Beginners Balance Druid Guide

How to Balance Druid - Beginners Guide — Beginners Guide

This short guide should help you become a better Balance Druid if you are new to the Druid class or spec, however if you are interested in Mastering the Balance Druid Spec, head over to our Balance Druid in-depth Guide now.

Balance Druid Talents

The following list of Balance Druid talents is the most commonly used talent combination by Balance Druids in World of Warcraft.

Tier 1: Feline Swiftness
Tier 2: Ysera’s Gift
Tier 3: Typhoon
Tier 4: Incarnation Chosen of Elune
Tier 5: Ursol’s Vortex
Tier 6: Nature’s Vigil
Tier 7: Euphoria

By picking the talents above you will gain two sources of CC, two additional healing raid healing abilities, 15% increased movement speed, a DPS increasing cool-down and a class changing spec.

Balance Druid Stat Priority

Intellect is the most important stat for the Balance Druid.

Intellect > Spell Power > Mastery = Critical Strike > Haste > Multistrike > Versatility

Intellect and Spell Power is at least 3.5 times more stronger than all other stats. Mastery and Critical Striker are the best secondary stats, however only about 5% better than Haste and Multistrike. Versatility is useless.

Balance Druid DPS Rotation

The following is not the best way to play the balance druid, but a good way to do “OK” in PVE. Click the link above for an In-depth Balance Druid DPS Rotation.

1. Use all DPS Cool-downs
2. Moonfire
3. Starsurge
4. Starfire
5. Starfire
6. Repeat 3 – 4 – 5 until entering Solar Eclipse.
7. Sunfire
8. Starsurge
9. Wrath
10. Wrath
11. Wrath
12. Repeat 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 until entering Lunar Eclipse.

Reapply Sunfire when Entering Every Solar Eclipse
Reapply Moonfire when Entering every second Lunar Eclipse