Druid Class Overview
Druids are the keepers of the world. Locked in slumber for generations, they awoke to meet the threat of the Burning Legion during its recent invasion. After Archimonde's defeat, the Druids chose to remain in the waking world and help to rebuild their shattered lands. The Legion's attack left a terrible scar on the natural order, and the Druids seek to heal it.
Introduction to Druid in Vanilla World of Warcraft
Protectors of nature, capable of shapeshifting and harnessing celestial powers, the Druid is the most versatile class in World of Warcraft. Druids can be played as all three roles of the holy trinity; Tank/Melee DPS (Feral), Healer (Restoration), and DPS (Balance). Likewise, Druids also have the most varied resources for their class mechanics and is fully dependent upon the form they're currently in. Bear Form uses Rage, Cat Form uses Energy, and Moonkin and Druid form both use Mana.
Looking to dive right into the content? Head over to the Druid Leveling Guide to start your adventure in Azeroth!
- Balance — This is the ranged DPS specialization for Druids, but can also act as a versatile off-healer in most situations. Despite not performing well in PvE, this is a fairly strong choice in PvP.
- Feral — In Classic, Feral acts as the tanking spec for Druids, as well as the melee DPS option. There are talents that impact both damage and survivability, so depending on your choices, you will be able to fill both roles.
- Restoration — This is the healing specialization for Druids and is incredibly strong in PvP, as well as holding multiple spots in many raid groups.
If you are still deciding if the Druid class is the proper choice for you, feel free to check out the video below from WillE, an avid player and long time content creator for World of Warcraft! This video will give you a solid overview of what Druid is like to level and what it excels at in endgame content and PvP.
Races for Druids
Given their kinship with nature, only certain races can be Druids and harness the powers of nature. For the Alliance, only Night Elves can play as Druids. For the Horde, only Tauren can.
Gearing a Druid
Druids can wear either Cloth or Leather armour and can use Daggers, Fist Weapons, Maces (both 1- and 2-handed), and Staves. Depending on your desired specialization and role, you will prioritise a different main stat. Balance and Restoration will use Intellect, while Feral will use Agility and Strength. For best-in-slot lists, please head over to our Druid Gearing Page, linked below.
Druid Trainer Locations
In order to learn skills and skill ranks, you will need to go to a Druid trainer. Below is a list of all the trainers available to the Alliance.
Alliance Druid Trainers
- Denatharion — Darnassus
- Fylerian Nightwing — Darnassus
- Golhine the Hooded — Felwood
- Kal — Teldrassil
- Loganaar — Moonglade
- Maldryn — Stormwind City
- Mardant Strongoak — Teldrassil
- Mathrengyl Bearwalker — Darnassus
- Sheldras Moontree — Stormwind City
- Theridran — Stormwind City
In order to learn skills and skill ranks, you will need to go to a Druid trainer. Below is a list of all the trainers available to the Horde.
Horde Druid Trainers
- Gart Mistrunner — Mulgore
- Gennia Runetotem — Mulgore
- Jannos Lighthoof — Feralas
- Loganaar — Moonglade
- Kym Wildmane — Thunder Bluff
- Sheal Runetotem — Thunder Bluff
- Turak Runetotem — Thunder Bluff
Druid Guides for World of Warcraft: Classic
For information on how best to play your Druid in Classic, you can check out the following guides.
Druid in Season of Discovery
Find our new guides for Druid in WoW Classic Season of Discovery below! The new game mode will have players find and utilize Runes that can then be engraved onto their gear to provide them special bonuses that augment already existing abilities or allow the class to use entirely new spells.
While Druid was already incredibly flexible in WoW Classic, the Season of Discovery will make new builds possible, and increase the power of already existing builds.
Changelog
- 09 Nov. 2024: Updated information and included video for new players.
- 19 Nov. 2023: Updated for Season of Discovery.
- 25 Aug. 2019: Guide added.
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