Guardian Druid Tank Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)
Last updated by Vlad on 20 May. 2013
In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Guardian Druid brings to a raid in WoW MoP 5.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.
The other articles of our Guardian Druid guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Arielle, (@riftmaker), a prominent Guardian Druid theorycrafter and the main author of The Inconspicuous Bear (a very respected Guardian Druid resource).
| Buffs | |
|---|---|
 Leader of the Pack |
Increases the Critical Strike Chance of all party and raid members by 5% —
does not stack with  Fearless Roar,  Furious Howl,
 Still Water,  Terrifying Roar,
 Arcane Brilliance, and  Legacy of the White Tiger
|
 Mark of the Wild |
Increases the Strength, Agility, and Intellect of all party and raid members by 5% —
does not stack with  Embrace of the Shale Spider,  Legacy of the Emperor, and
 Blessing of Kings
|
| Debuffs | |
 Faerie Fire |
12% Armor reduction —
does not stack with  Dust Cloud,  Tear Armor,
 Expose Armor,  Sunder Armor, and  Devastate
|
 Thrash |
10% Physical Damage done reduction — does not stack with
 Scarlet Fever, Demoralizing Roar,  Demoralizing Screech,
 Keg Smash,  Hammer of the Righteous,  Earth Shock,
 Curse of Enfeeblement, and  Thunder Clap
|
| Utility | |
 Skull Bash |
Interrupt with a 15-second cooldown |
 Bear Hug |
3-second channeled stun, that also deals damage to the target |
 Rebirth |
Combat resurrection |
 Remove Corruption |
Removes all Poison and Curse effects (8-second cooldown) |
 Tranquility |
Raid-wide healing cooldown |
 Stampeding Roar |
Raid-wide movement speed burst |
 Soothe |
Dispels enrage effects from the target. |
| Crowd Control | |
 Hibernate |
40 second sleep (beasts and dragonkin only) |
 Cyclone |
6 second incapacitate |
 Entangling Roots |
Roots target in place for 30 seconds, broken by damage. |
 Dash |
Movement speed burst (requires shifting out of  Bear Form) |