Balance Druid

Take every Balance talent (46 points) and put the last 5 into Nature's Focus. Moonkin Form, Starfire stuns and rooted flag carriers make you a ranged burst and peel role for WSG, AB, Darkspear Islands and AV.

46 / 0 / 5 (51 points)

Balance

46 pts

5/5

Improved WrathRank 5/5Reduces the cast time of your Wrath spell by 0.5 sec and its Mana cost by 50%.

5/5

GenesisRank 5/5Increases the periodic damage and healing done by your spells and abilities by 5%.

3/3

MoonglowRank 3/3Reduces the Mana cost of your damaging spells by 25%.

2/2

Improved MoonfireRank 2/2Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 10%.

2/2

Nature's MajestyRank 2/2Increases your critical strike chance with spells and melee attacks by 4%.

2/2

Nature's ReachRank 2/2Increases the range of your offensive Balance spells by 20% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.

3/3

Improved Entangling RootsRank 3/3Increases the damage done by your Entangling Roots spell by 75%, and its victims can take up to 75% more damage without interrupting the effect.

1/1

Nature's SplendorRank 1/1Increases the duration of your Moonfire and Rejuvenation spells by 3 sec, your Regrowth spell by 6 sec, and your Insect Swarm spell by 2 sec.Requires Nature's Majesty

1/1

Insect SwarmRank 1/1The enemy target is swarmed by insects, decreasing their chance to hit with attacks by 2% and causing 48 Nature damage over 12 sec.

5/5

VengeanceRank 5/5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Arcane and Nature spells by 100%.Requires Improved Moonfire

5/5

Improved StarfireRank 5/5Reduces the cast time of Starfire by 0.5 sec and Starfire has a 15% chance to stun its target for 3 sec.

2/2

OvergrowthRank 2/2Increases the maximum number of targets you may have affected by Entangling Roots by 2.

1/1

Nature's GraceRank 1/1All non-periodic spell criticals grace you with a blessing of nature, increasing your spellcasting speed and reducing your global cooldown by 10% for 3 sec.

3/3

EclipseRank 3/3Your Wrath spell reduces the cast time of your next 2 Starfire spells by 0.50 sec. Stores up to 4 charges. Lasts 15 sec.

5/5

MoonfuryRank 5/5Increases the damage done by your Arcane and Nature spells by 10%.

1/1

Moonkin FormRank 1/1Transforms the Druid into Moonkin Form. While in this form, the armor contribution from items is increased by 360%, Omen of Clarity gains 100% increased chance to trigger, and all party members within 45 yards have their critical strike chance increased by 3%, exclusive with Leader of the Pack. The Moonkin cannot cast healing spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.

Feral Combat

0 pts

FerocityRank 0/5Reduces the cost of your Maul, Primal Bite, Swipe, Claw, and Rake abilities by 1 Rage or Energy.

Heart of the WildRank 0/5Increases your Intellect by 2%. In addition, while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form your Stamina is increased by 4% and while in Cat Form your Strength is increased by 2%.

Feral SwiftnessRank 0/2Increases your movement speed while in Cat Form by 15%, and increases your chance to Dodge by 2%.

Feral InstinctRank 0/3Increases damage done by your Swipe ability by 10% and reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while Prowling as if you were 1 level higher.

Brutal ImpactRank 0/2Increases the stun duration of your Bash and Pounce abilities by 0.5 sec and reduces the cooldown of Bash by 15 sec.

Thick HideRank 0/3While in Bear Form, Cat Form, Dire Bear Form, or Moonkin Form, you gain 1 additional base Armor per level and another 0.67 base Armor for each point of defense skill beyond five times your level. This amount can be further increased by multipliers from those forms.

Savage FuryRank 0/2Increases the damage caused by your Claw, Rake, Shred, Maul, and Swipe abilities by 5%.

Feral ChargeRank 0/1Charge an enemy, immobilizing them and interrupting any spell they are casting for 4 sec. Leap behind an enemy.

Sharpened ClawsRank 0/2Increases your critical strike chance while in Bear Form, Dire Bear Form, or Cat Form by 3%.

Shredding AttacksRank 0/3Reduces the Energy cost of your Shred ability by 6 and reduces the Rage cost of your Lacerate ability by 1.

Primal BiteRank 0/1Bite the target for 100% normal damage plus 26.Requires Savage Fury

Predatory StrikesRank 0/3Increases your melee Attack Power in Cat Form, Bear Form, and Dire Bear Form by 50% of your level.

Blood FrenzyRank 0/2Gives you a 50% chance to gain an additional 5 Rage any time you get a critical strike while in Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. In addition, your non-periodic critical strikes from Cat Form abilities that generate Combo Points have a 50% chance to add an additional Combo Point.Requires Sharpened Claws

Predatory InstinctsRank 0/2Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your melee abilities by 10%.

Leader of the PackRank 0/1While in Cat Form, Bear Form, or Dire Bear Form, the Leader of the Pack increases the critical strike chance of all party members within 45 yards by 3%, exclusive with Moonkin Aura.

King of the JungleRank 0/3Tiger's Fury now instantly grants you 20 Energy.

Natural ReactionRank 0/5Increases your dodge chance by 1%, and gives you a 20% chance to gain 5 Rage each time you dodge.

Rend and TearRank 0/5Increases damage done by your melee abilities on Bleeding targets by 2%.Requires Predatory Strikes

BerserkRank 0/1Causes your Primal Bite ability to strike up to 3 targets, removes its cooldown, and increases the critical strike chance of your Combo Point-generating abilities by 100%. Clears and grants immunity to Fear effects for the duration. Lasts 15 sec.Requires Leader of the Pack

Restoration

5 pts

5/5

Nature's FocusRank 5/5Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting Arcane and Nature spells.

FurorRank 0/5Gives you a 20% chance to gain 10 Rage when you shapeshift into Bear Form or Dire Bear Form. When you shift into Cat Form, you will regain 20% of the Energy you had when you were last in Cat Form, plus 2 Energy for each second you spent not in Bear Form, Cat Form, or Dire Bear Form, up to a maximum of 20 Energy.

NaturalistRank 0/5Reduces the cast time of your Healing Touch spell by 0.1 sec and increases all damage you deal by 1%.

SubtletyRank 0/3Reduces the threat generated by your Nature and Arcane spells by 10%.

Natural ShapeshifterRank 0/3Reduces the mana cost of all shapeshifting by 10%.

ReflectionRank 0/3Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Gift of NatureRank 0/5Increases the effect of all your healing spells by 2%.

Gift of the EarthmotherRank 0/1Reduces the global cooldown by 0.5 seconds on your Rejuvenation, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth spells.

Tranquil SpiritRank 0/5Reduces the mana cost of your Healing Touch and Tranquility spells by 2%.

Improved RejuvenationRank 0/3Increases the effect of your Rejuvenation spell by 5%.

SwiftmendRank 0/1Instantly heals a target with an active Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect for an amount equal to the full duration of the periodic effect of one of those spells.

Nature's SwiftnessRank 0/1When activated, your next Nature spell becomes an instant cast spell.Requires Naturalist

Living SpiritRank 0/3Increases your Spirit by 5%.

Improved TranquilityRank 0/2Reduces threat caused by Tranquility by 50% and its cooldown by 30%.

Improved RegrowthRank 0/5Increases the critical effect chance of your Regrowth spell by 10%.Requires Improved Rejuvenation

Wild GrowthRank 0/1Heals the target and their party for 336 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43 yards of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.Requires Living Spirit

Stat priority

Best race

Alliance

Night Elf

Runner-up: Skyborne (High Order)

Elune's Light is +10% crit for 15 sec on a 3-min cooldown, a burst window that stacks with Nature's Grace, and Shadowmeld now works in form.

• Shadowmeld
  Instant, 10 sec cooldown. Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
• Quickness
  Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
• Wisp Spirit
  Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
• Elune's Light
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

Horde

Tauren

Runner-up: Skyborne (Windshaper)

War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies for 2 sec for peel (and now works in form), plus 5% Health and Plainsrunning for long flag-room runs.

• War Stomp
  0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
• Endurance
  Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
• Cultivation
  Instant, 1 hour cooldown. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
• Plainsrunning
  Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Enchants

How to play it

• Open every fight from max range in Moonkin Form: Moonfire for the instant tag, then Wrath to start Eclipse charges and two reduced-cast Starfires.
• Starfire carries a 15% chance (at 5/5) to stun for 3 sec; chain it into the Wrath, Starfire, Starfire loop on any target that gets in your flag carrier's way.
• WSG: root the enemy flag carrier with Entangling Roots, which now works indoors; Improved Entangling Roots makes the root absorb 75% more damage and Overgrowth lets you hold 3 roots at once.
• AB and Darkspear Islands: sit behind a node and use Moonkin Form's crit aura for your whole group, while shapeshifting to break Polymorph and movement-impairing effects.
• AV 40v40: stay in the back line, spread Insect Swarm (-2% hit, 48 Nature damage over 12 sec) on tanks and pull targets, and avoid taking the first hit.
• Moonkin cannot cast healing spells, so leave form deliberately if you need a Rejuvenation; Nature's Focus gives 70% to avoid pushback while casting.

Verdict

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