Restoration Druid PvP Talents and Builds — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

This build takes advantage of how strong Restoration Druid single-target healing is. With this build, you will stand far away from enemy teams so they cannot crowd control you and focus on healing.

While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of the viability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections that follow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.

Some important spells to note in the Druid talent tree:

• Heart of the Wild is one of the more interesting spells Druids can have. This makes it so abilities that are not associated with your specialization get empowered. As a Restoration Druid will have enhanced Cat Form/ Moonkin Form/ Bear Form spells.
• Cyclone is an iconic Druid spell and the best crowd control in the game. This makes the target affected by it immune to damage and healing.
• Oakskin, Matted Fur, Ironfur, and Verdant Heart are all talents that help increase your survivability.
• Fluid Form is an incredibly important talent to have, as this gives you more flexibility with spells you can use that put you in other forms. A crucial part is that Rake and Rake will put you in Cat Form. If you have time to deal damage, you can use Wrath or Starfire to enter Moonkin Form.

Some important spells to note in the Restoration Druid Talent tree:

• Cenarion Ward. This is an extra HoT and will increase your overall healing output. This also scales with your Mastery and cannot be purged by the enemy team. This is a good spell to use before being put in crowd control.
• Soul of the Forest is crucial for single-target healing. After using Swiftmend the healing of your next Regrowth or Rejuvenation is increased. This increased healing pairs well with Swiftmend to output burst healing.
• Incarnation: Tree of Life/ Cenarius' Guidance/ Reforestation are crucial talents for burst healing. Incarnation: Tree of Life is your primary cooldown that increases healing done, armor, and enhances your other spells. Cenarius' Guidance summons a Grove Guardians during Incarnation and reduces the cooldown of it whenever a Grove Guardians expires. Finally, Reforestation grants Incarnation: Tree of Life after 4 casts of Swiftmend.

You can choose 3 of the following PvP talents. Each of them has its uses, but some are better for certain strategies than others. The top three choices are the most useful but can be replaced with other PvP talents, depending on your team's goal.

If you find yourself using Cyclone defensively, High Winds is another useful PvP talent. When used on an enemy, it will reduce their damage once they leave Cyclone. If you are playing against a team with minimal interrupts and they do not focus on you, this can be used to help your teammates survive.

Forest Guardian. When you Wrath, Starfire, Cyclone, and use any combo-point generating abilities, extend the duration of your active heal over time effects. This is great for increasing your overall healing output while staying aggressive.

Thorns after casting Barkskin, sprout thorns on the target, dealing damage to the attacker. This is a crucial talent against teams with double melee on it.

Disentanglement is a great choice versus teams with multiple slows, especially with the Lifetreading talent. This will remove all snare effects from friendly targets when it heals.