the WoW Token price today ›