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Balance Druid PvP Guide (The War Within Pre-Patch)

Last updated on Jul 23, 2024 at 18:21 by Mysticall 11 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Balance Druid in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Druid PvP guide.

PvP Balance Druid Guides
Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Balance Druids in the Current Meta

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.

2.

Balance Druid Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Strong control with Cyclone Icon Cyclone
  • +Multiple mobility spells
  • +Strong burst damage
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Cannot do damage when forced into Bear Form Icon Bear Form
  • -Little consistent damage
  • -Long burst cooldown
3.

Notable 11.0 Changes to Balance Druids

  • New & Changed Druid Class Talents:
    • New Talent: Oakskin Icon Oakskin
    • New Talent: Fluid Form Icon Fluid Form
    • New Talent: Ursoc's Spirit Icon Ursoc's Spirit
    • New Talent: Instincts of the Claw Icon Instincts of the Claw
    • New Talent: Lore of the Grove Icon Lore of the Grove
    • New Talent: Starlight Conduit Icon Starlight Conduit
    • Feline Swiftness Icon Feline Swiftness now increases movement speed by 15%. Now a 1-point talent.
    • Thick Hide Icon Thick Hide now reduces damage taken by 4%. Now a 1-point talent.
    • Natural Recovery Icon Natural Recovery now increases healing received by 4% and no longer increases healing done. Now a 1-point talent.
    • Tireless Pursuit Icon Tireless Pursuit has been removed.
  • New & Changed Balance Druid Talents:
    • New Talent: Greater Alignment Icon Greater Alignment
    • New Talent: Stellar Amplification Icon Stellar Amplification
    • New Talent: Harmony of the Heavens Icon Harmony of the Heavens
    • New Talent: Touch the Cosmos Icon Touch the Cosmos
    • New Talent: Umbral Inspiration Icon Umbral Inspiration
    • Umbral Embrace Icon Umbral Embrace has been redesigned – Wrath Icon Wrath and Starfire Icon Starfire have a 20% chance to cause the next Wrath or Starfire you cast in Eclipse to become Astral and deal 100% additional damage. Now a 1-point talent.
    • Astral Smolder Icon Astral Smolder has been redesigned – Wrath Icon Wrath and Starfire Icon Starfire have a 45% chance to cause their targets to languish for an additional 80% of their damage dealt over 6 seconds.
    • Astral Communion Icon Astral Communion has been redesigned – Maximum Astral Power increased by 20. Entering Eclipse grants 12 Astral Power.
    • Nature's Grace Icon Nature's Grace has been redesigned – When Eclipse ends or when you enter combat, enter a Dreamstate, reducing the cast time of your next 2 Starfire Icon Starfires or Wrath Icon Wraths by 20% and increasing their damage by 50%.
  • New PvP Talent: Tireless Pursuit Icon Tireless Pursuit
  • High Winds Icon High Winds has been redesigned – Increases the range of Cyclone Icon Cyclone, Typhoon Icon Typhoon, and Entangling Roots Icon Entangling Roots by 5 yards.
  • All ability damage increased by 6%.
  • Incarnation: Chosen of Elune Icon Incarnation: Chosen of Elune duration reduced to 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
4.

Changelog

  • 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jun. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 19 May 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 19 May 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended gear.
    • Updated Tier Set bonuses.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 16 Jun. 2023 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 and 3v3 Team Compositions.
  • 16 Jun. 2023 (gear): Several changes made.
    • Updated Stat Priority description.
    • Updated Recommended Gear section.
    • Added Embelishments section.
    • Updated Best Gems and Enchants section.
  • 16 Jun. 2023 (talents): Several changes made.
    • Updated Single-target damage talent tree.
    • Added AoE-damage talent tree.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 03 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 03 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 03 May 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 03 May 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 03 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Tier Sets.
  • 03 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 03 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 03 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier-Set section.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Tree for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated Talent Tree for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 04 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Updated rotation.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated Macros.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated Damage rotations.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Updated Gems and Enchants.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 29 Sep. 2022 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear section.
    • Added Tier-Set section.
    • Removed Shards of Domination section.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Best PvP Talents.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Added Notable Changes section.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Added Notable Changes section.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated best 3v3 team compositions for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (gear): Updated Glove and Ring Recommendation.
  • 22 Nov. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 19 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 19 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated recommended gear and added Shards of Domination section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP talents.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 May 2021 (playstyle): Updated Burst rotation.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Abilities.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
    • Removed outdated gear.
    • Added gems section.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section. More updates to follow.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Removed Azerite mentions and updated gear section. More updates to follow.
  • 23 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Simplified Burst rotation.
    • Updated Sustained Damage rotation.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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