Balance Druid DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — The War Within (Season 1)
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Balance Druid, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (Season 1).
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Balance Druid gems and enchants.
Best Gems, Enchants, Food, and Flasks for Balance Druid in The War Within
This section specifically covers the optimal gems, enchants, food, and flasks to use for your character. To get a more detailed rundown of the different stats for Balance Druid, please visit our dedicated Stats page.
Best Gems for Balance Druid in The War Within
We highly recommend using Raidbots to sim your character's ideal gems and enchants, as they might differ from our general recommendations.
The best stats for Balance Druid are Haste and Mastery. We will be focusing on getting the most out of stats while maximizing the new Prismatic Gem.
You should use Culminating Blasphemite in one socket. Then, you should ensure you have one gem of each type in other sockets. On single target, you will prioritize Mastery, and on multi-target, you could likely end up leaning into more Haste.
- Sapphire Gem - Masterful Sapphire
- Emerald Gem - Masterful Emerald
- Ruby Gem - Quick Ruby
- Onyx Gem - Quick Onyx
Once again, depending on your content and Hero Talent Tree choice, you will fill out the remaining slots with or Masterful Emerald.
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Best Flasks, Potions, and Weapon Buffs for Balance Druids
The default flask for most situations is Flask of Alchemical Chaos.
The best potion is Tempered Potion.
The best weapon imbuement is Algari Mana Oil.
During encounters, you can heal yourself using Algari Healing Potion and Healthstone. Make sure you use these when in danger of dying.
For close progression pulls or for pushing your damage, you can also use a Crystallized Augment Runes.
Best Food for Balance Druids
Feast of the Divine Day or Feast of the Midnight Masquerade should be used in raid or dungeons if possible. Otherwise, Stuffed Cave Peppers offers main stat and stamina, making it a great choice for all content.
Changelog
- 07 Oct. 2024: Updated some consumable recommendations.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within PrePatch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.0.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Moved Primordial Stone recommendations to bottom of the page.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated Phial recommendations and Primordial Stones.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 21 Dec. 2022: Added notes for Neck consumable.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Vault of the Incarnates and Season 1 Mythic +.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated personal food choice.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This was written by Borabank, a Balance Druid theorycrafter and raider in Muscle Memory. You can watch him on his Twitch channel or in the Dreamgrove Discord server.
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