Welcome to the PVE Balance Druid Guide for World of Warcraft Cataclysm!
This guide will teach you how to play a Balance Druid in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.
Talents This is the standard Balance Druid talent build.
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Glyphs Prime Glyphs Major Glyphs Minor Glyphs
Gems Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.
- Meta – Burning Shadowspirit Diamond
- Red/Prismatic – Brilliant Queen's Garnet, Brilliant Inferno Ruby, or Brilliant Chimera's Eye (Jewelcrafting)
- Yellow
- If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Intellect – Brilliant Queen's Garnet or Brilliant Inferno Ruby
- Else, Reckless Lava Coral or Reckless Ember Topaz
- Blue
- If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Intellect, Brilliant Queen's Garnet or Brilliant Inferno Ruby
- Else, Purified Shadow Spinel or Purified Demonseye
Enchants
- Head – Arcanum of Hyjal
- Shoulder – Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone or Felfire Inscription (Inscription)
- Cloak – Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect or Lightweave Embroidery
- Chest – Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats
- Bracers
- Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect or Enchant Bracer - Precision
- Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Leatherworking) with Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
- Gloves – Enchant Gloves - Haste with Synapse Springs (Engineering) or Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
- Waist – Grounded Plasma Shield (Engineering) or Ebonsteel Belt Buckle
- Legs – Powerful Ghostly Spellthread or Sanctified Spellthread (Tailoring)
- Boots – Enchant Boots - Lavawalker or Enchant Boots - Haste or Enchant Boots - Precision (for hit cap)
- Rings – Enchant Ring - Intellect (Enchanting)
- Weapon – Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent or Enchant Weapon - Hurricane
- Off-hand – Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect
Rotation & Gameplay Stat Priority For Balance Druids, Spirit on gear will also provide its full amount as Hit Rating.
- Intellect
- Hit Rating or Spirit (Until 17% chance to hit)
- Haste
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
- Use Insect Swarm and Moonfire (or Sunfire*) and maintain on target
- Use Starsurge on cooldown
- Use Wrath until you enter Lunar Eclipse
- Use Starfire until you enter Solar Eclipse
- Use Wrath until you enter Lunar Eclipse, repeat previous step
- Use Wild Mushroom where enemies are on cooldown and detonate them
- Use Insect Swarm and Moonfire (or Sunfire*) and maintain on all targets
- Use Starfall at the start of Lunar Eclipse, or on cooldown, or on adds that you know will be in the encounter
- Use Force of Nature as much as possible, ideally just before Heroism/Bloodlust/Time Warp
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Keep calm and feign death.
