Teachings of the Monastery allows [Tiger Palm] strikes to store up and stack free extra casts of Blackout Kick, and in turn these stacks makes it easier to quickly reset the even more powerful ability [Rising Sun Kick]. Shadowboxing Treads allows Blackout Kick to cleave and strike multiple targets. While Windwalker gets access to both of these talents, they are also the only specialization which has a chi cost on Blackout Kick. The other specializations instead have a short cooldown timer.
Blackout Kick can now be used while dual-wielding weapons.
Now learned at level 2 (was 3). Rank now learned at level 17 and reduces the Chi cost by 2 (was 1). Rank 3 now learned at level 23 and reduces the cooldown of Rising Sun Kick and Fists of Fury by 1.0 sec (previously reduced the Chi cost by 1).
Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Damage increased by 10%.
Hotfix (2017-11-28):Damage increased by 10% in PvP situations (Mistweaver and Windwalker only).
Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Windwalker: Now costs 3 Chi (was 1) when it is learned at level 3. The Chi cost is reduced to 2 with an upgrade at Level 12, and reduced to 1 Chi with another upgrade at Level 22.
Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Damage increased by 14%.
Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Windwalker now deals 8% more damage with Blackout Kick.
Hotfix (2016-08-01):Blackout Kick should not have a cooldown for Windwalker Monks at any level.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now learned at level 3 (was level 7). Specialization-specific effects removed.
Previous effects: Brewmaster: Increases your parry chance by 10% for 6 sec. Mistweaver: Increases your critical strike chance by 20% for 20 sec and deals damage to nearby targets. Eminence healing from this ability heals up to 4 targets for 20% of the damage done. Windwalker: If behind the target, you deal an additional 30% damage over 4 sec. If in front of the target, you are instantly healed for 30% of the damage done.
Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01): Now deals 10% more damage.
Serpent's Zeal removed and replaced with Crane's Zeal.
The effect of [Combat Conditioning] has been incorporated into Blackout Kick via Stance of the Fierce Tiger.
Hotfix (2013-10-29):Blackout Kick's damage-over-time component for the Windwalker specialization should no longer be incorrectly affected by Resilience a second time.
Hotfix (2012-10-01):Missing with Blackout Kick after the Combo Breaker mastery activates will no longer grant two free Chi.