Welcome to our PVP Balance Druid guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as Balance.

Talents

This is the popular Balance PVP Build.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Starfall
• Insect Swarm
• Barkskin
• Glyph of Monsoon (Optional)

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Dash
• Glyph of the Wild
• Glyph of Thorns

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond or Effulgent Skyflare Diamond
• Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Stormy Majestic Zircon or Solid Majestic Zircon
• Yellow: Quick King’s Amber or Mystic King’s Amber

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear.

• Head: Arcanum of Dominance or Arcanum of the Savage Gladiator
• Shoulder: Inscription of Dominance or Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
• Back: Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
• Chest: Scroll of Enchant Chest – Exceptional Resilience
• Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Sapphire Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower or Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Stat Priority

1. Hit
2. Spell Penetration
3. Resilience
4. Haste
5. Spell Power
6. Critical Strike
7. Spirit

Rotation

• Pounce -> Entangling Roots
• Pounce -> Wrath -> Starfall
• Pounce -> Cyclone
• Optionally, you can use entangling roots as an opener.

Welcome to our PVP Restoration Druid guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as Restoration.

Talents

This is a popular Resto Druid PVP build. It contains Insect Swarm and doesn’t sacrafice survivability for damage.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Swiftmend
• Barkskin
• Nourish or Insect Swarm or Innervate
  Nourish works well with more hots on the target.

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of the Wild
• Dash
• Thorns

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Insightful Earthsiege Diamond or  Trenchant Earthsiege Diamond
• Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Purified Dreadstone or Glowing Dreadstone
• Yellow: Reckless Ametrine or Durable Ametrine

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear. 

• Head: Arcanum of Dominance or Arcanum of the Savage Gladiator
• Shoulder: Inscription of Dominance or Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
• Back: Spell Piercing
• Chest: Exceptional Resilience
• Bracers: Superior Spellpower
• Gloves: Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Sapphire Spellthread
• Boots: Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower or Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Stat Priority

1. Resilience 
2. Spell Power
3. Hit rating
4. Intellect 
5. Spirit

Rotation

• Cast HoTs on your teammates.
• Cast DoTs on your enemies (when possible)
• Use Cyclone when possible to disrupt your enemies. Cyclone can be used to prevent healing on a target and secure a kill on a low health target.
• Stay near pillars to avoid getting burst down out in the open. Fake casting is also a useful skill to learn.

Welcome to our PVE Restoration Druid guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as Restoration.

Talents

This is the popular Resto Druid Build. This build has 4 points available to spend as you please. Some good ideas are Nature’s Grace, Empowered Touch, Natural Perfection or Tranquil Spirit.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Swiftmend
• Wild Growth
• Nourish or Rapid Rejuvenation  or Regrowth 
  Nourish works well with more hots on the target. Rapid Rejuv makes you heal faster but it’s single target healing. Regrowth is recommended for 5 mans.

Minor Glyphs

• Unburdened Rebirth
• Glyph of the Wild
• Glyph of Thorns

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Insightful Earthsiege Diamond or Ember Skyflare Diamond (both are solid options)
• Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Purified Dreadstone
• Yellow: Reckless Ametrine

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear. 

• Head: Arcanum of Blissful Mending
• Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Crag
• Back: Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
• Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Brilliant Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality or Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower or Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Stat Priority

1. Haste (856 for 1 second Rejuvenation)
2. Spell Power
3. Spirit (15% becomes spell power thanks to Improved Tree of Life )
4. Critical Strike
5. Intelligence

Rotation

• Begin by putting Regrowth and Lifebloom  on the tank. Keep Lifebloom on the tank at all times.
• AoE healing Combo:  Wild Growth -> 5x Regrowth
• You can use Rejuvenation instead of Regrowth if the party isn’t taking too much damage.
• Tranquility  can be used after a massive AoE or combined with Barkskin when needed.

Welcome to our PVE Feral Druid Tank guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as a Feral Tank.

Talents

The first of these two builds is for people without  Lasherweave Battlegear. It’s also better for people with a lower gear score. Optional talents are Brutal Impact and Feral Instinct for stun or extra AoE damage. 

This build is for people with Lasherweave Battlegear.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Frenzied Regeneration
• Growl
• Survival Instincts

Minor Glyphs

• Unburdened Rebirth
• Challenging Roar
• Glyph of Thorns or Glyph of the Wild

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Austere Earthsiege Diamond
• Red: Shifting Dreadstone (1)
• Blue: Solid Majestic Zircon
• Yellow: Glinting Ametrine, Accurate Ametrine or Vivid Eye of Zul (to hit caps)

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear.

• Head: Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector
• Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Gladiator
• Back: Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
• Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Major Stamina
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Major Agility
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Frosthide Leg Armor
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mongoose

Stat Priority

1. Stamina (By far your most important stat)
2. Agility
3. Hit (8%, 263 rating)
4. Expertise (26 soft cap)
5. Dodge (Dodge is not as good as raw agility)
6. Haste
7. Strength

Rotation

• Use Faerie Fire (Feral) on pull to generate extra aggro.
• Use Mangle (Bear) on cooldown and keep 5 stacks of Lacerate up.
• Use Berserk at the start and spam Mangle (Bear) and Maul on cooldown for aggro generation.
• Maul and Swipe (Bear) are used for AoE aggro. Try to hit every target with Change the targets so that everyone is hit by Maul.

Cooldowns

• Barkskin has a one minute cooldown and should be used as often as possible.
• Survival Instincts should be used when you are about to die. Buys the healers some time.
• Survival Instincts and Frenzied Regeneration is a great combination.
• Enrage is a standard rage generator. 

Welcome to our PVE Feral Druid guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as Feral.

Talents

This is the end game Feral DPS build. There are 3 points left over that you use however you would like.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Rip
• Shred
• Savage Roar

Minor Glyphs

• Unburdened Rebirth
• Glyph of the Wild
• Glyph of Thorns or Glyph of Dash

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
• Red: Delicate Cardinal Ruby or Fractured Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Nightmare Tear (1)
• Yellow: Glinting Ametrine, Rigid King’s Amber

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear.

• Head: Arcanum of Torment
• Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Axe
• Back: Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
• Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Major Agility, Enchant Gloves – Precision or Enchant Gloves – Expertise
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Icescale Leg Armor
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Icewalker or Enchant Boots – Superior Agility
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Berserking

Stat Priority

1. Hit (8% from gear)
2. Expertise (26) – Primal Precision reduces this by 10.
3. Agility
4. Armor Penetration
5. Critical Strike

Rotation

• Maintain Savage Roar use 1 combo point to refresh if you need it.
• Keep Mangle (Cat) on the target.
• Keep Rake up on the target as well.
• Use Shred to generate combo points.
• Use Rip at 5 combo points.
• Use Tiger’s Fury when you are below 30 energy. Use this every time it’s off CD.
• When Clear Casting procs use it for Shred.
• If you have 5 combo points and Savage Roar and Rip have more than 8 seconds on CD, then Ferocious Bite.
• Berserk is used when you are at 85 or less energy. Don’t use it when you have very little energy.

Welcome to our PVE Balance Druid guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Druid class as Balance.

Talents

This is the end game Druid Build. This build works better as your gear improves and gets closer to BiS.

This build is more suited for entry level gear.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Starfire
• Moonfire
• Starfall

Minor Glyphs

• Unburdened Rebirth
• Glyph of the Wild
• Glyph of Thorns

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
• Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Runed Cardinal Ruby or Purified Dreadstone (based on socket bonus)
• Yellow: Potent Ametrine

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear. 

• Head: Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
• Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Storm
• Back: Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
• Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
• Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Brilliant Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower or Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Stat Priority

1. Hit (10% from gear)
2. Spell Power
3. Critical Strike (45% cap)
4. Haste (585 cap)
5. Spirit
6. Intelligence

Rotation

• Maintain Faerie Fire on the target.
• Cast Starfall when it’s off cooldown.
• Cast Force of Nature when it’s off cooldown.
• Chain cast Wrath during Eclipse (Solar), and cast Starfire during Eclipse (Lunar).
• Chain cast Wrath after leaving Eclipse (Solar), and cast Starfire after leaving Eclipse (Lunar), until the next Eclipse proc.

Dots

• Refresh your DoTs when outside of Eclipse. If you are in Eclipse cast either Wrath or Starfire
• If Eclipse has just started and your DoTs are down: refresh Insect Swarm for Solar and Moonfire for Lunar.
• If Eclipse just ended and your DoTs are down: refresh Insect Swarm if you just came out of Lunar, refresh Moonfire if you just came out of Solar.