Balance Druid DPS Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

At the start of combat or with each use of Celestial Alignment / Incarnation: Chosen of Elune, you choose between either Solar or Lunar Eclipse. Eclipse is chosen based on the previous spell you used. If you cast Wrath, you will be able to enter Solar Eclipse, if you cast Starfire, you will be able to enter Lunar Eclipse.

From there on, you build Astral Power using the appropriate filler. In Solar Eclipse, you cast Wrath to gain Astral Power and, in Lunar Eclipse, you cast Starfire. Each Eclipse lasts 15 seconds.

On single-target, you will use Starsurge, which costs 40 Astral Power. On multi-target, you want to be casting Starfall, which costs 50 Astral Power. Some spells reduce the cost of these abilities, such as Rattle the Stars and Elune's Guidance.

Keep your DoTs up on all targets as they deal efficient damage over their duration and have talent which further increase their damage or Astral Power generation.

If ever following the below priority lists would make you cap on Astral Power, remember that you should deviate from the priority list and spend your Astral Power instead.

Keeper of the Grove is the primary single target Hero Talent setup. The following is a standard priority list which should be followed generally but can be deviated from if circumstances require.

1. Apply and maintain Sunfire and Moonfire.
2. Use Force of Nature outside of Eclipse if your next ability is Celestial Alignment. Only save Force of Nature if Convoke the Spirits will be off cooldown in 25-seconds.
3. Cast Celestial Alignment if you have just cast Force of Nature unless saving to line up with Convoke the Spirits. Then cast Wrath to spend Dream Surge unless you will cap on Astral Power.
4. Cast Convoke the Spirits if you have cast Force of Nature and Celestial Alignment and have less than 40-Astral Power.
5. Enter the Eclipse state appropriate to your target count by ending your Celestial Alignment with that filler.
6. Cast Force of Nature on cooldown.
7. Spend Dream Surge using Wrath unless you will cap on Astral Power.
8. Cast Starsurge to spend Astral Power, maintain Starlord, or to spend Touch the Cosmos.
9. Cast Wrath to generate Astral Power.

Elune's Chosen is not the appropriate talent choice for single target encounters but you may end up using this rotation in Mythic+. The following is a standard priority list which should be followed generally but can be deviated from if circumstances require.

1. Use Warrior of Elune on cooldown. The buff will persist and the cooldown will start.
2. Apply and maintain Sunfire, Moonfire, and Stellar Flare (if talented).
3. Cast Celestial Alignment if you have just cast Fury of Elune unless saving to line up with Convoke the Spirits.
4. Cast Convoke the Spirits if you have cast Celestial Alignment and have less than 40-Astral Power.
5. If you are not entering cooldowns, enter regular Eclipse.
6. Cast Fury of Elune if not entering Celestial Alignment.
7. Cast Starsurge to spend Astral Power, maintain Starlord, or to spend Touch the Cosmos.
8. Cast Starfire to generate Astral Power.

You will be casting Starfire inside Celestial Alignment on single target due to Lunar Calling.

Elune's Chosen is great for sustained multi-target making it a niche choice for some raid encounters as well as a good pick for heavy multi-target Mythic+ dungeons. The following is a standard priority list which should be followed generally but can be deviated from if circumstances require.

You will not be able to enter Solar Eclipse due to Lunar Calling.

1. Use Warrior of Elune on cooldown. The buff will persist and the cooldown will start.
2. Apply and maintain Sunfire and Moonfire.
3. Cast Fury of Elune.
4. Cast Celestial Alignment
5. If you are not entering cooldowns, enter your regular Eclipse.
6. Cast Starfall to spend Astral Power, maintain Starlord, or to spend Touch the Cosmos.
7. Cast Starfire to generate Astral Power.

Sunfire should be applied if the target will live approximately 5-seconds and Moonfire should be applied if the target will live 6-seconds.

Keeper of the Grove focuses on short bursts of multi-target damage as opposed to Elune's Chosens more sustained DPS approach. The following is a standard priority list which should be followed generally but can be deviated from if circumstances require.

1. Apply and maintain Sunfire and Moonfire.
2. Cast Force of Nature outside of Eclipse if you next button is Celestial Alignment.
3. Cast Celestial Alignment if you have just cast Force of Nature and then cast Starfire to spend Dream Surge if you will not cap on Astral Power.
4. If you are not entering cooldowns, enter your regular Eclipse.
5. Cast Force of Nature.
6. Spend Dream Surge using Starfire unless you will cap on Astral Power.
7. Cast Starfall to spend Astral Power, maintain Starlord, or to spend Touch the Cosmos.
8. Cast Starfire to generate Astral Power.

Sunfire should be applied if the target will live approximately 5-seconds and Moonfire should be applied if the target will live 6-seconds.

Force of Nature will apply upto 6- Moonfires while prioritizing enemies without Moonfire.