Balance Druid PvP Guide — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

Balance Druids are known for strong spread pressure and securing a kill with a strong burst of single-target pressure. However, this has changed significantly. Balance Druids do use DoTs, but they are now known for their strong single-target damage and can easily kill an enemy in a stun.

Strengths

• Strong control with Cyclone and Mass Entanglement/ Solar Beam
• Multiple mobility spells
• Strong burst damage with 2 charges of Incarnation: Chosen of Elune

Weaknesses

• Cannot do damage when forced into Bear Form
• Little consistent damage
• Reliant on juking to gain Precognition to cast crowd control

• New talents/spells: Gift of the Wild, Improved Eclipse, Meteor Storm, Sculpt the Stars, and Total Eclipse. There is a big emphasis on doing damage with Eclipse, all of these talents help increase your overall damage output.
• Removed talents/spells: Nature's Vigil, Renewal, Stellar Flare, and Warrior of Elune are all important talents that have been removed. The loss of Renewal will be noticeable, as that was one of your primary defensives.
• Changed talent/spells:
  • Heart of the Wild - for balance druids this will call down waves of falling stars up on enemies, dealing astral damage over 8 seconds.
  • Mastery: Astral Invocation has been updated. Nature and Arcane spells deal increased damage.
  • Eclipse - casting Wrath or Starfire changes what Eclipse you are in. After you Wrath, you can enter a Eclipse (Solar), after you Starfire, you can enter a Eclipse (Lunar).
  • Whirling Stars reduces the cooldown of Celestial Alignment by 60 seconds and it has 2 charges.
• PvP Talent Changes: No notable PvP talent changes.