Balance Druid DPS Simulations — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.3
On this page, you will find a number of useful simulation results for your Balance Druids in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.3.
Disclaimer Page
With the advent of certain tools such as Raidbots, simulating your character has now become simple enough that we can recommend even the average player to sim their own character. It is through advanced simulations that many of the recommendations in this guide are found, and by doing your own you can easily figure out what talents you should be using with your particular gearing combination, what gear to equip, which Azerite Traits to use and more. Below there is a video guiding you on how to sim your character. Underneath that, you will find some generic simulations that apply to most people.
Balance Druid Racial Simulations
Balance Druid Azerite Trait Simulations
Below are the simulations of Azerite Traits under varying circumstances.
Single-Target Azerite Traits
These simulations are done with no active Azerite traits.
Single Target Outer Ring
Single-Target Outer Ring with 1 Arcanic Pulsar Trait
These simulations only have one active 
Arcanic Pulsar trait and
five empty slots to show how other traits react to our best value Azerite Trait.
Single-Target Outer Ring with 1 Arcanic Pulsar Trait and 3 Streaking Stars
This is our preferred four trait setup with two empty slots. One
Arcanic Pulsar and three 
Streaking Stars is optimal
in all situations.
Single-Target Third Ring
These are the third ring Azerite Traits, which provide minimal damage increases.
Single Target Trinkets
Balance Druid Azerite Essences
Majors
Minors
Changelog
- 06 Feb. 2020: Updated simulations.
- 20 Jan. 2020: Added racial simulations and updated essence simulations.
- 14 Jan. 2020: Updated simulations for Patch 8.3.
- 06 Nov. 2019: Updated simulations.
- 16 Jul. 2019: Added several simulations from other pages.
- 07 Jul. 2019: This page has been updated for The Eternal Palace.
- 24 Jun. 2019: This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 23 Jun. 2019: This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of Patch 8.2
- 16 Apr. 2019: This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 18 Mar. 2019: Added in all Zandalari Troll racials.
- 13 Mar. 2019: Updated for Patch 8.1.5.
- 10 Dec. 2018: Updated for Patch 8.1.
- 14 Aug. 2018: Page added.
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Patch 8.3 Profession Changes
This was written by Borabank, a Balance Druid theorycrafter and raider in Infinity. You can watch him on his Twitch channel or in the Dreamgrove Discord server.
- Patch 8.3 Hotfixes: June 2nd
- Optional Crafting Reagents Update: June 2nd
- World First Mythic +28 Tol'Dagor Cleared in Time
- Dredwing Mounts in Shadowlands
- List of Corruption Effects on Sale Through June 5th
- Specific Vendor Corruptions Prediction Theories
- Patch 8.3 Hotfixes: June 1st
- Fist of Justice / Ineffable Truth Hotfix Cancelled