Balance Druid
DPS Caster spec. Eclipse gives it a rhythm, mana pressure is largely gone, and DoTs can crit.
Best in slot
Head Wild Headdress Source not listed 9
- 2 Holy Shroud World drop
- 3 Totemic Leather Helm Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Embalmed Shroud Fallen Champion · Scarlet Monastery
- 5 Enchanter's Cowl Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Whisperwind Headdress Earthcaller Halmgar · Razorfen Kraul
- 7 Enduring Cap World drop
- 8 Totemic Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Silk Headband Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Filigreed Pristine Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
Neck Guardian's Emblem Source not listed 9
- 2 Stygian Bone Amulet Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Kaleidoscope Chain World drop
- 4 Archmagister's Faceted Pendant Shade of the Archmage · City of Dalaran
- 5 Crystal Starfire Medallion World drop
- 6 Seal of the Expedition Theramore Expeditionary Force - Honored · Reputation
- 7 Darkspear Warding Pendant Darkspear Raiders - Honored · Reputation
- 8 Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed
- 9 Giantstone Medallion Source not listed
- 10 Explorers' League Commendation Mythology of the Titans · Quest (Alliance)
Shoulder Bloodmage Mantle Bloodmage Thalnos · Scarlet Monastery 9
- 2 Berylline Pads The Crone of the Kraul · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Death Speaker Mantle Death Speaker Jargba · Razorfen Kraul
- 4 Batwing Mantle Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul
- 5 Magician's Mantle World drop
- 6 Invoker's Mantle Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Raptorclaw Shoulders Source not listed
- 8 Feline Mantle Wolf Master Nandos · Shadowfang Keep
- 9 Rose Mantle Morganth · Quest (Alliance)
- 10 Moonlit Amice Return to Vahlarriel · Quest
Back Tattered Kirin Tor Cloak Source not listed 9
- 2 Brilliant Cloak Source not listed
- 3 Thornweaver Drape Source not listed
- 4 Windsong Drape Free at Last · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Hillman's Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Heavy Woolen Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Glowing Thresher Cape Old Serra'kis · Blackfathom Deeps
- 8 Expeditionary's Cape Theramore Expeditionary Force - Honored · Reputation
- 9 Darkspear Raider's Cloak Darkspear Raiders - Honored · Reputation
- 10 Repairman's Cape Data Rescue · Quest (Alliance)
Chest Ceremonial Gown Source not listed 9
- 2 Bristle Hills Mystic Robe Source not listed
- 3 Beguiler Robes Trash drop · Scarlet Monastery
- 4 Violet Sorcerer's Robes Arcanic Enigma · City of Dalaran
- 5 Zealot's Robe An Unholy Alliance · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Dro'zem's Tunic Source not listed
- 7 Green Silk Armor Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Stormrider's Leather Tunic Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Mechbuilder's Overalls Trash drop · Gnomeregan
- 10 Guardian Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
Wrist Arcane Runed Bracers Wanted! Marez Cowl · Quest (Alliance) 9
- 2 Spidertank Oilrag Electrocutioner 6000 · Gnomeregan
- 3 Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Thicket Bindings Source not listed
- 5 Witherbite Bracers Witherfang · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 6 Graveweave Bindings Atrexis the Grave Knight · City of Dalaran
- 7 Glowing Magical Bracelets World drop
- 8 Nightsky Wristbands World drop
- 9 Silkstream Cuffs Book of the Ancients · Quest
- 10 Gallan Cuffs To Steal From Thieves · Quest (Horde)
Hands Violet Sorcerer's Wraps Source not listed 9
- 2 Prospector Gloves Agmond's Fate · Quest
- 3 Oilrag Handwraps The Lost Pages · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Jutebraid Gloves Horde Presence · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Gloves of Insight Return to Vahlarriel · Quest
- 6 Stormrider's Leather Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Serpent Gloves Lord Serpentis · Wailing Caverns
- 8 Fletcher's Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Gloves of Meditation Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Ephemeral Grips Arcane Anomaly · City of Dalaran
Waist Skycaller's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Highlander's Cloth Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation
- 3 Defiler's Cloth Girdle The Defilers - Honored · Reputation
- 4 Moss Cinch Aku'mai · Blackfathom Deeps
- 5 Blightleaf Rope Fel Ancient · City of Dalaran
- 6 Belt of Arugal Archmage Arugal · Shadowfang Keep
- 7 Mender's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Invoker's Cord Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Guardian Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Crimson Silk Belt Tailoring · Crafted
Legs Violet Sorcerer's Leggings Source not listed 9
- 2 Kodohide Legguards Source not listed
- 3 Gaze Dreamer Pants Twilight Lord Kelris · Blackfathom Deeps
- 4 Dark Ritual Leggings Source not listed
- 5 Stormrider's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Stromgarde Librarian Leggings Source not listed
- 7 Magistrate's Pantaloons Source not listed
- 8 Wisdom's Leather Leggings Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Guardian Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Pristine Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
Feet Gilded Slippers Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Acidic Walkers Viscous Fallout · Gnomeregan
- 3 Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Golden Slippers Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Glinteye Slippers Saltspine · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 6 Stormrider's Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Wingborne Boots Malin's Request · Quest
- 8 Feather-Stitched Moccasins Source not listed
- 9 Highlander's Cloth Boots The League of Arathor - Revered · Reputation
- 10 Defiler's Cloth Boots The Defilers - Revered · Reputation
Finger 1 Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library · Quest 9
- 2 Snake Hoop Willix the Importer · Quest
- 3 Ring of Forlorn Spirits The Legend of Stalvan · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Ladimore Heirloom Ring Source not listed
- 5 Reedknot Ring Jarl Needs a Blade · Quest
- 6 Dark Horde Band Targorr the Dread · The Stockade
- 7 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Ring of Power Regulation Relic Guardian · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 9 Sea Giant's Toe Ring Booty Bay - Friendly · Reputation
- 10 Solid Gold Band Opportunistic Education · Quest (Horde)
Finger 2 Snake Hoop Willix the Importer · Quest 9
- 1 Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library · Quest
- 3 Ring of Forlorn Spirits The Legend of Stalvan · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Ladimore Heirloom Ring Source not listed
- 5 Reedknot Ring Jarl Needs a Blade · Quest
- 6 Dark Horde Band Targorr the Dread · The Stockade
- 7 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Ring of Power Regulation Relic Guardian · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 9 Sea Giant's Toe Ring Booty Bay - Friendly · Reputation
- 10 Solid Gold Band Opportunistic Education · Quest (Horde)
Trinket 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps 10
- 2 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 4 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation
- 5 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 8 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 9 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 10 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 11 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
Trinket 2 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul 10
- 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps
- 3 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 4 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation
- 5 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 8 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 9 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 10 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 11 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
Main Hand Fallen Dragon's Scepter Source not listed 9
- 2 Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade Theramore Expeditionary Force - Revered · Reputation
- 4 Darkspear Insurgent's Spellblade Darkspear Raiders - Revered · Reputation
- 5 Glimmering Staff Enchanting · Crafted
- 6 Mindslicer Source not listed
- 7 Soulstaff Enchanting · Crafted
- 8 Spine of the Devourer Mana Devourer · City of Dalaran
- 9 Tendonscraper Dagger Lyn the Ignored · City of Dalaran
- 10 Hydrocane Viscous Fallout · Gnomeregan
Off Hand Raptor's Gaze Shadetooth · Excavation Site: Wetlands 9
- 2 Orb of Mystic Insight Enchanting · Crafted
- 3 Omega Orb Compendium of the Fallen · Quest (Horde)
- 4 A Lesson in Destruction Source not listed
- 5 Orb of Souls Enchanting · Crafted
- 6 Salve and Salvation Source not listed
- 7 Insurgent's Manifesto Theramore Expeditionary Force - Revered · Reputation
- 8 Tome of the Darkspear Prophecy Darkspear Raiders - Revered · Reputation
- 9 Witch's Finger Baron Aquanis · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Alliance Outrunner Healing Rod Hannah Bladeleaf · Rare Spawn (Horde)
Ranged Mystic Mushroom Enchanting · Crafted 1
- 2 Windcharged Leaf Source not listed
Where the list sends you
- 3 Crafted of 36 on the list
- 2 Quest of 11 on the list
- 1 Quest (Alliance) of 9 on the list
- 1 Razorfen Kraul of 7 on the list · 8 quests
- 1 Scarlet Monastery of 5 on the list · 7 quests
- 1 Blackfathom Deeps of 5 on the list · 15 quests
- 1 Excavation Site: Wetlands of 4 on the list
Alternatives only: Reputation, Quest (Horde), World drop, City of Dalaran, Shadowfang Keep, Gnomeregan, The Stockade, The Deadmines, Ruins of Lordaeron, Wailing Caverns, Rare Spawn (Horde).
Talents
51 points, all of them spent by level 60.
Balance
38Feral Combat
0Restoration
1351 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Balance
31Feral Combat
7Restoration
13Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press. Hover a spell for what it does.
- Use
Moonkin Form . - Maintain Moonfire and Insect Swarm .
- Cast Starfire with stacks of
Eclipse . - Cast Wrath .
Races
Ranked by how many of a race's racials touch what this spec does, read out of the game's own wording and out of the weapon its gear list aims for. Those are lit; the number on the right is the count. It is a measure, not a verdict: nothing in the beta has been parsed yet, so anything stronger would be a guess.
Alliance
- 1 Skyborne Elemental Insight Walk on Air Wind Blessed Read Leyline 2
- 2 Night Elf Elune's Light Quickness Shadowmeld Wisp Spirit 1
Horde
- 1 Skyborne Elemental Insight Skysight Walk on Air Wind Blessed 2
- 2 Tauren Plainsrunning Cultivation Endurance War Stomp 1
What Forever changed
4 new, 25 rewritten, 1 no longer taught, across the whole class. Every ability, rank by rank.
In the Balance tree
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EclipseWrath and Starfire now feed each other instead of competing, turning Balance's rotation into an alternating cycle. - Damage over time can critMoonfire, Insect Swarm and Rip all benefit, which changes how Balance and Feral scale with gear.
Elsewhere in Druid
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Omen of Clarity is baselineIt no longer costs a talent, and it now procs from spellcasting rather than melee alone. That is why it is missing from the Feral tree. - Primal BiteA single strike usable in both cat and bear form, which gives Feral one button that matters in either role.
- Wild GrowthRestoration gets a genuine group heal. Classic Druid healing was almost entirely single-target.
New abilities
- LacerateLacerates the enemy target, making them bleed for 50 damage over 15 sec plus 10% weapon damage per existing application of Lacerate on the target. Causes a high amount of threat. This effect stacks up to 5 times on the same target.
- Primal BiteBite the target for 100% normal damage plus 26.
- ReviveBrings a dead player back to life with 70 health and 135 mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.
- Wild GrowthHeals the target and their party for 490 over 7 sec. Party members must be within 43.5 yards of target. The amount healed is applied quickly at first, and slows down as Wild Growth reaches its full duration.
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