Balance Druid
Moonfire, Starfire, Eclipse.
The caster druid: Moonfire, Insect Swarm, Wrath and Starfire, with WoW Forever's Eclipse, Genesis and Nature's Majesty, and Moonkin Form at 40.
Three things to remember
DoTs first
Moonfire and Insect Swarm on the target, then nuke.
Wrath into Starfire
Eclipse: each Wrath makes your next Starfire faster (up to 4 charges).
Moonkin Form at 40
Your 31-point talent: armor for you and spell crit for your party.
What changed for you
Revive
New: druids can bring a dead ally back out of combat.
Skyborne druids
Both Skyborne races can be druids (a paid race).
Eclipse
Wrath charges speed up your next Starfires.
Genesis and Nature's Majesty
Stronger DoTs and heals over time, and +2% crit.
Low-level tips and what to press as you level
- Wrath to pull, Moonfire to finish, Healing Touch and Rejuvenation to heal yourself.
- Keep Mark of the Wild and Thorns up.
- Melee with your staff to save mana between casts.
- Bear Form (10 quest) for tough mobs; it saves mana.
- Take Improved Wrath and Genesis.
- Moonfire, then Wrath; bear up if something reaches you.
- Take Nature's Majesty, Moonglow and Nature's Splendor.
- Take Insect Swarm and Improved Starfire.
- Cat Form (20) for travel and stealth between pulls.
- Take Nature's Grace, Eclipse and Moonfury.
- Moonkin Form (31-point): stay in it.
- Hurricane on packs.
Your priority
The order the WoW Forever simulator uses for Balance.
- Innervate when your mana is low (or on a healer).
- Moonfire keep it on the target.
- Insect Swarm keep it on the target.
- Hurricane on packs.
- Starfire when Eclipse has made it fast.
- Wrath to build Eclipse and fill.
Talents that matter
| Talent | Tree | Why take it |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Wrath | Balance | Faster Wrath. |
| Genesis | Balance | Stronger DoTs and heals over time. |
| Nature's Majesty | Balance | +2% crit. |
| Moonglow | Balance | Cheaper spells. |
| Nature's Splendor | Balance | Longer Moonfire and Insect Swarm. |
| Insect Swarm | Balance | A nature DoT. |
| Vengeance | Balance | Bigger crits. |
| Improved Starfire | Balance | Faster Starfire. |
| Nature's Grace | Balance | Faster next spell after a crit. |
| Eclipse | Balance | Wrath speeds up Starfire. |
| Moonfury | Balance | More damage. |
| Moonkin Form | Balance (31) | Armor and party crit. |
Best race for this spec
Elune's Light gives +10% crit for 15 sec. Skyborne (High Order, +2% haste) is the paid choice.
Endurance and War Stomp. Skyborne (Windshaper, +2% haste) is the paid choice.
| Race | Side | Racials |
|---|---|---|
| Night Elf | Alliance | Elune's Light: +10% crit for 15 sec. Shadowmeld: hide when standing still. Quickness: +1% dodge and a little extra run speed. |
| Skyborne (High Order) | Alliance | Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed. Elemental Insight: +5% damage to Elementals. Walk on Air. Read Leyline: +50% mana and health regeneration for 15 sec (+100% while Attuned from a Ley Line; Attuned ends when you enter a raid). Paid race. |
| Tauren | Horde | Endurance: +5% health. War Stomp: stun nearby enemies. Plainsrunning: run speed that builds while you run (2% a stack, up to 60%; not on mounts). |
| Skyborne (Windshaper) | Horde | Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed. Elemental Insight: +5% damage to Elementals. Walk on Air. Skysight: +15% run speed for 15 sec (+30% while Charged from an elemental convergence; Charged ends when you enter a raid). Paid race. |
These are small edges, about 1 to 2 percent. Play the race you enjoy and the side your friends are on. Skyborne needs the paid Skyborne Heroic Pack.
Play it better
Moonkin can still bear
Shift to Bear Form if you pull aggro, then back to Moonkin.
Innervate the healer
In groups, your Innervate often does more on a healer.
Night Elf crit
Elune's Light gives +10% crit for 15 sec: use it with Starfire.
Stand back
Nature's Reach adds range: cast from far.
When something seems off
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| Out of mana | Use Innervate on yourself, shift into a form to regenerate, and drink between pulls. |
| My buffs vanish when I shift | They do not. But shifting costs mana, so stay in one form when you can. |
| Starfire feels slow | Cast 2 to 4 Wraths first to build Eclipse charges. |
| Cannot heal in Moonkin | Leave the form to heal, then shift back. |
Let Bonkr Compass+ call your buttons
Compass+ shows your next spell and follows your Moonfire and Insect Swarm from your casts. Type /cplus why to see why it picked a spell.