Claude Opus 5 guide · drafted by a model
Gladiator level · drawn from 7 observed games · 26 Sep 2026 · one player (6x Gladiator) in Walking Dead · every player a Gladiator
Windwalker Monk — how a Gladiator bursts
by mindcollector · Class guide · updated 1 day ago
A 6x Gladiator Windwalker: Leg Sweep, Badge and Zenith together, then Rising Sun Kick, because Zenith resets it and cuts every chi cost by 1.
Windwalker
Monk
Talents this guide is written for
Why the burst sits inside Zenith
Zenith resets Rising Sun Kick and cuts every chi cost by 1 for 15s, so his chi spenders cluster inside it: 70% of his Strike of the Windlords, 60% of his Fists of Fury. The free buttons come from procs: Dance of Chi-Ji made 57% of his Spinning Crane Kicks free, and Blackout Kick! 79% of his Blackout Kicks. Hit Combo pays for never pressing the same button twice.
Setup: crowd control before Zenith
Control after DR
7s
3 control steps · total spent, not one lock
1 step not counted (no confirmed duration)
Available every
50s
Gated by Leg Sweep
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1
Incapacitate 3s 30s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Before 11 of 18 Zeniths.
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2
Knockback 40s CDWindwalker Monk
No verified PvP duration on file, so it isn't counted in the total.
Claude Opus 5: Before Leg Sweep 6 times, about 2s earlier.
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3
Stun 4s 50s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: 0.9s before Zenith, 7 of 18 times: the burst opens on a stunned target.
Burst: offensive cooldowns, pressed together
Available every
180s
Gated by Touch of Death
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1
Offensive Buff 60s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Resets Rising Sun Kick; every chi cost -1 for 15s. 18 in 7 games.
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2
Offensive Spell 30s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: 70% inside Zenith, where it costs a chi less. 6% of his damage.
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3
Mixed 24s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Within 5s of Zenith, 9 of 18. Turbo Fists: slows 90% and parries meanwhile.
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4
180s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: The finish at 3-9% health. Not burst.
Burst: what fills it, and why then
Available every
9s
Gated by Rising Sun Kick
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1
Offensive Spell 9s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Straight into Zenith, which resets it. 14% of his damage.
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2
Windwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Free 57% of the time (Dance of Chi-Ji). His biggest source: 17%.
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3
3s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Free 79% of the time: Blackout Kick! from Tiger Palm or a free Crane Kick.
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4
Windwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: At full energy 67% of the time: spends it before it caps, builds chi.
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5
Mixed 9s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: Only pressed when it procs. 8% of his damage.
Burst: the kick on their healer
Available every
15s
Gated by Spear Hand Strike
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1
15s CDWindwalker Monk
Claude Opus 5: 0.4 a minute here. Both kicks in a killing peak were the DK's Mind Freeze.
Land the burst on their healer's CC
The Monk and DK usually burst together. It killed when their healer was locked out or kicked during those 6 seconds (3 of 5 at this level) and rarely when their healer was free (1 of 7). The attached build is the one he played in 2 of 7 games; the rest differed in a few talents and the third PvP talent (Grapple Weapon 4, Ride the Wind 3).
Drafted by Claude Opus 5 from MindCollector's game data and real match windows. No player wrote it or has checked it. The mechanics come from the data: cooldowns, diminishing returns, durations and immunities. The plan itself is a guess. Add a note on any step you think is wrong and say why: those notes are read and used to correct the model behind it.
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