Balance Druid
Ranged DPS
Eclipse, Moonfury, Moonkin Form, Vengeance (requires Improved Moonfire 2/2), Nature's Splendor (requires Nature's Majesty). Wrath got +50% base on 24 Sep. Reference tree only.
Recommendation
What the tier lists say
One ratingB on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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Vengeance and Nature's Splendor prerequisites paid; Moonfury 5/5 → Moonkin. Restoration: Furor, Naturalist, Natural Shapeshifter 2.
39 / 12 / 0 of 51 points
Open in the calculatorBalance PvE build at level 60 for a Druid: Balance 39, Restoration 12, Feral Combat 0.
Balance
39 pointsRestoration
12 pointsRotation at level 60
TheorySingle target
Open with Moonkin Form, Insect Swarm, Moonfire, Starfire.
- Moonkin Form
- Insect Swarm
- Moonfire
- Starfire / Wrath by Eclipse proc
- Innervate yourself when low
Groups
- Hurricane
Tip
Eclipse alternates Starfire and Wrath windows.
Stat priority
- Arcane / Nature Spell Power
- Hit
- Spell Crit (Eclipse, Nature's Grace)
- Intellect
- Spirit
Spell power first (weapon SP is biggest boost), then Intellect/mana; mana is the real limit.
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Totemic Leather Hood Crafted: Leatherworking | Bright-Eye Goggles Crafted: Engineering |
| Neck | Ephemeral Choker Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Sorcerer Collar Shadowfang Keep — Rethilgore |
| Shoulders | Feline Mantle Shadowfang Keep — Wolf Master Nandos | Talbar Mantle quest The Glowing Shard — Wailing Caverns |
| Back | Feyscale Cloak Wailing Caverns — Deviate Faerie Dragon | Satyrskin Cloak Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Chest | Robes of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal | Moonglow Vest Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Wrist | Aetherwisp Bracers Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Rift Bracers Shadowfang Keep — Arugal's Voidwalkers |
| Hands | Tomb Robber's Gloves quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | Totemic Leather Gloves Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Waist | Belt of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal | Totemic Leather Belt Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Legs | Rotmender's Leggings Ruins of Lordaeron — The Abandoned | Filigreed Pearly Leggings Crafted: Tailoring |
| Feet | Slime-encrusted Pads Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer | Moonglow Boots Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Ring | Deep Fathom Ring Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer | Seal of Sylvanas quest Arugal Must Die — Shadowfang Keep |
| Trinket | Blindwatcher's Sight Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Wailing Caverns — Lady Anacondra |
| Main Hand | Scepter of the Abandoned Ruins of Lordaeron — The Abandoned | Searing Dagger Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Off Hand / Shield | Dwarven Tome quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | — |
| Two-Hand | Odo's Ley Staff Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Emberstone Staff The Deadmines — Captain Greenskin |
| Ranged / Relic | Mystic Mushroom (idol) Crafted: Enchanting | — |
Sourced: Guide · 28 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold and Hyjal quests; hit and crit are merged, so 'spell hit' and 'spell crit' items are the same stat budget as melee ones.
- Crafted: Tailoring school-specific sets ('Flame', 'Shadow', 'Pearly' at L20 — expect the same lines at 60), Enchanting ring Spell Power, Alchemy trinket.
- Wands lost spell-damage scaling on 24 Sep — treat the ranged slot as stats only.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory